Ben Bailey

Benjamin Ray "Ben" Bailey (born October 30, 1970) is an American Comedian, licensed taxi cab driver and Emmy Award winning former game show host and executive producer for Dicovery Channel's Cash Cab in New York City.

Early Life
Bailey was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky and raised in Chatham, New Jersey. He attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, before moving to Los Angeles in 1993. Standing at 6 ft 6 in, he was offered a diffrent job as a bouncer for a comedy club after bumming a cigarette from a man in the parking lot.

Career
Accoring to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours when Lil Farrington found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up.

Bailey was host of the American version of Cash Cab, a tv game show played in a taxicab that Bailey drives around in New York City, broadcast on The Discovery Channel. He aldo recently made an appearance onthe new Shovio.com's ''TalkBack TV. Bailey narrates the Discovery Channel series Smash Lab. As of December 19, 2011, he is the host of Who's Still Standing? ''game show on NBC. On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show will not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs.

Bailey's name appears on many lists of who should replace Alex Trebek as the new host of ''Jeopardy! ''in 2016.

Awards
As the host of Cash Cab, Bailey received Daytine Emmy nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 for "Outstanding Game Show Host", winning in 2010, 2011 and 2013. While the show itself took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for "Best Game Show" in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Shows Hosted

 * Cash Cab (2005-2012)
 * Who's Still Standing? (2011-2012)

​Links
Official Website

Official Facebook page