Jimmy Hodson Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Template:Multiple issuesAmerican actor, narrator, and television host Jimmy Hodson was born in Orange, California, April 16, 1962. He is a former announcer on the long running syndicated TV show Divorce Court. Hodson narrates many movie trailers, commercials, shows and TV promos and was the signature voice of Fox Soccer Channel since its inception in 2005 until 2011.In the past, Hodson was the announcer and comedy cast member on basketball legend Magic Johnson's short-lived late night talk show on Fox called The Magic Hour. Hodson's height of 6'-8" was instrumental in securing the job with Magic Johnson who liked the idea of a similarly tall announcer. Hodson appeared in a number of motion pictures and television shows, most notably Touched by an Angel on CBS, and many TV pilots.Hodson began acting on stage and directing 8 mm films in 6th grade and longed to work in film and broadcasting. He would sneak onto studio lots and observe shows in production, as well as attend legitimate tapings of shows. His dreams began to come true when he was hired for his first TV and radio jobs while still a sophomore in college.As a voice over actor Hodson has narrated thousands of commercials, promos, videos, shows in a career that began in 1980 while he was still in college and started working as a disc jockey at now defunct KYMS-FM in Orange County, California. Hodson has narrated many long form shows for National Geographic Channel, ESPN, Fine Living, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS and more. He has been the voice of a few campaigns for Fox Sports, including Major League Baseball and College Football Saturday on FSN.In 1984, Hodson co-created and co-hosted the groundbreaking half hour music video show Real Videos which continues to air to this day, although he left the show after the first two years. In 1990, Hodson co-created and hosted an hour long music video series on the Family Channel entitled Videosyncrasy. Both series were vehicles for Hodson's man-on-the-street style of found humor and combined songs with interviews of scores of musical artists and fun locations and stunts. He was featured sky diving, being set on fire, hang gliding, wrestling alligators, jumping off waterfalls, and traveling extensively. The Family Channel also commissioned Hodson to host prime time music specials with Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Bolton, Natalie Cole, Nelson, and Amy Grant. Videosyncrasy was cancelled in the autumn of 1991.Behind the scenes, Hodson also worked as a cameraman, producer, writer, director, editor and motion graphic designer, directing music videos, commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries. The latter took him to some 32 countries around the world. In 1989, Hodson was selected by the late Rich Snyder, then owner of In-N-Out Burger, to be the corporate voice of the company. Hodson edited and hosted training videos for In-N-Out for 13 years, and has narrated them all since 1989, and has been the broadcast commercial voic
Net Worth
$300,000
Date Of Birth
April 16, 1962
Place Of Birth
Orange County, California, USA
Height
6' 8" (2.03 m)
Profession
Actor, Camera Department, Director
Nicknames
Jimmy Hodson, Hodson, Jimmy
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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Lives in Newport Beach, CA and records in his home studio and for hotels around the world while traveling. Continues in voiceover as the voice of in-N-Our Burger, and performing in countless other commercials and videos as a narrator. Represented for by the prestigious DPN Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Living in West LA, working as a top voice over actor for numerous shows, trailers, promos, commercials and networks. [December 2005]
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Living in Los Angeles (in Westlake Village, California), working as a top voice over actor/narrator for numerous shows, trailers, promos, commercials and networks. He's currently the signature voice of Fox Soccer Channel. [May 2008]
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Twisted Metal
2012
Video Game
Narrator (voice)
Zombie Prom
2006
Short
Narrator / TV Announcer
The Hollywood Show
2005
TV Movie
Announcer
Honeymoon Challenge
2001
TV Movie
Announcer
Touched by an Angel
1997
TV Series
Sportscaster
Fairy Tales on Ice: Alice Through the Looking Glass
1996
Video
Announcer
Who's the Boss?
1991
TV Series
Radio Announcer
Baby Talk
1991
TV Series
TV Football Announcer
Sledge Hammer!
1987
TV Series
Prison Guard
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 10
1991
Video documentary camera operator
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12
1991
Video documentary camera operator
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
1990
Video documentary camera operator
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7
1990
Video documentary camera operator
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 9
1990
Video documentary camera operator
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hot Metal 4
1991
Video
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Divorce Court
1999-2008
TV Series
Announcer
Infanity
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself (Announcer)
Truck Stop
2005
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Passions
2003-2005
TV Series
Himself
America's Top Dog
2004
TV Special
Himself - Announcer
Season of the Grizzly
2003
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
HBO First Look
2002
TV Series documentary
Narrator
The Making of 'Road to Perdition'
2002
TV Short documentary
Narrator (voice)
A CARography
2002
TV Series documentary
Series Narrator / Host
Road & Track Presents: Ride of Your Life
2002
TV Series documentary
Series Narrator / Host
When Planes Go Down
2002
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Power of Attorney
2000
TV Series
Announcer
The Remarkable 20th Century
2000
TV Movie documentary
Series Narrator
My VH1 Music Awards
2000
TV Special documentary
Pre-show Announcer
The Magic Hour
1998
TV Series
Announcer, Comedy Cast
The 1995 NCLR Bravo Awards
1995
TV Special
Announcer
Videosyncrasy
1990
TV Series
Himself / Host
Real Videos
1984
TV Series
Co-Host
Known for movies
Divorce Court (1999-2008) as Announcer
The Making of 'Road to Perdition' (2002) as Narrator
