Roy Firestone Biography (1953-)

Born December 8, 1953, in Miami Beach, FL; son of Bernard and Regina Firestone; married, wife's name Midori, 1987; children: two sons. Addresses: Office: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN), 6251 Afton Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90028-8204.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Sports broadcaster, actor
Birth Details: December 8, 1953; Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television appearances
Series
Host, Mazda SportsLook, USA Network, 1980-1984 then ESPN, 1984-1990
Host, Up Close, ESPN, 1991-1995
Host, Up Close Primetime, ESPN, beginning 1998
Television Appearances
Episodic
Keith, "Twin Engines," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1985
Himself, "Peggy Turns 300," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1990
Narrator, "The Patriot Bowl," Coach, ABC, 1992
"Colors of the Rainbow," Arli$$, HBO, 1996
Himself, "All Teed Off," Clueless, ABC, 1997
Himself, "Secrets and Lies," Arsenio, ABC, 1997
Himself, "Ray's on TV," Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 1997
Voice, "Bart Star," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1997

Guest on talk shows, including Late Night with David Letterman, Later with Bob Costas, Larry King Live, and The Tonight Show.
Other
Himself, The Ratings Game (movie; also known as The Mogul),The Movie Channel, 1984
Host, Into the Night, ABC, 1992
Host of Sports Comedy around the World, syndicated.
Film Appearances
Voice, Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (animated), Warner Bros., 1988
Himself, The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Himself, Jerry Maguire, TriStar, 1996
Himself, Good Luck (also known as Gimps, Guys Like Us, and The Ox and the Eye), Moki Mac River Expedition, 1997
Film Work
Additional voices, Mighty Ducks the Movie: The Face-Off, Walt Disney Home Video, 1997
Radio Appearances
Host of a nationally broadcast program about major league baseball.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Voice, Likely Stories, Volume 3, 1983
Roy Firestone's Greatest Moments in Golf, 1999
Other videos include Roy Firestone's Greatest Moments in Sports.
WRITINGS
Books
(With Scott Ostler) Up Close: And in Your Face with the Greats, Near Greats, and Ingrates of Sports, Hyperion, 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1988

Periodicals

Sport, November, 1998, p. 36

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