Tony Potts
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Tony Potts (born January 23, 1963) is an American television personality. He had been the weekend host of Access Hollywood from April 1999 to February 2011.
[edit] Biography
Potts graduated from California State University at Humboldt with a B.A. in Journalism/Editorial Writing. He moved from New York City to Los Angeles in late 1997 after signing a one-year talk-show development deal with ABC/Buena Vista Television. The subsequent pilot was not picked up in late 1998. He then signed a development deal with Paramount Television (he was a correspondent and fill-in host on Entertainment Tonight from June to September 1998) before leaving to join NBC and Access Hollywood.
In the mid-1990s Potts was a host on Fox Television's morning show Good Day New York. During Potts' time in New York he appeared in the film Ransom. He was in the season two finale of CSI: Miami, playing a helicopter pilot. He played himself on several episodes of the FX series Dirt, which starred Courteney Cox.
- Sports
On February 16, 2007, Potts won the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Most Valuable Player award, as Potts scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds as the West defeated the East 40-21.
- Personal life
On July 24, 2010, he married Indian television personality Shalini Vadhera.[1] Potts has two daughters, aged 16 and 6.
[edit] References
- ^ "Tony Potts gets married!". 2010-07-25. http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/07/post-28.html. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
