Chris Harrison
| Chris Harrison | |
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 Harrison with Jillian Harris at the premiere for The Proposal in June 2009 |
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| Born | Christopher Bryan Harrison July 26, 1971 Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | television personality |
| Spouse | Gwen Jones (m. 1993) ; 2 children |
Christopher "Chris" Bryan Harrison[1] (born July 26, 1971[2]) is an American television host, perhaps 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 and Bachelor Pad in 2010. He is also the co-host of Hollywood 411 on TV Guide Network[3] and host of Designer's Challenge on HGTV and host of Mall Masters on Game Show Network. Harrison is from Dallas, Texas.
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[edit] Career
From 1993-99, Harrison worked as the host at CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City. He also worked briefly for TVG Network, a horse racing channel. 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.
TV Guide Network announced that Harrison was signed to anchor its live red carpet awards coverage, beginning with the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards in September.[4] In 2011, Harrison and Brooke Burns began co-hosting the game show You Deserve It.
[edit] Personal life
Chris Harrison and his wife Gwen have two children.
He graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1989.[5] He attended Oklahoma City University on a soccer scholarship.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Texas Birth Index
- ^ IMDb profile
- ^ Host Of The Bachelor Gets A New Gig
- ^ Tim Molloy (29 July 2009). "Carrie Ann Inaba, Chris Harrison Join TV Guide Network's Red Carpet Coverage". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Harrison-Inaba-TVGuide-1008509.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Sheri Stern. "Everything's coming up roses for Lake Highlands grad". White Rock Lake Weekly. http://www.whiterocklakeweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=145:everythings-coming-up-roses-for-lake-highlands-grad&catid=39:where-are-they-now.
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| Preceded by Tom Bergeron |
Host of Miss America 2005 |
Succeeded by James Denton |
| Preceded by Mario Lopez |
Hosts of Miss America with Brooke Burke 2011 and 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
