JD Roberto | |
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Born |
John David Roberto October 23, 1969 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Game show host, announcer, actor, writer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Website | http://www.jdroberto.com |
John David "JD" Roberto (born October 23, 1969) is an American television personality, game show host and writer.
Born in White Plains, New York, Roberto went to the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting. He also attended the University of British Columbia, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Stage and Screen.
Roberto is currently host of the Daily Burn 365, a live, daily fitness program. Prior to DB365, Roberto was the host of Better, a syndicated morning talk show for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as host of the show.
Roberto hosted the prime time reality TV shows How To Get The Guy and Are You Hot? (ABC), the relationship show Outback Jack (TBS), The Alaskan Adventure Challenge (Discovery Channel), the adventure travel show Shark Chasers (Travel Channel) American Idol Extra, the finale of The Search for the Next Elvira and Reality Remix (Fox Reality Channel). He has also been a recurring guest host of E! News Live.
His game show hosting credits include two seasons of the long-running Shop 'til You Drop from 2003 to 2005,You Lie Like a Dog, (Animal Planet), Food Fight (Food Network), Cut To The Chase (TBS) and the Florida State Lottery game show, Flamingo Fortune.
He is one of the hosts of The Price Is Right Live!, a live version of the long-running TV game show presented at the Bally's Casino in Las Vegas. He was a guest announcer on the actual show itself for its 39th season, which premiered September 20, 2010, shortly after previous announcer Rich Fields left the show. Roberto is also the announcer of Game Show Network's The Pyramid.