Matthew Wyatt "Matt" Rogers (born September 16, 1978) is an American television host and country singer. He was also one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series ''

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'', he became a television host with series ''

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'' and '' There Goes the Neighborhood''.

Personal

Rogers is a native and a resident of

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. He began singing at age 5. Rogers attended

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and South Hills High School in

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, where he played football. He went on to play college football at the

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, where he was an

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on their 2001 Rose Bowl championship team.

Career

On March 24, 2004, Rogers became the second of the 12 finalists to be voted off of ''

''. Since his appearance on ''American Idol'', Rogers has served as co-host for '' American Idol Extra'' and worked as a correspondent on several sports and entertainment shows, including '' Turner Sports College Football'', '' The Best Damn Sports Show Period'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''American Idol''. Rogers guest appeared on the 'Idols' edition of ''

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''. Rogers was the host for the

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shows ''

'' in 2007, and '' There Goes the Neighborhood'' in 2009. As of August 2012, he hosts ''

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'' on

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. Rogers is best known for hosting “Coming Home,” a reality docu-series on Lifetime which followed the surprise reunions of military members and their loved ones, as they returned home from active duty. Matt put his songwriting experience into play by writing and performing the theme song for “Coming Home” titled “I’m Coming Home,” which has since served as a voice for the experience of military families around the country. He also stars in a series of commercials for Bosley Hair Restoration. On October 16, 2015, Rogers appeared as the new host of Discovery Channel's ''Gold Rush - The Dirt. On January 13, 2017, Rogers was a guest on ''

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'' with his daughter, Samantha, to advocate for cystic fibrosis research.

American Idol performances

*" What You Won't Do for Love" (

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, 1979) (Semifinals; February 17, 2004) *" Hard to Handle" (

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) (

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week; March 16, 2004) *" Amazed" (

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, 2000) (

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; March 23, 2004) (Bottom 3; voted off)

References

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