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Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue

Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935) was an American media personality, writer, film producer and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first talk show format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television in America that began in Dayton, Ohio in 1967 and ended in New York City in 1996. His shows often focused on issues that divided liberals and conservatives in the United States, such as abortion, consumer protection, civil rights and war issues. His most frequent guest was Ralph Nader, for whom Donahue campaigned in 2000. Donahue also briefly hosted a talk show on MSNBC from July 2002 to March 2003. Donahue is one of the most influential talk show hosts and has been called the "king of daytime talk". Oprah Winfrey has stated, "If it weren't for Phil Donahue, there would never have been an Oprah Show." In 1996, Donahue was ranked #42 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Donahue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1935-12-21

Birth Place

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Movies and TV shows :

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

1988

0.0

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

7.0

Movie
Bella!

Bella!

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

Blossom

1990

6.1

TV
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

2011

7.2

Movie
BRATS

BRATS

2024

5.9

Movie
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti

Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti

2007

0.0

Movie
Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier

2014

7.6

Movie
First Steps

First Steps

1985

0.0

Movie
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Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
Free to Be... a Family

Free to Be... a Family

1988

9.5

Movie
Godless in America

Godless in America

2006

6.0

Movie
poster

Intimate Portrait

1993

4.5

TV
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
Man of the Year

Man of the Year

1995

3.1

Movie
poster

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023

7.2

TV
Project Censored the Movie

Project Censored the Movie

2013

0.0

Movie
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Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

6.0

TV
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

2011

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988

6.0

Movie
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Sex: The Revolution

2008

7.0

TV
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

10.0

Movie
Skum Rocks!

Skum Rocks!

2013

3.0

Movie
South to Black Power

South to Black Power

2023

6.0

Movie
Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman

2015

6.6

Movie
poster

Tamron Hall

2019

5.1

TV
The Billboard Boys

The Billboard Boys

2016

5.0

Movie
poster

The Daytime Emmy Awards

1974

10.0

TV
The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White

The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White

1992

0.0

Movie
The Making of Trump

The Making of Trump

2015

4.4

Movie
poster

The Phil Donahue Show

1967

0.0

TV
The Swap

The Swap

2016

0.0

Movie
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
Three Identical Strangers

Three Identical Strangers

2018

7.4

Movie
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

2015

9.2

Movie
Unity

Unity

2015

7.5

Movie
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV