Born in
White Plains, New York, Roberto went to the
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting. He also attended the
University of British Columbia, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Stage and Screen.
Television show hosting JD is currently in his 8th year as on-air talent for
Amazon Live, streaming to hundreds of millions of Amazon shoppers with reviews of the latest tech and deals. For the past two years, JD has helped people all over the USA ring in the new year from Times Square as the NYC host of the nationally syndicated
Coast 2 Coast Countdown. Roberto also appears as a regular guest co-host and field correspondent for
New York Living, a live morning news and lifestyle program on
WPIX in NYC. Roberto also serves as the Supervising Producer for branded content at
PIX11. Roberto hosted of
Battle of the Ages, a family-oriented game show airing on
BYUtv. He also served as the Executive Producer, writer, and host of
Daily Burn 365, a live, daily fitness program, being nominated for a
Daytime Emmy Award. Prior to DB365, Roberto was the host of
Better, a syndicated morning talk show for which he was nominated for a
Daytime Emmy Award as host of the show. Roberto hosted the prime-time reality TV shows
How to Get the Guy and
Are You Hot? (ABC), the relationship show
Outback Jack (TBS),
The Alaskan Adventure Challenge (Discovery Channel), the adventure travel show
Shark Chasers (Travel Channel)
American Idol Extra, the finale of
The Search for the Next Elvira and
Reality Remix (Fox Reality Channel). He has also been a recurring guest host of
E! News Live. Roberto's game show hosting credits include two seasons of ''
Shop 'til You Drop from 2003 to 2005 (succeeding Pat Finn), You Lie Like a Dog, (Animal Planet), Food Fight
(Food Network), Cut to the Chase
(TBS) and the Florida State Lottery game show, Flamingo Fortune''. Roberto is one of the hosts of
The Price Is Right Live!, a live version of the long-running TV game show presented at the
Bally's Casino in Las Vegas. He was a guest announcer on
the actual show itself for its 39th season, which premiered September 20, 2010, shortly after previous announcer
Rich Fields left the show (who was eventually replaced by
George Gray). Roberto is also the announcer of
Game Show Network's
The Pyramid.
Acting As an actor, Roberto has appeared on
All My Children (ABC),
Passions (NBC),
General Hospital (ABC),
The New Adventures of Robin Hood (NBC) and the sitcoms
Frasier(NBC),
Family Matters (ABC) and
Step by Step, the short film
Moment of Silence and
Nautilus with
Richard Norton. Stage credits in New York and Los Angeles include performances at Theatre for the New City, Soho Rep, PS 122 and the title role in of
Steve Martin's
Picasso at the Lapin Agile at the
Laguna Playhouse.
Stunt performances Roberto was a stunt performer in such feature films as
Flicka, ''
Charlie's Angels, The Green Hornet, Galaxy Quest, The Mask of Zorro The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and in the web series The Bannen Way''. Roberto received a
SAG Award nomination for
Best Stunt Ensemble as part of the stunt team on
The Amazing Spider-Man.
Writer Roberto is the author of The Hands on Dad blog and has written for The Huffington Post, The Bump, Parents Magazine, and LA Parent Magazine. His travel writing has been featured on the
World Hum. Roberto has been a contributing writer to the
Los Angeles Times in the field of love and relationships. His writing has also appeared on the Imperfect Parent web site. In 2011, Roberto's screenplay
Heavy Water was named a Top 10 Finalist in the American Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition. ==References==