Jeff Sutphen
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Jeffrey "Jeff" Sutphen (born c. 1977) is an American actor, producer, and game show
host who works with Nickelodeon
. After graduating from Marist College
, Sutphen began his career in entertainment working for MTV
.
After moving to Nickelodeon, Sutphen worked as a producer for U-Pick Live
, a show where viewers would pick what programs the network would air and on which he also portrayed superhero Pick Boy. The show aired from 2002 though 2005. After serving as a producer for Nickelodeon's 2008 game show My Family's Got GUTS
, Sutphen went on to host the network's 2009 game show BrainSurge
.
At the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards
, he and Lily Collins
hosted the pre-award show The Countdown to Kids’ Choice! telecast live from 6 to 8 p.m. in Los Angeles
.
He started hosting 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
for ABC
in June 2011.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
host who works with Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
. After graduating from Marist College
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...
, Sutphen began his career in entertainment working for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
After moving to Nickelodeon, Sutphen worked as a producer for U-Pick Live
U-Pick Live
U-Pick Live was a program that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2002 to May 27, 2005 on weekday afternoons from Nickelodeon Headquarters in New York City's Times Square. Starting at 5:00 p.m. EST to 7:00 p.m. EST. The show allowed viewers to pick via internet voting the Nickelodeon shows,...
, a show where viewers would pick what programs the network would air and on which he also portrayed superhero Pick Boy. The show aired from 2002 though 2005. After serving as a producer for Nickelodeon's 2008 game show My Family's Got GUTS
My Family's Got GUTS
My Family's Got GUTS is a family game show that aired on Nickelodeon. It was a revival of Nickelodeon GUTS, and debuted on September 15, 2008. The show was taped in Sound Stages 23 and 24 at Universal Studios Florida, housing the Extreme Arena and the Aggro Crag, respectively...
, Sutphen went on to host the network's 2009 game show BrainSurge
BrainSurge
BrainSurge is an American children's game show aired on Nickelodeon hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009...
.
At the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards
2010 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on March 27, 2010 on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California...
, he and Lily Collins
Lily Collins
Lily Jane Collins is a British-American actress and television personality.-Early life:Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England, and is the daughter of British musician Phil Collins and his second wife, American-born Jill Tavelman...
hosted the pre-award show The Countdown to Kids’ Choice! telecast live from 6 to 8 p.m. in 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...
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He started hosting 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow is a British quiz show produced by Endemol for the BBC, hosted by Steve Jones and Nemone. The show sees eight contestants compete to be the winner of a £10,000 prize by picking the right answers to general knowledge questions...
for 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...
in June 2011.