Template:Multiple issuesFor the Jon English character, see All Together Now (TV series).Bobby Rivers is an American television, radio personality and actor. Rivers was the host of the now-defunct Top 5 show on the Food Network, and Watch Bobby Rivers, a critically acclaimed prime-time celebrity talk show on VH1. He blazed trails to achieve the first in many things on television for African Americans.
Since August 2006, he has been a weekly regular on Whoopi Goldberg's syndicated weekday morning radio show. [April 2007]
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During his VH1 talk show years, Stephen Holden of The New York Times reviewed him as "a master interviewer with a gift for banter." He earned a CableACE Award nomination for Best Interviewer, but he lost to Larry King.
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He was a popular VH1 veejay who became the music network's first African-American to host his own primetime, weeknight entertainment talk show. His first guest for the whole half-hour was Kirk Douglas.
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One of his last major assignments for VH1 was a one-hour exclusive interview of Paul McCartney in London.
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In high school, he made his first national TV appearance. He was the youngest winner on The Movie Game (1969). The film trivia show was hosted by Army Archerd and shot at the old Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood.
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He studied Film Journalism and Communications at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his professional TV debut as a movie critic on that city's ABC affiliate in the early 1980s.
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He's a native of Los Angeles, California and grew up in the South Central area.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Onion News Network
2008-2009
TV Series
Robert Haige
Hello Korea Goodbye
2006
Short
Mr. Robert Johnson
The Sopranos
1999-2001
TV Series
News Reporter / Male Anchor
Identity Crisis
1989
Emcee
The Equalizer
1989
TV Series
Chris Perley
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ebony Chunky Love: Bitch Can't Get a Date!
2007
Documentary
Himself
Top 5: Chocolate
2005
TV Special
Himself - Host
Top 5: Holiday
2005
TV Special
Himself - Host
Top 5: Summer Sensations
2005
TV Special
Himself - Host
Top 5
2003
TV Series
Host
Al Roker's Tailgating Party
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bedroom Buddies
1992
TV Series
Himself - Host (1992)
The Joan Rivers Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
Sunday Brunch with Bobby Rivers
1989
TV Series
Himself
The Pat Sajak Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
Good Day New York
1988
TV Series
Reporter (1995-1999)
VH1 Music Videos
1985
TV Series
Himself - Video Jockey
News 4 New York
1980
TV Series
Reporter (1992-1995)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1989
ACE
CableACE Awards
Entertainment Host
VH1 Music Videos (1985)
1988
ACE
CableACE Awards
Music Host
VH1 Music Videos (1985)
Known for movies
Top 5 (2003) as Host
Ebony Chunky Love: Bitch Can't Get a Date! (2007) as Himself
$12 Million
