Mark Walberg
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| Born | Mark Lewis Walberg August 31, 1962 Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Television Personality, Comedian |
| Spouse(s) | Robbi Morgan (1987-Present) |
Mark Lewis Walberg (born August 31, 1962 in Florence, South Carolina) is a Jewish-American actor, television personality and comedian. He is perhaps best known from the PBS version of Antiques Roadshow, and hosting The Moment of Truth on FOX.
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[edit] Biography
Before his time on PBS's Antiques Roadshow, Walberg hosted the game show on GSN known as Russian Roulette. Walberg married wife Robbi Morgan Walberg in 1987.
[edit] Career
Previous to the Roadshow he was the host of game shows: Temptation Island, Free 4 All, The Big Date, Russian Roulette, and On The Cover, as well as a short lived, self-titled talk show (Mark Walberg) that aired for one season from 1995-1996 [1].
Before hosting game shows, Walberg's first television exposure was as announcer and sidekick to Pat Finn on the long-running TV series Shop 'Til You Drop from 1991 to 1994. He is hosting the new game show, The Moment of Truth on the FOX network in which contestants are asked a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions for a huge jackpot.
Mark Walberg is on the board of directors of Goodwill of Southern California and the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA. Mark plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California.
He's also slated to host a game show adaptation of the popular board game Trivial Pursuit: America Plays. The show debuts in Fall 2008.
[edit] Personal life
Mark L. Walberg is married to actress Robbi Morgan Walberg and has two children. He is an avid Chicago Cubs fan, evidenced by his diehard love of the bleachers at Wrigley Field.[2]
He is a member of Kappa Alpha Order.
