J.D. Roth (born on April 20, 1968) is an American television personality, actor, a former popular children's game show host, and a producer of reality shows. He hosted the Fox adult reality game show Unan1mous. He's still best-known for hosting the children's game show Fun House on FOX, reality show Endurance on the Discovery Kids channel and NBC, and is also the announcer and co-creator of the adult reality show The Biggest Loser, on NBC. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... This article is about the television genre. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... ... For the animal, see Fox. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... This article is about the television genre. ... Unan1mous (Unanimous) is an American reality television program that premiered on the Fox Network on March 22, 2006. ... This article is about the television genre. ... For other uses see funhouse (disambiguation) Fun House was a United States childrens television game show that aired from September 5, 1988 to April 13, 1991, originally in syndication, and later on the Fox Network. ... Fox is a general term applied to any one of roughly 27 species of small to medium-sized omnivorous canids in the tribe vulpini with sharp features and a brush-like tail. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Endurance is an American reality television childrens program currently shown on the Discovery Kids cable network in the United States and also on networks in other countries. ... Discovery Kids Channel is a digital cable television channel, owned by Discovery Communications (see Discovery Channel) with programming for education of children. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... The Biggest Loser is an NBC reality television show that began broadcasting on October 19, 2004. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Career

Born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Roth first picked up an interest in acting when he was 10, and has been working on commercials and being in-front and behind the camera, ever since. After being a finalist on Star Search, he made numerous guest appearances on Charles in Charge, As the World Turns, The Equalizer and Tales from the Darkside. His first full-time television job was hosting the kids' game show Fun House. During its three-year-run (in syndication and on FOX), he traveled across the country hosting a live version for children. Cherry Hill highlighted in Camden County Cherry Hill Township is a township located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Star Search was a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. ... Charles in Charge was an American sitcom series broadcast on CBS which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a college student working as a live-in babysitter. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light), airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm. ... For the professional wrestler known as The Equalizer, see Bill Dannenhauser. ... Tales from the Darkside is an anthology TV series from the 1980s produced by George A. Romero. ... This article is about the television genre. ... For other uses see funhouse (disambiguation) Fun House was a United States childrens television game show that aired from September 5, 1988 to April 13, 1991, originally in syndication, and later on the Fox Network. ... Fox is a general term applied to any one of roughly 27 species of small to medium-sized omnivorous canids in the tribe vulpini with sharp features and a brush-like tail. ...

In 1991, after his Fun House stint, he went on to host the magazine video game series, GamePro TV. The following year, he became the youngest producer ever to own his own production company, Slam Dunk Productions. He initially produced and hosted the short-lived children's game show Double Up. He emceed several other game shows, including Masters Of The Maze for then-FOX Family for one season, and two of the six seasons of Zooventure, a children's game show taped at the San Diego Zoo and aired on Animal Planet. Zooventure aired in seven countries. Roth also produced a game show version of the word game Mad Libs for the Disney Channel with veteran television personality Dick Clark, who worked with Roth behind-the-scenes. Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... GamePro TV was a syndicated weekly video game television show that ran 1990-1991. ... Double Up was a game show that aired very briefly on Saturday mornings on NBC. It ran from September 12, 1992 to October 24 of the same year. ... A Masters Of The Maze broadcast featuring actor Lorne Berfield Masters Of The Maze, was a television game show that aired on the Family Channel from 1994 to 1996. ... ABC Family is an American cable television network currently owned by Disney/ABC. // The network was founded by Pat Robertson in April 1977 as CBN Cable, an arm of his Christian Broadcasting Network. ... From the world famous San Diego Zoo in southern California, its time for another Animal Planet Zooventure! That was the opening spiel for the popular kids game show Animal Planet Zooventure. ... The world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. ... Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned 80% by Discovery Communications, Inc. ... A word game or word puzzle can be of several different types: // [edit] Letter arrangement games The goal is to form words out of given letters. ... Mad Libs, the popular childrens book/word game series became a childrens game show on the Disney Channel hosted by former Roundhouse star David Sidoni. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... For other persons named Dick Clark, see Dick Clark (disambiguation). ...

While hosting Zooventure, he hosted his first adult game show, Sex Wars, in syndication. In 2001, he, along with John Foy and Todd A. Nelson, formed 3Ball Productions. With this team, he produced and hosted his first children's reality show, Moolah Beach, for ABC Family. The show was cancelled after one season; a spinoff of the show entitled Endurance aired on NBC and the Discovery Channel, which would prove to be more successful. Roth, who serves as creator, host, and Executive Producer for this show, was nominated in 2006 for two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series. While not working on Endurance, he serves as narrator on NBC's weight loss reality show, The Biggest Loser, (with Caroline Rhea later Alison Sweeney), which he also co-created and produces. He also produces Breaking Bonaduce, with former child star, Danny Bonaduce, which proves to be another hit reality show for VH1. 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He also hosted and co-created Unan1mous, which premiered March 22, 2006. Unlike Endurance, this show was not a ratings winner and was canceled. Unan1mous (Unanimous) is an American reality television program that premiered on the Fox Network on March 22, 2006. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Endurance is an American reality television childrens program currently shown on the Discovery Kids cable network in the United States and also on networks in other countries. ...

Other credits include:

• Walt Disney World Inside Out alongside Brianne Leary & George Foreman (1995)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)

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His sisters are Dr. Heidi Fleishman, a noted pediatrician in Voorhees, New Jersey, and Alison Shaw, an attorney for Mattleman Weinroth & Miller in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

External links

• J.D. Roth at the Internet Movie Database