Years active 1990s – present Height 1.83 m Relatives Mike Steines (brother) | Name Mark Steines Siblings Mike Role Broadcaster | |
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Occupation Journalist/Anchor, Actor Children Kai Harper Steines, Avery James Steines Movies and TV shows The Home and Family Show, Entertainment Tonight, Weapons of Mass Distraction, Nixon Similar People Cristina Ferrare, Leanza Cornett, Anthony Thomopoulos, Nischelle Turner, Tanya Memme Profiles | ||
Mark Steines let go as co-host of Hallmark Channel's Home & Family
Mark Anthony Steines (born June 7, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist and actor who was host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight from 2004 to 2012, joining the program on August 24, 1995. He left the show on July 27, 2012. He now hosts a new show with Debbie Matenopoulos called The Home and Family Show which airs on Hallmark Channel.
Contents
- Mark Steines let go as co host of Hallmark Channels Home Family
- 2018 Rose Parade hosted by Leeza Gibbons Mark Steines and Micah Ohlman
- Personal life
- Career
- References
2018 Rose Parade hosted by Leeza Gibbons, Mark Steines, and Micah Ohlman
Personal life
Steines was born in Dubuque, Iowa, one of two sons. He graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He then went to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on a football scholarship, graduating with a B.A. in radio and television.
Steines has competed four times in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix, the most recent being in 2013. According to records kept by the event’s celebrity coordinator, The Celebrity Source, Gene Hackman and Bruce Jenner are the only celebrities who have competed more times than Steines in the 38-year history of the race.
He married former Entertainment Tonight correspondent and Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett on the island of Kauai on July 22, 1995. They have two sons, Kai Harper and Avery James ("AJ"). In January 2013 Steines and Cornett officially announced that they were seeking a divorce after 17 years of marriage.
On August 20, 2016, Mark married Julie Freyermuth in a surprise ceremony (to their guests) at his LA home. Mark met Julie a year earlier when she was a guest on his Hallmark TV show, Home and Family.
Career
After graduation Steines worked in the newsroom at KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa, rising up the ranks to reporter and photographer. He then moved on to KSPR in Springfield, Missouri, where he was the sports anchor until 1991. His career led him to KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, California, and ESPN assignments. Steines was awarded two Emmys and a Golden Mike Award for work he did on KCAL specials.
In addition to his work as a broadcast journalist, Steines has done some acting. One of his roles was as a security guard in the movie Nixon (1995).
In 1995, he started as a correspondent and substitute anchor at Entertainment Tonight. Prior to being selected as co-host, Steines was also anchor of Entertainment Tonight Weekend and primary substitute anchor. However, he resumed co-hosting ET Weekend on a regular basis in mid-September 2010. On March 24, 2012, it was announced that Steines had decided to leave ET at the end of his contract in order to pursue other opportunities. On July 27, 2012, Steines left ET after 17 years. His replacement was Rob Marciano. In 2006, he was a guest in an episode of the sixth season of America's Next Top Model.
Steines was the host of AOL's online reality television show Gold Rush in Fall 2006 which was executive produced by Mark Burnett.
He has moved on to host the new Hallmark Channel TV talk show titled Home & Family with Paige Davis, which premiered on October 1, 2012. Cristina Ferrare replaced Davis in November 2012. On June 21, 2016, Debbie Matenopoulos replaced Cristina Ferrare as his new cohost.
He will take over as host of KTLA's coverage of the Tournament of Roses parade starting in 2017, replacing Bob Eubanks.