Hunter Ellis

Hunter Ellis (born July 5, 1968, Alexandria, Virginia) is an American military veteran and television personality.[1]

Hunter Ellis
Born (1968-07-05) July 5, 1968
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationActor
Television personality
TelevisionSurvivor: Marquesas
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A former naval aviator, he was first noted for his participation on Survivor before going on to host several television shows for the History Channel, including Tactical to Practical; Man, Moment, Machine; and Digging for the Truth, before hosting The CW reality show In Harm's Way. He is the current spokesperson for Atomic Beam flashlight. [2]

Background

Part of a family with a strong tradition in the United States Navy, Ellis is the grandson of Naval Aviator and Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in political science, before entering the Navy as a commissioned officer and being designated as a Naval Aviator following completion of flight training. Ellis graduated first in his flight training class and, during his ten-year military service, he amassed 433 carrier landings and more than two thousand hours of flight time in the F/A-18 Hornet.

After resigning his commission, Ellis worked for a time as a pilot for FedEx Corporation.[1][3]

Personal life

Ellis is a member of the fraternity Alpha Tau Omega. He currently resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two children.

Career

Ellis was a participant in the reality TV program Survivor: Marquesas, which was filmed in 2001 and aired in 2002. A member of the Maraamu tribe, Ellis was the third contestant voted off the show.[4][5][6]

Subsequently, Ellis became the host of several nationally televised programs. The first of these was Tactical to Practical[7] (also known as Tactical to Practical With Hunter Ellis), which aired on The History Channel as a program that took a historical look at the development of common consumer electronic products which originated as military research projects.[8][9] It lasted for three seasons, with 38 episodes airing in 2003-04.

In 2004, he began co-hosting 9 on the Town, a half-hour program airing five days a week on KCAL-TV (channel 9), an independent station in Los Angeles, California. In 2005, he began hosting another show on The History Channel, called Man, Moment, Machine.[8] Episodes of this show focus on the historical consequences of the momentary interaction between a particular individual and a specific technology.[1]

In 2007, Ellis became the host of Digging for the Truth,[10][8] and in 2008 became host of In Harm's Way.[11][12]

Ellis was a news anchor for KEYE-TV news in Austin, Texas from 2011 until he left in 2014 to focus full-time on documentaries.[13]

Filmography

Awards & recognition

In 2003, Ellis received an Emmy nomination for hosting Countdown to Survivor: The Amazon for KCBS-TV,[14] and in 2006 he received a Los Angeles Emmy Award for hosting Hola! Survivor: Guatemala, also for KCBS.[15] In an article published on December 1, 2003, People magazine named him one of the 20 sexiest men on cable television.[16]

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References
  1. "Hunter Ellis History Channel bio". History Channel. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  2. "Atomic Beam Magic Ear Commercial". Youtube. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. "Hunter Ellis Survivor: Marquesas bio at CBS". CBS. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  4. Cosgrove-Mather, Bootie (March 14, 2002). "Heave-Ho For Hunky Hunter". CBS News. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  5. Shaw, Jessica (March 15, 2002). "Plane Awful". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  6. "Hunter Ellis profile". Top-tens.comzAutos.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. Oei, Lily (May 6, 2003). "History net launching new fronts". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  8. Dempsey, John (May 22, 2007). "History to do more 'Digging'". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  9. Sandell, Scott (September 13, 2003). "PUTTING MILITARY TECHNOLOGY TO CIVILIAN USE". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  10. "Meet the New Host". History Channel. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  11. Levine, Stuart (August 5, 2008). "Hunter Ellis to host 'In Harm's Way'". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  12. "Ex-'Survivor' castaway Hunter Ellis to host The CW's 'In Harm's Way'". Reality TV World. August 6, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  13. "Morning anchor Hunter Ellis leaves KEYE - TV & Radio". Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  14. "56th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY AWARDS". Google cache. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  15. "Winners of the 58th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 12, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  16. "Hunter Ellis: Fly Guy". People. December 1, 2003. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
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