Ty Treadway
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Tyrus Richard (Ty) Treadway (born February 11, 1967) is the current host of Merv Griffin's Crosswords, and a three-time Emmy Award-nominated American actor and talk show host. Treadway notably co-hosted to Soap Talk with Lisa Rinna.
[edit] Biography
Ty was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey to Richard and Mary Lou Treadway. Ty was the youngest of six siblings (two of them twins).
After high school, Ty received a scholarship for soccer and attended a couple of colleges before graduating with a degree in accounting. He went to work for the New Jersey State Legislature as an accountant and computer systems engineer but took part in bodybuilding competitions on the side. He eventually won the title of Mr. Natural Pennsylvania. He often had a "Ty Training" segment on his later talk show, Soap Talk.
However, Ty found his job boring and depressing so he decided to start modeling and acting. He appeared in several magazines, theater productions and commercials.
In May 2000, Ty landed the role of Dr. Colin MacIver on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. His character was killed off after a year, but he returned as his nicer twin brother, Troy, (who eventually went insane) and appeared off and on from 2001-2004.
In June 2002, Ty pulled double duty as soap star and talk show host. He began co-hosting Soapnet's Soap Talk with veteran soap actress Lisa Rinna.
That year, he and his girlfriend Monica got engaged at the Eiffel Tower. They married in 2003 and welcomed their first child, a daughter, Samantha Raine in February 2005. Their second child, a son named Ryder, was born March 7, 2006.
In March 2006 the series American Idol Extra debuted, featuring Treadway as host. Treadway interviewed various American Idol personalities, including producers, contestants, vocal coaches, and celebrity guests.
On April 30, 2007, Ty was chosen to host the game show Merv Griffin's Crosswords, created by Merv Griffin.
[edit] Soap Talk
In 2002 the American cable network SOAPnet launched a soap opera talk show called Soap Talk and Treadway became a co-host along with Lisa Rinna. He and Rinna received a Daytime Emmy nomination for outstanding talk show host alongside such shows as Live with Regis and Kelly, The View and Dr. Phil. Ultimately, they lost to Wayne Brady. Further nominations occurred in 2005 and 2006
In 2004, Treadway and Rinna hosted a TV special that pre-empted The View for one day during the 2004 summer Olympics called SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets. This special gave scoops about what was going to happen in the near future on All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live.
Reports surfaced in 2005 that Treadway and Rinna were romantically involved when spotted together in Chicago, but both vehemently denied it.[citation needed]
ABC commissioned this special in an attempt to keep their daytime Nielsen Ratings up during the Olympic season. Statistically soap operas lose ten percent of their viewership in Olympic years.
Soap Talk was canceled in 2006, but returned periodically for specials.
