Hunter March
{{Short description|American television host, actor, producer, and comedian}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|05}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
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| occupation = Comedian, actor, television host, producer
| years_active = 2012–present
| known_for = Sugar Rush
Nightly Pop
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| relatives = Hal March (grandfather)
Candy Toxton (grandmother)
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Hunter March (born April 5, 1991) is an American television host, actor, producer, and comedian best known for his work as the host of Sugar Rush on Netflix,{{Cite news |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/will-sugar-rush-return-for-season-2-netflixs-newest-baking-show-is-already-a-fan-favorite-9718977 |title=Say Goodbye To Your Weekend, Netflix's Newest Baking Show Will Have You Hooked |last=Gooden |first=Tai |work=Bustle |access-date=July 15, 2018}} Nightly Pop on E!,{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=October 16, 2018 |title=E! Sets New Late-Night Pop Culture Show 'Nightly Pop' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/e-sets-new-late-night-pop-culture-show-nightly-pop-1202483752/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} and Emogenius on Game Show Network.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=March 14, 2017 |title=GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/gsn-renews-winsanity-divided-greenlights-new-series-emogenius-emoji-upfronts-1202042955/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Early life
Hunter March was born on April 5, 1991.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} He is the grandson of actress Candy Toxton, and Hal March, former host of the game show The $64,000 Question.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Hunter-March-to-Host-GSNs-New-Emoji-Solving-Game-Show-EMOGENIUS-67-2017050 |title=Hunter March to Host GSN's New Emoji-Solving Game Show Emogenius, 6/7 |publisher=BWW |date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2017}}
Career
=AwesomenessTV=
March joined AwesomenessTV as an intern in 2012,{{Cite news|url=http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/meet-12-biggest-kids-stars-youtube-156180/|title=Meet 12 of the Biggest Young Stars on YouTube|access-date=August 16, 2017|language=en-US}} near the inception of the company and was promoted to producer then on-camera host where he became one of the early faces of the company. Apparently March thought hosting and producing up to ten videos a week for AwesomenessTV{{Cite web | url=https://www.mashed.com/210714/the-truth-about-sugar-rush-host-hunter-march/| title=The Truth About Sugar Rush Host Hunter March - Mashed| newspaper=Mashed| date= 2020-05-19| accessdate=2025-02-20 |author = Sara Ryan}} and has been the permanent host of the Daily Report for over five years.{{Cite web | url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/03/16/awesomenesstv-hunter-march-game-show-network/| title=AwesomenessTV’s Hunter March Will Host A TV Game Show About Emoji - Tubefilter| newspaper=Tubefilter| date= 2017-03-16| accessdate=2025-02-20}}
In 2015 and 2016, March hosted Top Five Live, AwesomenessTV's larger-budget daily live talk show for Verizon/Go90.{{Cite news|url=https://thevideoink.com/shows-on-go90-talk-show-fashion-beauty-reality-series-4f43c4df6553|title=Shows on go90 — Talk Show, Fashion/Beauty, Reality Series|date=May 24, 2016|work=VideoInk|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
=Game show career=
March was the host of Emogenius on Game Show Network, which aired from 2017 to 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/06/20/emogenius-game-show-network-hunter-march-ratings/|title=Premiere Of Game Show Network's 'Emogenius,' Hosted By YouTuber Hunter March, Draws 336,000 Viewers - Tubefilter|date=June 20, 2017|work=Tubefilter|access-date=August 14, 2017|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/gsn-renews-winsanity-divided-greenlights-new-series-emogenius-emoji-upfronts-1202042955/|title=GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=March 14, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=August 14, 2017|language=en-US}}
= E!'s ''Nightly Pop'' =
March was also the co-host of the E! late-night show Nightly Pop. The show went on for 650 episodes over the course of four years before being cancelled{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=August 26, 2022 |title=E! Restructure: 'Daily Pop' & 'Nightly Pop' Canceled, Production Teams To Exit As Linear Network Eyes New Nightly Show |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/e-restructure-daily-pop-nightly-pop-canceled-1235101050/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} on August 26, 2022,{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=August 28, 2022 |title=Hunter March Jokes About 'Nightly Pop' Cancellation After Undergoing Spine Surgery |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/hunter-march-nightly-pop-cancellation-spine-surgery-1235101614/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} which concluded its final airing in October.{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=September 23, 2022 |title='Nightly Pop' Ends On E! And Nina Parker, Hunter March & Morgan Stewart Share Emotional Farewell Messages |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/nightly-pop-ends-nina-parker-hunter-march-morgan-stewart-farewell-messages-1235125370/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
=Netflix's ''Sugar Rush''=
In July 2018, Netflix premiered its newest culinary competition show Sugar Rush of which March was the host.{{Cite web|title=Netflix Continues to Take on Food Network With 'Sugar Rush'|url=https://ca.style.yahoo.com/netflix-continues-food-network-sugar-195027977.html|access-date=June 18, 2021|website=ca.style.yahoo.com|date=July 6, 2018 |language=en-CA}} In the show judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo, along with a special celebrity guest judge that varied between episodes, judge teams of top bakers for a grand prize of $10,000 in each show.{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/sns-dailymeal-1921097-entertain-sugar-rush-netflix-new-show-july-2018-20180706-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715040113/http://www.latimes.com/sns-dailymeal-1921097-entertain-sugar-rush-netflix-new-show-july-2018-20180706-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |title=Sugar Rush is Netflix's latest foray into food television |date=July 6, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 15, 2018}}
= Netflix's ''Blown Away'' =
In early 2023, March signed on to host the fourth season of Netflix's Blown Away,{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Hunter March to Host 'Blown Away: Extreme Heat' on Netflix (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hunter-march-blown-away-netflix-1235510557/ |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} a glassblowing competition series.
=Author=
In 2017, March released TBH: 51 True Story Collabs through Scholastic, a self-help book for teens featuring stories contributed by 24 different major influencers including Rebecca Black, Alex Aiono, and Jenn McAllister. For every book sold, Scholastic is donating a book to the Pajama Program.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/02/15/hunter-march-compilation-book-youtubers-offscreen-lives/|title=Hunter March To Release Compilation Book About YouTubers' Offscreen Lives - Tubefilter|date=February 15, 2017|work=Tubefilter|access-date=August 16, 2017|language=en-US}}
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Category:American game show hosts
Category:American television actors
Category:American television producers
Category:American male comedians