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Date of Birth

11 November 1951, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Birth Name

Marc Berkowitz

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Born in Indianapolis, he paid his dues as a magician, disc jockey, comedian and studio page in Los Angeles during the 1970s. When Jack Barry's announcer fell sick on The Joker's Wild, 1973, Marc (then a 22-year-old page) filled in. That was his break. He began warming up audiences for network programs like Soap, Star Search, and Alice, gaining exposure that finally led to his "organic" misadventures on Nickelodeon's Double Dare (which he hosted from 1986 to 1994) and What Would You Do?

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Spouse

Alice Filous

(16 June 1974 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Has obsessive-compulsive disorder, which was made public on television in 1996.

Adopted stage name "Summers" because of media attention surrounding "Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz.

Attended North Central High School in Indianapolis.

Guest-hosted one week on "Scrabble" (1984) in 1987 while host Chuck Woolery played against other game show hosts.

His daughter Meredith was an assistant on "Pick Your Brain" (1993).

His favorite obstacle from the "Double Dare" (1986) obstacle course was the Gum Drop.

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