Английская Википедия:Ben Bailey

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Benjamin Ray Bailey (born October 30, 1970) is an American comedian.

He is best known for hosting the Emmy Award-winning game show Cash Cab in New York City.[1]

Early life

Bailey was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Chatham Borough, New Jersey.[2] He has an older sibling. Bailey graduated in 1988 from Chatham Borough High School as part of the school's 76th and final graduating class.[3]

Bailey attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, before moving to Los Angeles in 1993. Standing at Шаблон:Convert,[4] he was offered a job as a bouncer for The Comedy Store after bumming a cigarette from a man in the parking lot.[5]

Career

According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up.[6]

Bailey is the host of the American version of Cash Cab, a TV game show played in a taxicab that Bailey drives around New York City, broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Bravo.

He also appeared on the new Shovio.com's TalkBackTV. He narrated the Discovery Channel's series Smash Lab.[7][8] From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of Who's Still Standing? on NBC.[9] On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs.

Bailey does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy & ALDI.[10]

Personal life

Bailey lives in Morristown, New Jersey.[11] He met his ex-wife, Laurence, in a pub in Morristown in the 1990s.[12] The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012.[12] They have two children.[13]

Bailey is a licensed taxi driver in New York City.[14]

Awards

As the host of Cash Cab, Ben received Daytime Emmy nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 for "Outstanding Game Show Host", winning in 2010, 2011 & 2013.[15]

The show took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Appearances

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References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  2. ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy. "Cash Cab is back with N.J.’s Ben Bailey on a new network. Here’s a preview.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 6, 2019. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Bailey, 48, a stand-up comedian and actor (and yes, a former driver ... of limousines), lives in Morristown and grew up in Chatham (borough). He won three Daytime Emmys for hosting Cash Cab."
  3. ↑ "Chatham Borough has final graduation", Daily Record, June 30, 1988. Accessed January 27, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The borough's 76th class was the last to graduate Chatham High School.... As of July 1, the borough's and Chatham Township's school districts will merge, and the Chatham Township High School building will become the regional school.... Members of the graduating Class of 1988 are: Denise Marie Adams, Daniel Ralph Agostinelli, David Michael Allan, Troy T. Atterberry, Benjamin Ray Bailey..."
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Ben Bailey biodata, Nbc.com; accessed November 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ Ben Bailey crashes ALDI and gets shoppers to say what they love about it, Adweek.com; accessed April 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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