Mark Lewis Walberg (born August 31, 1962) is an American actor, television personality, and game show host best known for hosting Antiques Roadshow, Temptation Island, and the game shows Russian Roulette on GSN and The Moment of Truth on Fox.
Career
From September 1995 to May 1996, Walberg hosted his own American syndicated tabloid talk show, The Mark Walberg Show.
Walberg is on the board of directors of Goodwill Southern California and the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA. He plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California.
On the series finale episode (and also as an April Fools Day episode, as in which he is also a contestant in Lingo, playing for charity) on April 1, 2003, Walberg hosted Friend or Foe?. His other game shows included Russian Roulette, also on Game Show Network, who also appeared as an audience member in the April fools episode as a cameo, and the PAX-TV game show On the Cover.
He was slated to host a game show adaptation of the board game Trivial Pursuit: America Plays beginning in fall 2008. Although he hosted the pilot, he was unable to get out of his Fox contract and was replaced by Christopher Knight when the series debuted."Pursuing Trivia So I Can Be Smarter Than a 5th Grader" GameShowNewsNet. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
In 2010, Walberg hosted a series on CMT titled Your Chance to Dance.
Walberg was the host of two television shows. In 2006, he joined the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow. While staying with the show through many changes in formatting, he left the show after season 23 in 2019. The Game Plane, the first game show which is shot on an airplane in flight, debuted on Discovery Family channel in 2014.
In 2011, he made a cameo on West Coast Report."West Coast Report: The Intervention" August 23, 2011 Walberg has also been a spokesperson for 23andMe."“Reinventing the way you look at ancestry” October 5, 2016, GeneaBloggers. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
He is the current host of Wheel of Fortune Live! and Temptation Island.
Personal life Walberg has been married to Robbi Morgan since 1987 and they have two children together.
Filmography
Television
Acting YearTitleRoleNotes1997, 2000Hang TimeChick Storm2 episodes2002Son of the BeachMark WalbergEpisode: "Penetration Island"2004I Want to Marry Ryan BanksStanTelevision film2020SneakerheadsMark WahlbergEpisode: "The Match"
Hosting +YearTitleNotes1991–1994Shop 'til You DropCo-Host/Also Announcer1995–1996The Mark Walberg Show2 episodes1996–1997The Big Date2001–2003Temptation Island28 episodes2002PyramidEpisode: "Pilot #1"2002–2003Russian Roulette130 episodes2002–2019Antiques Roadshow242 episodes2003Joe MillionaireEpisode: "The Aftermath"2003Friend or Foe?Episode dated 1 April 20032003Test the NationTelevision special2004On the Cover94 episodes2004Test the Nation 2Co-host2006Three Card Poker National ChampionshipTelevision special2006L.A. Holiday Celebration2008The Moment of Truth22 episodes2010Your Chance to Dance11 episodes2012Market Warriors20 episodes2013Forever YoungEpisode: "Bridging the Gap/The Hunt"2015Afternoon Delight Live on Hollywood and Vine3 episodes2015–2018Home & Family3 episodes; guest host2019–presentTemptation Island36 episodes
References
External links
PBS Antiques Roadshow World Poker Tour Profile