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Chris Jacobs

Actor, Producer

Born January 30, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois

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Chris Jacobs is a television host and personality. He is the host of Overhaulin' and the lead host for Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions which both air on Velocity. He formerly hosted The Insider and also worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. He now also works for NFL Network, and recently hosted the interactive portion of Chopper Live and Gold Rush Live both on Discovery Channel.

He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois and then Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan before moving to California in 1988 where he attended Whittier College, earning a bachelor's degree in English. He also attended and graduated from Western State University College of Law and was later admitted to the state bar of California in 1995.[citation needed].[1]

He had small television roles in The X-Files, CSI, Touched by an Angel and Two and a Half Men. In July 2009, he hosted a TV infomercial for CarMD vehicle diagnostic tool with Keri Hatfield, the winner of Miss Utah USA 2000. In 2011, the infomercial "Save with CarMD" also won the Moxie Awards for Best Long Form of the Year – Under 250k. On November 22, 2009, he was the presenter for the live telecast of the Miss California USA pageant. From 2009 to 2011, he co-presented The Insider with Lara Spencer. On March 5, 2011, it was announced that he had been named a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. Jacobs left ET in early 2013. Jacobs' TV series Overhaulin' returned for a sixth season on Velocity in the fall of 2012.

From 2013, when Jacobs left Entertainment Tonight, he became a weekend presenter for the NFL Network. He hosted Skywire Live on Discovery.com for the Discovery Channel in June 2013. In November 2014 he hosted "Skyscraper Live" for Discovery Channel in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Jacobs is the primary talent for live and special events for all networks in the Discovery family.

In January 2015 Jacobs resumed the role of host for Velocity's Live broadcast of the Barrett Jackson Auto Auctions. On October 13, 2015, Velocity announced the final season of Jacobs long-running series Overhaulin'.

In June 2015, production began on Long Lost Family, which debuted on TLC on March 6, 2016. Jacobs hosts the show along with Lisa Joyner.

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Filmography

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31

Type

Year

Best of Top Gear Poster

Best of Top Gear TV Series2019Self - Host

Taken at Birth Poster

Taken at Birth TV Series2019Self

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next Poster

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next TV Series2017Self - Host

Diesel Brothers Poster

Diesel Brothers TV Series2016Self - Commentator

Long Lost Family Poster

Long Lost Family TV Series2016Self - Host

Exorcism: Live! Poster

Exorcism: Live! TV Special2015Self - Host

Expedition Unknown Poster

Expedition Unknown TV Series2015Self - Host

Home & Family Poster

Home & Family TV Series2012Self

Happily Divorced Poster

Happily Divorced TV Series2011Reporter

Long Island Medium Poster

Long Island Medium TV Series2011Self - Host

Side Order of Life Poster

Side Order of Life TV Series2007Jeremy Arenberg

Helter Skelter Poster

Helter Skelter TV Movie2004Dennis Wilson

Overhaulin' Poster

Overhaulin' TV Series2004Self - Co-Host

The Insider Poster

The Insider TV Series2004Self - Correspondent

Wild Roomies Poster

Wild Roomies Feature Film2004Greg

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out Poster

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out TV Movie2003Rick

Rides TV Series2003Narrator

Two and a Half Men Poster

Two and a Half Men TV Series2003Dave

The Real Deal Poster

The Real Deal Feature Film2002Troy Taylor

Runners Feature Film2001Ryan Morgan

Bette TV Series2000Rick

Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family Poster

Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family TV Series2000Dr. Emerson

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Series2000Luke

Angels, Baby! Poster

Angels, Baby! Feature Film1999Jason

Michael Jordan: an American Hero Poster

Michael Jordan: an American Hero TV Movie1999Buzz Peterson

The Party Crashers Poster

The Party Crashers Feature Film1998Attorney

V.I.P. TV Series1998Dr. 'Bonzai' Kovacs

Rowing Through Poster

Rowing Through Feature Film1996Joe Bouscaren

Nick of Time Poster

Nick of Time Feature Film1995Comestible Server

Touched by an Angel Poster

Touched by an Angel TV Series1994Jeff

The X-Files Poster

The X-Files TV Series1993E.R. Doctor

Producer

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Overhaulin' Poster

Overhaulin' TV Series2004

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