Jeff Sutphen

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox person | image = JeffSutphen.jpg | imagesize = | birth_name = Jeffrey Sutphen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|15}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actor * producer * game show host}} | years_active = 2002–present | website = | footnotes = | spouse = {{married|Stacy Asencio Sutphen|2003}} | partner = | children = 2 | parents = | relations = }} '''Jeffrey "Jeff" Sutphen''' (born October 15, 1976) is an American actor, producer, and game show host known primarily for his work with Nickelodeon's ''BrainSurge'' from 2009 to 2011. From 2012 to 2013, he was the host of the show ''Figure It Out''.

==Personal life== Jeff graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.<ref name="clarita"/> He married his wife Stacy Sutphen on October 12, 2003. They live in Los Angeles and currently have one son and one daughter.<ref name="nick"/>

==Career== Jeff began his career in entertainment working for MTV.<ref name="clarita">{{cite news|title=SCV -- Hollywood's Backlot: Jeff Sutphen|first=Stacy|last=Asencio-Sutphen|newspaper=The Signal|date=October 30, 2009|url=http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/20143/|access-date=November 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203170519/http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/20143/|archive-date=February 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> After switching to Nickelodeon, Jeff worked as a producer for ''U-Pick Live'', a show where viewers would pick what programs the network would air and on which he also portrayed superhero Pick Boy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-01/arts/31008466_1_media-days-pats-bengals-receiver|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118085510/http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-01/arts/31008466_1_media-days-pats-bengals-receiver|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2013|title=Super spectacle at the Super Bowl Media Day|first1=Shanahan|last1=Mark|first2=Meredith|last2=Goldstein|date=February 1, 2012|work=The Boston Globe|accessdate=July 1, 2012}}</ref> The show aired from 2002 through 2005. After serving as a producer for Nickelodeon's 2008 game show ''My Family's Got Guts'', Jeff went on to host the network's 2009 game show ''BrainSurge''.<ref name="nick">{{cite web |url=http://www.nick.com/shows/brainsurge/characters/jeff-sutphen.html|title=Jeff Sutphen|work=Nick.com|publisher=Viacom International Inc.|accessdate=November 10, 2009}}</ref>

At the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards, he and Lily Collins hosted the pre-award show ''The Countdown to Kids’ Choice!'' telecast live in Los Angeles.<ref name="access">[http://www.accesshollywood.com/rihanna-justin-bieber-among-performers-at-kids-choice-awards_article_30439 Rihanna, Justin Bieber Among Performers At Kids Choice Awards], ''Access Hollywood'', March 23, 2010.</ref>

He started hosting ''101 Ways to Leave a Game Show'' for ABC in June 2011. On March 7, 2012 it was announced that Jeff would be the new host of the classic Nickelodeon game show ''Figure It Out'' when it came back into production in April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/07/figure-it-out-nickelodeon-new-episodes_n_1327290.html|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|first=Chris|last=Harnick|title='Figure It Out' Is Coming Back!|date=March 7, 2012|accessdate=July 1, 2012}}</ref>

Jeff recently launched an internet-based talk show called ''The Garage Show with Jeff Sutphen''. Jeff invites guests to his garage where they talk about many different topics. On the second episode, former Nickelodeon game show hosts Marc Summers, Phil Moore and Kirk Fogg were guests.

As of 2019, Jeff serves as a co-executive producer on ''Ryan's Mystery Playdate''.

==Filmography==

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Title ! Year ! Role |- | ''U-Pick Live'' || 2002–05 || Pick Boy |- | ''BrainSurge'' || 2009–11 || Host |- | ''101 Ways to Leave a Game Show'' || 2011 || Host |- | ''Family BrainSurge'' || 2011 || Host |- | ''Figure It Out'' || 2012–13 || Host |}

===As a producer=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Show ! Year |- | ''U-Pick Live'' || 2002 |- | ''My Family's Got Guts'' || 2008 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1446870}}

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