Mark L. Walberg (born August 31, 1962) is an American actor, television personality, and game show host best known for hosting Antiques Roadshow, Temptation Island, and the game shows Russian Roulette on GSN and The Moment of Truth on Fox.
Mark L. Walberg | |
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.jpg) Walberg in 2013 | |
| Born | August 31, 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television personality, game show host |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Antiques Roadshow, Market Warriors, The Moment of Truth |
| Spouse | Robbi Morgan[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Career
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (January 2020) |
From September 1995 to May 1996, Walberg hosted his own American syndicated tabloid talk show, The Mark Walberg Show.
Walberg is on the board of directors of Goodwill Southern California and the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA. He plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California.
On the series finale episode (and also as an April Fools Day episode, as in which he is also a contestant in Lingo, playing for charity) on April 1, 2003, Walberg hosted Friend or Foe?. His other game shows included Russian Roulette, also on Game Show Network, who also appeared as an audience member in the April fools episode as a cameo, and the PAX-TV game show On the Cover.
He was slated to host a game show adaptation of the board game Trivial Pursuit: America Plays beginning in fall 2008. Although he hosted the pilot, he was unable to get out of his Fox contract and was replaced by Christopher Knight when the series debuted.[2]
In 2010, Walberg hosted a series on CMT titled Your Chance to Dance.[3]
Walberg was the host of two television shows. In 2006, he joined the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow. While staying with the show through many changes in formatting, he left the show after season 23 in 2019. The Game Plane, the first game show which is shot on an airplane in flight, debuted on Discovery Family channel in 2014.[4]
In 2011, he made a cameo on West Coast Report.[5] Walberg has also been a spokesperson for 23andMe.[6]
He is the current host of Wheel of Fortune Live! and Temptation Island.[7]
Filmography
editTelevision
editActing
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997, 2000 | Hang Time | Chick Storm | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Son of the Beach | Mark Walberg | Episode: "Penetration Island" |
| 2004 | I Want to Marry Ryan Banks | Stan | Television film |
| 2020 | Sneakerheads | Mark Wahlberg | Episode: "The Match" |
Hosting
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991–1994 | Shop 'til You Drop | Co-Host/Also Announcer |
| 1995–1996 | The Mark Walberg Show | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | The Big Date | |
| 2001–2003 | Temptation Island | 28 episodes |
| 2002 | Pyramid | Episode: "Pilot #1" |
| 2002–2003 | Russian Roulette | 130 episodes |
| 2002–2019 | Antiques Roadshow | 242 episodes |
| 2003 | Joe Millionaire | Episode: "The Aftermath" |
| 2003 | Friend or Foe? | Episode dated 1 April 2003 |
| 2003 | Test the Nation | Television special |
| 2004 | On the Cover | 94 episodes |
| 2004 | Test the Nation 2 | Co-host |
| 2006 | Three Card Poker National Championship | Television special |
| 2006 | L.A. Holiday Celebration | |
| 2008 | The Moment of Truth | 22 episodes |
| 2010 | Your Chance to Dance | 11 episodes |
| 2012 | Market Warriors | 20 episodes |
| 2013 | Forever Young | Episode: "Bridging the Gap/The Hunt" |
| 2015 | Afternoon Delight Live on Hollywood and Vine | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Home & Family | 3 episodes; guest host |
| 2019–present | Temptation Island | 36 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mark L. Walberg Biography". TV Guide.
- ^ "Pursuing Trivia So I Can Be Smarter Than a 5th Grader" GameShowNewsNet. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Your Chance to Dance". July 23, 2010 – via IMDb.
- ^ Thompson, Paul (September 22, 2014). "New Airborne Game Show Hits The Airwaves". Jalopnik. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "West Coast Report: The Intervention" August 23, 2011
- ^ "“Reinventing the way you look at ancestry” Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine October 5, 2016, GeneaBloggers. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Mark L. Walberg: Temptation Island Host - USANetwork.com". USA Network. Retrieved 2021-06-22.