Jessica Chobot
| Jessica Chobot | |
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Jessica Chobot at WonderCon
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| Born |
Jessica Lynn Horn July 7, 1977 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Presenter, host, actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | Blair Herter (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Jessica Chobot (born Jessica Lynn Horn; July 7, 1977) is an American on-camera host and writer. She has hosted the IGN shows IGN Strategize and Weekly Wood, which also runs on Xbox Live; and she used to present the IGN Daily Fix. Since 2013 she is the host of Nerdist News for Nerdist Industries.
Jessica Chobot was born on July 7, 1977 in Buffalo, New York. Her family moved from town to town frequently during her youth. Before entering high school, Chobot lived in several places on the East Coast and the Midwest.
Chobot gained exposure when Kotaku published a photo of her licking a Sony PSP online in 2005. The photo has been widely parodied since, even appearing on Sony-branded advertising. Supplementing her love of video games is an obsession with Japanese culture, especially anime and manga.
In 2006, Chobot was hired full-time by IGN.com to take over hosting responsibilities for the network's IGN Weekly show which is still running. Her segments included stand-up introductions as well as "woman-on-the-street" pieces. Starting in 2009 and ending in 2011, Chobot hosted a daily show titled "IGN Daily Fix"; the first episode aired March 23, 2009. In addition, she contributes columns, features and reviews and runs a blog on IGN. Chobot is also a former contributor to FHM UK, Mania.com, and has made multiple appearances on G4's "Filter" and "Attack of the Show!". She has also hosted a videogame preview segment for Fuel TV's, "The Daily Habit", and co-hosts on Lifeskool TV's, "Gamer's Dojo". She also contributes as a weekly guest on Maxim Radio, where she answers caller questions for an hour each Monday. Chobot and Ryan Dunn starred in Proving Ground, a program whose airing cycle was disrupted by Dunn's death in an automotive crash on June 20, 2011 after the end of production; the program was pulled from airing for a month before returning to finish its run beginning on July 19, 2011.
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