J. D. Roth
American actor
James David Weinroth (born April 20, 1968), known professionally as J. D. Roth, is an American actor, television producer and television presenter.
Roth's hosting jobs include ABC's fall 2008 series Opportunity Knocks, the Fox adult reality game series Unan1mous, the children's reality series Endurance on NBC and the Discovery Kids Channel, and the children's game series Fun House, which aired on Fox and in syndication. He is also one of the narrators for the NBC reality series The Biggest Loser.
Roth was the CEO of 3Ball Productions, a television production company based in Manhattan Beach, California. 3Ball Productions was sold to Dutch group Eyeworks in 2006 and was renamed to Eyeworks USA.
Personal life
Roth and his wife, Christine, are parents of two children, Cooper and Duncan.
Early life
Roth was born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He first acquired an interest in acting when he was ten, and has been working on commercials and being in front of and behind the camera ever since. In a 1996 interview, he said that he worked 22 commercials in his first year of acting. At age 11, he booked himself an audition for a children's show at a New York nightclub, winning a spot along with others including future stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Rick Schroder, and Ricki Lake. He was one of the hosts of the kids' news magazine version of Wonderama, which aired from 1980 to 1987.
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