Chris Jacobs (born January 30, 1970) is a television host and personality. He is the Host of "Long Lost Family" on TLC and also the host of Overhaulin'. For several years, he was an on-air talent for the NFL Network, guest hosting several episodes of "NFL AM" as well as "Up to the Minute" updates. He formerly hosted The Insider and worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.
On March 5, 2011, it was announced that he had been named a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.[2] He left ET in early 2013 after Overhaulin' returned for a sixth season on Velocity in the fall of 2012.[citation needed]
From 2013, when Jacobs left Entertainment Tonight, he became a weekend presenter for the NFL Network and has hosted several live events for Discovery networks, including Skywire Live, Skyscraper Live, Chopper Live, Gold Rush Live, and Klondike Live. He began co-hosting Velocity's live broadcast of the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auctions in 2014. The final season of the series Overhaulin' finished airing in November 2015.[3]
In June 2015, production began on Long Lost Family, which debuted on TLC on March 6, 2016. Jacobs hosts the show along with Lisa Joyner.[4]
In January 2019, Jacobs became a spokesperson for wrench.com, a tech startup focusing on bringing mobile mechanics direct to the customer.[5]
In February 2022, Jacobs was announced as the newest member of the Mecum collector car auction's broadcast team on MotorTrend.[6]
Personal lifeedit
Jacobs was adopted at the age of 14 months. In 1993, at the age of 22 years, he was reunited with his birth mother, Mary Hagberg, through an adoption location service with the support of his adoptive parents.[7] He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois and then Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan before moving to California in 1988 where he attended Whittier College, earning a bachelor's degree in English. He also attended and graduated from Western State University College of Law and was later admitted to the state bar of California in 1995, although he has been inactive since 1999.[8] Chris is currently engaged and has a daughter born in 2022.
Referencesedit
^Andreeva, Nellie (September 13, 2009). "'Insider' gets makeover". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Guthrie, Marisa (March 5, 2011). "Kevin Frazier Leaves 'Entertainment Tonight' to Host 'The Insider'". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Geisert, Eric (November 20, 2015). "Chip Foose Tapes the Last Overhaulin' TV Show". Hot Rod.
^Genzlinger, Neil (April 1, 2016). "TV's Genealogy Craze Yields Game Shows and Paper Chases but Also Interesting Lessons". The New York Times.
^"Chris Jacobs of MotorTrend Announced as New Wrench, Inc. Spokesperson". PRNewswire. January 24, 2019.
^"Chris Jacobs: "Overhaulin'," Muscle Mopars & Moving Back to Mecum". Mecum Magazine. February 17, 2022.
^"Chris Jacobs' Adoption Story - Long Lost Family". TLC. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^"State Bar of CA: Christopher Keith Jacobs". The State Bar of California. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
chris, jacobs, television, host, other, people, named, christopher, jacobs, christopher, jacobs, disambiguation, chris, jacobs, born, january, 1970, television, host, personality, host, long, lost, family, also, host, overhaulin, several, years, talent, networ. For other people named Christopher Jacobs see Christopher Jacobs disambiguation Chris Jacobs born January 30 1970 is a television host and personality He is the Host of Long Lost Family on TLC and also the host of Overhaulin For several years he was an on air talent for the NFL Network guest hosting several episodes of NFL AM as well as Up to the Minute updates He formerly hosted The Insider and worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight Christopher K JacobsBorn 1970 01 30 January 30 1970 age 54 Chicago IllinoisOccupationTelevision hostYears active1995 presentNotable credit s Overhaulin The Insider Entertainment Tonight Long Lost Family U S TV series Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 1 2 Personal life 2 References 3 External linksBiography editCareer edit Jacobs had moderate success with roles in television like Two and a Half Men film like 44 Minutes The North Hollywood Shoot Out and commercial projects for eight years before being tapped to co host Overhaulin in 2004 After the show went on hiatus in 2008 he co presented The Insider with Lara Spencer from 2009 to 2011 1 On March 5 2011 it was announced that he had been named a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight 2 He left ET in early 2013 after Overhaulin returned for a sixth season on Velocity in the fall of 2012 citation needed From 2013 when Jacobs left Entertainment Tonight he became a weekend presenter for the NFL Network and has hosted several live events for Discovery networks including Skywire Live Skyscraper Live Chopper Live Gold Rush Live and Klondike Live He began co hosting Velocity s live broadcast of the Barrett Jackson Auto Auctions in 2014 The final season of the series Overhaulin finished airing in November 2015 3 In June 2015 production began on Long Lost Family which debuted on TLC on March 6 2016 Jacobs hosts the show along with Lisa Joyner 4 In January 2019 Jacobs became a spokesperson for wrench com a tech startup focusing on bringing mobile mechanics direct to the customer 5 In February 2022 Jacobs was announced as the newest member of the Mecum collector car auction s broadcast team on MotorTrend 6 Personal life edit Jacobs was adopted at the age of 14 months In 1993 at the age of 22 years he was reunited with his birth mother Mary Hagberg through an adoption location service with the support of his adoptive parents 7 He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka Illinois and then Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills Michigan before moving to California in 1988 where he attended Whittier College earning a bachelor s degree in English He also attended and graduated from Western State University College of Law and was later admitted to the state bar of California in 1995 although he has been inactive since 1999 8 Chris is currently engaged and has a daughter born in 2022 References edit Andreeva Nellie September 13 2009 Insider gets makeover The Hollywood Reporter Guthrie Marisa March 5 2011 Kevin Frazier Leaves Entertainment Tonight to Host The Insider The Hollywood Reporter Geisert Eric November 20 2015 Chip Foose Tapes the Last Overhaulin TV Show Hot Rod Genzlinger Neil April 1 2016 TV s Genealogy Craze Yields Game Shows and Paper Chases but Also Interesting Lessons The New York Times Chris Jacobs of MotorTrend Announced as New Wrench Inc Spokesperson PRNewswire January 24 2019 Chris Jacobs Overhaulin Muscle Mopars amp Moving Back to Mecum Mecum Magazine February 17 2022 Chris Jacobs Adoption Story Long Lost Family TLC Retrieved 2021 03 08 State Bar of CA Christopher Keith Jacobs The State Bar of California Retrieved August 24 2017 External links editChris Jacobs at IMDb nbsp This article about an American television actor born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Jacobs television host amp oldid 1214503788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
