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Bio:
Chris Harrison
Biography:
Chris Harrison began his television career by covering local
sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Dallas, Texas native went
to Oklahoma City University on a soccer scholarship and then made
the natural transition to sportscasting with a local station.
During his
six years there, he worked his way up the ranks from part-time
sportscaster to weekend sportscaster. He also had he opportunity
to cover hard news stories, including the 1995 tragedy at the
Federal Building, an event which profoundly affected his perspective
on life and career.
A visit to
L.A. for an audition for a horseracing network led to a permanent
move. Three years later he still hosts a daily two-hour show alongside
racing experts on the cable station TVG, which shared programming
with FOX Sports Net.
He then became
the host of the HGTV series, Designers'
Challenge, in 1999, and recently signed a deal to continue
for a third season on that network's highest rated program. In
2001 he became host of ABC's romance/reality series, The
Bachelor. He hosted a full season (65 episodes) of Mall
Masters, which was done at Minnesota's Mall of America.
He has played
a reporter in several feature films and television series, including
"The Practice," "Bounce," starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck,
and "Showtime," starring Robert DeNiro and Eddie Murphy.
In his spare
time Harrison still plays soccer and has become addicted to golf.
He has developed a great appreciation for the weather and lifestyle
of Southern California and spends as much time as possible outdoors
with his college sweetheart and wife of more than 8 years, Gwen,
and six-month-old baby, Joshua.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX
BIRTHDATE:
July 26
Television
Credits:
The
Bachelorette as The Host (2003)
The Bachelor
as The Host (2001)
Mall Masters
as The Host (2000)
Designers'
Challenge as The Host (1998)
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