Bob Goen
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Born | Robert Kuehl Goen December 1, 1954 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Game show host, television personality |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouses | Sabrina Goen (m. 1988–1997)Marianne Curan (m. 2004) |
Children | 1 |
Robert Kuehl Goen (born December 1, 1954) is an American game show emcee and television personality, best known for his work on Entertainment Tonight between 1993 and 2004 and as the fourth and final host of the daytime Wheel of Fortune from 1989 to 1991.
Early life and career
Goen was born in
Career
In the early 1980s he served as
He had a small role in the opening of the 1988 series premiere episode of Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Series, "No More Mr. Nice Guy", as a nightly news anchorman and on-scene reporter at the Springwood Municipal Courthouse for the pre-trial hearing of accused mass-murderer Fred Krueger.
He served as host for the "Name That Tune" video game released for the
He also hosted several Miss Universe pageants in 1994 (Manila, Philippines), 1995 (Windhoek, Namibia), and 1996 (Las Vegas, Nevada).
Goen also hosts the annual AKC National Championship, broadcast on Animal Planet[2] and other channels owned by Discovery Communications.
Goen was co-host of
Goen has hosted live traveling versions of
Goen has hosted a locally produced version of
Entertainment Tonight
On April 12, 1993, he joined Entertainment Tonight as a substitute anchor and a reporter. When John Tesh left ET on May 30, 1996, to pursue his music career, Goen was promoted to nightly anchor alongside Mary Hart.
Between 1994 and 1996, he hosted the worldwide telecasts of Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants, all for CBS, replacing Dick Clark.
As ET host, he made guest appearances on two separate movies in 1999. On September 11, 2001, he covered the attacks on the
In April 2005, Goen voiced a cartoon version of himself on an episode
Personal life
In August 2004, after 11 years of serving as ET anchor, he left to spend more time with his new wife and to pursue other projects. Mark Steines succeeded him.[8]
Goen was married to Sabrina in 1988, and in 1994, had a son, Max. Max is the host of "The GoenLive Podcast." The couple divorced in 1997.[9] In 2004, he married fellow television personality Marianne Curan.[10]
In his spare time, Goen does annual charity work for his golfing tournament, The Bob Goen Lexus Invitational, which benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[11]
References
- ^ "The Black Moon Project". www.blackmoonproject.co.uk.
- ^ Animal Planet: About the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former ET host Bob Goen hired by WARM98 | TV and Media Blog". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ ""Come on Down" to Branson's newest show hosted by Bob Goen". www.branson.com.
- ^ Bies, Jessica. "'The Price is Right Live' is coming to Delaware, so everybody 'come on down'". The News Journal.
- ^ "WRRM shakes up its wake-up slot with new morning show". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ^ Episode 52 - "Suckup"
- ^ "Mary Hart exits Entertainment Tonight after 29 years". The Christian Science Monitor. May 20, 2011.
- ^ "Goen, Bob 1954- (Robert Goen) | Encyclopedia.com". Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "WRRM shakes up its wake-up slot with new morning show". Cincinnati.com.
- ^ Communications, Emmis (July 2004). "Los Angeles Magazine". Emmis Communications.
External links
- Bob Goen at IMDb