Karyn Bryant

Infobox actor voice | name = Karyn Bryant
birthname = Karyn Elaine Bryant


birth_date = December 23
occupation = Anchor/Reporter/Actor
gender = Female
status = Married
spouse = Wade
children = Aurora
ethnic = Jamaican/White/African-American
credits = CNN anchor, MTV VJ, Showtime Championship Boxing Commentator
agent = [http://www.buchwald.com/ Don Buchwald]

Karyn Bryant is an American actress, writer, and television personality.

Early life

She was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed secondary school at Lawrence Academy at Groton, and received bachelor's degrees from Brown University in political science and sociology.

Career

Bryant's love of music led to her first television job in 1990, as an MTV VJ. She later hosted a live, daily music program on FX called "Sound fX" alongside Matt Ostrom and Orlando Jones. Jeff Probst replaced Jones toward the end of the show's run.

Bryant was chosen by TNT to host a series of entertainment vignettes called "Rough Cut". The success of the vignettes prompted TNT to turn "Rough Cut" into a weekly television series hosted and written by Bryant. This marked the beginning of Bryant's professional relationship with Turner Broadcasting. TBS soon launched the wraparound series "Movies, For Guys Who Like Movies", allowing Bryant to drive a U.S. Naval LCAC hovercraft, train with Marine snipers and engage in other action packed activities. Lorne Michaels later picked Bryant to host his new daily VH1 game show, "Name That Video" in 2001; Bryant filmed 50 episodes.

After a brief stint hosting CNN's "Talk Back Live", Bryant was chosen to co-anchor CNN's revamped "Showbiz Tonight" in 2004. When the series premiered in early 2005, Bryant was the only African American woman anchoring in primetime on any cable news channel.

Bryant, a Patriots and Red Sox fan, joined ESPN for their first live New Years Eve show as the countdown to 2006 began. That year, Bryant joined the Showtime Championship Boxing announcer team with Steve Albert, Al Bernstein and Jim Gray. In May 2008, Bryant was invited by CBS to join their Elite Xtreme Combat announcer team, debuting mixed martial arts for the first time on primetime network television May 31, 2008.

Personal life

Bryant lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Wade, and their daughter, Aurora.

TV appearances

Hosting

*"Awake On The Wild Side" - MTV
*"Weekend Blastoff" - MTV
*"Buzzcut"
*"Like We Care" - MTV
*"Sound FX" - FX
*"Rough Cut" - TNT
*"Movies, For Guys Who Like Movies" - TBS
*"Name That Video" - VH1
*"Junkyard Wars" - TLC (TV channel)
*"For Love or Money - Reunion Special" - NBC
*"Showbiz Tonight (2005)" - CNN
*"ESPN's New Years Eve Special, Live From Times Square, NYC (2005)" - ESPN
*"Showtime Championship Boxing (2006-Present)" - Showtime
*"Elite Xtreme Combat (2008-Present)" - CBS

Recurring Roles

*"Malcolm and Eddie"
*"Sliders"

External links

* [http://www.karynbryant.com/ Official website]
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