Chris Harrison

Christopher Bryan Harrison (born July 26, 1971) is an American television and game show host. He is best known for his role as the host of the ABC reality television dating show The Bachelor from 2002 to 2021, and its spin-offs The Bachelorette from 2003 to 2021, Bachelor Pad from 2010 to 2012, Bachelor in Paradise from 2014 to 2021, and The Bachelor Winter Games in 2018. Additionally, he hosted the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2015 to 2019. Harrison was born in Dallas and graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1989. He attended Oklahoma City University on a soccer scholarship and worked as a sports reporter at CBS affiliate KWTV from 1993 to 1999. He has also hosted Designers' Challenge on HGTV and briefly worked for TVG Network, a horse racing channel.