Rossi Morreale (born April 27, 1977) is a

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and former

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player.

Career

Morreale was a starting wide receiver/ punt returner for the

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Razorbacks football team,

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from 1997–1999. After graduation he came out to

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on vacation for the summer. In 2001, he appeared on the second season of '' Temptation Island'' as one of the "singles" meant to tempt committed female contestants. Following that, he was offered a job in Marki Costello's casting office, searching for singles to be contestants on reality shows. After multiple reality shows, he became the casting assistant to find the next host of ''

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'' on

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. Between 2002 and 2005 he began presenting on the U.S. version of ''Junkyard Wars''. In 2003 he was voted in to ''

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s Sexiest Men Alive. He then went on and hosted G4's series ''Sweat'', ''G4 Sports'' and ''Formula Drift''. After that, he went on to host TBS's ''Big Playstation Saturday'' and ''TBS Weekend Extra''. He then became a correspondent on entertainment programs such as ''Extra'' and ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest''. In 2006, he starred in the music video "Somebody Like You" by the band

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. Morreale was the host of the 2007 game show ''

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'', an American adaptation of the Australian remake of ''

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''. In 2008, Morreale hosted season one of the

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reality TV series ''

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'', a talent search for undiscovered country music duets. In 2009 and 2010 Morreale went on to host Season 1 & 2 of ''

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'', a reality dating show on ABC. In 2012, he began hosting

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's new interactive game-reality show, '' Escape Routes''. From 2009 to 2012, he has hosted ''AT&T U-verse Sports'' and ''Buzz'' for AT&T U-verse TV customers. In 2013, Morreale started hosting ''American Airgunner'', the first and only U.S. televised show to feature

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on the

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. In 2015, he hosted Season 5 of ''

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'' on

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. Currently he is the managing partner for Event Host Live, an events company, with business partner Brian Corsetti.

Personal life

Morraele was married to

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singer Kacey Coppola in 2010. He currently resides in

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Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morreale, Rossi Arkansas Razorbacks football players American game show hosts Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1977 births