Jay Baker (actor)

Last updated
Jay Baker
Born (1961-04-12) April 12, 1961 (age 63)
Sweetwater, Tennessee, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, television host
Years active1978–present
Children2

Jay Wayne Baker (born April 12, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and television host.

Contents

Biography

Jay was born in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and is an alumnus of Tennessee Military Institute, where he was in the drama program. [1] Jay's professional career began in 1978 as a musical stage performer. He was based in Los Angeles until 2001, appearing in movies and television. In 2001, he moved back to his native Tennessee and began focusing his talents on production and hosting of DIY-themed television programs. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRole
1984 Toy Soldiers Jeff
1986 April Fool's Day Harvey "Hal" Edison Jr.
1989 Shag Big Bob
1993 Sunset Grill Ken
1994 Caroline at Midnight Policeman
1995 The Feminine Touch (aka The November Conspiracy) Det. Jimmy McGraw
1998Naked LiesMitch Kendall

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1982 The Dukes of Hazzard Jeb MortonEpisode: "Dukes Strike It Rich"
1985 The Best Times Tony Younger6 episodes
1987 The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory HayesTV movie
1988 Frank's Place John DelessepsEpisode: "Shorty's Belle"
1988 The Incredible Hulk Returns Zack LambertTV movie
1988-89 It's a Living Bobby Lee Lord3 episodes
1990Storm and SorrowRobert 'Bob' StrandTV movie
1995 Renegade LeslieEpisode: "Family Ties"
1995 Silk Stalkings Paul CliftonEpisode: "The Lonely Hunter"
1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine StevensEpisode: "Starship Down"
1996 Savannah Harry3 episodes
1997 Baywatch VeterinarianEpisode: "Baywatch at Sea World"
2003Floors, Doors & WindowsHostTV series
2003The Ultimate Workshop IIHostTV mini-series
2005Build an Outdoor KitchenHostTV series
2008Project ParadiseHostTV series
2008Move It OutsideHostTV series
2008Bonus Room BreakoutHostTV series
2011Backyard BlowoutHostTV series
2012The Hot List [3] HostTV series
2012Turf War [4] HostTV series

Producer

YearFilmNotes
2003DIY to the RescueTV series
2005Grounds for ImprovementTV series
2006Wasted SpacesTV series, co-producer
2007Blog CabinTV series
2013Kitchen Crashers [5] TV series

Related Research Articles

<i>Meet the Press</i> American news/interview television program

Meet the Press is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC. It is the longest-running program on American television, though its format has changed since the debut episode on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press specializes in interviews with leaders in Washington, D.C., across the country, and around the world on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy, and other public affairs, along with panel discussions that provide opinions and analysis. In January 2021, production moved to NBC's bureau on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TV Guide</span> American digital media company

TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MTV2</span> American pay television channel

MTV2 is an American pay television channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global, through PMN’s MTV Entertainment Group Subdivision.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Tesh</span> American musician and television presenter (born 1952)

John Frank Tesh Jr. is an American musician and radio and television presenter. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock", and the Intelligence for Your Life radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife, Connie Sellecca.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leonard Maltin</span> American film critic and film historian (born 1950)

Leonard Michael Maltin is an American film critic, film historian, and author. He is known for his book of film capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, published annually from 1969 to 2014. Maltin was the film critic on Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2010. He currently teaches at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and hosts the weekly podcast Maltin on Movies. He served two terms as President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and votes for films to be selected for the National Film Registry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Roeper</span> American writer and film critic (born 1959)

Richard E. Roeper is an American columnist and film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. He co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, serving as the late Gene Siskel's successor. From 2010 to 2014, he co-hosted The Roe and Roeper Show with Roe Conn on WLS-AM. From October 2015 to October 2017, Roeper served as the host of the FOX 32 morning show Good Day Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan Thicke</span> Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016)

Alan Willis Thicke was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter, and game/talk show host. He was the father of singer Robin Thicke. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains on ABC. In 2013, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Torrens</span> Canadian actor and television personality

Jonathan Ormond Torrens is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of Street Cents, his talk show Jonovision, and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park Boys. In October 2009, Torrens began hosting TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens, a comedic newsmagazine program broadcast on the TVtropolis network. In January 2014, he teamed up with fellow Canadian Jeremy Taggart to create the Taggart and Torrens Podcast. They discuss everything from sports to politics and offer a unique perspective on current issues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jay Mohr</span> American actor and comedian (born 1970)

Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and radio host. He is known for playing film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series Action in 1999, Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer from 2006 to 2008 and the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried from 2008 to 2010. He was a featured cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1993 to 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wink Martindale</span> American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer

Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale is an American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer. He is best known for hosting Gambit from 1972 to 1976, Tic-Tac-Dough from 1978 to 1985, High Rollers from 1987 to 1988, and Debt from 1996 to 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rona Barrett</span> American gossip and philanthropist

Rona Barrett is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman. She runs the Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization in Santa Ynez, California, dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Knowles</span> English television presenter, writer and musical artist

Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles is an English television presenter, writer and musician. Credits include Real Rescues (2007–2013), Who Dares Wins (2007–2019), Break the Safe (2013–2014), 5-Star Family Reunion (2015–2016), DIY SOS (1999–present),

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HBO</span> American pay television network

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based at Warner Bros. Discovery's corporate headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy, and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs.

<i>The Wizard of Oz</i> on television Broadcasts of the film

The Wizard of Oz, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), was first released in theatres on August 15, 1939. The film was then re-released nationwide in 1949, and once more in 1955. The Wizard of Oz was broadcast on television for the first time on Saturday, November 3, 1956. The film was shown as the last installment of the CBS anthology series Ford Star Jubilee. Since that telecast, The Wizard of Oz has been shown by CBS, NBC, The WB, and several of Ted Turner's national cable channels. The film has never been licensed to any local affiliate broadcast TV station. From 1959 to 1991, the showing of The Wizard of Oz was an annual tradition on American commercial network television. During these years, the film was always shown as a television special.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rich Sommer</span> American actor (born 1978)

Rich Sommer is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015) for which he earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the ensemble cast. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), and BlackBerry (2023) as well as voicing Henry in the 2016 video game Firewatch. He guest starred in a number of Elementary episodes. More recently, he portrayed Detective Dean Riley in The CW crime drama television series In the Dark (2019).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bert Kreischer</span> American comedian and actor (born 1972)

Albert Charles Kreischer Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor. In 1997, he was featured in an article in Rolling Stone while attending Florida State University. The magazine named Kreischer "the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country." The article also served as inspiration for the 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder. Kreischer has served as host of the television series Hurt Bert on FX as well as Bert the Conqueror and Trip Flip on Travel Channel. He appeared in The Machine, a comedy film loosely based on his life.

WETP-TV and WKOP-TV, together branded as East Tennessee PBS, are public television stations serving Knoxville and the Tri-Cities in East Tennessee, United States. The stations are owned by the East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation and broadcast from studios and offices on East Magnolia Avenue in downtown Knoxville. WETP-TV, licensed to Sneedville, Tennessee, is broadcast from a transmitter atop Short Mountain near Mooresburg, while WKOP-TV's transmitter is situated on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville.

Revision3 was a San Francisco–based multi-channel television network that created, produced and distributed streaming television shows on niche topics. Founded in 2005, it operated as a subsidiary of Discovery Digital Networks since 2012. The network produced technology and gaming oriented programming in tandem with traditional comedic, political, DIY, and movie-related content. On March 31, 2017, Discovery Communications closed the website.

References

  1. '78 Eagle, TMI Academy, Vol. 3 (yearbook). 1978. pp. 58–59.
  2. Seaman, Leigh. "Jay Baker - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. "Jay Baker Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. "Jay Baker Bio: DIY Network". DIY Network. Retrieved 13 November 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Jay Baker Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2014.