Matthew Rogers

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Matt Rogers
Birth name	Matthew Wyatt Rogers
Also known as	Matt Rogers
Born	September 16, 1978 (1978-09-16) (age 33)
Origin	Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004—present

Matthew Wyatt "Matt" Rogers (born September 16, 1978 in Rancho Cucamonga, California) is an American television host of There Goes the Neighborhood. He was also one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol and was the host of Really Big Things and is the host of There Goes the Neighborhood on the Discovery Channel.

Personal

Rogers is a native and a resident of Rancho Cucamonga, California. He began singing at age 5. Rogers attended Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina, California and South Hills High School in West Covina, California, where he played football. He went on to play college football at the University of Washington, where he was an offensive lineman on their 2001 Rose Bowl championship team.

His mother died from cancer in the summer of 2004.

He married his longtime girlfriend Teri Himes on February 19, 2005, and have a son named Brayden Douglas, born on April 16, 2006, weighing in at 8 lbs.

Career

On March 24, 2004, Rogers became the second of the 12 finalists to be voted off of American Idol. Since his appearance on American Idol, Rogers has served as co-host for American Idol Extra and worked as a correspondent on several sports and entertainment shows, including Turner Sports College Football, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, and American Idol. Rogers guest appeared on the 'Idols' edition of Family Feud.

Rogers was the host for the Discovery Channel shows Really Big Things in 2007 and There Goes the Neighborhood in 2009. He now hosts Coming Home on Lifetime, which debuted March 6, 2011.

American Idol performances

• "What You Won't Do for Love" (Bobby Caldwell, 1979) (Semifinals; February 17, 2004)
• "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding) (Soul week; March 16, 2004)
• "Amazed" (Lonestar, 2000) (Country; March 23, 2004) (Bottom 3; voted off)

External links

• Matt Rogers at the Internet Movie Database
• [1], Discovery Channel
• [2], TV.com

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