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Christopher "Chris" Jacobs (born January 30, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor and television personality. He is the host of TLC's ''Overhaulin''' and formerly hosted ''The Insider'', he also worked as a correspondent for ''Entertainment Tonight''. He now also works for NFL Network, and recently hosted the interactive portion of ''Chopper Live'' and ''Gold Rush Live'' both on Discovery Channel. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois and then Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan before moving to California in 1988 where he attended Whittier College, earning a bachelor's degree in English. He also attended and graduated from Western State University College of Law and was later admitted to the state bar of California in 1995. He has had small television roles in ''The X-Files'', ''CSI'', ''Touched by an Angel'' and ''Two and a Half Men''. On July, 2009, he hosted a TV infomercial for CarMD vehicle diagnostic tool with Keri Hatfield, the winner of Miss Utah USA 2000. In 2011, the infomercial "Save with CarMD" also won the Moxie Awards for Best Long Form of the Year – Under 250k. On November 22, 2009, he was the presenter for the live telecast of the Miss California USA pageant. From 2009 to 2011, he co-presented ''The Insider'' with Lara Spencer. On March 5, 2011, it was announced that he had been named a correspondent for ''Entertainment Tonight''. Said executive producer Linda Bell Blue, "In just a short time, Chris has built a strong connection with the Hollywood community. His interview skills and inquisitive nature make him the perfect person to send out in the field to cover events and exclusive interviews for ''ET''. We're excited he's joining ''ET'' as a correspondent." Jacobs left ''ET'' in early 2013. Jacobs' TV series ''Overhaulin''' returned for a sixth season on Velocity in the fall of 2012. From 2013, when Jacobs left ''Entertainment Tonight'', he became a weekend presenter for the NFL Network. He hosted ''Skywire Live'' on Discovery.com for the Discovery Channel in June 2013. In January 2015 Jacobs resumed the role of host for Velcoity's Live broadcast of the Barrett Jackson Auto Auctions. On October 13,2015, Velocity announced the final season of Jacobs long-running series Overhualin. ==External links== * (IMDb profile ) * (''Overhaulin forums ) * ("Chris Jacobs Garage" website ) * ("The Futon Critic" website ) * (2011 ERA Moxie Awards Gala ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Jacobs (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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