JD Roberto Biography

Fast Facts

• His screenplay "Heavy Water was a Top 10 Finalist in the Francis Ford Coppola/American Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition
• Graduated with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting and from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver School of Film and Television with an MFA in Play and Screenwriting
• Known as a television host on numerous game shows, talk shows and reality shows including "Shop Till you Drop," "How to Get the Guy" and "Alaskan Adventure Challenge․"
• Played the lead role in a production of "Picasso" at the Lapin Agile, and was involved in a number of other stage productions
• Has traveled to Western and Eastern Europe, Northern and Southern Africa, Russia, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia
• Started a parenting blog called "The Hands On Dad" that gained popularity on the web
• Writes about relationships and parenting for such publications as the "Los Angeles Times," "Parents Magazine" and "The Bump․"