Keven Undergaro

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Keven Undergaro
Born (1967-11-18) November 18, 1967 (age 56)
Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater Saint Anselm College
Occupation(s)CEO of AfterBuzz TV
Podcaster
Producer
Director
Screenwriter
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

Keven Undergaro (born November 18, 1967) is an American writer and film producer. He is the creator of online broadcast network AfterBuzz TV. [1]

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Early life

Undergaro was born into a working-class family in Medford, Massachusetts. His interests as a youth included video games, comic books, movies, and television. He was a fan of the Adam West series Batman and converted the family El Camino into his own personal Batmobile. He also made in-costume appearances as Batman and scaled a 50-foot roof in college as a stunt. [2]

Undergaro is a graduate of Saint Anselm College, where he majored in history. He worked as a carnival worker on the east coast in the summer to afford trips to Los Angeles, where he worked as a television writer in the winter. He eventually became head writer of MTV's Singled Out .

After working for MTV, Undergaro decided to make an independent film, which left him bankrupt and homeless. Through that film, he met 17-year-old Maria Menounos. [3]

Career

Undergaro created and produced AfterBuzz TV, an online broadcast network that specialized in after-show podcasts. He has also created Black Hollywood Live, The Popcorn Talk Network, and Book Circle Online. [4] [5]

Undergaro co-created and works as executive producer, along with Julianne Hough and Maria Menounos, on the ABC series #DanceBattle America.

As for film, Undergaro wrote and directed indie comedy Adventures of Serial Buddies , and served as producer on the acclaimed Netflix hit This Isn't Funny. He also produced the documentaries The Elders and Losing Lebron. [6]

Undergaro works as executive producer for SiriusXM's Conversations with Maria.

Since 2016, he has hosted and executive produced The Tomorrow Show with Keven Undergaro. [7]

Personal life

Undergaro has been in a relationship with Maria Menounos since April 1998. [8] He proposed to her on March 9, 2016, on The Howard Stern Show . [9] They were married on December 31, 2017, in Times Square; the ceremony was officiated by Steve Harvey and broadcast live during his New Year's Eve special on FOX. [10] and then again in a 2018 Greek Orthodox wedding in Menounos' father's village of Akovos, Greece. [11] On February 7, 2023, Undergaro and his wife announced they were having a baby with the aid of a surrogate. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Keven Undergaro - Bio". Keven Undergaro.
  3. ↑ Lauren Weigle (19 March 2014). "Keven Undergaro: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know - Heavy.com". Heavy.com.
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  7. ↑ "Home - The Tomorrow Show". The Tomorrow Show. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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  9. ↑ "Maria Menounos Engaged". Us Weekly. 9 March 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kiefer, Halle. "Maria Menounos Got Married on Live TV on NYE With Steve Harvey Officiating". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  11. ↑ "Maria Menounos says her wedding in Greece was an absolute 'fairytale'". greekcitytimes.com. 31 October 2018.
  12. ↑ D'Zurilla, Christie (February 7, 2023). "Maria Menounos, beaming and grateful, announces a baby is on the way — with some help". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

9. https://us.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2017070440344/maria-menounos-reveals-brain-tumour-diagnosis/

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