JD Roberto
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John David "JD" Roberto is an American television personality, game show host and writer.
, Roberto went to the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting. He also attended the University of British Columbia, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Stage and Screen.
Roberto hosted the prime time reality TV shows How To Get The Guy and Are You Hot?
(ABC), the relationship show Outback Jack
(TBS), The Alaskan Adventure Challenge (Discovery Channel), the adventure travel show Shark Chasers (Travel Chanel) American Idol Extra
, the finale of The Search for the Next Elvira
and Reality Remix
(Fox Reality Channel). He has also been a recurring guest host of E! News Live.
His game show hosting credits include two seasons of the long-running Shop 'til You Drop
, You Lie Like a Dog
, (Animal Planet), Food Fight (Food Network), Cut To The Chase (TBS) and the Florida State Lottery game show, Flamingo Fortune
.
He is one of the hosts of The Price Is Right Live!, a live version of the long-running TV game show presented at the Bally's Casino in Las Vegas. He was a guest announcer on the actual show itself
for its 39th season, which premiered September 20, 2010.
(ABC), Passions
(NBC), General Hospital
(ABC), The New Adventures of Robin Hood
(NBC) and the sitcoms Frasier
(NBC), Family Matters (ABC) and Step by Step, (ABC). Film appearances include' Til Night, Strippers, the award winning short film Moment of Silence and Nautilus with Richard Norton
Stage credits in New York and Los Angeles include performances at Theatre for the New City, Soho Rep, PS 122 and the title role in of Steve Martin
's Picasso at the Lapin Agile
at the Laguna Playhouse.
, Charlie's Angels
, The Green Hornet, Galaxy Quest
, The Mask of Zorro
and in the web series The Bannen Way
.
. He has been a contributing writer to the Los Angeles Times
in the field of love and relationships. His writing has also appeared on the Imperfect Parent web site. In 2011, Roberto's screenplay Heavy Water was named a Top 10 Finalist in the American Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition.
Biography
Born in White Plains, New YorkWhite Plains, New York
White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...
, Roberto went to the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting. He also attended the University of British Columbia, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Stage and Screen.
Television show host positions
Roberto is currently co-host of The Better Show, a syndicated morning talk show that appears in 140 markets across the US.Roberto hosted the prime time reality TV shows How To Get The Guy and Are You Hot?
Are You Hot?
Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People is an American reality television series that premiered February 13, 2003 on ABC. A panel of judges including Lorenzo Lamas, Rachel Hunter, and Randolph Duke evaluated contestants on the sole criterion of their physical attractiveness...
(ABC), the relationship show Outback Jack
Outback Jack
Outback Jack was a 2004 reality TV show filmed in Outback, Australia. It was produced by Nash Entertainment. It starred Vadim Dale, a 6-foot-tall former underwear model, as Outback Jack, and started with twelve women who vied for Vadim's attentions to be selected as the woman he would choose to be...
(TBS), The Alaskan Adventure Challenge (Discovery Channel), the adventure travel show Shark Chasers (Travel Chanel) American Idol Extra
American Idol Extra
American Idol Extra was a television show that was shown on the Fox Reality Channel and Star! and billed as "the show that picks up right where American Idol leaves off"...
, the finale of The Search for the Next Elvira
The Search for the Next Elvira
The Search for the Next Elvira is a television series created by Eric Gardner and Cassandra Peterson and the show is a search to be the next late-night horror cult movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.-The Judges:*Cassandra Peterson as Elvira...
and Reality Remix
Reality Remix
Reality Remix is a daily, half-hour show that recaps what's occurring in the world of reality television. It is one of the original shows on the Fox Reality Channel. Reality Remix was hosted by former MTV veejay Lisa Kennedy Montgomery. However, it featured a number of correspondents...
(Fox Reality Channel). He has also been a recurring guest host of E! News Live.
His game show hosting credits include two seasons of the long-running Shop 'til You Drop
Shop 'Til You Drop
Shop 'til You Drop is an American game show that aired on various broadcast television networks from 1991–2006. The series was hosted by Pat Finn from 1991–2002, followed by JD Roberto from 2003–2005. Co-hosts/announcers included Mark L...
, You Lie Like a Dog
You Lie Like a Dog
You Lie Like a Dog was a family game show which aired on Animal Planet in 2000....
, (Animal Planet), Food Fight (Food Network), Cut To The Chase (TBS) and the Florida State Lottery game show, Flamingo Fortune
Flamingo Fortune
Flamingo Fortune is an American game show for the Florida Lottery that aired from 1995-1999. It was originally produced by Mark Goodson Productions, at the time also producing game shows for state lotteries alongside his regular game shows...
.
He is one of the hosts of The Price Is Right Live!, a live version of the long-running TV game show presented at the Bally's Casino in Las Vegas. He was a guest announcer on the actual show itself
The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)
The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
for its 39th season, which premiered September 20, 2010.
Acting
As an actor, Roberto has appeared on All My ChildrenAll My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(ABC), Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
(NBC), General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(ABC), The New Adventures of Robin Hood
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
The New Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1997-1998 live action TV series on Turner Network Television. It was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania and produced and distributed by Dune Productions, M6, and Warner Bros. International. The tone of the series resembled its contemporaries Hercules: The Legendary...
(NBC) and the sitcoms Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
(NBC), Family Matters (ABC) and Step by Step, (ABC). Film appearances include
Stage credits in New York and Los Angeles include performances at Theatre for the New City, Soho Rep, PS 122 and the title role in of Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
's Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a play written by Steve Martin in 1993. It features the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris...
at the Laguna Playhouse.
Stunt performances
He was a stunt performer in such feature films as FlickaFlicka
-Chart performance:...
, Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (film)
Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu as three women working for a private investigation agency...
, The Green Hornet, Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science-fiction comedy parody about a troupe of human actors who defend a group of aliens against an alien warlord. It was directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. Mark Johnson and Charles Newirth produced the film for DreamWorks, and David...
, The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson...
and in the web series The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way is an American crime drama web series starring Mark Gantt as Neal Bannen, a third generation criminal who wants to get out of the con man lifestyle he's been living. The show officially premiered on Sony Pictures Entertainment owned Crackle on January 6, 2010, but the first three...
.
Writer
Roberto is the author of the Hands On Dad blog and has written for The Huffington Post and LA Parent Magazine. Roberto's travel writing has been featured on the award winning World HumWorld Hum
World Hum is an award winning online travel magazine . Founded in 2001 by Jim Benning and Michael Yessis, Worldhum.com was acquired in May 2007, by Travel Channel World Hum features a Travel Blog, How To's, Book Reviews, Q&A, and travel dispatches...
. He has been a contributing writer to the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
in the field of love and relationships. His writing has also appeared on the Imperfect Parent web site. In 2011, Roberto's screenplay Heavy Water was named a Top 10 Finalist in the American Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition.