Gordon Elliott
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| Gordon Elliott | |
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| Born | September 30, 1956 Everton, Liverpool, England, UK |
| Occupation | Reporter TV Personality |
Gordon Elliott (born September 30, 1956) is an Australian reporter and producer, best known for his work on the syndicated 90's TV talk show program The Gordon Elliott Show.
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[edit] Early life and early career
Elliott was born in Everton, Liverpool, England, in the United Kingdom but grew up in Lewisham, Australia. Gordon was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and attended the University of Sydney for a law degree. While studying as a Sydney law student, Elliott worked part time on a radio show and ended up on Good Morning Australia.
After several jobs hosting morning news programs and landing work as the feature reporter on the Fox Television show A Current Affair (produced by New York's WNYW) in 1987, Elliott appeared as the house-entering feature reporter on WNYW's morning news program Good Day New York.
[edit] Mid 1990's to present
The 1990s saw him take turns hosting game and talk shows.
Recently he has hosted the TV Food Network's programs Doorknock Dinners and Follow That Food and the Fine Living network's The Genuine Article, and was the TV pitchman for Campbell's Soup 2003, 2004 and 2005.
He formed his own production company, Follow Productions in 1999. This company produces Paula Deen's Home Cooking and Paula's Party for Food Network. In 2007 he won a daytime Emmy for Best Lifestyle Series for his work on Paula's Home Cooking. Paula Deen won an Emmy for Best Lifestyle Series Host.
His company has produced many other lifestyle series for cable networks including Simply Wine with Andrea Immer, Pairings with Andrea, Best For Less, the first four seasons of Sandra Lee's Semi Home Made, We Live Here and Pocket The Difference. He is executive producer of both Food Network shows hosted by Pat and Gina Neely: Down Home with the Neelys and Road Tasted with the Neelys.
He is the U.S. spokesperson for The Campbell's Soup Company.
[edit] Family
He lives in Millbrook, New York, U.S. with his second wife, and three sons. His first wife was French, and his second wife is American.
[edit] Filmography
- Casey Kasem's American Top 40 (substitute host, 9/8/1979 & 9/6/1980)
- Good Morning Australia (1980-1986)
- A Current Affair (1987-1991)
- To Tell the Truth (1990)
- Hard Copy/Hard Copy Australian Edition] (1991)
- Good Day New York
- CBS This Morning (1993)
- Ryori no tetsujin (Iron Chef) (1993) (in the 2000 special "New York Battle")
- The Gordon Elliott Show (talk show) (1994-1997)
- World's Dumbest Criminals (1997)
- Rencontre à New York (1998)
- Trifling With Fate (2000)
- It's Your Chance of a Lifetime (2000)
- Oz (2001)
- Follow That Food (2002)
- The Genuine Article (2004)
- The Next Food Network Star (2005)
- Gordon Elliott's Door Knock Dinners
| Preceded by Robin Ward in 1980 |
Host of To Tell The Truth 1990 |
Succeeded by Lynn Swann |
[edit] Sources and external links
- Gordon Elliot at the Internet Movie Database
- Follow Productions
- Gordon Elliott's Food Network Page
- Follow That Food Recipes
- Gordon Elliott's IMDB Listing
- Gordon Elliott on Fine Living
- Gordon Elliott Profile from tabloidbaby.com
- Gordon Elliot on Indopedia
