Keven Undergaro | |
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| Born | November 18, 1967 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Anselm College |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of AfterBuzz TV Podcaster Producer Director Screenwriter |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Keven Undergaro (born November 18, 1967) is an American writer and film producer. He is the creator of online broadcast network AfterBuzz TV. [1]
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]
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]
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]