Don Wildman is a

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and

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. He is the current host of the American History Hit podcast as well as the host and narrator of '' Mysteries at the Museum'', '' Beyond the Unknown'', Dark Tales with Don Wildman, and '' Buried Worlds with Don Wildman'' on the

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. He also hosted and narrated Travel Channel's '' Weird Travels'', '' Off Limits'', and '' Monumental Mysteries''.

Early life

Wildman was raised in

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, and is a 1979 graduate of

Westtown School Westtown School is a Quaker, coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, 20 miles west of Philadelphia. Founded in 179 ...

, a

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boarding school located in

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. He also attended

Earlham College Earlham College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. The college was established in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and has a strong focus on Quake ...

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(another Quaker school) and trained as an actor at The Drama Studio in London, England.

Acting

Wildman was originally a stage actor in several production the best known of which was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. He also acted in several commercials before finding success with his love of history and mysteries.

Travel Channel

Wildman began working for the

in 2003 with '' Weird Travels'', a documentary TV series made in the United States about international paranormal destinations. The show aired from 2001 to 2006, but Wildman was only involved from 2003 to 2005. He continued his work with Travel Channel in 2007 with two programs: '' The Incurables'' and '' Cities of the Underworld'', which ended in 2008 and 2009, respectively. In 2011, Wildman hosted ''

Pompeii Pompeii ( ; ) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and Villa Boscoreale, many surrounding villas, the city was buried under of volcanic ash and p ...

: Back from the Dead'' and has been working at the channel ever since. His most successful TV series to date was '' Mysteries at the Museum'', which ran from 2011 to 2020. He is currently, as of late 2023, hosting ''Mysteries of the Unknown'', which airs new episodes () every Monday night at 8 p.m., on the Travel Channel.

Producer

In addition to acting, hosting and narrating, Wildman produced '' Off Limits'' from 2011 to 2013 for the Travel Channel, a documentary series about historical sites around the United States which are unknown and/or off limits. He also hosted the show. He has not produced anything else to date.

Podcast host

Since 2022, Wildman has been the host of the twice-weekly podcast ''American History Hit.'' He interviews experts and authors on such topics as the Battle of Midway, Presidential assassinations, the Oregon Trail, and Ellis Island. The podcast is associated with the British video streaming service and podcast channel ''History Hit.''

Filmography

This list includes both film and television credits. Currently, Don Wildman hosts Travel Channel's 'Mysteries at the Museum.' According to an article published by travel channel, ''"Don Wildman is fast becoming one fthe most recognizable faces in documentary television."''

References

External links

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Meet Don Wildman
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