T. J. Allard

T.J. Allard
Born Thomas Joseph Allard
(1979-01-23) January 23, 1979
Utica, New York, U.S.
Occupation Television personality
Years active 2001 – present
Website http://www.tjallard.com

Thomas Joseph "T.J." Allard (born January 23, 1979) is an American radio personality, television host, producer and voice actor. Allard started his career as a radio DJ in upstate New York and is best known for winning Fox's Good Day Live New York City talent search. [1] He is the winner of two Emmy awards.

Biography

Allard moved from his hometown of Utica, New York to New York City to work for McKinsey & Company, but left to become a video game designer.

Career

Video game designer

Allard joined Ubisoft Entertainment as a video game designer, where he worked on Batman Vengeance, Tarzan and a number of other titles. In 2000 while working for the French video game publisher Gameloft, Allard created an online video game broadcasting channel called GBTV.[2]

Radio personality and voice artist

Allard won Fox's Good Day Live New York City talent search as a result of the contest, he received a job on the air for the nationally syndicated show as the New York correspondent. Since then Allard has hosted a number of national television shows including: 3 Men & A Chick Flick, Best Game Ever, Play Value, et al. In 2011 Allard was cast on the weekly show Innovators which aired on Bloomberg TV. Allard did a voice-over for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Acting

As an actor, Allard had a part in the made-for-TV movie Combat Jump, appeared in the series All My Children and has also appeared in and performed voiceover for commercials. Voiceover credits also include a series of commercials for the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Allard holds NCAA Division III football records from his years at Hartwick College, and was inducted into "The Mohawk Valley Hall of Fame"[3] in 2004. Also while at Hartwick College he became a brother of the Gamma Zeta chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.[4]

Producer

Title Release Date
First Look 2013-14
Open House LA 2012-13
OpenHouse NYC 2012-13
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf 2012-13
The Making of Motown the Musical 2013

References

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