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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Movie Involvements: 9

TV Involvements: 6


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Biography

Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American television journalist and sportscaster, best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's Today. He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel. Since 1995, he has hosted HBO's acclaimed investigative series Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which has been rated as "flat out TV's best sports program" by the Los Angeles Times. It won a Peabody Award in 2012. Gumbel was hired by NBC Sports in the fall of 1975 as co-host of its National Football League pre-game show GrandStand with Jack Buck. From 1975 until January 1982 (when he left to do The Today Show), he hosted numerous sporting events for NBC including Major League Baseball, college basketball and the National Football League. He returned to sportscasting for NBC when he hosted the prime time coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics from Seoul and the PGA Tour in 1990. NBC News made Gumbel the principal anchor of Today beginning September 27, 1982, and broadcast from Vietnam, Vatican City, Europe, South America, and much of the United States followed between 1984 and 1989. Gumbel's work on Today earned him several Emmys and a large fanbase. He is the third longest serving co-host of Today, after former hosts Matt Lauer and Katie Couric. He stepped down from the show on January 3, 1997, after 15 years. Gumbel moved to CBS, where he hosted various shows before becoming co-host of the network's morning show The Early Show on November 1, 1999. Gumbel was hosting The Early Show on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was the first to announce the September 11 attacks to CBS viewers. Gumbel left CBS and The Early Show on May 17, 2002. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Most Famous Work

Contact
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7

Contact

(1997) Bryant Gumbel
Finding Your Roots
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6

Finding Your Roots

(2012) Self
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
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8

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

(1995) Self - Host
CNN This Morning
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3

CNN This Morning

(2022) Self
The Early Show
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6

The Early Show

(1999) Self - Host
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
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8

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

(2010) Self - NBC Sports, 1974-82
Harry Benson: Shoot First
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6
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
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7

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

(1989) Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self
2018 Himself
2016 Self
2015 Self - Host
2012 Self
2010 Self - NBC Sports, 1974-82
2006 Himself
2005 Himself
2003 Présentateur
2002 N/A
1999 Self - Host
1998 Himself
1997 Bryant Gumbel
1995 Self - Host
1993 Self - Guest
1991 Self
1989 Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Bryant Gumbel
1988 N/A
1980 Host
Self
1978 TV Sportscaster (uncredited)
1949 Self
1948 N/A
Commentator
Self - Host
Year Character Movie/Tv

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