Phil Moore (actor)

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Phil Moore
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Moore at the 2017 Game On Expo
Born (1961-08-24) August 24, 1961 (age 62)
Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation(s)Host, producer, writer, comedian
Years active1986–present

Phil Moore (born August 24, 1961) is an American television host, writer, producer, and comedian best known as the host of the Nickelodeon game show Nick Arcade . [1]

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Early life and career

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Moore attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, a magnet school. [2] He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and, after college, moved to Orlando, where he took a job at AT&T. During college, friends told him to do a local open mic night, which led him to do more standup and audience warm-up work for television shows.

He performed at comedy clubs in New York and Los Angeles, and appeared as an opener on shows such as The Mickey Mouse Club and America's Funniest People . [3]

He temporarily moved to New York City to work behind the scenes on MTV's Remote Control , then moved back to Orlando to be with his wife and newborn son. While doing warmup work for Dick Clark on Let's Make A Deal , he was invited to audition for Nick Arcade. [4]

After leaving Nickelodeon, Moore worked mainly behind the scenes as a writer and producer on a variety of programs. [5]

Moore lives with his family in Los Angeles.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResult
2020 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series Ryan's Mystery Playdate Nominated
2002 Emmy Award for Best Host/Interviewer Aqua Kids Won
Videographer's Creativity Award

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988After SchoolBasketball Player #2Drama film
1992–97 Nick Arcade Himself; hostGame show
1993 Weinerville Himself1 episode, Variety Show or Sitcom
1993 What Would You Do? Himself1 episode, Game show
1994 All That HimselfGuest appearance on the pilot episode
1994 Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge Himself2 episodes, Game show
1995 1995 Kids' Choice Awards HimselfAwards show
1997 Rosewood Aaron CarrierFilm
1997–99 Figure It Out HimselfPanelist
1998 Malcolm & Eddie Nelson Carter1 episode, Bachelor Daze
1998–99 You're On! Himself; hostGame show
2000–05 Aqua Kids
2002 30 Seconds to Fame WriterReality-TV
2004 X-Play Segment producerTalk-Show
2004-2008 How Do I Look? WriterReality-TVSeasons 1-7
2005Exposed: 25 Most Notorious Moments of Fashion WeekWriterHistory
2008-2010Clean House Comes CleanStory producerReality-TV
2012Showhouse ShowdownStory producerReality-TV
2013 Let's Ask America WriterSeason 2 Game Show
2014Dr. Luciana Show: Aging and FallingCinematographerTalk Show
2015 Crowded House Himself1 episode, Reality-TV
2015 The Xperiment Story producerSeason 1, Comedy
2015TMI HollywoodHost / VariousComedy
2016–presentLet's Make A Deal Live TourHimself; announcer/co-host
2016, 2018 Robot Chicken Himself2 episodes
2017On Your MarcHimselfDocumentary
2018The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon StoryHimselfDocumentary
2019Drop That SeatChallenge producerGame-Show
2019-2020 Ryan's Mystery Playdate Sr, Challenge producerWrapping Rapper ("Ryan's Merry Playdate")
Veloci-Rapper ("Ryan's Prehistoric Playdate")
Cap'n Rappin ("Ryan's Swashbucklin' Playdate")
Seasons 1, 2 & 3 [Emmy nominated, season 3]
2020Dare PackageChallenge producerSeason 1
2020Chasing the Crown: Dreamers to StreamersSr, Challenge producer8 episodes
2021 Tooned In ProducerGame Show
2021The Wheel" Challenge ProducerGame Show
2021Love Island USA, season 3Challenge ProducerReality competition show
2021Celebrity Game Face, season 3Challenge ProducerComedy game show
2022Exposure, season 2Sr, Challenge ProducerReality competition show
2022Mr. BeastContent Creator/Producer
2022Celebrity Game Face, season 4Challenge ProducerComedy game show

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