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Don Wildman Biography

Birth Name:Don Wildman

Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Studied at the Quaker schools Westtown School and Earlham College and trained in acting at The Drama Studio in London
  • Made his first on-screen appearance as the host of the TV series "Men's Journal" in 1997
  • Quote: "What was so great about my childhood is we had no money․․․My Dad went out and, for $300, bought a Nimrod tent trailer․ There was nothing more exciting than the day he brought that used tent trailer home and it was our vehicle for adventure․"
  • Quote: "You don't have to travel-that's the weird thing about it․ Why would you leave your home where your food and your safety is? Because it's natural human instinct․․․we're all part of [this] eventual goal of us all learning to live together [in] peace․"
  • Best known for hosting the documentary series "Off Limits," "Mysteries at the Museum" and "Monumental Mysteries․"
  • Prior to joining the Travel Channel, he was the host of the History Channel's "Cities of the Underworld․"
  • Traces his Quaker roots back to the 1600s, when his ancestors sailed across the Atlantic