Mark L. Walberg (born August 31, 1962) is an American actor, television personality, and

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best known for hosting ''

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'', '' Temptation Island'', and the game shows '' Russian Roulette'' on GSN and '' The Moment of Truth'' on

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Career

From September 1995 to May 1996, Walberg hosted his own American syndicated

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, ''

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''. Walberg is on the board of directors of Goodwill Southern California and the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA. He plays on the

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in the Hollywood Home Games for the Goodwill Industries of Southern California. On the series finale episode (and also as an April Fools Day episode, as in which he is also a contestant in ''

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'', playing for charity) on April 1, 2003, Walberg hosted ''Friend or Foe?''. His other game shows included ''Russian Roulette'', also on

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, who also appeared as an audience member in the April fools episode as a cameo, and the

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game show ''On the Cover''. He was slated to host a game show adaptation of the popular board game '' Trivial Pursuit: America Plays'' beginning in fall 2008. Although he hosted the pilot, he was unable to get out of his Fox contract and was replaced by

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when the series debuted. In 2010, Walberg hosted a series on CMT titled ''Your Chance to Dance''. Walberg was the host of two television shows. In 2006, he joined the long-running

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series, ''Antiques Roadshow''. While staying with the show through many changes in formatting, he left the show after season 23 in 2019. ''

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'', the first game show which is shot on an airplane in flight, debuted on

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channel in 2014. In 2011, he made a cameo on ''West Coast Report''. Walberg has also been a spokesperson for

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. He is the current host of ''

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'' and ''Temptation Island''.

Filmography

Television

Acting

Hosting

References

External links

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PBS Antiques RoadshowWorld Poker Tour Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walberg, Mark 1962 births Male actors from South Carolina American game show hosts Game show announcers Living people People from Florence, South Carolina American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American Jews The Young Americans members 21st-century American Jews American Jews