Ross Mathews

Ross Mathews
Born (1979-09-24) September 24, 1979
Residence Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Other names Ross the Intern
Occupation Television personality
Years active 2001 – present
Website helloross.com

Ross Mathews (born September 24, 1979)[1] is an American television personality known as an intern and a correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he was known as "Ross the Intern".

Mathews has subsequently appeared on Celebrity Fit Club, The Insider, Celebrity Big Brother, and as a weekly panelist on Chelsea Lately. He is currently working on the shows Hollywood Today Live, RuPaul's Drag Race and Live from E!.

Early life

Mathews graduated in 2002 from the University of La Verne, in La Verne, California, where he majored in communications[2] and was a speech and debate competitor.[3]

Career

Mathews began as an intern behind the scenes on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. From December 2001, he covered movie premieres, the Academy Awards, two Winter Olympic Games and other events.[4]

Mathews has contributed commentary to the E! networks various 101... specials, and appeared as a weekly panelist on E's late night talk show Chelsea Lately.[5]

He appeared on the fifth season of VH1's reality television show, Celebrity Fit Club. During the course of the show, which premiered in April 2007, Mathews lost more than 40 lbs. and helped his team win the grand prize. He was also a guest host on The View on July 17, 2007.

Mathews appeared as a celebrity mob member on seven episodes of NBC's prime time game show 1 vs. 100 in early 2008.

In 2009, Mathews was a contributing correspondent on The Insider, and hosted a web show with The Insider called Inside Dish With Ross Mathews, where he took his viewers behind the scenes, as an "outsider" in Hollywood. Inside Dish became the official online web-shows for CBS's Big Brother and The Amazing Race. Also in 2009, Mathews co-hosted GSN's Big Saturday Night, a weekly game show. His other 2009 appearances included The Howard Stern Show and the 2009 Game Show Awards with Diane Mizota.

In 2010, Mathews joined the E! Network's red carpet team, filling in for Ryan Seacrest as co-host with Giuliana Rancic for E! Live From the Red Carpet coverage of the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, and the 2011 Academy Awards.

In January 2011, Mathews starred in a pilot that he produced and co-wrote with fellow Chelsea Lately round table regular Heather McDonald. Titled Love or Hate, the pilot was made for the E! Network and was executive produced by Chelsea Handler and her company Borderline Amazing Productions.[6] Mathews also appeared in the E! Network's After Lately, a show about the behind the scenes of Chelsea Lately.[7] By September 2011, Mathews had formally moved on from The Tonight Show, returning for guest appearances, including for the "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" skit on December 14, 2011.[8]

Mathews appeared in the fourth episode of the Bravo series Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis in 2012, in which Lewis redesigned his and his boyfriend's garage.[9]

Ross Mathews at Palm Springs Pride Parade in 2013

On May 7, 2013, Mathews released his book Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence.[5] Mathews was the host of Hello Ross, an interactive talk show on E! from September 6, 2013, until May 16, 2014.[10]

In 2015, Mathews and Carson Kressley were named as new regular judges for the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[11] At the end of 2015, Mathews began filling in as a guest host on Hollywood Today Live, which is syndicated on Fox. He became a permanent host on January 4, 2016. He also starred in the movie Pup Star. The sequel, Pup Star: Better 2Gether, premiered the following year.

Mathews guest-starred as himself in an episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries titled "Unsolved Situations" in 2016.

In 2017, he was the commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 together with Michelle Visage live for Logo TV.[12] He also commented alongside Shangela on the Logo TV broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 final as well.[13]

In 2018, he was announced as one of the eleven houseguests competing on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in 2nd place, winning $50,000, and was voted as America's Favorite Houseguest earning an additional prize of $25,000.[14]

Personal life

Mathews is openly gay.[15][16] Since 2008, he has been in a relationship with stylist Salvador Camarena.[17][18][19] In 2013, the couple appeared in an episode of House Hunters while shopping for a home in Palm Springs.[20]

Bibliography

  • Mathews, Ross (2013). Man Up!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1455501809.

References

  1. ↑ "About". Ross Mathews verified Facebook page. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Evans, Rusty (August 16, 2004). "Alumni Profile: Ross Mathews 2002" (Press release). University of La Verne. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  3. ↑ Birdsall, Terry (Spring 2002). "Ross, the Intern". La Verne Magazine. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007. "Ross was president of the debate team his senior year. He performed individual events for the team, was state champion for two events and was sent to the nationals.
  4. ↑ Tracy E. Gilchrist (June 10, 2008). "This Gay Week in Television: Bea Arthur, Courteney Cox". Gay Wired. "Lest we forget that Jay helped launch the adorable gay intern Ross Mathews’ career."
  5. 1 2 Gilbert, Ted (May 2, 2013). "Why Ross Mathews decided to 'Man Up!'" Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.. CNN.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "E! Orders Pop Culture Show Presentation Produced By Chelsea Handler" Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Deadline Hollywood. January 5, 2011
  7. ↑ Nededog, Jethro (August 23, 2011). "E! Signs Ross Mathews to New Talk Show Pilot Development and Talent Deal (Exclusive)" Archived 2011-12-08 at the Wayback Machine.. The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ↑ "Episode #20.56". The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Season 20. December 14, 2011. NBC.
  9. ↑ "Ross is the Boss". Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis. Season 1. Episode 4. April 4, 2012. Bravo.
  10. ↑ Peeples, Jase (April 24, 2013). "Ross Mathews to Host New 'Interactive' Talk Show" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.. The Advocate.
  11. ↑ ""The "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7 Premiere Date—And Judges—Finally Revealed!" NewNowNext.com Accessed January 28th, 2015". newnownext.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  12. ↑ Jordan, Paul (27 April 2017). "Eurovision returns to the United States". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  13. ↑ https://eurovision.tv/story/logo-air-eurovision-2018-grand-final-live-united-states
  14. ↑ Maher, Natalie (February 13, 2018). "Get to Know the 'Celebrity Big Brother' Cast: Mark McGrath, Omarosa & More". www.billboard.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Monkey Business: Short Takes". The Kansas City Star. The McClatchy Company. 2007-06-23. p. E6.
  16. ↑ Celizic, Mike. "Super media spectacle more staid than usual". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  17. ↑ Celebrity Slimdowns: Losing the Weight. E!. January 2, 2012
  18. ↑ Deeken, Aimee (August 17, 2010). "'Chelsea Lately': Ross Mathews Wants a 'Gayby' Like Neil Patrick Harris (VIDEO)" Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine.. The Huffington Post.
  19. ↑ Jung, Helin (November 29, 2011). "Ross Mathews's Soft Spot: His 'Mutty-Mutt' Dogs" Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine.. People.
  20. ↑ "TV Personality Looks for a Mid-Century Retreat in Palm Springs" Archived 2014-05-05 at the Wayback Machine.. HGTV.
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