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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
Phil Donahue Biography (1935-)
Full name, Phillip John Donahue; born December 21, 1935, in Cleveland, OH; son of Phillip (a furniture salesman) and Catherine (a shoe clerk; maiden name,McClory) Donahue; married Margaret Mary Cooney, February 1, 1958 (divorced,1975); married Marlo Thomas (an actress), May 21, 1980; children: (first marriage) Michael, Kevin, Daniel, Jim, Mary Rose.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Host, actor
- Birth Details
- December 21, 1935
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, The Phil Donahue Show, WLWD-TV (Dayton, OH), 1967-74
- Host, Donahue (also known as The Phil Donahue Show), syndicated, 1974-96
- Contributor of special segments, Today (also known as The TodayShow and NBC News Today), NBC, 1979-82
- Cohost and interviewer, The Last Word, ABC, 1982-83
- Host, Donahue/Pozner, CNBC, 1992
- Host, Donahue, MSNBC, 2002-2003
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Movies
- Himself, First Steps, CBS, 1985
- Himself/talk show host, The Positively True Adventures of the AllegedTexas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, HBO, 1993
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Specials
- Host, Donahue and Kids (documentary), NBC, 1981
- Narrator, Love, Sex ... and Marriage, ABC, 1983
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Bob Hope Buys NBC?, NBC, 1985
- Host, Phil Donahue Examines the Human Animal, NBC, 1986
- Host, Drinking and Driving: The Toll, The Tears (documentary), PBS, 1986
- Himself, Sesame Street Special (also known as Put Down the Duckie), PBS, 1988
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Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,1991
- Host and moderator, The Issue Is Race (documentary), PBS, 1992
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In a New Light (documentary), 1992
- Host, Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
- Host and moderator, Condition Critical: The American Health Care Forum (documentary), PBS, 1992
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1992
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What Is This Thing Called Love?, ABC, 1993
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Talk Back America, CNBC, 1994, 1995
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Shock Video 2: The Show Business of Crime and Punishment (documentary), HBO, 1995
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Breakthroughs: Amazing Things to Come (documentary), NBC, 1995
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Talked to Death (documentary), HBO, 1997
- Himself, Intimate Portrait: Marlo Thomas (documentary), Lifetime,2000
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The 70s: The Decade that Changed Television (documentary), ABC, 2000
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
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Awards Presentations
- Host, The 15th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1988
- Host, Better World Society Awards Dinner, TBS, 1989
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The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1989
- Host, The 5th Annual Better World Society Awards Dinner, TBS, 1990
- Host, The 19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1992
- Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1993
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The 9th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, The Disney Channel, 1993
- Presenter, The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995
- Honoree, The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1996
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The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
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The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
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Episodic
- Himself, Bozo's Circus, WGN Chicago, 1978
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1980
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Late Night with David Letterman, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
- Himself, The Howard Stern Show, syndicated, 1990
- Himself, "Splatoon," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991
- Himself, "Sex, Lies and Teenagers," Blossom, NBC, 1991
- Himself, "Tony Micelli, This Is Your Life," Who's the Boss?, ABC,1992
- Himself, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993
- Himself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2," Ellen, ABC, 1998
- Voice of Larry, "Our Parents, Ourselves," Frasier, NBC, 1999
- Himself, The View, ABC, 2002
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Live with Regis and Kelly, 2003
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The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
- Himself, Tinseltown TV, 2003
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Film Appearances
- Mugger in alley, Deadly Addiction (also known as Rock House), Hemdale Home Video, 1988
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Man of the Year, SeventhArt Releasing, 1995
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (documentary), Strand Releasing, 1997
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Preventative Warriors (documentary), 2004
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Radio Appearances
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Series
- Host, Conversation Piece, WHIO (Dayton, OH), 1963-67
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WRITINGS
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Autobiography
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Donahue: My Own Story, Simon & Schuster, 1980
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Nonfiction
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The Human Animal, Simon & Schuster, 1985
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
Periodicals
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Broadcasting & Cable, February 6, 1995, p. 13; January 22, 1996, p. 146; April 8, 2002, p. 22
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Commonweal, March 22, 1996, p. 20
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Entertainment Weekly, November 8, 1996, p. 84; July 26, 2002, p. 20
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National Review, May 6, 2002
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New Republic, February 12, 1996, p. 12
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People, May 20, 1996, p. 54
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Variety, March 10, 2003, p. 6
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