This is the biography that appears on the two pages that offer it. It is word for word identical, so I'll assume it's the official one:



"John Fugelsang, best known for his various emceeing duties on VH1, brings to (insert show name here) a talent rooted in comedy and performance as well as a genuine affinity for the material.



"In addition to hosting VH1 Archives and VH1's Rock and Roll Picture Show, Fugelsang also moderated the cable network's live Town Hall specials with Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks."



(He must have Loved the Garth Special).



"He has guest-hosted Later with Greg Kinnear, appeared on Friday Night and was a regualar contributor to NBC's Real Life. He also has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher and CNBC's America's Talking, as well as Comedy Central's Stand Up, Stand Up, VH1's Stand Up Spotlight, and Flix. Fugelsang also hosts and serves as co-writer for American Classic, which is the highest-rated program on VH1 UK."



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"Although widely recognized for his humor, Fugelsang is no stranger to the dramatic stage. His regional and New York acting credits include HAMLET, THE MISANTHROPE, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE and WEST SIDE STORY. He will soon be seen as Sandra Berndhard's one-night stand in the independant feature, SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY, and as Ozzie, the Hen-Pecked Metalhead, in FINAL RINSE.



"An NYU Film School graduate..."



(Note: As a B.U. student in the Film/TV tract, I can tell you that the communications college of many major universities have more acting hopefulls than the Fine Arts schools. Same is true here, and we have the 6th best S.F.A. school in the country).



"...Fugelsang recieved the 1997 Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs (MACC) award for outstanding New York monolodist, the 1996 Backstage Bistro award for outstanding comedian and the 1995 MACC award for New York male cabaret debut -- all in conjunction with his long-running, one-man show, JUNK MALE. He has performed at Caroline's, Stand Up New York, the Improv, the Comic Strip and HBO's Fisrt U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as at colleges and clubs throughout the country."

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