What did the host of the 18th Independent Spirit Awards rise to fame for?
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18th Independent Spirit Awards The 2002 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2002, were announced on March 22, 2003. It was hosted by John Waters.
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John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films.
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Jason Cameron Jason Cameron (born April 19, 1969) is an American television presenter and actor most notable for his role on the TLC reality show, "While You Were Out" and is currently hosting "Man Caves" and "Desperate Landscapes" for the DIY Network.
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Kelly Ripa Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) is an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer.
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Mal Bellairs Mal Bellairs (born November 9, 1919 – July 12, 2010) was a well-known Chicago-area radio and television personality during the second half of the 20th century. He was named a National Radio Hall of Fame Regional Pioneer by the Illinois Broadcasters Association.
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Bert Kreischer Albert "Bert" Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host. In 1997, as a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, he was featured in "Rolling Stone" as "the top partier" at Florida State University, the "top party school in the US", while he was in his sixth year of college. The "Rolling Stone" article was the inspiration for the 2002 movie "Van Wilder". From 2000 to 2001, he was the co-host of the FX Network variety show "The X Show". A segment that aired on the show, "Ass Wax", where Kreischer had his hair removed with hot wax, led Kreischer to gain his own show on the FX Network, titled "Hurt Bert", in 2004. In the same year, he had a role in an episode of the police drama "The Shield".
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Samantha Bee Samantha Jamie Bee (born October 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, media critic, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", where she became the longest-serving regular correspondent. In 2015, she departed the show after 12 years to start her own show, "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee".
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2008 MTV Movie Awards The 2008 MTV Movie Awards broadcast the 17th annual movie awards show live on Sunday, June 1, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. The ceremonies were hosted by Mike Myers.
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Wayne Dawson Wayne Dawson (born April 24, 1955) is an American award-winning television newscaster and co-host of "Fox 8 in the Morning", a morning show broadcast on Fox affiliate WJW-TV Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio. For two years prior to joining WJW in 1981, Dawson was an anchor/reporter at WNIR-AM in Kent, Ohio. A graduate of Cuyahoga Community College, Wayne moved on to Kent State University and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. Dawson currently lives in the suburb of Highland Heights, Ohio.
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32nd Independent Spirit Awards The 32nd Independent Spirit Awards (2017) nominees were announced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces them, on November 22, 2016. The ceremony, hosted by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, took place on Saturday, February 25, 2017, and was broadcast live on IFC at 2:00 pm PT. Online streaming service Sundance Now live-streamed the Spirit Awards concurrently with the telecast, with an on-demand version available on Sundance Now.
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1998 MTV Movie Awards The 1998 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
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Woody Woodbury Robert “Woody” Woodbury (born February 9, 1924) is an American comedian, actor, television personality and talk show host. He is known for his best-selling comedy albums of risqué stories, most of which were released in the early 1960s. He was among the first standup comedians to receive a gold record.
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Andy Gross Andy Gross (born Andrew Gross on May 10, 1968) is an American former professional racquetball player, now a touring comedian, ventriloquist, magician, and illusionist. He is known for his television and film appearances, and for his live touring show called "Andy Gross's MindBoggling Variety Show".
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Bree Walker Bree Walker (born Patricia Lynn Nelson; February 26, 1953) is an American radio talk show host, actress, and disability-rights activist. She gained fame as the first on-air American television network news anchor with ectrodactyly. Walker worked as a news anchor and/or reporter in San Diego, New York City, and Los Angeles.
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Frank D'Angelo Frank D'Angelo (born April 23, 1959) is a Canadian entrepreneur in the beverage industry. He is the founder of D'Angelo Brands and Steelback Brewery and is host to "The Being Frank Show", a weekly Canadian late night variety talk show. D'Angelo is also the writer, producer, director, and star of several films produced through his In Your Ear Productions.
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Phil Donahue Phillip John "Phil" Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, and film producer best known as the creator and host of "The Phil Donahue Show." The television program, also known as "Donahue", was the first talk show format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television in America that began in Dayton, Ohio, and ended in New York City in 1996.
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Charlie Rose Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American television talk show host and journalist. Since 1991, he has hosted "Charlie Rose", an interview show distributed nationally by PBS since 1993. Rose has also co-anchored "CBS This Morning" since 2012. Rose also substitutes for "CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley" when Pelley is off or on assignment. Rose, along with Lara Logan, has hosted the revived CBS classic "Person to Person", a news program during which celebrities are interviewed in their homes, originally hosted from 1953 to 1961 by Edward R. Murrow. Rose is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Rickey Smiley Broderick "Rickey" Smiley (born August 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality, known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call. He is the host of the nationally syndicated "Rickey Smiley Morning Show" based in Atlanta from its flagship affiliate WHTA "Hot 107.9". Smiley has starred in sitcom "The Rickey Smiley Show" which aired on TV One. He is also a featured columnist on the Fox-produced tabloid nationally-syndicated show "Dish Nation". In 2015, Smiley started appearing on "Rickey Smiley For Real", a reality television series about his life.
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Peter Ivers Peter Scott Ivers (September 20, 1946 – March 3, 1983) was an American musician, songwriter and television host. He is perhaps best known as the host of the experimental music television show "New Wave Theatre".
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8th Indie Series Awards The 8th Indie Series Awards were held on April 5, 2017 at The Colony Theatre in Los Angeles, with the ceremony hosted by "EastSiders" producers and stars Kit Williamson and John Halbach. Presented by "We Love Soaps", the awards recognize independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the web.
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Steve Kmetko Steven Kmetko (born February 16, 1953) is an American entertainment television host and reporter.
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David L. Cook David L. Cook (born November 11, 1968) is an American Christian country music singer-songwriter, comedian and a multiple Emmy and Telly Awards winner.