Maury Povich Biography (1939-)

Original name, Maurice Povich; born January 17, 1939, in Washington, DC; sonof Shirley (a sports editor for the Washington Post) and Ethyl (maidenname, Friedman) Povich; married Phyllis Baskin, 1962 (divorced, 1978); married Connie Chung (a broadcast journalist), December 6, 1984; children: (firstmarriage) Susan, Amy; (second marriage) Matthew Jay. Addresses: Office: c/o Studios USA, 15 Penn Plaza/Grand Ballroom, New York, NY 10001.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Television host, news anchor, broadcaster
Birth Details: January 17, 1939; Washington, D.C, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Panorama (talk show), WTTG, 1969-1976, 1983-1986
Co-anchor, 10 O'Clock News, WTTG, 1983-1986
Host, A Current Affair (talk show), Fox, 1986-1995
Host, The Maury Povich Show (talk show), syndicated, 1991-1998
Host, Maury, syndicated, 1998-
Host, Twenty One, 2000
Movies
(Uncredited) Himself, The Preppie Murder, 1989
Specials
Host, Confessions of Mr. Tabloid, Fox and syndicated, 1989
Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
Host, Forbes 400: The Richest People in America (documentary), CBS, 1992
Why Bother Voting?, PBS, 1992
Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
Countdown to Christmas, NBC, 1994
Talked to Death, HBO, 1997
NYTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998

Host, Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt, Fox, 1999
The Great American History Quiz, History Channel, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Connie Chung, Lifetime, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: America at War, History Channel,2001
Born in My Heart: A Love Story, 2001
Host, The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meantto See, Fox, 2003
Episodic
Show host, "Murder She Roast," Wings, NBC, 1991
Himself, "Oral Sex, Lies, and Videotape," Dream On, HBO, 1993
Himself, "The Taking of Pabulum 1-2-3: Parts 1 & 2," Dream On,HBO, 1994
(Uncredited) Himself, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2000
Himself, "Jenny's 10th Anniversary Show," Jenny Jones, 2001
Also appeared in Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?; The Education of Max Bickford, CBS.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, The Maury Povich Show, syndicated, 1991-1998
Specials
Executive producer, Countdown to Christmas, NBC, 1994
Film Appearances
Talk show host, The Imagemaker, Castle Hill, 1986
(Uncredited, in archive footage) Himself, Man of the Year, SeventhArt Releasing, 1995
Himself, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, Cowboy Booking International, 2000
Himself, The Swinger, 2001
Himself, The Making and Meaning of "We Are Family" (also known asWe Are Family), 2002
WRITINGS
Books
(With Ken Gross) Current Affairs: A Life on the Edge, Putnam, 1991
Contributor of editorials to national newspapers.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 138, Gale, 1993
Newsmakers 1994, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1994

Periodicals

Broadcasting & Cable, December 13, 1999, p. 104; March 20, 2000, p. 29
Insight, May 27, 1991
People, April 10, 1989
Playboy, September, 1990
Variety, July 29, 1991

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