- Mark Walberg
Infobox actor
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name = Mark L. Walberg
birthname = Mark Lewis Walberg
birthdate = birth date and age|1962|08|31
location =Florence, South Carolina , U.S.
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occupation = Actor, Television Personality, Comedian
spouse =Robbi Morgan (1987-Present)Mark Lewis Walberg (born
August 31 ,1962 in Florence,South Carolina ) is aJewish-American actor ,television personality andcomedian . He is perhaps best known from thePBS version of "Antiques Roadshow " and from hosting "The Moment of Truth" onFOX .Biography
Before his time on
PBS 's "Antiques Roadshow ", Walberg hosted the game show onGSN known as "Russian Roulette". Walberg married wife Robbi Morgan Walberg in 1987.Career
Previous to the "Roadshow" he was the host of
game show s: "Temptation Island ", "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 [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075770/ "The Mark Walberg Show" (1995) ] ] .Before hosting game shows, Walberg's first television exposure was as
announcer andsidekick toPat Finn on the long-running TV series "Shop 'Til You Drop " from 1991 to 1994. He is hosting the new game show, "The Moment of Truth" on theFOX network in which contestants are asked a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions for a huge jackpot.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.He was slated to host a game show adaptation of the popular
board game beginning in fall 2008, but was unable to get out of his Fox contract and was replaced byChristopher Knight .Personal life
Mark L. Walberg is married to actress Robbi Morgan Walberg and has two children. He is an avid
Chicago Cubs fan, evidenced by his diehard love of the bleachers atWrigley Field . [ [http://mvn.com/mlb-cubs/?comments_popup=1628#comment-131436 The Cub Reporter, Archives] ]He is a member of
Kappa Alpha Order .References
External links
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* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/host.html PBS Antiques Roadshow]
* [http://www.fox.com/momentoftruth/ The Moment of Truth]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/M/Mark_Walberg.aspx World Poker Tour Profile]
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