Ross Shafer - Motivational Speaker, comedian writer, author & TV producer

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Ross Shafer is a 6 time Emmy Award winning comedian writer author and TV producer. Ross is a very entertaining and engaging professional speaker who will motivate and encourage your team to be successful.

Ross Shafer is a seasoned entertainer and television personality. In 1983 Ross won the Showtime Comedy Laugh Off…and virtually overnight (six grueling years) major nightclubs and corporations were duped into hiring Ross to open shows for Dionne Warwick, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Neil Sedaka, and other famous people with good voices. In the summer of 1984, a Seattle television station (KING-TV) had the notion to produce a weekly comedy/talk show called, "Almost Live with Ross Shafer" and launched a search for a comedian with that name. Imagine Ross' amazing luck.

In the four years Ross was at the helm of Almost Live, the show collected almost 40 Emmy Awards; six going to Ross for his work as Host, Actor, and Writer - and the prestigious IRIS award for the "Best Entertainment Series" in the United States; which can only be explained as a typo.

These were busy times for Ross; who also hosted a daily four-hour afternoon drive radio program on KJR-AM. He never played accordion music.

Ross also became a regular contributor to Dick Clark's "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" and appeared with Dick as a guest when Ross successfully changed the Official Washington State Song to "Louie, Louie." Ross could finally get some sleep.
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For a while, critics claimed that with his massive head of hair, Ross looked more like a game show host than a comedian. So, in a semi-hostile takeover, the USA Network hired Ross to host their game show, "Love Me, Love me Not." He also taped game show pilots for NBC and ABC. A disturbing and almost profitable pattern was developing.

Under the illusion that Game Shows were somehow culturally important, Ross was offered (2) Ross Shafer Comedy TV Specials, plus a recurring role on Fox Television's "21 Jump Street." About the same time, the Fox network lost Joan Rivers as the host of their flagship late night program, "The Late Show."

Next came, "Days End, a nightly ABC entertainment magazine co-hosted by Ross and Matt Lauer. The show lasted 6 months and Ross has always wondered whatever became of Matt? Ross also became a published author with the comedy cookbook, "Cook Like A Stud"…38 recipes men can prepare in the garage using their own tools. And he wrote and produced the highly acclaimed comedy CD, "Inside the First Family," a send up of the Clinton Scandals. You're right if you think Ross had too much time on his hands.

Oh yes, and there was the successful run as the host of ABC-TV's "Match Game." The show still plays every morning on the Game Show Network.

All along, Ross has continued to perform for corporate audiences worldwide. Two new careers came from his corporate exposure. He found that many top company executives are plagued with stage fright. So, Ross is frequently asked to work one-on-one as an executive Public Speaking Coach. Secondly, he has taken a special interest in the decay of Customer Service in this country. With as much traveling as he has done, he found that good customer service was as rare as a five-legged chicken. So, rather than complain about it, he has written and produced a dozen funny HR Training Films on the subject; which are now distributed all over the world.

 

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