Reese Waters
| Reese Waters | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1980 Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up Comedy, Sports, Writing |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2008–Present |
| Genres | Sports, Comedy |
| Website | ReeseWaters.com |
Reese Waters (born October 22, 1980) is an American comedian, commentator and writer. He is currently a SportsCenter correspondent for ESPN.
Early life and education
Waters was born in Prince George's County, Maryland. He graduated from Saint Albans High School and has a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University. While in college, Waters began performing comedy in New York City at local open mics. After graduating from Columbia University, Waters moved to San Francisco to pursue different styles of comedy. After two years living and performing in the Bay Area, he returned to the east coast where he is currently based.
Career
Waters' first awards include winning the annual Caroline's Comedy Competition, and the "Emerging Comics Contest" at the New York Underground Comedy Festival. Soon after, he made appearances on MTV, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's The Early Show, Sirius Satellite Radio, Comics Unleashed and NPR, followed by a set on Comedy Central's “Live At Gotham”[1] and a subsequent role on the critically acclaimed series, “Michael and Michael Have Issues”.[2]
In 2009, New York Magazine said Waters was one of "Ten New Comedians That Funny People Find Funny".[3]
In 2010, Waters became co-host of The Daily Line on the Versus Network.[4] Waters’ list of celebrity and sports interviews include Dwyane Wade, Common[5] and Queen Latifah to NBA MVP Derrick Rose and UFC President Dana White. Waters also wrote articles on sports and comedy in a section of ESPN.com titled Reese's Piece.[6] Perhaps his best known interview was heavyweight champion Mike Tyson over tea, where Waters learned of Tyson's love of pigeons and hatred for the Italian pastry, cannoli.[7]
In 2011, Waters accomplished a scheduling feature of making back-to-back appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson[8] and Late Show with David Letterman.[9]
In 2014, Waters joined The Weather Channel's AMHQ: America's Morning Headquarters, as a weather and sports correspondent. He worked alongside Sam Champion.[10]
In January 2015, ESPN named Waters a SportsCenter correspondent. He joined the network’s team in Bristol, Connecticut,[11] working alongside Will Reeve and Sarina Morales. Waters was a guest speaker at The Friars Club Super Bowl Roast where he poked fun at Terry Bradshaw.[12]
Influences
Waters' list of influencers include his grandmother, Dave Chappelle, Larry David, and Garry Shandling.
References
- ^ "Blacking Out". http://cc.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Script Read-Through". http://cc.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Ten New Comedians That Funny People Find Funny". http://nymag.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "UNITE Hosts Revealed: Danny Kanell, Reese Waters and Marianela Pereyra". http://espnmediazone.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "VERSUS - The Daily Line: Common and Dwayne Wade Interview". http://break.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Reese Waters of UNITE tries to find love again in DC". http://espn.go.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Tea With Tyson". https://youtube.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". http://imdb.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Late Show with David Letterman". http://imdb.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "AMHQ is saying so long to sports guy Reese Waters". http://wlwt.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "ESPN Names 3 New 'SportsCenter' Correspondents". http://thewrap.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Reese Waters Roasts Terry Bradshaw". http://espn.go.com.
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