David Hartman Actor Bio Wiki Age Wife GMA Salary and Net Worth
David Hartman (David Downs Hartman) is a popular American journalist and a media host who started his media career as an actor. As of now, David anchors and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. He is well known as the first host of ABC’s Good Morning America, from 1975 to 1987.
Working as an actor, David starred in the 1970s as a young resident, Dr. Paul Hunter, on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and as well as a teacher in the series Lucas Tanner. In addition, David acted in the 1973 TV movie remake of Miracle on 34th Street.
David was born onMay 19, 1935, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in theUnited States. He is87 years old.
He is a man of average stature. David stands at a height of5 ft 7 in( Approx1.7 m).
He was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by his parents. David is the son ofFannie Rodman (Downs)andCyril Baldwin Hartman. David is of part German descent. H holds an American nationality.
He was married toMaureen Downeyfrom 1974 until she died on September 17, 1997. Later on, in 2001, David marriedMary Clark Putman, who was a widowed homemaker. David has four kids from his first marriage with his late wife Maureen. His children areConor, Bridget, Brian, and Sean.
He studied at Mount Hermon School (now Northfield Mount Hermon) and became geared toward professional baseball in high school. Besides, David turned down a baseball scholarship to attend Duke Campus where he majored in economics and also became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity as well as Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. Following college, David also worked three years of active duty as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, Strategic Air Command.
He appeared in two Broadway shows; the original Hello, Dolly! in 1964, as well as The Yearling (1965). Following serving in films including The Ballad of Josie (1967), Nobody’s Perfect (1968), and Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968), David also refocused on television. David also appeared in The Virginian in 1969 and also received attention as a dedicated doctor on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, receiving a nomination for a Golden Globe award. He played a lead role along with Hal Linden in the industrial musical Diesel Dazzle (1966).
David also appeared as the character David Sutton in over two dozen episodes of the television series The Virginian and guest-starred on many other famous TV series including Marcus Welby, M.D.; The Name of the Game; Ironside; and The Carol Burnett Show. He appeared in the made-for-TV pilot film for San Francisco International as an embittered pilot whose wife was held hostage by criminals in 1970. David starred in Miracle on 34th Street in 1973 a TV remake of the holiday classic, alongside Jane Alexander and Sebastian Cabot. The following year David starred in the Disney movie The Island at the Top of the World as an archaeology professor.
He played a retired baseball player turned unconventional high-school teacher on the 1974-75 NBC series Lucas Tanner. The call of this series marked the end of David’s acting career.
He became the original male co-host on November 3, 1975, of ABC’s renamed morning news show, Good Morning America from 1975–1987. Throughout his 11 years as a co-host, GMA would often be the highest-rated morning news program on network television. However, David did not have a journalism background, he professionally conducted over 12,000 interviews throughout his time on the show.
David usually closed each Good Morning America broadcast with the same benediction: “Make it a good day today.” Over a statement that David prepared for the 30th anniversary “GMA” broadcast in 2005, David explained,“My daily sign-off line, ‘Make it a good day today,’ reflected ‘GMA’s’ values and the belief that each of us can affect our lives in a positive way, that our program was, we hoped, a public service.”
– The Island at the Top of the World (1974) – Miracle on 34th Street (1973) – Phantasm: Ravager (2016) – The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971) – You’ll Never See Me Again – Nobody’s Perfect (1968) – Transformers Prime: Darkness Rising – The Ballad Of Josie (1967) – I Love a Mystery
He has been an anchor and host of a series of documentaries on the Discovery Channel and PBS member station WNET based in New York City. David is also heard on North Carolina Public Radio plus WCPE-FM as host of the North Carolina Symphony radio broadcasts. As for the television documentaries David has done, he would win numerous Emmy and also journalist awards. Moreover, David was also the 2017 recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award.
– Lucas Tanner – The Bold Ones – A Walk Up Broadway – The Virginian – Good Morning America – San Francisco International Airport – From the Moon to Mars – Adventurous und Magick Haus – Codename: Embryo – Christmas with The Bing Crosby’s
David earns a satisfying amount from his work of anchoring and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. David’s salary is$83,288annually.
David gets his wealth via anchoring and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. Therefore, David has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has worked. David’s estimated net worth is$939,391
Yes. As of now, David anchors and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. He is also well known as the first host of ABC’s Good Morning America, from 1975 to 1987.
David is an 87-year-old who was born on May 19, 1935, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in the United States.
