Hunter March
Hunter March (born April 5, 1991) is an American television host, actor, producer, and comedian best known for his work as the host of Sugar Rush on Netflix,[1] Nightly Pop on E!,[2] and Emogenius on Game Show Network.[3]
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Born | Los Angeles, California | April 5, 1991
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, television host, producer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Known for | Sugar Rush (2018 TV series) Nightly Pop |
Relatives | Hal March (grandfather) |
Early life
Hunter March was born on April 5, 1991. He is the grandson of Candy Toxton and game show host (The $64,000 Question) Hal March.[4]
Career
AwesomenessTV
March joined AwesomenessTV as an intern in 2012[5] 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.[6]
Game show career
March was the host of Emogenius on Game Show Network, which aired from 2017 to 2018.[7][8]
Netflix's Blown Away
In early 2023, March signed on to host the fourth season of Netflix’s Blown Away[9], the red-hot glassblowing competition series.
March on Blown Away: Extreme Heat will have the job of bringing audiences to the alluring world of glassblowing after earlier hosting Netflix’s Sugar Rush, which had teams of master bakers racing against the clock to create unique sugary confections.
E!'s Nightly Pop
Hunter was also the co-host of the E! late-night show Nightly Pop. The show went on for 650 episodes over the course of 4 years before being cancelled[10] on August 26, 2022,[11] which concluded its final airing in October.[12]
Netflix's Sugar Rush
In July 2018, Netflix premiered its newest culinary competition show Sugar Rush of which Hunter March was the host.[13] 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.[14]
Netflix's Blown Away
In early 2023, March signed on to host the fourth season of Netflix’s Blown Away[9], the red-hot glassblowing competition series.
March on Blown Away: Extreme Heat will have the job of bringing audiences to the alluring world of glassblowing after earlier hosting Netflix’s Sugar Rush, which had teams of master bakers racing against the clock to create unique sugary confections.
Author
In 2017, March released TBH: 51 True Story Collabs 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.[15]
References
- Gooden, Tai. "Say Goodbye To Your Weekend, Netflix's Newest Baking Show Will Have You Hooked". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- Petski, Denise (2018-10-16). "E! Sets New Late-Night Pop Culture Show 'Nightly Pop'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- Petski, Denise (2017-03-14). "GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- "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.
- Vlessing, Etan (2023-06-09). "Hunter March to Host 'Blown Away: Extreme Heat' on Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- White, Peter (2022-08-26). "E! Restructure: 'Daily Pop' & 'Nightly Pop' Canceled, Production Teams To Exit As Linear Network Eyes New Nightly Show". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- Tinoco, Armando (2022-08-28). "Hunter March Jokes About 'Nightly Pop' Cancellation After Undergoing Spine Surgery". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- Tinoco, Armando (2022-09-23). "'Nightly Pop' Ends On E! And Nina Parker, Hunter March & Morgan Stewart Share Emotional Farewell Messages". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- "Netflix Continues to Take on Food Network With 'Sugar Rush'". ca.style.yahoo.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- "Sugar Rush is Netflix's latest foray into food television". Los Angeles Times. 2018-07-06. Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- "Hunter March To Release Compilation Book About YouTubers' Offscreen Lives - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-08-16.