Phil Donahue Biography (1935-)

Full name, Phillip John Donahue; born December 21, 1935, in Cleveland, OH; son of Phillip (a furniture salesman) and Catherine (a shoe clerk; maiden name,McClory) Donahue; married Margaret Mary Cooney, February 1, 1958 (divorced,1975); married Marlo Thomas (an actress), May 21, 1980; children: (first marriage) Michael, Kevin, Daniel, Jim, Mary Rose.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Host, actor
Birth Details: December 21, 1935; Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, The Phil Donahue Show, WLWD-TV (Dayton, OH), 1967-74
Host, Donahue (also known as The Phil Donahue Show), syndicated, 1974-96
Contributor of special segments, Today (also known as The TodayShow and NBC News Today), NBC, 1979-82
Cohost and interviewer, The Last Word, ABC, 1982-83
Host, Donahue/Pozner, CNBC, 1992
Host, Donahue, MSNBC, 2002-2003
Movies
Himself, First Steps, CBS, 1985
Himself/talk show host, The Positively True Adventures of the AllegedTexas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, HBO, 1993
Specials
Host, Donahue and Kids (documentary), NBC, 1981
Narrator, Love, Sex ... and Marriage, ABC, 1983
Bob Hope Buys NBC?, NBC, 1985
Host, Phil Donahue Examines the Human Animal, NBC, 1986
Host, Drinking and Driving: The Toll, The Tears (documentary), PBS, 1986
Himself, Sesame Street Special (also known as Put Down the Duckie), PBS, 1988
Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,1991
Host and moderator, The Issue Is Race (documentary), PBS, 1992
In a New Light (documentary), 1992
Host, Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
Host and moderator, Condition Critical: The American Health Care Forum (documentary), PBS, 1992
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1992
What Is This Thing Called Love?, ABC, 1993
Talk Back America, CNBC, 1994, 1995
Shock Video 2: The Show Business of Crime and Punishment (documentary), HBO, 1995
Breakthroughs: Amazing Things to Come (documentary), NBC, 1995

Talked to Death (documentary), HBO, 1997
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Marlo Thomas (documentary), Lifetime,2000
The 70s: The Decade that Changed Television (documentary), ABC, 2000
Madalyn Murray O'Hair (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Awards Presentations
Host, The 15th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1988
Host, Better World Society Awards Dinner, TBS, 1989
The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1989
Host, The 5th Annual Better World Society Awards Dinner, TBS, 1990
Host, The 19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1992
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1993
The 9th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, The Disney Channel, 1993
Presenter, The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995
Honoree, The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1996
The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
Episodic
Himself, Bozo's Circus, WGN Chicago, 1978
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1980
Late Night with David Letterman, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Himself, The Howard Stern Show, syndicated, 1990
Himself, "Splatoon," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991
Himself, "Sex, Lies and Teenagers," Blossom, NBC, 1991
Himself, "Tony Micelli, This Is Your Life," Who's the Boss?, ABC,1992
Himself, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993
Himself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2," Ellen, ABC, 1998
Voice of Larry, "Our Parents, Ourselves," Frasier, NBC, 1999
Himself, The View, ABC, 2002
Live with Regis and Kelly, 2003
The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
Himself, Tinseltown TV, 2003
Film Appearances
Mugger in alley, Deadly Addiction (also known as Rock House), Hemdale Home Video, 1988
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Man of the Year, SeventhArt Releasing, 1995
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (documentary), Strand Releasing, 1997
Preventative Warriors (documentary), 2004
Radio Appearances
Series
Host, Conversation Piece, WHIO (Dayton, OH), 1963-67
WRITINGS
Autobiography
Donahue: My Own Story, Simon & Schuster, 1980
Nonfiction
The Human Animal, Simon & Schuster, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Broadcasting & Cable, February 6, 1995, p. 13; January 22, 1996, p. 146; April 8, 2002, p. 22
Commonweal, March 22, 1996, p. 20
Entertainment Weekly, November 8, 1996, p. 84; July 26, 2002, p. 20
National Review, May 6, 2002
New Republic, February 12, 1996, p. 12
People, May 20, 1996, p. 54
Variety, March 10, 2003, p. 6

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