Todd Newton
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| Born | James Todd Newton May 5, 1970 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Entertainment reporter, game show host, author |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | www |
James Todd Newton (born May 5, 1970) is an American entertainment reporter, game show host, and author.[1]
Career
James Todd Newton started his entertainment career at age sixteen as a disc jockey for Kincaid Entertainment in St. Louis, working for brothers Doug Kincaid and William Kincaid. Later, the Kincaid brothers found a small role for him on their popular KMOV children's television show Gator Tales.[2]
While visiting Los Angeles in 1994 to host a movie junket for a St. Louis television station, Newton — then a top-rated disc jockey known as Rikk Idol — used the last of his travel money to hire a taxi to take him to the offices of various agents around Hollywood. He eventually signed with Abrams, Rubaloff, & Lawrence and was tapped as a host on E! Entertainment Television in 1995.[3]
Todd Newton was awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 2012 for his work on Hasbro Studios' popular Family Game Night. He later hosted the syndicated Monopoly Millionaires' Club alongside comic Billy Gardell.
Mentored by game show pioneers Sande Stewart and Bob Barker, Newton has also hosted such productions as GSN's Hollywood Showdown, Powerball Instant Millionaire, Made in the USA, World's Wildest Game Shows, and Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck.[4]
The Host With The Most® has awarded game show contestants more than fifty million dollars in cash and prizes and currently tours the United States and Canada as host of The Price Is Right Live!, an interactive theatrical production of the television game show.
He is an avid supporter and celebrity spokesperson for animal rescue organizations nationwide.
Television credits
- Gator Tales (1987, Assistant Puppeteer)[5]
- E! (1995-2007)
- Hollywood Showdown (2000-2002)
- Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck (2002-2003)
- Powerball Instant Millionaire (2002-2004)
- Hot Ticket (2003)
- Performing As... (2004)
- Reality Remix (2004-2006)
- Made in the USA (2005)
- Gameshow Marathon (2006, road reporter and prize presenter)
- GSN Live (2009)
- Family Game Night (2010–2014)
- Home Shopping Network (2007-2008)
- ShopHQ (2018-2020)
Radio
Newton has been behind the microphone of various American radio stations including WKBQ in his hometown of St. Louis, KIIS and KBIG in Los Angeles, WNEW in New York, and the syndicated All Nite Cafe.[6] He is currently the host of The Host With The Most, a weekly talk show available on all major digital platforms. In January 2015, he helped launch a new radio station in St. Louis called NOW 96.3 and was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame. [7]
Personal Life
Todd Newton married television producer Silver Parker Newton in a private ceremony in Santa Barbara, CA (2000). Together they share a son and a daughter. The couple divorced in 2008 and Newton has since been romantically linked to fashion model Sonja Ryans (2008-2010) and clothing designer Jessica Mattson (2014-2016).
Author
In 2012, Newton authored his first book, Life in the Bonus Round: A Game Show Host's Road to Success and Fulfillment, which was named Best Autobiography at the Beverly Hills Book Awards.
The following year he penned The Choice Is Yours: Six Keys for Putting Your Best Into Action and Create A Superstar Demo Reel. 2016 saw the continuation of Newton's autobiographical journey with the release of The Host With The Most: Tales Of A Tattooed Television Personality.
References
- ^ Joe Holleman. Todd Newton nominated for another Daytime Emmy, stltoday.com; accessed September 9, 2015.
- ^ Current, umsl.edu; accessed July 27, 2017.
- ^ Profile, bnd.com; accessed September 9, 2015.
- ^ Profile, stltoday.com; accessed September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Freshman Makes Bucks For Yuks At Moonlighting" Current, University of Missouri St. Louis Campus Newspaper, February 16, 1989
- ^ Todd Newton aka Rikk Idol is back on St. Louis airwaves, ksdk.com, February 3, 2015; accessed September 9, 2015.
- ^ http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/todd-newton-two-other-emmis-stl-jocks-laid-off/article_fc6075cc-a149-5ea1-94a1-6bb2b57592d8.html
External links
- Todd Newton at IMDb