Hunter Ellis (born July 5, 1968, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American television personality. A former naval aviator, he was first noted for his participation in the Survivor Television series before going on to host several television shows for the History Channel, including Tactical to Practical; Man, Moment, Machine; and Digging for the Truth, before hosting The CW reality show In Harm's Way.
Hosted the show Tactical to Practical with Hunter Ellis (2003) on The History Channel.
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Co-host, with Rebecca Cardon, of an infomercial for "The Bean". Also appearing are Kristi Yamaguchi, Brandi Chastain, Sara Ivanhoe and Roger Craig.
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Is the co-host of the KCAL 9 (Los Angeles) daily entertainment show 9 On the Town, which airs nightly 6 pm. Co-Host is Lisa Joyner.
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Attended college at the University of Southern California, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
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He is a former Navy Fighter Pilot and carrier aviator with over 2000 hours in the F/A-18 Hornet, TA-4J Skyhawk, T-2C Buckeye, and T-34C Turbo mentor. Completing two Middle East deployments in support of Operations Southern Watch, Desert Strike and Desert Fox, he made 433 carrier landings, over 100 of them at night. He's qualified as an F/A-18C Flight Demonstrations Pilot and Landing Signals Officer, and served over 10 years with the United States military.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Misirlou
2017
completed
Masked Murderer
A Grail of Two Idiots
2012
Short
Barista
In Harm's Way
2008
TV Series
Digging for the Truth
2007
TV Series documentary
Hunter Ellis
9 on the Town
2004
TV Series
Co-Host
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Grail of Two Idiots
2012
Short associate producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Grail of Two Idiots
2012
Short consciousness facilitator/set medic
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ancient Impossible
2014
TV Series
Himself
3D Safari: Africa
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
Danger Ahead
2008
Short
Himself - Host
Man, Moment, Machine
2005-2007
TV Series
Himself - Host
Extreme Yachts
2006
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Test Drive
2005
TV Series
Digging for the Truth
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host (2008)
Tactical to Practical with Hunter Ellis
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host
Survivor
2002-2003
TV Series
Himself - Maraamu Tribe / Himself (Audience Member) / Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Survivor
2002-2004
TV Series
Himself
Survivor: Men vs. Women Rumble in the Jungle
2003
TV Special
Himself
Known for movies
3D Safari: Africa (2011) as Himself - Host
Tactical to Practical with Hunter Ellis (2004) as Himself - Host
Survivor (2002-2004) as Himself - Maraamu Tribe / Himself / Himself (Audience Member)
Man, Moment, Machine (2005-2007) as Himself - Host
$500,000
