Roy Firestone

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Roy Firestone was born on 8 December 1953, in Miami Beach, Florida USA, and is a journalist and sports commentator, best known from appearing in numerous television shows and on radio, working on various sports programs. He has been part of the telecasts of “Sunday Night Football”, but all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Roy Firestone? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $1.5 million, mostly earned through success in sports journalism. He’s also made guest appearances in sitcoms and cartoons such as “The Simpsons” and “Married… with Children”. As he continues his endeavors it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Roy attended Miami Beach High School, and after matriculating, went to the University of Miami. After graduating, he started his career as a reporter and sports anchor for WTVJ, briefly working there, and then moving to Los Angeles to work for KCBS-TV as a sports anchor, where he stayed from 1977 to 1985. Around this time, he was the host of the ESPN interview program “SportsLook”, which was later renamed to “Up Close”. In 1987, he served as the color commentator during the first season of the “Sunday Night Football” telecasts.

Thanks to Firestone’s work, more opportunities opened up for him, and his net worth increased significantly. He made appearances in “Nightline”, “Larry King Live”, and “The Late Show with David Letterman”. He also became involved with numerous corporate clients such as Toyota, Nike and Chevron. In 1988, he voiced the cartoon character Egghead in the film “Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters”, later making an appearance in the film “Jerry Maguire”. He also starred in an episode of “Married… with Children”, and then appeared in an episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond”.

He also voiced for an episode of “The Simpsons”.

Roy is the host of “Face to Face with Roy Firestone” and “Time Out with Roy Firestone”, and frequently appears as a guest on “Good Day LA” which airs in Los Angeles as part of KTTV. As he continues taking in these endeavors, his net worth also continues to increase.

Over the course of his career, Roy has won seven Emmy Awards and seven CableACE Awards. He’s also been noted by other journalism personalities as one of the best interviewers in the world.

For his personal life, he was married to actress Midon Kawamura from 1987 until 2005. it is known that Roy is a lifelong fan of the Baltimore Orioles and even served as a spring training batboy for the team during his teenage years. He spoke during the unveiling of Brooks Robinson’s statue at the ballpark in 2012. He’s also been criticized numerous times especially during his interview with OJ Simpson in 1992, as he sided with Simpson during the interview, and expressed his annoyance at press reports portraying Simpson as “the bad guy”. He downplayed the criminal charges and then asserted that both parties were guilty. The criticism held on for a long time, and even made it into the documentary “OJ: Made In America”.

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Roy Firestone Quick Info

Full Name Roy Firestone
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth December 8, 1953
Place Of Birth Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Profession Sports commentator
Education University of Miami, Miami Beach Senior High School
Nationality American
Spouse Midori Kawamura (m. 1987–2005)
Twitter https://twitter.com/royfirestone?lang=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278666/
Movies Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters, Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off, Bugs Bunny’s Wild World of Sports, King of the Underground, Good Luck, Football All Stars: Intimate Portraits: Vol. 3, Football All Stars: Intimate Portraits: Vol. 2, Football All Stars: Intimate Portraits: Vol. 1, Football All …
TV Shows Mighty Ducks

Roy Firestone Important Facts

  • ESPN sportscaster

Roy Firestone Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
King of the Underground 2011 Roy Firestone Actor
I See The Crowd Roar: The Story of William Dummy Hoy 2007 Documentary short Narrator Actor
Yes, Dear 2004 TV Series Announcer Actor
Juwanna Mann 2002 Roy Firestone Actor
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off 1997 Video voice Actor
Jerry Maguire 1996 Roy Firestone Actor
Arli$$ 1996 TV Series Roy Firestone Actor
Mighty Ducks 1996 TV Series Actor
Coach 1992 TV Series Narrator Actor
Bugs Bunny’s Wild World of Sports 1989 TV Movie Sportscasters (voice) Actor
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters 1988 Announcer (voice) Actor
Misfits of Science 1985 TV Series Keith Actor
Webster 1984 TV Series Chuck Actor
The New Mike Hammer 1984 TV Series Sportscaster Actor
Likely Stories, Vol. 3 1983 TV Series Voice-Over Actor
The New Odd Couple 1982 TV Series Doug Richards Actor
The Greatest 1977 TV Reporter (uncredited) Actor
The Selling of Vince D’Angelo 1976 TV Movie Commercial Director Actor
Up Close Primetime 1991 TV Series executive producer – 1 episode Producer
Remember with Roy Firestone 1991 TV Series producer Producer
King of the Underground 2011 special thanks Thanks
Ted Williams 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks Thanks
The Ratings Game 1984 TV Movie special thanks Thanks
Jose Canseco: The Truth Hurts 2016 Documentary Himself Self
The Eighties 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself, ESPN Self
Good Day L.A. 2013-2014 TV Series Himself – Sports Analyst Self
LA Tonight with Roy Firestone 2012 TV Series Himself – Host Self
Super Dave’s Spike Tacular 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Baseball Bunch 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Class Act 2006 Documentary Himself Self
Beyond the Glory 2005 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
Spin City 2001 TV Series Himself Self
Roy Firestone’s Greatest Moments in Golf 1998 Video documentary Himself Self
Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute 1998 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
The Simpsons 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Everybody Loves Raymond 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Arsenio 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Dave’s World 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Clueless 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Good Luck 1996 Himself Self
All Pro Sports: Brent Jones 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Brett Favre 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Don Shula 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Eric Allen 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Jack Del Rio 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Jeff Gossett 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Jeff Jaeger 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Jerry Rice 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Jim Lachey 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Rodney Hampton 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports: Ronnie Lott 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
All Pro Sports – Reggie White 1996 Video short Himself – Narrator Self
Married with Children 1990-1995 TV Series Himself – Host / Himself Self
The Scout 1994 Himself Self
Up Close Primetime 1991-1994 TV Series Himself – Host Self
In Living Color 1994 TV Series Himself Self
Studio 59 1991 TV Series Himself – Host Self
1991 NFL Draft 1991 TV Special Himself – Reporter Self
Remember with Roy Firestone 1991 TV Series Himself – Host Self
Late Night with David Letterman 1983-1989 TV Series Himself Self
It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. 1989 TV Series Himself Self
The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards 1989 TV Special Himself Self
Time Out for Hilarious Sports Bloopers 1988 Video documentary short Narrator Self
ESPN’s Sunday Night Football 1987 TV Series Himself – Color Commentator Self
The New Hollywood Squares 1987 TV Series Himself – Panelist Self
The Wacky World of Sports International Extravaganza 1987 TV Movie Himself Self
1987 NFL Pro Bowl 1987 TV Special Himself Self
1st & Ten: The Championship 1987 TV Series Himself Self
The Richard Lewis ‘I’m in Pain’ Concert 1985 TV Movie documentary Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) Self
The Ratings Game 1984 TV Movie Himself (uncredited) Self
The Paper Chase 1984 TV Series Himself Self
SportsLook 1980 TV Series Himself – Host Self

Roy Firestone Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1989 ACE CableACE Awards Sports Host SportsLook (1980) Won
1987 ACE CableACE Awards Sports Host SportsLook (1980) Won
1989 ACE CableACE Awards Sports Host SportsLook (1980) Nominated
1987 ACE CableACE Awards Sports Host SportsLook (1980) Nominated