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Bob Costas

Sports Commentator / Radio Personality / Journalist / Actor | * 03/22/1952 (72) | Queens (United States of America (USA))
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Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2016. He is currently employed by TNT Sports, where he does play-by-play and studio work for the MLB on TBS and commentary on CNN. He is also employed by MLB Network, where he does play-by-play and once hosted an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | Talk-Shows

Known for these Movies & Shows

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town o ...

Cars

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2006 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
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Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professiona ...

BASEketball

R

1998 | 3.0/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy
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Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young ra ...

Cars 3

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2017 | 3.4/5 | 1h 42min
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
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Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out ...

Pootie Tang

PG-13

2001 | 2.6/5 | 1h 21min
Action, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Bob Costas

Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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Movies with Bob Costas as Actor(37)

as himself2023 It Ain't Over
as himself2023 The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story
as himself2022 Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as himself2021 Behind the Mask - Stories of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Rulon Gardner Won't Die
as himself2021 Here Today
as himself2020 Long Gone Summer
as himself2018 Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived"
as Bob Cutlass (voice)2017 Cars 3
as himself2017 This Was the XFL
as himself2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2015 Iron: The Legacy of Cal Ripken Jr
as himself2013 Schooled: The Price of College Sports
as Himself - Journalist2013 365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley
as himself2013 Free Spirits
as himself2013 The Doctor
as himself2013 Glickman
2013 The United States of Football
as Sports Announcer (voice)2011 Moneyball
as himself2011 Catching Hell
2011 On the Shoulders of Giants
2010 A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939
as himself2010 Baseball: The Tenth Inning
as himself2007 Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
as himself2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Bob Cutlass (voice)2006 Cars
2006 Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
as himself2005 Mantle
as Narrator2000 Major League Baseball: All Century Team
as himself2000 Michael Jordan to the max
as himself1998 Express: Aisle to Glory
1998 Race for the Record
as himself1998 BASEketball
1997 ‪Long Shots: The Life & Times Of The American Basketball Association
as himself1995 Open Season
as himself1994 The Scout
as Himself (voice) (uncredited)1992 Mr. Baseball

TV Shows/Series with Bob Costas as Actor(43)

as Self - Archive Footage2022 Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
as Self - Host2021 Back on the Record with Bob Costas
as himself2021 The Story of Late Night
as himself2020 The Last Dance
as Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-802020 The Last Dance
as Self - Host2020 The Sounds of Baseball
2018 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
as Self - Sportscaster2018 Shut Up and Dribble
as himself2017 Brockmire
as himself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as himself2015 MLB Network Presents
as himself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2014 The Men In Blazers Show
as Self (voice)2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2012 MLB's 20 Greatest Games
as himself2012 Go On
as himself2010 Conan
2006 Football Night in America
as himself2005 The Colbert Report
2005 Costas Now
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as himself2002 Monk
2001 On the Record with Bob Costas
2000 Baby Blues
as Bob Costas (voice)1999 Family Guy
1996 Arliss
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Bob Costas (voice)1996 Spin City
as himself1995 NewsRadio
1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 The Critic
as himself1994 Baseball
as Self - Guest1994 Baseball
as Self - Host1994 Baseball
1993 WWE Raw
as Jake (voice)1993 Frasier
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as himself1992 The Larry Sanders Show
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989 The Simpsons
1988 Later with Bob Costas

Full Name: Bob Costas
Born: Saturday, 03/22 1952 (March) in Queens (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 72 years + 28 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Other names for Bob Costas (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Quinlan Costas"
Bob Costas frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (68x, Actor)
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (37x, Actress)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (31x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Billy Crystal (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:106598, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024