- Hunter Ellis
Hunter Ellis (born
July 5 ,1968 , inAlexandria, Virginia ) is an American television personality.Part of a family with a strong tradition in the
United States Navy , Ellis is the grandson of Vice AdmiralDonald Engen . Ellis graduated from theUniversity of Southern California with abachelor's degree inpolitical science , before entering the Navy as an aviator. He graduated first in his flight class, and during his ten-year military career, he amassed 433 carrier landings and more than two thousand hours of flight time in theF/A-18 Hornet . After his discharge, Ellis worked for a time as a pilot forFedEx Corporation .Ellis was a participant in the reality TV program , which was filmed in 2001 and aired in 2002. A member of the "Maraamu" tribe, Ellis was the third contestant voted off the show.
Subsequently, Ellis became the host of several nationally televised programs. The first of these was "
Tactical to Practical " (also known as "Tactical to Practical With Hunter Ellis"), which aired onThe History Channel . This program took a historical look at the development of common consumer electronic products which originated as military research projects. It lasted for three seasons, with 38 episodes airing in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, he also began co-hosting "9 on the Town", a half-hour program airing five days a week onKCAL-TV , aCBS affiliate inLos Angeles, California . In 2005, he began hosting another show on The History Channel, called "Man, Moment, Machine ". Episodes of this show focus on the historical consequences of the momentary interaction between a particular individual and a specific technology.In 2007, Ellis became the host of "
Digging for the Truth ".Ellis is a member of the fraternity
Alpha Tau Omega . In an article published onDecember 1 ,2003 , "People" magazine named him one of the 20 sexiest men oncable television .External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1152623/ {2|{name|Hunter Ellis] at the Internet Movie Database.
*The [http://9onthetown.com/ Homepage] of "9 on the Town".
*The [http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/series_showcase.jsp?EGrpType=Series&Id=15432211&NetwCode=THC Homepage] of "Man, Moment, Machine".
*Ellis's [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor4/survivors/bios/hunter.shtml official bio] for Survivor:Marquesas.
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