Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel

Birthdate
September 29, 1948 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
September 29, 1948 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Acting

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..

Bryant Gumbel's LGBTQ+ Titles

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Acting (30)

UFO Invasion at Rendlesham as Self - Host
2022
CNN This Morning as Self (1 episode)
2018
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media as Self
2016
Harry Benson: Shoot First as Self
2015
Brain Surgery Live with Mental Floss as Self - Host
2012
Finding Your Roots as Self (1 episode)
2010
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals as Self - NBC Sports, 1974-82
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2006
The N Word as Self
2005
The Weather Man as Himself
2003
The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed as Présentateur
2002
The Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence
2000
Survivor as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1999
The Early Show as Self - Host (2439 episodes)
1998
The Mike Tyson Story as Himself
1997
Contact as Bryant Gumbel
1997
The Chris Rock Show (1 episode)
1995
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel as Self - Host (320 episodes)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1991
The Hard Way as Self
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
1989
Seinfeld as Bryant Gumbel (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (7 episodes)
1980
Games People Play as Host (1 episode)
1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story as Self
1979
Magic vs. Bird: The 1979 NCAA Championship Game as Commentator
1978
Heaven Can Wait as TV Sportscaster (uncredited)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (1 episode)
1949
The Emmy Awards as Self (1 episode)
1948
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade