Jeffrey "Jeff" Sutphen (born October 15, 1977) is an American actor, producer,
dancer
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and
game show
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host known primarily for his work with
Nickelodeon
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's ''
BrainSurge
''BrainSurge'' is an American children's game show that aired on Nickelodeon and was hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009. The show's format was adapted from the Japanese gam ...
'' from 2009 to 2011. From 2012 to 2013, he was the host of the show ''
Figure It Out''. He also has his own YouTube channel.
Personal life
Sutphen graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in communications from
Marist College in
Poughkeepsie, New York
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.
He married his wife Stacy Sutphen on October 12, 2003. They live in Los Angeles and currently have one son and one daughter.
Career
Sutphen began his career in entertainment working for
MTV
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.
After switching to Nickelodeon, Sutphen worked as a producer for ''
U-Pick Live'', a show where viewers would pick what programs the network would air and on which he also portrayed superhero Pick Boy. The show aired from 2002 through 2005. After serving as a producer for Nickelodeon's 2008 game show ''
My Family's Got Guts
''My Family's Got Guts'' is a family game show that aired on Nickelodeon. It was a revival of ''Guts'', and aired from September 15 to September 27, 2008. The show was taped in Sound Stages 23 and 24 at Universal Studios Florida, housing the Extre ...
'', Sutphen went on to host the network's 2009 game show ''
BrainSurge
''BrainSurge'' is an American children's game show that aired on Nickelodeon and was hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009. The show's format was adapted from the Japanese gam ...
''.
At the
2010 Kids' Choice Awards
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, he and
Lily Collins hosted the pre-award show ''The Countdown to
Kids’ Choice!'' telecast live in
Los Angeles
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.
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''Access Hollywood'', March 23, 2010.
He started hosting ''
101 Ways to Leave a Game Show
''101 Ways to Leave a Game Show'' is an American game show hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The series premiered on June 21, 2011, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC and ran for six episodes.
On June 9, 2010, ABC gave a greenlight for a pilot episode. ...
'' for
ABC
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Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
in June 2011. On March 7, 2012 it was announced that Sutphen would be the new host of the classic Nickelodeon game show ''
Figure It Out'' when it came back into production in April 2012.
Sutphen recently launched an internet-based talk show called ''The Garage Show with Jeff Sutphen''. Sutphen invites guests to his garage where they talk about many different topics. On the second episode, former Nickelodeon game show hosts
Marc Summers,
Phil Moore and Kirk Fogg were guests.
As of 2019, Sutphen serves as a co-executive producer on ''
Ryan's Mystery Playdate
''Ryan's Mystery Playdate'' is an American live-action children's television series created and produced by the company PocketWatch, Inc. The series is based on the Ryan's World YouTube channel, which signed an advertising deal with PocketWatch ...
''.
Filmography
Television
As a producer
References
External links
*
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1977 births
Living people
American game show hosts
Television producers from New York (state)
American male television actors
Nickelodeon people
Marist College alumni
People from Fulton County, New York