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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