Toni Jeričević (born July 17, 1983) is a businessman turned actor and TV host who appeared in American and Croatian theatre plays, commercials and national television productions. He is best known as a TV host of the prime time reality sports TV show ''

My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad ''My Dad Is Better than Your Dad'' is a reality sports TV show on NBC that premiered on February 18, 2008. The show was produced by Mark Burnett, producer of other shows like '' Survivor'', '' The Apprentice'', and '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th ...

'' which was originally produced by

Mark Burnett Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a television producer who is the former Chairman of MGM Television, MGM Worldwide Television Group. He is best known for creating and producing the reality shows The Apprentice (American TV series), ''The Ap ...

for the U.S. broadcasting network

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

and later franchised to the top Croatian broadcasting television station in Croatia Nova TV. Currently, he lives in China and works for

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

Early life

He graduated from Ord High School in

Ord, Nebraska Ord is a city in Valley County, Nebraska, Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Valley County, Nebraska, Valley County. History Ord was platted in ...

, earning an athletic and academic scholarship for the Midwestern private university

Midland University Midland University is a private Lutheran university in Fremont, Nebraska. It has an approximate enrollment of 1,600 students on campus. Known as Midland Lutheran College from 1962 to 2010, the college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran ...

(

Midland Lutheran College Midland University is a private Lutheran university in Fremont, Nebraska. It has an approximate enrollment of 1,600 students on campus. Known as Midland Lutheran College from 1962 to 2010, the college is affiliated with the Evangelical Luthera ...

at a time). Jericevic graduated

summa cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Sou ...

with a

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in Marketing and

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

among top 20 students overall, also earning himself a prestigious ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' Student Achievement Award.

Career

In 2007 Jericevic left a serious business position to live and work in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, Hungary to become a TV host of the national phone-in television game show ''Nova Lova'' for Nova TV. After that time he was invited to audition for a grand project ''

'' and got the part as the leading TV host. During that time Jericevic appeared in a theatre play ''Tablica Dijeljenja'' directed by Ivan Leo Lemo in HNK

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

, and went back to hosting phone-in game shows until the beginning of 2010. In 2012 Jericevic was cast as the main villain in the short movie ''Unexpected Delivery''. He also appeared as criminal inspector in popular television series ''Ruža Vjetrova'' on RTL.

Theatre

*''The Milan Tarot Show'' (2013), cabaret *''

All In The Timing ''All in the Timing'' is a collection of one-act plays by the American playwright David Ives, written between 1987 and 1993. It had its premiere Off-Broadway in 1993 at Primary Stages, and was revived at Primary Stages in 2013. It was first publish ...

'' (2011/02), comedy *''

Master Class A master class is a Class (education), class given to students of a particular Academic discipline, discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are b ...

of Maria Callas'' (2001/02), drama *''

Rhinoceros A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

'' (2002/03), drama *'' You Can't Take It with You'' (2003/04), comedy *''It's Just A Play'' (2004/05), comedy *''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' (2006/07), drama *''The Liar'' (2007), comedy *''The Fish Tales'' (2007), comedy *''The Division Table'' (2008/09), children play

Television

*''IKEA commercial'' -

IKEA IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...

(2014), HRT, NovaTV, RTL *''Glazbena Prskalica'' (2013), Mreža TV *''Najbrzi Igrac'' (2012), OBN *''Ruža Vjetrova'' (2012), RTL *''

'' (2008), NovaTV *''Nova Lova'' (2007–2009), NovaTV *'' Bitange i princeze'' (2005), episode #39, HRT2 *''Buđenje'' - Ožujsko pivo commercial'' (2006) *''Pazi zid'' (2008) *''MOL reklam'' (2009) *''

Fear Factor ''Fear Factor'' is an American stunt/ dare game show that first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 and was initially hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The show was adapted by Endemol USA from the original Dutch series titled ''Now or ...

'' (2007)

Film

*''Unexpected Delivery''http://vimeo.com/39824235 (2012), Your Film Festival

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jericevic, Toni Croatian television presenters 1983 births Living people Croatian male film actors Croatian male stage actors Croatian male television actors Croatian emigrants to the United States Midland University alumni Croatian men's basketball players Actors from Zadar Economy of Zadar People from Ord, Nebraska