Rush Limbaugh
Birth Name:
Rush Hudson Limbaugh
Birth Place:
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Hosts an annual Cure-a-Thon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Talkers magazine ranked him number one on their list of The 25 Greatest Talk Show Hosts of All Time
- Was made an honorary member of Congress in the 1994 midterm elections
- Attended Southeast Missouri State University but left after two semesters to focus on radio
- Got started in radio in 1967 by interning at the radio station that his father used to own
- Best known as the host of the radio talk show "The Rush Limbaugh Show․"
- Almost took a job at a potato chip distributor when his early career in radio was unsuccessful
- Has made cameo appearances in a number of TV shows, including "Family Guy," "The Drew Carey Show," and "The 1/2 Hour News Hour․"
- Wanted to be a radio host since he was a second grader, when he would listen to the radio while his mother drove him to school
- Was a judge at the 2010 Miss America pageant alongside Vivica Fox, Shawn Johnson, Katie Harman, and Dave Koz