Don Wildman
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