Marc Summers Biography (1951-)

Original name, Marc Berkowitz; born November 11, 1951, in Indianapolis, IN; married Alice, 1974; children: two. Addresses: Contact: c/o Author Mail, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, game show host, producer, writer
Birth Details: November 11, 1951; Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Announcer, Hot Streak (also known as Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak), 1986
Host, Double Dare, Nickelodeon, 1986-1994
Host, Family Double Dare (also known as Double Dare and Fox Family Double Dare), Fox, 1988
Host, Celebrity Double Dare, syndicated, 1989
Host, Super Sloppy Double Dare, Nickelodeon, 1989
Host, Couch Potatoes, syndicated, 1989
Host, "The Nova Quiz," Nova, PBS, 1990
Host, What Would You Do?, Nickelodeon, 1991
Host, Our Home, Lifetime, 1994-1995
Host, Biggers & Summers, Lifetime, 1995
Host, Pick Your Brain, 1995
Announcer, I Can't Believe You Said That, Fox Family, 1998
Himself, Great Day America, PAX, 1998-1999
Host, It's a Surprise, Food Network, 2000
Host, History IQ, History Channel, 2000
Host, Unwrapped, Food Network, 2001-
Host, WinTuition, Game Show Network, 2002
Host, Trivia Unwrapped, Food Network, 2003
Movies
Second reporter, The Sleepwalker Killer (also known as Crimes of Passion: Sleepwalker and From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: The Sleepwalker Killing), NBC, 1997
Specials
Mystery Magical Special (also known as Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Tour and Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Special), Nickelodeon, 1988

Walt Disney World's Fourth of July Spectacular, syndicated, 1988
It's OK to Say No to Drugs, 1988
Kids Have Rights Too, 1989
Presenter, Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1992
Judge, The 1992 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1992
Chorus member, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, PBS, 1993
Tuning in to Media, 1994
The 7th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1994
Weinerville Chanukah Special, Nickelodeon, 1995
Pilots
Host, Ultimate Revenge, CBS, 1992
Episodic
Himself, "Cats Nipped," Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Fox, 1995
Himself, Ultimate Revenge, TNN, 2001
Himself, Pyramid, 2003
Guest host, "April Fool's Special," Cram, 2003
Himself, "The Reality Behind Reality," Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned, 2003
Also appeared in Oprah; Today; The Tonight Show with JayLeno, NBC.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, Family Double Dare, Fox, 1988
Executive producer, Pick Your Brain, syndicated, 1993
Producer, I Can't Believe You Said That, Fox Family, 1998
Producer, creative consultant, and executive consultant, Double Dare 2000, Nickelodeon, 2000
Producer, Ultimate Revenge (also known as TNN's Ultimate Revenge), TNN, 2001
Executive producer, Trivia Unwrapped, Food Network, 2003
Also appeared as executive producer, Wild & Crazy Kids.
Specials
Executive producer, The Firestarter, Court TV, 2001
Pilots
Producer, Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis, CBS, 1988
WRITINGS
Television Specials
Mystery Magical Special (also known as Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Tour and Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Special), Nickelodeon, 1988
Autobiography
(With Eric Hollander) Everything In Its Place: My Trials and Triumphswith Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, J. P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Marc Summers Official Site, http://viryours.com/ms/, December 14,2003

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