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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