Mark Anthony Steines (born June 7, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist and actor who was host of the syndicated

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and entertainment round-up program ''

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'' from 2004 to 2012, joining the program on August 24, 1995. He left the show on July 27, 2012. From 2012 to 2018, he co-hosted

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

Steines was born in

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, one of two sons of LeRoy J. Steines (1929-2013) & Elizabeth J. "Betty" (née-Thomas; 1935-2020). He graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa, class of 1982. He then went to the

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in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on a football scholarship, graduating with a B.A. in radio and television. Steines has competed four times in the

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at the Long Beach Grand Prix, the most recent being in 2013. According to records kept by the event's celebrity coordinator, The Celebrity Source,

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and

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are the only celebrities who have competed more times than Steines in the 38-year history of the race. He married former ''Entertainment Tonight'' correspondent and

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1993,

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, on the island of

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on July 22, 1995. They have two sons, Kai Harper and Avery James. In January 2013 Steines and Cornett officially announced that they were seeking a divorce after 17 years of marriage. On August 20, 2016, Mark married children's book author Julie Freyermuth in a surprise (to their guests) ceremony at his

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home. Steines met Freyermuth in August 2015 when she was a guest on his Hallmark TV show, ''Home and Family''. They welcomed a daughter, Parker Rose, on July 28, 2017.

Career

After graduation, Steines worked in the newsroom at

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, rising up the ranks to reporter and photographer. As a cameraman at the

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, he was mistaken for

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and ended up on ''

''. He then moved on to

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, where he was the sports anchor until 1991. His career led him to

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, and

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assignments. Steines was awarded two

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s and a

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for work he did on KCAL specials. In addition to his work as a broadcast journalist, Steines has done some acting. One of his roles was as a security guard in the movie ''

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'' (1995). In 1995, he started as a correspondent and substitute anchor at ''Entertainment Tonight''. Prior to being selected as co-host, Steines was also anchor of ''Entertainment Tonight Weekend'' and primary substitute anchor. However, he resumed co-hosting ''ET Weekend'' on a regular basis in mid-September 2010. In May, 2011, longtime co-anchor Mary Hart left the show and Steines took over as the main anchor. However, on March 24, 2012, it was announced that Steines had decided to leave ''ET'' at the end of his contract in order to pursue other opportunities. On July 27, 2012, Steines left ''ET'' after 17 years. His replacement was

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. In 2006, he was a guest in an episode of the sixth season of ''

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''. Steines was the host of

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's online reality television show ''

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'' in Fall 2006 which was executive produced by

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. He moved on to host the new

TV talk show titled ''Home & Family'' with

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, which premiered on October 1, 2012. In June 2018, Steines was let go from the series. He took over as host of KTLA's coverage of the

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starting in 2017, replacing

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Filmography

References

External links

Mark Steines' official website

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''Steines Ready for Tonight''

''Mark Steines Hosts Gold Rush''
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