Hunter March

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Hunter March
Born (1991-04-05) April 5, 1991 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, television host, producer
Years active2012–present
Known forSugar Rush
Nightly Pop
RelativesHal March (grandfather)
Candy Toxton (grandmother)

Hunter March (born April 5, 1991) is an American television host, actor, producer, and comedian best known for his work as the host of Sugar Rush on Netflix,[1] Nightly Pop on E!,[2] and Emogenius on Game Show Network.[3]

Early life[edit]

Hunter March was born on April 5, 1991.[citation needed] He is the grandson of actress Candy Toxton, and Hal March, former host of the game show The $64,000 Question.[4]

Career[edit]

AwesomenessTV[edit]

March joined AwesomenessTV as an intern in 2012,[5] near the inception of the company and was promoted to producer then on-camera host where he became one of the early faces of the company. He has hosted 2,000 episodes of multiple shows for AwesomenessTV[citation needed] and has been the permanent host of the Daily Report for over five years.[citation needed]

In 2015 and 2016, March hosted Top Five Live, AwesomenessTV's larger-budget daily live talk show for Verizon/Go90.[6]

Game show career[edit]

March was the host of Emogenius on Game Show Network, which aired from 2017 to 2018.[7][8]

E!'s Nightly Pop[edit]

March was also the co-host of the E! late-night show Nightly Pop. The show went on for 650 episodes over the course of four years before being cancelled[9] on August 26, 2022,[10] which concluded its final airing in October.[11]

Netflix's Sugar Rush[edit]

In July 2018, Netflix premiered its newest culinary competition show Sugar Rush of which March was the host.[12] In the show judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo, along with a special celebrity guest judge that varied between episodes, judge teams of top bakers for a grand prize of $10,000 in each show.[13]

Netflix's Blown Away[edit]

In early 2023, March signed on to host the fourth season of Netflix's Blown Away,[14] a glassblowing competition series.

Author[edit]

In 2017, March released TBH: 51 True Story Collabs through Scholastic, a self-help book for teens featuring stories contributed by 24 different major influencers including Rebecca Black, Alex Aiono, and Jenn McAllister. For every book sold, Scholastic is donating a book to the Pajama Program.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gooden, Tai. "Say Goodbye To Your Weekend, Netflix's Newest Baking Show Will Have You Hooked". Bustle. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (October 16, 2018). "E! Sets New Late-Night Pop Culture Show 'Nightly Pop'". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (March 14, 2017). "GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hunter March to Host GSN's New Emoji-Solving Game Show Emogenius, 6/7". BWW. May 4, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Meet 12 of the Biggest Young Stars on YouTube". Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Shows on go90 — Talk Show, Fashion/Beauty, Reality Series". VideoInk. May 24, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Premiere Of Game Show Network's 'Emogenius,' Hosted By YouTuber Hunter March, Draws 336,000 Viewers - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (March 14, 2017). "GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  9. ^ White, Peter (August 26, 2022). "E! Restructure: 'Daily Pop' & 'Nightly Pop' Canceled, Production Teams To Exit As Linear Network Eyes New Nightly Show". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 28, 2022). "Hunter March Jokes About 'Nightly Pop' Cancellation After Undergoing Spine Surgery". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Tinoco, Armando (September 23, 2022). "'Nightly Pop' Ends On E! And Nina Parker, Hunter March & Morgan Stewart Share Emotional Farewell Messages". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Netflix Continues to Take on Food Network With 'Sugar Rush'". ca.style.yahoo.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sugar Rush is Netflix's latest foray into food television". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  14. ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 9, 2023). "Hunter March to Host 'Blown Away: Extreme Heat' on Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Hunter March To Release Compilation Book About YouTubers' Offscreen Lives - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. February 15, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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