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Overview
Mini Biography:
TV sportscaster known as a smart interviewer with encyclopedic knowledge... moreTrivia:
Apart from his normal sportscasting duties, Costas also announced periodic... moreAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(27 articles)
Olbermann To Return to Sports (From Studio Briefing. 17 April 2007)
Olympics Creates Strange Bedfellows (From Studio Briefing. 23 January 2006)
US TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 6 | 11:30 AM | HBO | When It Was a Game III | |||
| Mon. July 7 | 12:30 PM | HBO | When It Was a Game III |
Filmography
Actor:
- The Trouble with Money (2006) .... The Greek
- Cars (2006) (voice) .... Bob Cutlass
- "Voltron: The Third Dimension" .... Air Show Announcer (1 episode, 1998)
- Escape from Bastille-12 (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Air Show Announcer - "Frasier" .... Jake (1 episode, 1996)
- Love Bites Dog (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Jake - "The Critic" (1 episode, 1994)
- Every Doris Has Her Day (1994) TV episode (voice)
Self:
- "Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (2008) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 13 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (10 episodes, 2000-2008)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 31 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
(5 more) - "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA)
- Episode dated 26 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2008)
... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #6.5 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.8 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 27 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "NBC Sunday Night Football" .... NBC Analyst / ... (4 episodes, 2007)
- Philadelphia at New York (2007) TV episode .... Halftime show host
- Dallas at Chicago (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Halftime show host
- San Diego at New England (2007) TV episode .... NBC Analyst
- New York at Dallas (2007) TV episode .... NBC Analyst - "Costas Now" .... Himself - Host (13 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Episode #3.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #3.1 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #2.3 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #2.2 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #2.1 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Host
(8 more) - Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007) (TV) .... Performer
- "WWF Raw Is War" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Raw Is War (USA: short title)
... aka WWE Monday Night RAW (USA: new title)
... aka WWE Raw (USA: new title)
... aka WWF Raw (USA: new title)
- WWE Draft Special (2007) TV episode .... Himself - WWE Draft Special (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 24 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Hello Again Everybody (2006) (TV) .... Commentator
- "Family Guy" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
- Petergeist (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Patriot Games (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka Torino 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games (Italy) - Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) (V) .... Himself - Guest Announcer
- "Larry King Live" (1985) TV series .... Subsitute Host (unknown episodes, 2005)
- "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Bob Costas (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #2.60 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
- Mitch Williams for the Phillies Losing the 1993 World Series (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Umpire Don Denkinger for the Cardinals Losing the 1985 World Series (????) TV episode .... Himself - "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (29 episodes, 1999-2005)
- Karl Malone (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- New York Yankees: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- 1999 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Yogi Berra (2002) TV episode .... Himself
(24 more) - "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
- Episode dated 27 July 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Mantle (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Dennis Miller" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 27 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Cheap Seats (USA: short title)
- Best of Cheap Seats (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
- Episode dated 7 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Coach Carter (2005) .... Himself
- "ESPN 25: Who's #1?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Best MLB Teams (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The J-K Conspiracy (2004) .... Himself
- "Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
- "Inside the NFL" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 20 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - 100 Years of the World Series (2003) (V) .... Himself/Narrator
- "ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003)
... aka ESPN Outside the Lines Daily (USA: first season title)
- Baseball's Burning Issues: Part 2 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Baseball's Burning Issues: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "The Brendan Leonard Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Goodbye Summer (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Beyond the Glory" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Cal Ripken Jr. (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "On the Record with Bob Costas" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Episode dated 2 May 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 24 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Host - 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Politically Incorrect" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka P.I. (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 6 June 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Salt Lake City 2002: XIX Olympic Winter Games" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
- XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "The Tim McCarver Show" (2002) TV series .... Himself - Guest
- "Arli$$" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1996-2001)
- The Price of Their Toys (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- The Cult of Celebrity (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- Taking One for the Team (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- The Family Trust (1998) TV episode .... Himself
- A Man of Our Times (1996) TV episode .... Himself - The Swinger (2001) .... Himself
- Pootie Tang (2001) .... Himself
- "2000 American League Championship Series" (2000) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "Baby Blues" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- The Bitterman Hillbillies (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - When It Was a Game 3 (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
- 2000 MLB All-Star Game (2000) (TV) .... Play-by-Play Announcer
- Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) .... Himself
- Major League Baseball: All Century Team (2000) (V) .... Narrator
- "Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad" (2000) TV mini-series .... Himself
- Looking for Oscar (2000) .... Himself
- "1999 National League Championship Series" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka SGC2C (USA: short title)
- Chambraigne (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Dennis Miller Live" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1994-1999)
- Is Everything Getting Worse? (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- Greed in Sports (1994) TV episode .... Himself
- Contemporary Sports (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "The Drew Carey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Tracy Bowl (1999) TV episode .... Himself - TV Guide's 40th Anniversary (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- BASEketball (1998) .... Himself
- 1998 MLB All-Star Game (1998) (TV) .... Play-by-Play Announcer
- Express: Aisle to Glory (1998) .... Himself
- "The Larry Sanders Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- As My Career Lay Dying (1998) TV episode .... Himself - The Greek Americans (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Race for the Record (1998) (V) .... Himself
- 1997 World Series (1997) (V) .... Himself - Play-by-Play Commentator
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 7 February 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "NewsRadio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
... aka The Station
- Awards Show (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "1996 American League Championship Series" (1996) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies (1996) (TV) .... Host
- 1996 MLB All-Star Game (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- "The 1996 NBA Finals" (1996) TV mini-series .... Himself - Pregame Host
- "Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad" (1996) TV mini-series .... Himself
- "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995)
... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 16 March 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 March 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Open Season (1995) .... Himself
- The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- The Scout (1994) .... Himself
- "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "TV Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Product Placement Night (1994) TV episode .... Himself - 1994 MLB All-Star Game (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- "The Critic" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Marathon Mensch (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - The Paper (1994) .... Himself
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 22 December 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "Now" (1993) TV series .... Himself - Contributing Anchor
- Cheers: Last Call! (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Jimmy Smits/World Party (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - "Later with Bob Costas" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Later
- Episode #2.41 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "1989 American League Championship Series" (1989) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- 1989 MLB All-Star Game (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
- 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's (1988) (V) .... Himself
- 1987 MLB All-Star Game (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
- "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode dated 16 February 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - New York Yankees (The Movie) (1987) .... Himself
... aka New York Yankees - "1986 World Series" (1986) TV mini-series .... Himself - NBC Commentator (Co-Host)
- Super Bowl XX (1986) (TV) .... Sideline Reporter/Trophy Presentation
- 1985 MLB All-Star Game (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
- Late Night with David Letterman: 3rd Anniversary Special (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- "Not Necessarily the News" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1985)
- Marathon (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "1983 American League Championship Series" (1983) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
- 1983 MLB All-Star Game (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
- "Game of the Week" (1966) TV series .... Himself - Announcer (1982-1989)
- "Major League Baseball: An Inside Look" (1979) TV series .... Host
- "The NFL on NBC" (1960) TV series .... Himself - Host/Announcer
Archive Footage:
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"The Daily Show"
- Episode dated 21 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself -
"Rome Is Burning"
- Episode dated 6 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself -
"Beyond the Glory"
- Gibson's Home Run (2004) TV episode .... Himself - One on One: Classic Television Interviews (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- Baseball's 101 Funniest Moments (1993) (V) .... Himself
- The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History (1992) (V) (voice) .... Announcer
Additional Details
Other Works:
Author of "Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball" (2000, Main Street Books). morePublicity Listings:
6 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 3 Articles moreSTARmeter: 
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