JD Roth

JD Roth creates, produces and hosts various television shows created by the company he founded, 3 Ball Productions. In his 30-year career, he has been directly involved in and responsible for over 2,000 episodes of reality/game television. In the past five years alone, his successes include The Biggest Loser , Beauty and the Geek , The Pick Up Artist , Groomer Has It , Big 4-0 , Age of Love, Scott Baio is 45 and Single , Unanimous , Breaking Bonaduce and For Love or Money.

Roth's career began as an actor at the age of 10, after meeting Shirley Grant, doing on-camera and voice-over commercials. At 19 he became the youngest game show host in television history on the hit syndicated show, Fun House , an experience that led him to build his own production company and take Fun House on the road as a live show. As an expert in kids game shows, he went on to create, executive-produce and host the show Double Up , in turn making history as the youngest executive producer at NBC to date.

Roth continued his career as a host on Masters of Maze , The Disney Channel's Inside Out , ZooVenture and the syndicated game show Sex Wars. In addition, he created, produced and starred in a live tour of ZooVenture , spanning seven countries and over 125 U.S. cities. Roth is also host of Unanimous and Endurance , for which he has been nominated for an Emmy for Best Host in a Children's Program.

Roth currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California, with his wife, Christine, and their two boys.