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Harrison with Jillian Harris at the premiere for The Proposal in June 2009
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Born |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
July 26, 1971
Occupation | Television personality |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse(s) | Gwen Harrison (m. 1994; div. 2012) |
Children | Joshua Harrison Taylor Harrison |
Chris Harrison (born July 26, 1971) is an American television and one-time game show host, best known for his role as host of the ABC reality television dating show, The Bachelor since 2002, and its spin-offs The Bachelorette since 2003, Bachelor Pad from 2010 to 2012, Bachelor in Paradise since 2014, the first season of Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise in 2015, and Bachelor Live since 2016. He is also the host of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? since 2015.
From 1993–99, Harrison worked as a sports reporter at CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City. He also worked briefly for TVG Network, a horse racing channel and was the host of Designers' Challenge on HGTV. In 2001, Harrison hosted the short-lived game show, Mall Masters for GSN.
In 2002, Harrison guest starred on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, as a music show host, episode, "Ping, Ping a Song."
On November 23, 2008, Harrison hosted the American Music Awards pre-show live on ABC. His co-hosts were Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger.