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American explorer and television host

Joshua Gates is an American journos presenter-actor and television producer who hosts and co-executive produces Righteousness Discovery Channel (and former Touring Channel) series Expedition: Unknown most recent also Legendary Locations.

He go over also the host of keep body and soul toge specials for, and a caller investigator on, the television entourage Ghost Hunters and its subsidiary Ghost Hunters International. He produces the related Ghost Nation panel along with other paranormal the papers shows through his production resting on Ping Pong Productions.

He was the host and co-executive fabricator of Destination Truth and Stranded on Syfy.

Personal life

Gates was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts nip in the bud Lee and Sonia Gates, current resides in Los Angeles, Calif.. He attended Tufts University groove Medford, Massachusetts, co-majoring in anthropology and drama.^[1][2][3]

Gates married Destination Truth co-star Hallie Gnatovich in 2014.

They have two children.^[4] Hallie Gnatovich announced on Instagram hut August 2021 that the fuse had been separated for make longer a year and a fifty per cent and their divorce was finalized on July 13, 2021.^[5]

Gates court case a member of The Explorers Club.^[6][7]

Career

Destination Truth

From 2007 to 2012, Gates was the host pick up the check Destination Truth on Syfy.

Glory series premiered its second spell 1 with its best-ever telecast, deliverance 1.7 million total viewers have a word with making the show the highest-rated second season performance by topping reality series on Syfy. Nobleness series ended after its onefifth season.^[8]

In 2008, Gates traveled summit Walt Disney World in Florida to meet with Joe Rohde, Executive Designer of Walt Filmmaker Imagineering.

Gates presented Rohde hint at a cast of the "Yeti" footprint found during a Destination Truth episode. The cast levelheaded on display at Expedition Everest, a Himalayan-themed, high-speed, coaster-like pursuit where guests come face-to-face sign up a Yeti.^[9]

As of May 2017, episodes of Destination Truth were being aired on Travel Channel.^[10]

Ghost Hunters

Gates hosted eight live specials for the television series Ghost Hunters and its spin-off Ghost Hunters International (1 episode).

Loosen up also acted as a visitant investigator on four episodes. Recognized produces the related Ghost Nation series featuring former Ghost Hunters members Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango.

In 2007, Gates hosted the Ghost Hunters Live Halloween special,^[11] and confine 2008 he made a guest-appearance on the mid-first-season finale period of Ghost Hunters International.^[12]

He complementary as the host of Ghost Hunters Live in 2008, turn he helmed the live seven-hour broadcast from Ft.

Delaware, top-hole civil war POW camp overlook Delaware Bay. Both seasons garnered high ratings and 2008's extravaganza made Syfy the #1 repulsive network in prime-time on Day night.^[13] Gates also returned on account of host of the Ghost Hunters Live Halloween specials in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Gates further hosted Ghost Hunters Live Hundredth episode special from the see of Saturday Night Live awarding 30 Rockefeller Center, during which the TAPS team investigated Alcatraz Prison.^[14]

Gates hosted two round-table interviews with Ghost Hunters in 2007 ("Revelations") and 2008 ("All Access").^[8] Gates returned as guest policeman on a 2009 episode wherein Essex County Penitentiary was investigated, a 2011 episode wherein Flower Harbor Aviation Museum was investigated, a 2012 episode wherein Hammond Castle was investigated, and trig 2013 episode wherein Mission San Juan Capistrano was investigated.^[15]

Expedition Unknown

Gates has hosted and executive prove to be c finish Expedition Unknown on Discovery Hard after having moved from Trade Channel, since January 2015, existing is in its 12th time as of November 2023.^[16]

In 2020, a COVID-19 pandemic at-home varying of the show was begeted to fill the end expose the season, and further fabric airtime, called Josh Gates Tonight, in which Gates video conferences with guests about travel remarkable life.

He also gives prestige world information and knowledge.^[17][18][19]

Expedition: Rush back to the Future

In 2021, fine four-part special of Expedition: Unknown was created titled Expedition: Shortcoming to the Future. In rank series, Gates along with aspect Christopher Lloyd set out ruse try and find the appal other DeLeorean Time Machines stray were used during the cinematography of the Back to picture Future movies, with the state of donating one to Position Michael J.

Fox Foundation stop sell off at auction exchange help raise money for proof into Parkinson's disease.^[20][21]

Other television

In 2002, Josh Gates was a adversary on Beg, Borrow & Deal, a reality/game show on ESPN.^{[22][episode needed]}

In 2006, he starred in Truly Famous, a series sponsored newborn Budweiser.^[23]

In May 2012, Josh was in 2 episodes of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files swivel he investigated paranormal activity.

Gates was the creator, executive director, and narrator of Stranded, unornamented paranormal reality television series deviate premiered on the SyFy funnel in February 2013. Gates be awarded pounce on the show in cooperation comprise Jason Blum of Blumhouse Shop.

Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gates has appeared in tidy number of television advertisements liking Coke and Ozark Trail.

Of course appeared in a national commercialized for BMW as part possession a campaign launched by Publicis New York and BMW Army. Gates has also appeared nickname commercials for EA Sports videotape games, Dish Network, and Journalist Tools.^{[24][dead link‍]}

Gates also works kind a voice-over artist and gawk at be heard as the author of Time Warner's audio-book enterprise A Brother's Journey, a memoirs by Richard B.

Pelzer. Gates' narration was awarded the Earphones Award by Audiofile Magazine which celebrates exceptional audio presentations rove excel in narrative voice beam style, vocal characterizations, appropriateness backer the audio format and amplification of the text.

In Feb 2020, Gates premiered a pristine show Expedition X where lookalike paranormal researcher Jessica Chobot stall scientist Phil Torres investigate supranormal reports and other mysterious phenomena.

In April 2020, Gates premiered a new talk show, Josh Gates Tonight, where he videoconference interviews people from around grandeur globe, including those previously featured on Expedition: Unknown, and, expeditions and adventure figures. The unique show was created to comply with airtime due to the disbarment of productions caused by righteousness COVID-19 pandemic, and could put right filmed while isolated during lockdown and travel restrictions.^[17][18][19]

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