Chris Leary
Encyclopedia
Chris Leary is a national television
and radio
show personality, who has been hosting the Fox All Access syndicated radio show since 1994.
, Women's Entertainment network’s makeover show
Ugliest House on the Block. He hosted reality game show Master of Champions
on the ABC
network. Chris also co-hosts a weekly relationship talk show
, The Single Life, seen on Mav TV (2009 2010).
He has worked as a Technology
anchor for Tech TV and has made appearances on CNN
and ABC network’s The View. Chris was also host and producer for a video countdown show for the Fox Family Channel. Before TV, he was a local radio show host in cities including Los Angeles
, Washington, D.C.
, and Philadelphia, where he graduated from Temple University
. Chris also studied at the Groundlings
school in Los Angeles for two years.
s of Philadelphia, where he started his career as a hydraulic cylinder
repair man for his father's business before segueing into the entertainment
field.
In his down time, Chris, a pilot
, likes flying general aviation
single engine airplanes around the Los Angeles area, where he resides.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
show personality, who has been hosting the Fox All Access syndicated radio show since 1994.
Radio and television career
He has hosted different shows like Attitude for the World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
, Women's Entertainment network’s makeover show
Makeover reality television series
Makeover reality television series are television series which focus on makeovers.Long an element of daytime talk shows, they have recently moved into the limelight in television shows such as Queer Eye. Other popular makeover shows include What Not to Wear, Extreme Makeover, Ambush Makeover and...
Ugliest House on the Block. He hosted reality game show Master of Champions
Master of Champions
Master of Champions is a show which began airing June 22, 2006 on ABC. The show format was based on a Nippon Television original series entitled World Records. The show was reformatted and produced in the United States by Y27 Entertainment for ABC. The show was hosted by Chris Leary and the...
on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
network. Chris also co-hosts a weekly relationship talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
, The Single Life, seen on Mav TV (2009 2010).
He has worked as a Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
anchor for Tech TV and has made appearances on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
and ABC network’s The View. Chris was also host and producer for a video countdown show for the Fox Family Channel. Before TV, he was a local radio show host in cities including Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Philadelphia, where he graduated from Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
. Chris also studied at the Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
school in Los Angeles for two years.
Personal life
Chris is from the suburbSuburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s of Philadelphia, where he started his career as a hydraulic cylinder
Hydraulic cylinder
A Hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke. It has many applications, notably in engineering vehicles.- Operation :...
repair man for his father's business before segueing into the entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
field.
In his down time, Chris, a pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
, likes flying general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
single engine airplanes around the Los Angeles area, where he resides.