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RECENT CREDITS

The Simpsons (TV) Sep. 27, 2009

NBC/Jay Leno Primetime Project (TV) Sep. 23, 2009

The Jay Leno Show (TV) Sep. 23, 2009

Ladies First: Bravo at the Kentucky... (TV) May. 1, 2009

Monk (TV) Jan. 30, 2009

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HIGHLIGHTS

2001 Hosted "On the Record with Bob Costas" on HBO

1999 Hired to provide play-by-play for ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball

1996 Signed a six year contract with NBC

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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

The Jay Leno Show 2009 -Cast

Actor

Vince Vaughn (2009) -Cast

Actor

TV Episode

Ladies First: Bravo at the Kentucky Derby 2009

Host

Inside the NFL 2008

Host

Billy Crystal: The Mark Twain Prize 2007 -Presenter

Actor

Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 2007 -Presenter

Actor

Cars 2006 -Voice of Bob Cutlass

Actor

Film

Mantle 2005 -Interviewee

Actor

Costas NOW 2005

Host, Writer

Coach Carter 2005 -Himself

Actor

Film

Jump Cuts 2004

Actor

100 Years of Hope and Humor 2003 -Interviewee

Actor

Real Time with Bill Maher 2003 -Guest (Via Satellite)

Actor

Episode 119 (2008) -Guest (Via Satellite)

Actor

TV Episode

Monk 2002 -Cast

Actor

Mr. Monk makes the Playoffs (2009) -Cast

Actor

TV Episode

2002 Olympic Winter Games 2002 -Host (Primetime)

Actor

Allstate Presents an All-Star Olympic Salute: Countdown to Salt Lake City 2002 -Host

Actor

Sports Illustrated's Night of Champions 2001 -Host

Actor

Pootie Tang 2001 -Himself

Actor

Film

The 133rd Belmont Stakes 2001 -Commentator

Actor

The 126th Preakness Stakes 2001 -Commentator

Actor

The 127th Kentucky Derby 2001 -Commentator

Actor

On the Record With Bob Costas 2001 -Host

Writer, Actor

Twice Born 2000 -Narration

Narrator

The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television 2000 -Interviewee

Actor

2000 Olympic Games 2000 -Co-Host, Host

Actor, Actor

Baby Blues 2000 -Bob Costas

Voice

When It Was a Game III 2000 -Interviewee

Actor

71st Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game 2000 -Play-By-Play

Actor

Michael Jordan to the Max 2000

Actor

Film

49th NBA All-Star Game 2000 -Play-by-Play

Actor

The Sportscasters: Behind the Mike 2000 -Interviewee

Actor

Nick News Presents Lifestory: Muhammad Ali 2000 -Interviewee

Actor

Yogi Berra: Deja Vu All Over Again 1999 -Host, Narration

Actor, Narrator

Family Guy 1999

Voice

Patriot Games (2006)

Voice

TV Episode

The Greek Americans 1998 -Interviewee

Actor

Voltron: The Third Dimension 1998 -of Announcer at an Airshow

Voice

50th Emmy Awards 1998 -Commentator

Actor

Baseketball 1998 -Himself

Actor

Film

69th Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1998 -Play-By-Play

Actor

48th NBA All-Star Game 1998 -Play-by-Play

Actor

Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association 1997 -Interviewee

Actor

All-Star Moms 1997

Actor

NBA at 50 1996

Actor

Baseball-A-Palooza II 1996

Actor

Spin City 1996 -Himself

Actor

Arli$$ 1996 -Himself

Actor

A Man of Our Times (1996) -Himself

Actor

TV Episode

The 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 -Co-Host, Host

Actor, Actor

Sports Illustrated Olympic Special: A Prelude to the Games 1996 -Host

Actor

Internight 1996 -Host

Actor

The 67th Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1996 -Play-by-Play

Actor

Super Bowl XXX 1996 -Pre-Game Interviewer/Commentator

Actor

Tracey Takes On... 1996

Actor

Fields of Fire: Sports in the '60s 1995 -Interviewee

Actor

The Drew Carey Show 1995 -Himself

Actor

The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games 1995 -Host

Actor

Great Moments of Discovery 1995 -Host

Actor

The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge 1995

Actor

Newsradio 1995 -Himself

Actor

The 45th Annual NBA All-Star Game 1995 -Host

Actor

The Scout 1994 -Himself

Actor

Film

Baseball 1994

Actor

40 For the Ages: Sports Illustrated's 40th Anniversary Special 1994 -Host

Actor

The Horatio Alger Awards 1994 -Host

Actor

Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1994 -Interviewee

Actor

The Paper 1994 -Himself

Actor

Film

TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special 1993

Actor

One on One: Classic Television Interviews 1993 -Host

Actor

Frasier 1993 -Guest Caller Jake

Voice

Love Bites Dog (1996) -Guest Caller Jake

Voice

TV Episode

Now With Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric 1993 -Correspondent

Actor

One Child, One Dream: The Horatio Alger Awards 1993 -Host

Actor

Last Call!: A Cheers' Celebration 1993 -Host

Actor

Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years 1993

Actor

Super Bowl Live 1993 -Host

Actor

Five Years Later... With Bob Costas 1993

Actor

An Olympic Christmas: Barcelona Memories 1992 -Host

Actor

Diamonds on the Silver Screen 1992

Actor

The Larry Sanders Show 1992

Actor

The 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 -Primetime Host

Actor

Barcelona '92: A New World Gathers 1992 -Host

Actor

Dateline NBC 1992 -Correspondent

Actor

Play by Play: A History of Sports Television 1991 -Host

Actor

NBC All-Star Stay in School Jam 1991

Actor

2 Years... Later 1990 -Host

Actor

NBC Saturday Sports Showcase 1990

Actor

The Simpsons 1990

Voice

Homer the Whopper (2009)

Voice

TV Episode

One Year: Later 1989 -Host

Actor

1989 Major League All-Star Game 1989 -Pre-Game Host

Actor

Friday Night Surprise! 1989

Actor

1988 World Series 1988 -Co-Host

Actor

1988 Summer Olympic Games 1988 -Anchor

Actor

Later With Bob Costas 1988 -Host

Actor

Sportsworld Tenth Anniversary Special 1988 -Commentator

Actor

1988 Winter Olympic Games 1988 -Studio Anchor

Actor

SportsWorld Looks at Sports Humor 1986 -Host

Actor

NFL '85 (12/14/85) 1985 -Moderator

Actor

NFL '85 (11/10/85) 1985 -Moderator

Actor

On the Record with Bob Costas: A 2002 Special Edition -Host / Interviewer

Writer, Actor

The Critic

Voice

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Highlights

2001 Hosted "On the Record with Bob Costas" on HBO

1999 Hired to provide play-by-play for ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball

1996 Signed a six year contract with NBC

1994 Feature debut, appeared as himself in Ron Howard's "The Paper"

1994 Appeared as himself in Michael Ritchie's sports comedy feature, "The Scout"

1994 Episodic TV debut, provided an aural guest spot for the ABC cartoon sitcom "The Critic"

1994 Appeared as a recurring commentator in "Baseball", Ken Burns' mammoth PBS documentary chronicle

1994 Hosted the first primetime TV project from Sports Illustrated Television, "40 for the Ages: Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Special"

1994 Expanded broadcasting duties at NBC; contributed segments to various NBC News programs, including the primetime news magazines "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric" (1994) and "Dateline"

1993 Hosted final football broadcast as a Super Bowl anchor (Super Bowl XXVII)

1993 Hosted "Last Call!: A Cheers' Celebration", an NBC comic interview special that preceded the final episode of the longrunning sitcom

1993 Hosted "One on One: Classic Television Interviews", a CBS compilation special

1992 Served as the primetime anchor for the summer Olympics in Barcelona

1988 Featured in video entitled "The 500 Home Run Club"

1988 Anchored the late-night portion of the XXIV Olympiad (the summer Olympics) in Seoul

1980 Hosted a sports radio show

1980 Announced radio broadcasts for the "Chicago Bulls"

1980 Became a sportscaster for NBC

1974 - 1976 Joined KMOX-AM Radio in St. Louis, MO, working as play-by-play voice of the ABA Spirits of St. Louis

Raised in Commack, Long Island, NY

Began his broadcasting career in Syracuse, NY on WSYR-TV and Radio, the Syracuse University student stations

While working as the radio voice of University of Missouri basketball, handled regional NFL (football) and NBA (basketball) assignments for CBS Sports

Hosted World Series (baseball) pre-games in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988

Gained notice through his work with analyst Tony Kubek on NBC's "Game of the Week" (baseball) broadcasts

Announced the American League (baseball) Championship Series in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989

Hosted baseball's All-Star Game pre-game shows in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989

Hosted NBC's pre-game pro-football show (subsequently renamed "NFL Live")

Hosted nationally syndicated weekly radio talk show "Costas Coast to Coast"

Hosted the pre-games for Super Bowl (football) XX, XXIII and XXVII

Hosted own late night interview show, "Later With Bob Costas"