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| genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[satire]]
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| subject = [[Everyday life]], [[self-deprecation]], [[marriage]], [[popular culture|pop culture]]
| subject = [[Everyday life]], [[self-deprecation]], [[marriage]], [[popular culture|pop culture]]
| notable_work = Host and executive producer of ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'' (NYC) Actor
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'''Benjamin Ray Bailey''' (born October 30, 1970) is an American [[comedian]].
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'''Benjamin Ray Bailey''' (born October 30, 1970) is an American [[comedian]] and a licensed [[Taxicab|taxi cab driver]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Cash Cab' Can Be a Lucrative Ride|first=Jack|last=Coyle|work=Associated Press|publisher=Today.com|date=2006-06-01|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cash-cab-can-be-lucrative-ride-wbna12055144}}</ref> He is best known for hosting the [[Emmy Award]]-winning [[game show]] ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'' in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|title=Daytime Emmys|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=2007-03-14|url=http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2007/03/daytime_emmys_1.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424051012/http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2007/03/daytime_emmys_1.shtml|archive-date=2008-04-24}}</ref>

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He is best known for hosting the [[Emmy Award]]-winning [[game show]] ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'' in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|title=Daytime Emmys|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=2007-03-14|url=http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2007/03/daytime_emmys_1.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424051012/http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2007/03/daytime_emmys_1.shtml|archive-date=2008-04-24}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Bailey was born in [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]], and raised in [[Chatham Borough, New Jersey]].<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/10/cash-cab-is-back-with-njs-ben-bailey-on-a-new-network-heres-a-preview.html "''Cash Cab'' is back with N.J.’s Ben Bailey on a new network. Here’s a preview."], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 6, 2019. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Bailey, 48, a stand-up comedian and actor (and yes, a former driver ... of limousines), lives in Morristown and grew up in Chatham (borough). He won three Daytime Emmys for hosting ''Cash Cab''”"</ref> He was born the younger of two siblings. He attended [[Old Dominion University]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], before moving to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in 1993. Standing at {{convert|6|ft|6|in|cm}},<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121443709962505255|title=He Drives This Game-Show Vehicle|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|first=Joanne|last=Kaufmann|date=June 26, 2008|access-date=April 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517223134/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121443709962505255.html|archive-date=May 17, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> he was offered a job as a [[Bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]] for [[The Comedy Store]] after bumming a cigarette from a man in the parking lot.<ref>http://www.msgnetworks.com/2015/09/11/ben-bailey-facts/</ref>
Bailey was born in [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]], and raised in [[Chatham Borough, New Jersey]].<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/10/cash-cab-is-back-with-njs-ben-bailey-on-a-new-network-heres-a-preview.html "''Cash Cab'' is back with N.J.’s Ben Bailey on a new network. Here’s a preview."], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 6, 2019. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Bailey, 48, a stand-up comedian and actor (and yes, a former driver ... of limousines), lives in Morristown and grew up in Chatham (borough). He won three Daytime Emmys for hosting ''Cash Cab''."</ref> He has an older sibling. Bailey graduated in 1988 from [[Chatham Borough High School]] as part of the school's 76th and final graduating class.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/254899411/ "Chatham Borough has final graduation"], ''[[Daily Record (Morristown)|Daily Record]]'', June 30, 1988. Accessed January 27, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The borough's 76th class was the last to graduate Chatham High School.... As of July 1, the borough's and Chatham Township's school districts will merge, and the Chatham Township High School building will become the regional school.... Members of the graduating Class of 1988 are: Denise Marie Adams, Daniel Ralph Agostinelli, David Michael Allan, Troy T. Atterberry, Benjamin Ray Bailey..."</ref>
Bailey attended [[Old Dominion University]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], before moving to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in 1993. Standing at {{convert|6|ft|6|in|cm}},<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121443709962505255|title=He Drives This Game-Show Vehicle|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|first=Joanne|last=Kaufmann|date=June 26, 2008|access-date=April 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517223134/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121443709962505255.html|archive-date=May 17, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> he was offered a job as a [[Bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]] for [[The Comedy Store]] after bumming a cigarette from a man in the parking lot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.msgnetworks.com/2015/09/11/ben-bailey-facts/|title = Ben Bailey Facts|date = September 11, 2015}}{{deadlink |date=October 2024}}</ref>{{better source needed |date=October 2024}}


==Career==
==Career==
According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when [[Skip E. Lowe]], who was [[Master_of_ceremonies|emceeing]] at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]].<ref name=hudson>{{cite news|title=Local Comic Keeps the Big City Laughing|first=Prescott|last=Tolk|work=The Hudson Reporter|date=2001-09-02|url=http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=2300568&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401094748/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=2300568&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8|archive-date=2008-04-01}}</ref>
According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when [[Skip E. Lowe]], who was [[Master_of_ceremonies|emceeing]] at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]].<ref name=hudson>{{cite news|title=Local Comic Keeps the Big City Laughing|first=Prescott|last=Tolk|work=The Hudson Reporter|date=2001-09-02|url=http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=2300568&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401094748/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=2300568&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8|archive-date=2008-04-01}}</ref>


Bailey is the host of the American version of ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'', a TV game show played in a [[taxicab]] that Bailey drives around [[New York City]], broadcast on the [[Discovery Channel]] and [[Bravo (American TV network)]]. He also recently made an appearance on the new Shovio.com's ''TalkBackTV''. He narrated the [[Discovery Channel]]'s series ''[[Smash Lab]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1344946/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7|title=Ben Bailey |website=IMDb.com|access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156526/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7|title=Smash Lab |website=IMDb.com|access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref>
Bailey is the host of the American version of ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'', a TV game show played in a [[taxicab]] that Bailey drives around [[New York City]], broadcast on the [[Discovery Channel]] and [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]].


From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of ''[[Who's Still Standing?]]'' on NBC.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/whos-still-standing/about/bios Ben Bailey biodata], Nbc.com; accessed November 11, 2015.</ref> On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs. He does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company [[DTE Energy]] and [[ALDI]].<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ben-bailey-crashes-aldi-and-gets-shoppers-say-what-they-love-about-it-165846 Ben Bailey crashes ALDI and gets shoppers to say what they love about it], Adweek.com; accessed April 5, 2016.</ref>
He also appeared on the new Shovio.com's ''TalkBackTV''. He narrated the [[Discovery Channel]]'s series ''[[Smash Lab]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1344946/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7|title=Ben Bailey |website=IMDb.com|access-date=2017-07-01}}{{unreliable source|date=October 2024}}</ref> {{better source needed |date=October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156526/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7|title=Smash Lab |website=IMDb.com|access-date=2017-07-01}}{{unreliable source |date=October 2024}}</ref>{{better source needed |date=October 2024}} From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of ''[[Who's Still Standing?]]'' on NBC.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/whos-still-standing/about/bios Ben Bailey biodata], Nbc.com; accessed November 11, 2015.</ref> On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs.

Bailey does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company [[DTE Energy]] and [[ALDI]].<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ben-bailey-crashes-aldi-and-gets-shoppers-say-what-they-love-about-it-165846 Ben Bailey crashes ALDI and gets shoppers to say what they love about it], Adweek.com; accessed April 5, 2016.</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bailey lives in [[Morristown, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Amy | last=Kuperinsky | url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2017/12/cash_cab_return_revival_ben_bailey_discovery.html | title='Cash Cab' is back: How N.J.'s Ben Bailey became master of mobile trivia | publisher=NJ.com | date=December 4, 2017 | access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> Ben met his ex-wife Laurence in Hennessey's pub in Morristown in the 1990s.<ref name="nj_com_cabbie">{{cite web | first=Linda | last=Fowler | url=https://www.nj.com/insidejersey/2009/07/cash_cabbie_is_a_jersey_driver.html | title='Cash Cabbie' is a Jersey Driver | publisher=NJ.com | date=July 16, 2009 | access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012.<ref name="nj_com_cabbie" /> They have two children.<ref>http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1093-ben-bailey</ref>
Bailey lives in [[Morristown, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Amy | last=Kuperinsky | url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2017/12/cash_cab_return_revival_ben_bailey_discovery.html | title='Cash Cab' is back: How N.J.'s Ben Bailey became master of mobile trivia | publisher=NJ.com | date=December 4, 2017 | access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> He met his ex-wife, Laurence, in a pub in Morristown in the 1990s.<ref name="nj_com_cabbie">{{cite web | first=Linda | last=Fowler | url=https://www.nj.com/insidejersey/2009/07/cash_cabbie_is_a_jersey_driver.html | title='Cash Cabbie' is a Jersey Driver | publisher=NJ.com | date=July 16, 2009 | access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012.<ref name="nj_com_cabbie" /> They have two children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1093-ben-bailey|title = Episode 1093 - Ben Bailey| date=January 30, 2020 }}</ref>


Bailey is a licensed taxi driver in New York City.<ref>{{cite web | last=Koch | first=Drew | date=December 11, 2017 | url=https://www.bustle.com/p/cash-cab-host-ben-bailey-has-a-real-taxi-drivers-license-thats-not-all-you-didnt-know-about-him-6773014 | title='Cash Cab' Host Ben Bailey Has a Real Taxi Driver's License, and That's Not All You Didn't Know About Him | website=Bustle | access-date=March 7, 2023}}</ref>
There have been conspiracy theories about him being police officer [[Derek Chauvin]<ref>https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2020/06/05/tennessee-deputy-blasted-posting-george-floyd-conspiracy-theory/3154372001/</ref>.


==Awards==
==Awards==
As the host of ''Cash Cab'', Ben received [[Daytime Emmy]] nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 for "[[Outstanding Game Show Host]]", winning in 2010, 2011 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therealbenbailey.com|title=Profile: Ben Bailey|website=Therealbenbailey.com|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> The show took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
As the host of ''Cash Cab'', Ben received [[Daytime Emmy]] nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for "[[Outstanding Game Show Host]]", winning in 2010, 2011 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therealbenbailey.com|title=Profile: Ben Bailey|website=Therealbenbailey.com|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref>
The show took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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* ''Bad Meat'' as an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent
* ''Bad Meat'' as an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent
* ''Bertcast #331'' with [[Bert Kreischer]]
* ''Bertcast #331'' with [[Bert Kreischer]]
* ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' ''S11E13'' (2021)
* ''[[Brain Games (National Geographic)]]''
* ''[[Brain Games (National Geographic)]]''
* ''[[Caroline and Friends]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Caroline and Friends]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'' - host of [[Cash Cab (American game show)|U.S. version]] (2005–2012, 2017-present)
* ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'' - host of [[Cash Cab (American game show)|U.S. version]] (2005–2012, 2017–2020)
* ''[[Comedy Central Presents]]''
* ''[[Comedy Central Presents]]''
* ''[[Delivery Man (film)|Delivery Man]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Delivery Man (film)|Delivery Man]]'' (2013)
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* ''Road Rage and Accidental Ornithologist''
* ''Road Rage and Accidental Ornithologist''
* ''[[Smash Lab]]'' - narrator (2nd season)
* ''[[Smash Lab]]'' - narrator (2nd season)
* ''[[They're Made Out of Meat]]''
* ''[[They're Made Out of Meat#They're Made out of Meat (2005)|They're Made Out of Meat]]''
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]]
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]]
* ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' (April 2, 2008)
* ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' (April 2, 2008)
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.therealbenbailey.com/ Ben Bailey's official website]
* {{IMDb name|1344946}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* [http://www.msgnetworks.com/shows/msg-stand-up-comedy/ben-bailey-facts.html Ben Bailey profile], msgnetworks.com


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Ben Bailey
Bailey at the 2012 premiere of Bad Parents
Birth nameBenjamin Ray Bailey
Born (1970-10-30) October 30, 1970 (age 54)[1]
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
MediumTelevision, stand-up
Years active1993–present
GenresObservational comedy, satire
Subject(s)Everyday life, self-deprecation, marriage, pop culture
Notable works and rolesHost and executive producer of Cash Cab

Benjamin Ray Bailey (born October 30, 1970) is an American comedian.

He is best known for hosting the Emmy Award-winning game show Cash Cab in New York City.[2]

Early life

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Bailey was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Chatham Borough, New Jersey.[3] He has an older sibling. Bailey graduated in 1988 from Chatham Borough High School as part of the school's 76th and final graduating class.[4]

Bailey attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, before moving to Los Angeles in 1993. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm),[1] he was offered a job as a bouncer for The Comedy Store after bumming a cigarette from a man in the parking lot.[5][better source needed]

Career

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According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up.[6]

Bailey is the host of the American version of Cash Cab, a TV game show played in a taxicab that Bailey drives around New York City, broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Bravo.

He also appeared on the new Shovio.com's TalkBackTV. He narrated the Discovery Channel's series Smash Lab.[7] [better source needed][8][better source needed] From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of Who's Still Standing? on NBC.[9] On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs.

Bailey does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy and ALDI.[10]

Personal life

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Bailey lives in Morristown, New Jersey.[11] He met his ex-wife, Laurence, in a pub in Morristown in the 1990s.[12] The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012.[12] They have two children.[13]

Bailey is a licensed taxi driver in New York City.[14]

Awards

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As the host of Cash Cab, Ben received Daytime Emmy nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for "Outstanding Game Show Host", winning in 2010, 2011 and 2013.[15]

The show took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Appearances

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kaufmann, Joanne (June 26, 2008). "He Drives This Game-Show Vehicle". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "Daytime Emmys". Knoxville News Sentinel. March 14, 2007. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008.
  3. ^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "Cash Cab is back with N.J.’s Ben Bailey on a new network. Here’s a preview.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 6, 2019. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Bailey, 48, a stand-up comedian and actor (and yes, a former driver ... of limousines), lives in Morristown and grew up in Chatham (borough). He won three Daytime Emmys for hosting Cash Cab."
  4. ^ "Chatham Borough has final graduation", Daily Record, June 30, 1988. Accessed January 27, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The borough's 76th class was the last to graduate Chatham High School.... As of July 1, the borough's and Chatham Township's school districts will merge, and the Chatham Township High School building will become the regional school.... Members of the graduating Class of 1988 are: Denise Marie Adams, Daniel Ralph Agostinelli, David Michael Allan, Troy T. Atterberry, Benjamin Ray Bailey..."
  5. ^ "Ben Bailey Facts". September 11, 2015.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Tolk, Prescott (September 2, 2001). "Local Comic Keeps the Big City Laughing". The Hudson Reporter. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008.
  7. ^ "Ben Bailey". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.[unreliable source?]
  8. ^ "Smash Lab". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.[unreliable source?]
  9. ^ Ben Bailey biodata, Nbc.com; accessed November 11, 2015.
  10. ^ Ben Bailey crashes ALDI and gets shoppers to say what they love about it, Adweek.com; accessed April 5, 2016.
  11. ^ Kuperinsky, Amy (December 4, 2017). "'Cash Cab' is back: How N.J.'s Ben Bailey became master of mobile trivia". NJ.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Fowler, Linda (July 16, 2009). "'Cash Cabbie' is a Jersey Driver". NJ.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  13. ^ "Episode 1093 - Ben Bailey". January 30, 2020.
  14. ^ Koch, Drew (December 11, 2017). "'Cash Cab' Host Ben Bailey Has a Real Taxi Driver's License, and That's Not All You Didn't Know About Him". Bustle. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Profile: Ben Bailey". Therealbenbailey.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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