Mark Steines

Mark Steines
Born	June 7, 1964 (1964-06-07) (age 47) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist/Anchor
Years active	1990s–present

Mark Anthony Steines (born June 7, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist and host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight since 2004. He joined the show on August 24, 1995.

Personal life

Steines was born in Dubuque, Iowa. He has an older brother named Mike. He went to University of Northern Iowa on a football scholarship. He graduated with a B.A. in radio and television.

He married former Entertainment Tonight correspondent and Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett on the island of Kauai on July 22, 1995. They have two sons, Kai Harper and Avery James ("AJ").

Career

After graduation Steines worked in the newsroom at KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa rising up the ranks to reporter and photographer. He then moved on to KSPR-TV in Springfield, Missouri, where he was the sports anchor until 1991. His career led him to KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, California and ESPN assignments. Steines was awarded two Emmys and a Golden Mike Award for work he did on KCAL specials.

In 1995, he started as a correspondent and substitute anchor at Entertainment Tonight. Prior to being selected as co-host, Steines was also anchor of Entertainment Tonight Weekend and primary substitute anchor. However, he has resumed co-hosting ET Weekend on a regular basis since mid-September 2010.

In addition to his work as a broadcast journalist, Steines has done some acting. One of his roles was as a security guard in the movie Nixon (1995).

Steines was the host of AOL's online reality television show "Gold Rush" in Fall 2006.

External links

• Mark Steines' official website
• 10 Questions with Mark Steines
• Mark Steines at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark Steines' bio courtesy of ET Online
• Steines Ready for Tonight
• Mark Steines Hosts Gold Rush

Preceded by Mary Hart with Bob Goen	Hosts of Entertainment Tonight with Mary Hart 2004–2011	Succeeded by Nancy O'Dell
Preceded by Mario Lopez	Host of Miss America 2008	Succeeded by Mario Lopez

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Date of birth	June 7, 1964
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