Craig Kilborn
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| Craig Kilborn | ||
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| Date of birth: | August 24, 1962 | |
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| Birth location: | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Genres: | Comedy | |
Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian and former talk show host. He is most notable as the original host of The Daily Show and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS's The Late Late Show.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Kilborn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but was raised in Hastings, Minnesota, located thirty minutes from the Twin Cities. He played basketball at Hastings High School and was talented enough (and tall enough at 6'5") to earn a basketball scholarship to Montana State University.
[edit] Career
After working in several smaller jobs following college, Kilborn hit the big time when he was hired as a SportsCenter anchor by the cable sports network ESPN in 1993. Kilborn spent most of his time at ESPN working as anchor of the late broadcast of SportsCenter and gained a large fan following in the process. In 1996 Kilborn was hired to host The Daily Show on Comedy Central.
In a 1997 interview with Esquire, Kilborn made sexually explicit comments about some of his female coworkers. He also described Daily Show creator and executive producer Lizz Winstead as "an emotional 'bitch' who over-reacts to him."[1] Kilborn was suspended for a week for his comments, and Winstead later quit the show.[2]
Kilborn hosted The Daily Show for two seasons before another opportunity presented itself. Kilborn accepted David Letterman's production company World Wide Pants offer to have him to host a new CBS talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn to run after Letterman's new CBS show The Late Show with David Letterman, and to compete with Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Kilborn's last Daily Show episode aired on December 17, 1998. On January 11, 1999 Jon Stewart replaced Kilborn as host.
Kilborn hosted The Late Late Show for five years, changing the format to appeal to a younger audience. In August 2004 he elected not to extend his contract, stating "I simply want to try something new. I can now focus on writing and producing different television projects I haven't had time for."[3] Kilborn made his motion picture acting debut with a small role in Old School. In 2006, he appeared in three motion pictures: The Shaggy Dog, The Benchwarmers, and Full of It.
[edit] Broadcast career highlights
- 1986 - 1988: Play-by-play commentator for the Savannah, Georgia, Spirits of the Continental Basketball Association.
- 1990 - 1993: Sports Director at KCBA television in the Salinas/Monterey/Santa Cruz market of California.
- 1993 - 1996: Anchor of SportsCenter for ESPN
- 1996 - 1998: Host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central
- 1999 - 2004: Host of The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
[edit] Trivia
- Kilborn's last filming of The Daily Show featured comedian Richard Lewis as the final guest.
- Kilborn made a return appearance to Sports Center on August 8, 2004 when he co-hosted Sports Center with Dan Patrick during ESPN's 25th Anniversary Celebration.
- Host of the "A's Postgame Show" at KCBA TV, on which people called in to answer trivia questions.[citation needed]
- He is also known for being a big fan of his hometown team, Minnesota Timberwolves.
[edit] References
- ^ IMBD (1997-12-16). News for Craig Kilborn. Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ David Lee Simmons (2003-04-01). Fear of Self-Loathing in Los Angeles. Retrieved on December 9, 2006.
- ^ Lia Haberman (2004-08-13). Craig Kilborn Signs Off. Archived from the original on 2006-05-29.
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| Preceded by None |
Host of The Daily Show 1996 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Jon Stewart |
| Preceded by Tom Snyder |
Host of The Late Late Show 1999 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Craig Ferguson |
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Hosts: Craig Kilborn • Jon Stewart |
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Categories: Articles with unsourced statements since February 2007 | All articles with unsourced statements | 1962 births | Living people | People from Minnesota | American comedians | Montana State University alumni | Montana State Bobcats men's basketball players | American television talk show hosts
