Jim Fowler

Jim Fowler (born April 9 1932 in Albany, Georgia) is a professional zoologist and was host of the Emmy Award-winning television show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

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April 9 - 1932 - Albany, Georgia - Zoologist - Emmy Award - Mutual of Omaha - Wild Kingdom

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Fowler first served as the co-host of Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins, and then later became the main host. While Fowler was serving as host of Wild Kingdom, he received four separate Emmy awards and an endorsement by the National PTA for family viewing.

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Marlin Perkins - National PTA

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Fowler was the official wildlife correspondent for NBC's The Today Show since 1988 and also regularly seen on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, making forty appearances in total as he brought various wildlife animals on the show.

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NBC - The Today Show - 1988 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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In 1997, Fowler joined Discovery Communication's Animal Planet as a wildlife expert and later launched the television program Jim Fowler's Life in the Wild in 2000.

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1997 - Discovery Communication's - Animal Planet - Jim Fowler's Life in the Wild - 2000

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Fowler also made a cameo appearance in The Merv Griffin Show episode of the Seinfeld comedy television series (season 9, episode 6), playing himself as "The animal guy from Wild Kingdom". http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheMervGriffinShow.htm http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-112/epid-2402

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Cameo appearance - The Merv Griffin Show - Seinfeld

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