Marc Summers | |
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Name: | Marc Berkowitz Summers |
Born: | November 11, 1951 |
Birth Hometown: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Occupation: | Host |
Years active: | 1986-present |
Known for: | Hosting Double Dare on the Nickelodeon Network |
Website/URL: | http://viryours.com/ms/ |
Marc Summers (Born Marc Berkowitz on November 11, 1951, in Indianapolis, IN) is an actor, comedian, producer, and host for all seasons. In the 70s, he was a page for CBS. He had some advice from Jack Barry, Bob Barker, and Wink Martindale (all of their shows premiered together on CBS). Marc's very first on-air job was an announcer for The Joker's Wild in 1973 filling in for Johnny Jacobs. His best known one was Nickelodeon's Double Dare from 1986 to 1993 plus additional versions. He was also the executive consultant for Double Dare 2000. Though he showed no signs of slowing down, Marc's diagnosed with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). In mid-2012, Marc was in a taxicab accident which messed up the left side of his face but not his spirit.
These days he's on the Food Network. One of the shows he hosted there was Unwrapped.
Shows Hosted
- Double Dare
- Scrabble (during Game Show Week)
- Couch Potatoes
- The Nova Quiz
- Pick Your Brain
- Majority Rules
- History IQ
- What Would You Do?
- WinTuition
- Cram (April Fools' Host)
- Trivia Unwrapped
Shows Announced
Shows Produced
Shows He Appeared On
- Scrabble (Game Show Week)
- Super Password
- Lingo
- Pyramid
- To Tell the Truth
- Win, Lose or Draw
- Hollywood Squares
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (first part of a season 5 episode)
Shows Judged
Links
His Official Site
Candid Marc Summers podcast interview about his life and career