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Spike Feresten: Biography

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Birth Name: Michael Feresten
Birth Place: West Bridgewater, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/03/1964, Virgo
Profession: Writer; actor; producer; talk-show host

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Spike Feresten Fast Facts:

Pursued comedy writing after being evicted from his college dorm for dropping fluorescent light bulbs out of a window just to watch them shatter on the sidewalk and then later seeing David Letterman perform the same stunt on TV.
Passed jokes to Dennis Miller while working as a receptionist for Saturday Night Live.
Nicknamed Spike while at SNL because of his spiked hair.
Wrote for David Letterman for five years.
Wrote "The Soup Nazi" episode of Seinfeld.
Hosted his own talk show on Fox for three seasons (2006-2009).

Spike Feresten Relationships:
Michael Feresten - Father
Jack Henry Feresten - Son
Erika Marie Gabaldon Feresten - Wife
Mary Jo Feresten - Mother
James Michael Feresten - Son
Spike Feresten Awards:
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
College:
Attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

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Talkshow With Spike Feresten, John C McGinley, Spike Feresten Saeed Adyani/Fox

Talkshow With Spike Feresten, Tom Arnold, Spike Feresten Saeed Adyani/Fox

Talkshow With Spike Feresten, Carl Reiner, Spike Feresten, Saeed Adyani/Fox

Talkshow With Spike Feresten, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Spike Feresten Carin Baer/Fox

Talkshow With Spike Feresten, Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten Carin Baer/Fox

Talkshow With Spike Feresten, Spike Feresten, Tom Green Carin Baer/Fox

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