Toni Jeričević (born July 17, 1983) is a businessman turned actor and TV host who appeared in American and Croatian theatre plays, commercials and national television productions. He is best known as the TV host of the

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reality sports TV show '' My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad'' which was originally produced by

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for the U.S. broadcasting network

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and later franchised to the Croatian broadcasting television station

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. He lived in China and worked for

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. He currently works in the real estate industry.

Early life

He graduated from Ord High School in

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, earning an athletic and academic scholarship for the Midwestern private

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(previously

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). Jeričević graduated

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with a

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in Marketing and

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among top 20 students overall, also earning a ''

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'' Student Achievement Award.

Career

In 2007 Jeričević left his business position to live and work in

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, Hungary to become a TV host of the national phone-in television game show ''Nova Lova'' for Nova TV. After that, he was invited to audition for the reality show '' My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad'' and got the part of leading TV host. During that time Jeričević appeared in a theatre play ''Tablica Dijeljenja'' directed by Ivan Leo Lemo in the

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, going back to hosting phone-in game shows until the beginning of 2010. In 2012 Jeričević was cast as the main villain in the short movie ''Unexpected Delivery''. He also appeared as the criminal inspector in the Croatian television series ''

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''.

Theatre

*''The Milan Tarot Show'' (2013), cabaret *''

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'' (2011/02), comedy *''

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of Maria Callas'' (2001/02), drama *''

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'' (2002/03), drama *'' You Can't Take It with You'' (2003/04), comedy *''It's Just A Play'' (2004/05), comedy *''

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'' (2006/07), drama *''The Liar'' (2007), comedy *''The Fish Tales'' (2007), comedy *''The Division Table'' (2008/09), children play

Television

*''Glazbena Prskalica'' (2013), Mreža TV *''Najbrzi Igrac'' (2012), OBN *''Ruža Vjetrova'' (2012), RTL *'' My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad'' (2008), NovaTV *''Nova Lova'' (host, 2007–2009), NovaTV *''

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'' (2005), episode #39, HRT2 *''Pazi zid'' (2008) *''MOL reklam'' (2009) *''

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'' (2007)

Film

*''Unexpected Delivery'' (2012), Your Film Festival

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jericevic, Toni Croatian television presenters 1983 births Living people Croatian male film actors Croatian male stage actors Croatian male television actors Croatian emigrants to the United States Midland University alumni Croatian men's basketball players Actors from Zadar Economy of Zadar People from Ord, Nebraska