Marc Summers
Birth name Marc Berkowitz Born November 11, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Age 55
Statistics Occupation TV personality Gender Male Notable credit(s) Double Dare (Nickelodeon) Unwrapped (Food Network) The Next Food Network Star (Food Network)

Marc Summers (born Marc Berkowitz November 11, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television personality, popular game show host, producer, and a two-time talk show host, perhaps best known for hosting the children's game show Double Dare on Nickelodeon. He's currently well-known as the host of Unwrapped on The Food Network. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indiana. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: , County Marion Founded 1821 Government  - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area  - City  372 sq mi (963. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... Double Dare is a childrens game show, originally hosted by Marc Summers, that aired on Nickelodeon. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Unwrapped, a program on Food Network, reveals the origins and history of popular and not-so-popular foods. ... Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: , County Marion Founded 1821 Government  - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area  - City  372 sq mi (963. ... Game show host is a profession involving the hosting of gameshows. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Talk Show Host is a song written and performed by Radiohead. ... “Quiz show” redirects here. ... Double Dare is a childrens game show, originally hosted by Marc Summers, that aired on Nickelodeon. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Unwrapped, a program on Food Network, reveals the origins and history of popular and not-so-popular foods. ... Television Food Network, normally referred to as Food Network, is a New York-based cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food, food preparation, at-home entertaining, and restaurants. ...

Biography

Although he held various television production jobs before, Summers' career boosted in 1986 when Nickelodeon hired him as the host of Double Dare. Double Dare was syndicated within two years and had a brief broadcast network run in prime time as Fox's Family Double Dare in 1988. The show's popularity led to other hosting jobs including the syndicated Couch Potatoes in 1989, and Nickelodeon's What Would You Do? in 1991. He also had a rare dramatic performance in the Nickelodeon-produced Halloween program Mystery Magical Special, which also highlighted his skills as a stage magician. Summers also made celebrity guest rounds on other game shows including Scrabble, Super Password, Talk About, Lingo, and Hollywood Squares. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Double Dare is a childrens game show, originally hosted by Marc Summers, that aired on Nickelodeon. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Couch Potatoes was a game show that premiered on January 23, 1989 hosted by Double Dare host Marc Summers. ... What Would You Do? was a 30-minute television show hosted by Marc Summers on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1993. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Halloween, or Halloween, is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts, called most commonly trick-or-treating. ... A 1980s Halloween special starring Marc Summers, host of the long-running Nickelodeon game show Double Dare, and renowned magician Lance Burton. ... Scrabble was an American television game show that was based on the Scrabble board game. ... Although Password can be played without any equipment, commercial versions of the game have also been successful. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lingo is an American television game show that GSN produced along with other companies. ... The Hollywood Squares title screen The Hollywood Squares was an American television comedy and game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Summers appeared on television talk shows, including a stint on ABC television's Home Show. After Double Dare's cancellation in 1992, Summers co-hosted Our Home, a daily talk show aimed at homemakers, on Lifetime. Summers left Our Home after a couple of seasons to co-host another Lifetime talk show, Biggers & Summers. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The Home Show aired on ABC from 1988 to 1994. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Lifetime Television is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared towards women or feature women in lead roles. ...

During an interview with Dr. Eric Hollander on Biggers & Summers, Summers realized he may have obsessive compulsive disorder, an ironic discovery considering his most notable hosting jobs (Double Dare and What Would You Do?) were extremely messy and played havoc on his compulsion-driven sensibilities. For other things named OCD, see OCD (disambiguation). ...

Diagnosed and treated, Summers went public about his condition on various television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. In 1999, Summers co-wrote a book with Dr. Hollander about his experience called Everything In Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Really Shitty Screenshot of Marc hosting Unwrapped on the Food Network

During the 1990s, Summers continued work on other shows, each with varying success. He created and hosted the short-lived children's game show Pick Your Brain; co-hosted Great Day America on the PAX Network; produced I Can't Believe You Said That; and hosted It's a Surprise on Food Network. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Unwrapped, a program on Food Network, reveals the origins and history of popular and not-so-popular foods. ... Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food. ... Pick Your Brain was a Saturday Morning syndicated kids game show created, executive produced & hosted by Double Dares own Marc Summers. ... The i Network: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcasted on August 31, 1998. ... I Cant Believe You Said That! was a short-lived TV game show, produced & announced by Marc Summers, hosted by former NBA player John Salley, formerly of the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, and Chicago Bulls. ... Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food. ...

Summers returned to Nickelodeon in 2000 as the executive consultant for Double Dare 2000, an updated version of his original show. Two years later, he was the executive producer for another Nickelodeon resurrection, Wild and Crazy Kids. He also helped bury the Nickelodeon Time Capsule with Melissa Joan Hart. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Double Dare was a game show hosted by Marc Summers that aired on Nickelodeon from 1986 to 1993. ... Wild and Crazy Kids was a game show on Nickelodeon, that aired from 1990-1992, in which large teams, usually consisting entirely of children, participated in head-to-head physical challenges. ... Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress who is best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ...

Recently, he returned to television as the host of more shows, including History IQ on the History Channel; the Food Network series Unwrapped and its spin-off game show Trivia Unwrapped; and the Game Show Network series WinTuition. In 2005, Summers became the host of Food Network's reality series The Next Food Network Star. Summers is also on the Board of Overseers at Emerson College. History IQ was a game show on the History Channel which premiered on October 2, 2000 and aired for two seasons. ... The History Channel is a cable television channel, dedicated to the presentation of historical events and persons, often with frequent observations and explanations by noted historians as well as reenactors and witnesses to events, if possible. ... Unwrapped, a program on Food Network, reveals the origins and history of popular and not-so-popular foods. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... The Game Show Network logo (1997-2004) The Game Show Network Logo (1994-1997) GSN (formerly known on-air as Game Show Network) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows, casino game shows, interactive television games, and reality shows. ... WinTuition was a game show on GSN, where three contestants competed for a chance to win a $50,000 college tuition. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Emerson College was founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a school of oratory, in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Summers has hosted stage versions of The Price is Right and credits Bob Barker and The Price is Right for helping him pursue a game show career. Summers was a young page at CBS when The Price is Right premiered with The Joker's Wild and Gambit in 1972, and he often asked advice of Barker, Jack Barry and Wink Martindale – the shows' respective hosts – about a hosting career. He claims it's the best possible education and training in the game show field, and it was during this time that Summers got his first on-air experience, as a fill-in announcer on The Joker's Wild. The Price Is Right - LIVE is a hotel and a casino show allows thousands of Americans to Come On Down, play pricing games, and spin the Showcase Showdown wheel for cash and prizes in a live stage version of TVs The Price Is Right. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ... // The Jokers Wild was an American game show of the 1970s and 1980s, billed as the game where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen. ... Gambit was a game show, created by Wayne Cruseturner, produced by Heatter-Quigley Productions, and aired on CBS from September 4, 1972 to December 10, 1976. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Barry can refer to different people: Jack Barry (1887-1961), the baseball player and college coach. ... Wink Martindale entering on Tic Tac Dough Wink Martindale (born Winston Conrad Martindale on December 4, 1933 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA) is a disc jockey and television game show host. ...

External links

• Marc Summers at the Internet Movie Database
• Marc Summers Official website