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TV hosts

 
TV hosts
 

Name: TV hosts

Classification: supporting characters supporting characters   group group   real/historical group real/historical group  

Type of Organization/Group: occupation

Number of group members listed below: 77

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
A-Bomb A-Bomb (Rick Jones) supporting character
  Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  Marvel 572
Alex Alexis Alex Alexis supporting character
CBR Scale: D LGBT
[drag queen; interviewed Adam for GLB TV] DC Vertigo 3
The Amazing Kreskin The Amazing Kreskin (George Joseph Kresge, Jr.) real/historical person
  [1st app: Della - Season 1, Episode 13 (25 June 1969)] DC 25
Bobster (Bob Robbins) hero
  [1st app: Web of Spider-Man (vol. 1) #83 (Dec. 1991)] Marvel 2
Johnny Carson Johnny Carson supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: U secular humanist
  NBC DC, etc. 2,286
Victor Cartwright supporting character
  [TV producer/host; encountered Lizard Men in Himalayas] Marvel 1
Dick Cavett Dick Cavett supporting character real/historical person
    Marvel 155
Connie Chung Connie Chung real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Asian NBC CBS, etc. 55
Cluemaster Cluemaster (Arthur Brown) villain
  Injustice League; The Suicide Squad
[former game show host; father of Stephanie Brown (Batgirl)]
DC 33
Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Catholic
[1st app: The Daily Show Year-End Spectacular '97 (1997)] Comedy Central 1,971
Sean Coln supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Jewish Catholic
[based on Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes] Marvel 1
Count Gore DeVol supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: D vampire
[comical combination of Dracula and Gore Vidal] Marvel 1
The Crocodile Hunter The Crocodile Hunter (Steve Irwin) real/historical person
CBR Scale: I religious (believes in God)
[1st app: Joker: Last Laugh #5 (Dec. 2001)] DC 149
Kenneth Devine supporting character
 prob. indeterminate  [host of "Open Mind"] DC 1
Mike Douglas Mike Douglas supporting character real/historical person
  [1st app: The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 1 (4 Nov. 1981)] ABC 266
Dr. Phil Dr. Phil (Phil McGraw) real/historical person
  [1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25 (Nov. 2008)] DC 689
Ralph Edwards Ralph Edwards supporting character real/historical person
  [Lois Lane was featured on his program] DC NBC 102
Elvira Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) lead character
CBR Scale: M vampire
[1st app: Movie Macabre - Season 1, Episode 1 (26 Sep. 1981)] KHJ-TV; WOR, etc. 347
Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Fallon real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
  NBC 850
Frank supporting character
  [morning talk show host] Marvel 1
The Galloping Gourmet (Graham Kerr) real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Mennonite
[1st app: Entertaining with Kerr (1963)] Reed Publishing 37
Gonzo the Clown supporting character
  [hired Howard the Duck, who then beat him up] Marvel 1
Lori Griffen supporting character
  [1st app: Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #4 (Aug. 2006)] Marvel 1
Monty Hall Monty Hall real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[1st app: Joker: Last Laugh #3 (Dec. 2001)] DC 92
Mr. Hannity supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[based on Sean Hannity] Marvel 1
Sean Hannity Sean Hannity supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Catholic
[1st app: Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (Nov. 2009)] Marvel 815
Pee-wee Herman Pee-wee Herman lead character
  [1st app: The Groundlings (1977)] HBO Warner Brothers, etc. 42
Josie Jones supporting character
  [1st app: Harley Quinn #2 (Jan. 2001)] DC 1
Don Jordan supporting character
  [Victor Cartwright's rival on another network] Marvel 1
Kent Kent supporting character
 indeterminate  [conducted Teen Titans first TV interview] DC 1
Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog lead character
CBR Scale: I anthropomorphic animal
frog; Muppets NBC Jim Henson Company, etc. 349
Larry King Larry King supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish agnostic
[long-time CNN TV news interviewer] CNN DC, etc. 855
Jack LaLanne Jack LaLanne real/historical person
    Marvel 39
Jim Lehrer Jim Lehrer real/historical person
  [1st app: Horowitz at the White House (1978)] PBS 25
Jay Leno Jay Leno supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Presbyterian
[1st app: Word Grabbers - Season 1, Episode 2 (29 Jan. 1976)] Archie Marvel 4,140
David Letterman David Letterman supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Presbyterian
[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #239 (Jan. 1984)] NBC CBS, etc. 2,681
John Lindsay John Lindsay supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
  Marvel 30
Robert MacNeil Robert MacNeil real/historical person
  [1st app: Let's Go to the Museum - Season 1, Episode 1 (5 Oct. 1954)] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 28
Madcap Madcap villain
CBR Scale: S Protestant (devout)
[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #307 (July 1985)] Marvel 19
Rachel Maddow Rachel Maddow supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M LGBT
[1st app: Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (Nov. 2009)] Marvel 495
Dr. Ian Matheson Dr. Ian Matheson supporting character
  [mythology professor; investigates paranormal] NBC 20
Ed McMahon Ed McMahon real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
  NBC 498
Ms. Monster Ms. Monster hero based on a real person
  [1st app: Hel on Ice #1 (2006)] B-Minus Comiks 16
Rosie O'Donnell Rosie O'Donnell supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic (raised); LGBT
    1,476
Bill O'Reilly Bill O'Reilly real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Catholic
[1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 2) #18 (Apr. 2008)] DC 737
Olivia Ortega Olivia Ortega supporting character
  [1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #504 (July 1981)] DC 15
Owlman Owlman (Roy Raymond Jr.) hero
  The Outsiders
[grandson of TV host Roy Raymond]
DC 27
Patsy Patsy supporting character based on a real person
  black
[1 of 4 female co-hosts on daytime TV show like "The View"]
Marvel Productions Arc Productions 1
Prankster Prankster (Oswald Loomis) villain
  [gained slimmer body in deal with demon Lord Satanus] DC 77
Robert Ripley Robert Ripley real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination unknown)
[1st app: Believe It or Not, Episode 1 (May 1930)] NBC 34
Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Reform Judaism
Hispanic WABC-TV Fox TV 120
Pat Sajak Pat Sajak real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Churches of Christ
[hosts Wheel of Fortune game show] NBC 3,800
Willard Scott supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I religious
    103
Rod Serling Rod Serling real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish (born); Unitarian (convert)
[famed Twilight Zone host] Marvel 167
Tom Snyder Tom Snyder supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[hosted "The Late Late Show"] CBS KYW-TV 209
Jerry Springer Jerry Springer real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish
  Marvel 830
Jon Stewart Jon Stewart supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[host of popular "Daily Show" news satire program] Comedy Central DC, etc. 2,227
Martha Stewart Martha Stewart supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Catholic
  Marvel 335
Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Catholic
[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #25 (Feb. 1966)] Marvel 132
Superman Superman (Clark Kent) hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Jason Taverner Jason Taverner non-feature lead character
  [famed TV show host; woke up in world w/no record of him] Doubleday 1
The Trump The Trump (Carlton Sanders) villain
  [1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #203 (Feb. 1984)] Marvel 9
Donald Trump Donald Trump real/historical person
  [1st app: The 1983 Annual American Image Awards (1983)] NBC Marvel 386
Uncle Elmer (Waylon Wikie) supporting character
  [1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #194 (Apr. 1980)] Marvel 3
unnamed infomercial host supporting character
  [1st app: It's a Digital World (1994)] 01 Entertainment Supreme Media Group 1
unnamed newscaster supporting character
  [1st app: Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)] Walt Disney Pictures 1
unnamed talk show host supporting character
  [did difficult interview w/newly published Jessica Fletcher] CBS 1
unnamed talk show host unnamed talk show host supporting character
  [Larry Trask announced return of Sentinels on host's show] Marvel 2
unnamed TV book critic supporting character
  [did difficult interview w/newly published Jessica Fletcher] CBS 1
unnamed TV host supporting character
 indeterminate  [1st app: X2 (2003)] 20th Century Fox Marvel Enterprises 3
Vicki Vale Vicki Vale supporting character
  [1st app: Batman (vol. 1) #49 (Oct.-Nov. 1948)] DC 132
Violet supporting character
  [host of Viewpoint; talked about Tony Stark and Maya Hansen] Marvel 1
John Walsh John Walsh supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[1st app: Outsiders (vol. 3) #17 (Dec. 2004)] Fox TV DC 224
Beatrice Walters supporting character
  [hosted new show; spun news to favor her boss] Marvel 2
Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Baptist (raised); New Age/Oprahism
[1st app: A.M. Chicago (2 Jan. 1984)] WLS-TV 1,111
Xemnu the Titan Xemnu the Titan villain
CBR Scale: M had devoted worshippers
[ruler of home planet] Marvel Atlas 7
Tawny Young supporting character
  black
[covered stories about Green Lanterns (Jordan, Stewart)]
DC 22