[Television presenter] Biographies & Profiles
Donald Trump
Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, serving as a Republican candidate. Before entering the political arena, Trump had a successful career in real estate growing his father’s business and producing and hosting his own reality television series. During his presidency, Trump implemented trade wars and environmental policies, appoint several judges and Supreme Court justices, and tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election after losing to Joe Biden. He was twice impeached but acquitted both times and has remained involved in the Republican Party since leaving office. Scholars and historians consider Trump to be one of the worst presidents in American history.
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn is an American former alpine ski racer, who achieved numerous awards and accolades in her career. She won four World Cup overall championships, a gold medal in the downhill at the 2010 Olympics, eight World Cup titles in the downhill, five titles in super-G and three consecutive titles in the combined. She became one of just six women to have won World Cup races in all five disciplines of alpine skiing, setting a women's record with 82 World Cup victories until it was surpassed by Mikaela Shiffrin in January 2023. Vonn was the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year in 2010 and US Olympic Committee's sportswoman of the year, and is considered one of the greatest skiers of all time. However, her career was not without its hiccups, as she had to miss parts of several seasons due to injury and eventually announced her retirement in 2019.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an iconic American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and philanthropist, widely referred to as the "Queen of All Media". She rose from poverty in rural Mississippi and inner-city Milwaukee to become one of the richest African-Americans of the 20th century and the world's only black billionaire by 2007. Recognized for revolutionizing the tabloid talk show genre with her intimate, confessional form of media communication, Winfrey has won numerous awards, including 18 Daytime Emmy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Peabody Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2021, she was inducted as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest is an American media personality and producer, well known for being the co-host of Live with Kelly and Ryan, as well as the host of multiple popular shows such as American Idol, American Top 40, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. He has won an Emmy for producing Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and has also been nominated for both Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment and Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for Live with Kelly and Ryan in 2018.
Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose Langenheim is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter. Rose is best known for her roles in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and the CW television series Batwoman. She has also co-hosted television shows such as Australia's Next Top Model and The Project. Rose has acted in a number of films, including Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, XXX: Return of Xander Cage, John Wick: Chapter 2, Pitch Perfect 3, and The Meg. Prior to acting, she was a presenter on MTV Australia and undertook modelling gigs including Maybelline New York.
Hayes Grier
Benjamin Hayes Grier is an American Internet personality who gained popularity on Vine, a video-sharing platform. He is best known for his videos, lip-syncing, stunts, and entrepreneurial endeavors. He has since gone on to work as an actor in films and television, and as a model. His current focus is on creating digital content for his various social media platforms. He has worked with several brands, and he is an advocate for mental health awareness. Grier is also known for his philanthropic efforts, including hosting a charity golf tournament for The Trevor Project and supporting the Wounded Warrior Project. He is an avid traveler and an active philanthropist. Grier is living his best life and is an inspiration to many.
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Wood is an English broadcaster and author who began her career in the late 1990s presenting various children's television shows. She has since presented the Xtra Factor, Top of the Pops, parts of Red Nose Day and Children in Need, and Celebrity Juice. Wood was also the first female to regularly present the Radio 1 Chart Show with Reggie Yates. Additionally, she had her own weekday morning show on Radio 1 from 2009 to 2015 and began presenting for BBC Radio 2 in 2016. Recently, Wood has released eight self-help books, two children's books, and four books on healthy eating, as well as her podcast, Happy Place.
Andy Cohen (television personality)
Andrew Joseph Cohen is an American radio, TV talk show host, producer, and writer. He hosts Bravo's late night talk show Watch What Happens Live! along with John Hill. Cohen was Executive Vice President of Development and Talent at Bravo and is the Executive Producer of Top Chef and the Real Housewives franchise. He also hosts Andy Cohen Live on SiriusXM and Love Connection. His pop culture channel on Sirius XM is called Radio Andy. Cohen is responsible for creating original content, developing innovative formats, and identifying new talent.
Kaitlyn Bristowe
Kaitlyn Bristowe is a Canadian TV personality who rose to fame on the nineteenth season of ABC’s The Bachelor and went on to be the lead on the eleventh season of The Bachelorette. In 2020, she competed on season 29 of Dancing with the Stars and won the competition alongside her partner Artem Chigvintsev. She was declared the winner on November 23, 2020. Kaitlyn has established herself as a successful reality TV star.
Martha Stewart
Martha Helen Stewart is an American entrepreneur, author and TV personality best known for founding the multi-faceted Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She has had a highly successful career that includes writing multiple bestselling books, publishing Martha Stewart Living magazine, hosting two syndicated television programs and operating e-commerce ventures. Unfortunately, in 2004 she was sentenced to prison after being convicted of felony charges in the ImClone stock trading case. Despite this setback, Stewart made a comeback in 2005 and her company returned to profitability in 2006. In 2011 she rejoined the board of directors for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and in 2012 she again became chairwoman of her namesake company. The company was acquired by Sequential Brands in 2015.
James May
James May is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for being a co-presenter of Top Gear from 2003 to 2015 and its current follow-up The Grand Tour alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. He has also written columns for The Daily Telegraph, and presented various science and technology programmes. May is a director of the now defunct production company W. Chump & Sons.
Charissa Thompson
Charissa Thompson is an American television host and sportscaster who works for Fox Sports. She was previously employed by ESPN, Versus, GSN and the Big Ten Network. At ESPN, she co-hosted the sports show SportsNation with Marcellus Wiley. Thompson left ESPN in June 2013 to join Fox Sports. She was the host of Fox Sports Live when Fox Sports 1 launched on August 17, 2013. She also co-hosted American version of Ultimate Beastmaster and was a co-host for the syndicated entertainment show Extra from 2014 to 2017.
Tomi Lahren
Tomi Lahren is an American conservative political commentator and television presenter who gained fame for her "final thoughts" video segments. She was suspended from TheBlaze after suggesting that women have access to abortion, and subsequently began working with Great America Alliance and then Fox News. She currently hosts a talk show on Fox Nation called No Interruption and is set to host a new show on OutKick called Tomi Lahren Is Fearless. Lahren has become a rising media star and has been described by The New York Times.
Carol Vorderman
Carol Jean Vorderman is a British media personality, best known for presenting the game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 to 2008, hosting the annual Pride of Britain awards, writing newspaper columns and books, and appearing on various other shows. Vorderman has authored various educational, diet and health books. She was a presenter of ITV's Loose Women from 2011 to 2014. She has also guest hosted shows such as Have I Got News for You, The Sunday Night Project and Lorraine. She was awarded an MBE and HonFIET in 2001.
Guy Fieri
Guy Ramsay Fieri is a well-known American restaurateur, author, and television presenter, most famous for hosting various television series on the Food Network. He has co-owned three restaurants in California, licensed his name to two more in New York City and Las Vegas, and earned an Emmy Award for his TV work. By 2010, The New York Times reported that Fieri had become the "face of the network," bringing an "element of rowdy, mass-market culture to American food television" and that his prime-time shows attracted more male viewers than any other on the network.