Tony Potts
Encyclopedia
Tony Potts is an American
television personality. He had been the weekend host of Access Hollywood
from April 1999 to February 2011.
in late 1997 after signing a one-year talk-show development deal with ABC/Buena Vista Television. The subsequent pilot was not picked up in late 1998. He then signed a development deal with Paramount Television
(he was a correspondent and fill-in host on Entertainment Tonight
from June to September 1998) before leaving to join NBC
and Access Hollywood
.
In the mid-1990s Potts was a host on Fox Television
's morning show Good Day New York
. During Potts' time in New York he appeared in the film Ransom. He was in the season two finale of CSI: Miami
, playing a helicopter pilot. He played himself on several episodes of the FX series Dirt
, which starred Courteney Cox
.
Sports
On February 16, 2007, Potts won the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Most Valuable Player award, as Potts scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds as the West defeated the East 40-21.
Personal life
On July 24, 2010, he married India
n television personality Shalini Vadhera. Potts has two daughters, aged 16 and 6.
United States
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television personality. He had been the weekend host of Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
from April 1999 to February 2011.
Biography
Potts graduated from California State University at Humboldt with a B.A. in Journalism/Editorial Writing. He moved from New York City to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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in late 1997 after signing a one-year talk-show development deal with ABC/Buena Vista Television. The subsequent pilot was not picked up in late 1998. He then signed a development deal with Paramount Television
Paramount Television
Paramount Television was an American television production/distribution company that was active from January 1, 1968 to August 27, 2006.Its successor is CBS Television Studios, formerly CBS Paramount Television...
(he was a correspondent and fill-in host on Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
from June to September 1998) before leaving to join NBC
NBC
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and Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
.
In the mid-1990s Potts was a host on Fox Television
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's morning show Good Day New York
Good Day New York
Good Day New York is a weekday morning news and entertainment feature show which airs on WNYW, the New York City flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company...
. During Potts' time in New York he appeared in the film Ransom. He was in the season two finale of CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, playing a helicopter pilot. He played himself on several episodes of the FX series Dirt
Dirt (TV series)
Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2, 2007 and starred Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the first-of-its-kind "glossy tabloid" magazine DirtNow, which was previously two separate publications: drrt and Now Dirt (styled...
, which starred Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress, she is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream and as Jules Cobb in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination....
.
Sports
On February 16, 2007, Potts won the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Most Valuable Player award, as Potts scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds as the West defeated the East 40-21.
Personal life
On July 24, 2010, he married India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n television personality Shalini Vadhera. Potts has two daughters, aged 16 and 6.
External links
- Tony Potts at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Tony Potts' bio at Access Hollywood Online