Mark L. Walberg

This article is about the television host. For the actor and former rapper, see Mark Wahlberg.

Mark L. Walberg
Born	Mark Lewis Walberg August 31, 1962 (1962-08-31) (age 49) Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actor Television personality Game show host
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Robbi Morgan (1987-present)

Mark Lewis Walberg (born August 31, 1962) is an American actor, television personality and game show host. His television credits include Antiques Roadshow (U.S.), as well as the game shows Russian Roulette on GSN and The Moment of Truth on Fox.

Biography

Career

Prior to Roadshow, he was the host of game shows Temptation Island, Gonzo Games, Free 4 All, The Big Date, Russian Roulette (where he was introduced as Mark L. Walberg), and On the Cover, as well as a short lived, self-titled talk show (Mark Walberg) that aired for one season from 1995-1996.^[1] In addition, he guest-hosted one episode of Friend or Foe? in an April Fools' Day stunt by GSN. In January 2008, he also hosted a game show on the Fox network, The Moment of Truth, in which contestants were asked a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions for a large jackpot. He is currently the host of Antiques Roadshow on PBS and has been for six years.

Before hosting game shows, Walberg received a contract from Stone Stanley Entertainment in 1990, where his first television exposure was that of the announcer on Teen Win, Lose or Draw, before he was known to audiences as the announcer and sidekick to Pat Finn on the long-running TV series Shop 'til You Drop from 1991 to 1994, for Lifetime Television. He also hosted the short-lived Burnt Toast for ESPN. On January 17, 2009, he began appearing as host of Make Me a Millionaire, the California Lottery's new game show, the last episode of which aired in July 2010.^[2][3]

Mark Walberg is on the board of directors of Goodwill of Southern California and the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA. Mark plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California (a charity he also played for on the game show Street Smarts, in which he won the game with $2 to Mark DeCarlo's $1, but he still got $1,000 for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California; DeCarlo received $500 for the M.S. Society of America).

He was slated to host a game show adaptation of the popular board game Trivial Pursuit: America Plays beginning in fall 2008, but was unable to get out of his Fox contract and was replaced by Christopher Knight.

On July 23, 2010, Walberg began hosting a series on CMT titled Your Chance to Dance.

He recently made a cameo for West Coast Report for The 'Intervention' episode to help Jimmy Tatro come to terms with his 'Frattyness'. http://totalfratmove.com/602245

Personal life

Mark L. Walberg is married to actress Robbi Morgan Walberg and has two children, Morgan and Goldie. Mark is a graduate of West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina.

References

1. ^ "The Mark Walberg Show" (1995)
2. ^ "Commission Advisory, Videos of the Commission Meeting" of December 3, 2008, Agenda Item 7E, California State Lottery.
3. ^ California Lottery cancels 'Make Me a Millionaire' May 5, 2010, Sacramento Bee.

External links

• Mark L. Walberg at the Internet Movie Database
• PBS Antiques Roadshow
• World Poker Tour Profile

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Name	Walberg, Mark Lewis
Alternative names
Short description	American actor, television personality and game show host
Date of birth	August 31, 1962
Place of birth	Florence, South Carolina
Date of death
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