Hunter March
Hunter March (born April 5, 1991) is an American television host, actor and producer, best known for his digital work with AwesomenessTV and as the host of Sugar Rush on Netflix[1] and Emogenius on Game Show Network.
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Born | April 5, 1991 |
Occupation | Television host |
Years active | 2012–present |
Known for | Sugar Rush |
Early life
Hunter March was born on April 5, 1991. He is the grandson of Candy Toxton and Hal March.[2]
Career
AwesomenessTV
March joined AwesomenessTV as an intern in 2012[3] near the inception of the company and quickly was promoted to producer then on-camera host where he became one of the early faces of the company. He has hosted 2,000 episodes of multiple shows for AwesomenessTV and has been the permanent host of the Daily Report for over five years.
In 2015 and 2016, March hosted Top Five Live, AwesomenessTV's larger-budget daily live talk show for Verizon/Go90.[4]
Additionally, he hosts the show You're Busted with his best friend Nick Haddad.
Game show career
March is the host of Emogenius on Game Show Network, which premiered in 2017.[5][6]
Netflix's Sugar Rush
In July 2018 Netflix premiered its newest culinary competition show Sugar Rush of which Hunter March was the host. In the show judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo, along with a special celebrity guest judge that varied between episodes, judge teams of top bakers for a grand prize of $10,000 in each show.[7]
Other hosting
In 2016, March hosted the backstage segments at the Teen Choice Awards.[8] Hunter is also the co-host of the E! late night show Nightly Pop.
Book
In 2017, March released "TBH" through Scholastic, a self-help book for teens featuring stories contributed by 24 different major influencers including Rebecca Black, Alex Aiono, and Jenn McAllister. For every book sold, Scholastic is donating a book to the Pajama Program.[9]
References
- Gooden, Tai. "Say Goodbye To Your Weekend, Netflix's Newest Baking Show Will Have You Hooked". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- "Hunter March to Host GSN's New Emoji-Solving Game Show EMOGENIUS, 6/7". BWW. May 4, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- "Meet 12 of the Biggest Young Stars on YouTube". Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- "Shows on go90 — Talk Show, Fashion/Beauty, Reality Series". VideoInk. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- "Premiere Of Game Show Network's 'Emogenius,' Hosted By YouTuber Hunter March, Draws 336,000 Viewers - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- Petski, Denise (2017-03-14). "GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- "Sugar Rush is Netflix's latest foray into food television". Los Angeles Times. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- "YouTubers win big at Teen Choice Awards | The Daily Dot". The Daily Dot. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- "Hunter March To Release Compilation Book About YouTubers' Offscreen Lives - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-08-16.