Matt Iseman

Matthew C. Iseman (born January 22, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, and television host, who began his career as a physician. He is best known for his role as the play-by-play announcer and the moderator of American Ninja Warrior. He was the winner of The New Celebrity Apprentice in 2017, the show's only season.

Iseman is also known for his involvement with the sport of Strongman where he does athlete interviews for Arnold Strongman Classic, Shaw Classic and Rogue Invitational.

Early life and medical career Iseman was born in Denver, Colorado. earning a B.A. with honors from Princeton University and an M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Iseman is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, Danish, and English descent. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital in his hometown of Denver, and later relocated to the Los Angeles area.

Comedy career Iseman began doing stand-up comedy, with a routine based partly on his experiences as a doctor. He worked with the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings, and in 2002 became a full-time professional comedian . In addition to comedy club work, Iseman's medical background has led to performing for medical and health-related organizations. He has performed at USO shows in Afghanistan, South Korea, Bosnia, and Hungary.

He cites Brian Regan as a comedy inspiration. Iseman's comedy outside of humor about medicine and medical profession is mainly observational, and he generally avoids off-color material.

Television work Iseman has hosted the game shows Scream Play on E! and Casino Night on GSN. He appears as a regular cast member on the home makeover show Clean House and its companion outtakes show, Clean House Comes Clean, both on the Style Network. Additionally, as of 2024, he hosted every season of American Ninja Warrior on the channel G4 and later on the NBC network with the exception of the very first season. Iseman began working with American Ninja Warrior in 2010. He uses his athleticism and work as a comedian to add his style to the show with Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (former NFL player), and Zuri Hall (sideline correspondent). a spin-off of E!'s The Soup, on Versus.

Iseman won the 15th overall season and first run of The New Celebrity Apprentice and appeared as one of the contestants in the third episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race to raise funds for the Arthritis Foundation.

Iseman is the new host of Live Rescue on A&E, taking over for former host Ashleigh Banfield.

Iseman also fills in as a guest host on REELZ On Patrol: Live as needed.

Personal life Iseman was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2002, at age 31. His disease is being treated successfully.

Iseman is a cancer survivor. In 2018, he wrote on his Instagram account that he had part of a kidney removed due to cancer more than 10 years earlier.

Matt Iseman's wife is named Britton All. They got married in September 2024. Matt proposed to her in a spontaneous way that included Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Selected filmography Television As actor Year Title Role Notes 2003 General Hospital Rock Fowler 2010 P Lo's House Dr. Tuck TV movie 2013 The League Airport Police Officer Episode: "The Bye Week" 2014 Hot in Cleveland Mike Episode: "The Undead" 2017 American Dad! Demon Sportscaster Voice, episode: "The Life and Times of Stan Smith"

As himself Year Title Role Notes 2003–2011 Clean House Go-to guy Main/Recurring role 2010–present American Ninja Warrior Host 2011–2012 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels Narrator 2013–2017 Home & Family Guest / Co-host Multiple episodes 2014–2020 Today Guest / Segment co-host Multiple episodes 2016 American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja Host 2017 The New Celebrity Apprentice Contestant 2018–2019 American Ninja Warrior Junior Host 2019 Live Rescue Host 2019–present 25 Words or Less Celebrity guest Multiple episodes 2020 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Special guest / Bette Bourdeaux Episode:"RuPaul roast" 2022 Shaw Classic Host / Emcee 2023–2024 On Patrol: Live Guest HostMultiple episodes - US Thanksgiving 2023 and 2024

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