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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joan Greenwood to James Handy
Bryant Gumbel Biography (1948-)
Full name, Bryant Charles Gumbel; born September 29, 1948, in New Orleans, LA; son of Richard Dunbar (a judge) and Rhea Alice (a city clerk; maiden name,LeCesne) Gumbel; brother of Greg Gumbel (a sportscaster); married June CarlynBaranco (a flight attendant), December 1, 1973 (divorced August 21, 2001); children: Bradley Christopher, Jillian Beth. Addresses: Contact: Hookstratten and Hookstratten, 9536 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Television host, news anchor, producer, sportscaster
- Birth Details
- September 29, 1948
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, Games People Play, NBC, 1980
- Cohost, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1982-1997
- Host, Main Street, NBC, 1985
- Host, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO, 1995-?
- Host, Internight, MSNBC, 1996
- Host, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, CBS, 1997-1998
- Host, The Early Show, CBS, 1999-2002
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Miniseries
- Himself, The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story, NBC, 1980
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Specials
- Cohost, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1982
- Anchor, America Talks Back, NBC, 1986
- Anchor, NBC News Statue of Liberty Special (also known as Statue of Liberty Ceremonies), NBC, 1986
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NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
- Host, Today at Night, Volume II, NBC, 1986
- Anchor, Today at 35, NBC, 1987
- Anchor, 1988 Summer Olympic Games, NBC, 1988
- Studio anchor, 1988 Winter Olympic Games, NBC, 1988
- Commentator, Sportsworld Tenth Anniversary Special, NBC, 1988
- Anchor, Presidential Inauguration, ABC, 1989
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The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1989
- Anchor, The R.A.C.E. (also known as The Race and Racism), NBC, 1989
- Anchor, 1990: Living on the Edge, NBC, 1990
- Anchor, The Lost Youth of Hollywood, NBC, 1991
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Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
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Today at 40, NBC, 1992
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Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (also known as Arthur Ashe), HBO, 1994
- Anchor, Today at Night, NBC, 1994
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Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story, TNT, 1996
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The 28th NAACP Image Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The 10th Essence Awards, 1997
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The 1997 ESPY Awards, 1997
- Host, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997
- Host, Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards Show, CBS, 1999
- Host, Survivor: The Reunion, CBS, 2000
- Host, Survivor II: The Reunion, CBS, 2001
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Episodic
- Contributing anchor, Dateline NBC, NBC, 1992
- Himself, "The Puffy Shirt," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
- Himself, "Fran the Weather Girl," The Nanny, CBS, 1997
- Himself, "Superstar," Cosby, CBS, 1999
- Also appeared in episodes of the KNBC shows What's Going On,
News Conference,
Prep Sports World, and Brainworks 1977.
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Television Producer
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Series
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The Reading Club, PBS, 1999
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Film Appearances
- Television sportscaster, Heaven Can Wait, Paramount, 1978
- Himself, The Hard Way, Universal, 1991
- (Archive footage; uncredited) Himself (reports on Panama invasion), The Panama Deception, 1992
- Himself, Contact, Warner Bros., 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 14, Gale Research, 1997
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Notable Black American Men, Gale Research, 1998
Periodicals
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Broadcasting and Cable, March 17, 1997, p. 11; September 27, 1999,p. 32
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Entertainment Weekly, September 19, 1997, p. 36
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Jet, September 29, 1997, p. 36; September 10, 2001, p. 46
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Newsweek, November 15, 1999, p. 74
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New York Times, November 11, 1992
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Parade, August 3, 1997, p. 18; November 29, 1999, p. 187
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People Weekly, March 27, 2000, p. 93
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USA Weekend, September 7, 1997
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U.S. News & World Report, November 1, 1999, p. 23
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