Gordon Elliott

Background

Elliott was born in Everton, Liverpool, England, but grew up in Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia.

Education

He was educated at Christian Brothers" High School, Lewisham and attended the University of Sydney for a law degree.

Career

He is the executive producer of American Broadcasting Company"s daytime program The Chew, and had his own eponymous 1990s television talk show program, The Gordon Elliott Show. While studying as a Sydney student, Elliott worked part-time on a radio show and ended up on Good Morning Australia. After several jobs hosting morning news programs and landing work as the feature reporter on the Fox Television show A Current Affair (produced by New York"s WNYW) in 1987, Elliott appeared as the house-entering feature reporter on WNYW"s morning news program

The 1990s saw him take turns hosting game and talk shows, including The Gordon Elliott Show from 1994–1997.

In 1990, Elliott also hosted To Tell the Truth for two months before being replaced by Lynn Swann. In 2000, he hosted lieutenant"s Your Chance of a Lifetime.

Recently he has hosted the television Food Network"s programs Doorknock Dinners and Follow That Food and the Fine Living network"s The Genuine Article, and was the television pitchman for Campbell"s Soup in the early 2000s. He had a recurring role on Oz as the host of a game show that was popular with the inmates.

He formed his own production company, Follow Productions in 1999.

This company produces Paula Deen"s Home Cooking, Paula"s Best Dishes and Paula"s Party for Food Network. His company has produced many other lifestyle series for cable networks including Simply Wine with Andrea Immer, Pairings with Andrea, Best Foreign Less, the first four seasons of Sandra Lee"s Semi Home Made, We Live Here and Pocket The Difference. He is executive producer of both Food Network shows hosted by Pat and Gina Neely: Down Home with the Neelys and Road Tasted with the Neelys.

In 2010, He began producing Spice & Easy for Food Network.

He is also the executive producer and off-screen announcer for the lifestyle show The Chew which premiered on 26 September 2011 on American Broadcasting Company.

Achievements

• In 2007 he won a daytime Emmy for Best Lifestyle Series for his work on Paula Deen"s Home Cooking.