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| Name: | John Morris Henson |
| Born: | July 11, 1967 |
| Occupation: | actor, comedian, talk show host |
| Years active: | 1993-present |
| Known for: | hosting E!'s Talk Soup and ABC's Wipeout |
John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American Comedian, talk show host, and actor. He is the co-host of ABC's Wipeout since 2008.
Biography[]
Henson was born in, to Joe and Barbara (nee Wright) Henson. He has four older brothers, one of whom is Dan Henson, the president and CEO of GE capital, Americas. Another is Frank (Bubba) Henson, teacher at St. Luke's School. New Canaan, CT. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwright Horizons and Three of us Studios in New York City. He has studied in various theatre productions such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Conduct Unbecoming, Heinous Crimes and Other Delights, The Greenhouse Effect and Remote.
Henson was born with a white streak of hair on the right sides of his head. As a result, he received the nickname "Skunk Boy" while hosting E! Network's Talk Soup.
Education[]
Henson attended St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Career[]
Henson began his career as a stand-up comic. He started appearing in films in the mid to late 1990s. He was the longest-running of four hosts of Talk Soup on the E! Entertainment Network, hosting approximately 1,140 shows in the four and a half years he was with the network. In 2004, he was the host of The John Henson Project, a short-lived comedy reality show on Spike TV and hosted several broadcast specials including ABC's Best Commercials You've Never Seen, ABC's Best TV You've Never Seen and most recently, The 33rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmys. From 2005 until 2007, Henson was the co-host of Watch This!, a daily television show on the TV Guide Channel (Network). Henson has also produced numerous field segments on the entertainment industry for MSNBC and CNN and additionally, had a small recurring role as a local newscaster on My Name is Earl.
Since 2008, Henson has co-hosted the ABC obstacle course reality show Wipeout and as always ends with the show's catch phase "Good Night and Big Balls", a reference to the signature obstacle in the show.
Henson has also appeared in the Blink-182 music video called What's My Age Again? in 2000.
In 2017, Henson currently host the "limited-Area" syndicated game show IWitness (created by Judy Sheidlin.
Shows Hosted[]
Wipeout (2008-2014)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (sub-host 2010 only)
IWitness (2017-present)