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Mark L. Walberg
Birth Date:31 August 1962
Birth Place:Florence, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Occupation:Actor, television personality, game show host
Yearsactive:1990–present
Spouse:Robbi Morgan
Children:2
Known For:Antiques Roadshow, Market Warriors, The Moment of Truth

Mark L. Walberg (born August 31, 1962) is an American actor, television personality, and game show host best known for hosting Antiques Roadshow, Temptation Island, and the game shows Russian Roulette on GSN and The Moment of Truth on Fox.

Career

From September 1995 to May 1996, Walberg hosted his own American syndicated tabloid talk show, The Mark Walberg Show.

Walberg is on the board of directors of Goodwill Southern California and the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA. He plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California.

On the series finale episode (and also as an April Fools Day episode, as in which he is also a contestant in Lingo, playing for charity) on April 1, 2003, Walberg hosted Friend or Foe?. His other game shows included Russian Roulette, also on Game Show Network, who also appeared as an audience member in the April fools episode as a cameo, and the PAX-TV game show On the Cover.

He was slated to host a game show adaptation of the board game beginning in fall 2008. Although he hosted the pilot, he was unable to get out of his Fox contract and was replaced by Christopher Knight when the series debuted.[2]

In 2010, Walberg hosted a series on CMT titled Your Chance to Dance.[3]

Walberg was the host of two television shows. In 2006, he joined the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow. While staying with the show through many changes in formatting, he left the show after season 23 in 2019. The Game Plane, the first game show which is shot on an airplane in flight, debuted on Discovery Family channel in 2014.[4]

In 2011, he made a cameo on West Coast Report.[5] Walberg has also been a spokesperson for 23andMe.[6]

He is the current host of Wheel of Fortune Live! and Temptation Island.[7]

Filmography

Television

Acting

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997, 2000Hang TimeChick Storm2 episodes
2002Son of the BeachMark WalbergEpisode: "Penetration Island"
2004I Want to Marry Ryan BanksStanTelevision film
2020SneakerheadsMark WahlbergEpisode: "The Match"

Hosting

!Year!Title!Notes
1991–1994Shop 'til You DropCo-Host/Also Announcer
1995–1996The Mark Walberg Show2 episodes
1996–1997The Big Date
2001–2003Temptation Island28 episodes
2002PyramidEpisode: "Pilot #1"
2002–2003Russian Roulette130 episodes
2002–2019Antiques Roadshow242 episodes
2003Joe MillionaireEpisode: "The Aftermath"
2003Friend or Foe?Episode dated 1 April 2003
2003Test the NationTelevision special
2004On the Cover94 episodes
2004Test the Nation 2Co-host
2006Three Card Poker National ChampionshipTelevision special
2006L.A. Holiday Celebration
2008The Moment of Truth22 episodes
2010Your Chance to Dance11 episodes
2012Market Warriors20 episodes
2013Forever YoungEpisode: "Bridging the Gap/The Hunt"
2015Afternoon Delight Live on Hollywood and Vine3 episodes
2015–2018Home & Family3 episodes; guest host
2019–presentTemptation Island36 episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Mark L. Walberg Biography. TV Guide.
  2. http://www.gameshownewsnet.com/blockparty/082608.html "Pursuing Trivia So I Can Be Smarter Than a 5th Grader"
  3. Web site: Your Chance to Dance. July 23, 2010. IMDb.
  4. Web site: New Airborne Game Show Hits The Airwaves. Jalopnik. Thompson. Paul. September 22, 2014. February 11, 2018.
  5. http://totalfratmove.com/west-coast-report-the-intervention/ "West Coast Report: The Intervention"
  6. http://www.geneabloggers.com/23andme-com-reinventing-way-look-ancestry/ "“Reinventing the way you look at ancestry”
  7. Web site: Mark L. Walberg: Temptation Island Host - USANetwork.com. 2021-06-22. USA Network. en-US.