Mark McGrath
Co-Host
Born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Southern California, Mark McGrath joined "Extra" three seasons ago as the show's co-host. McGrath first appeared with his band, Sugar Ray (then known as the Shrinky Dinx) in 1992. Two years later, the band landed a deal with Atlantic Records. Shortly after, in 1997, the band's collaboration with reggae artist Super Cat resulted in the song "Fly," which dominated the airwaves. Later that year, and following the success of their number-one hit, Sugar Ray released its second album, "Floored," which went double platinum. Sugar Ray's success rocketed McGrath to pop-star status, as he graced the covers of "Rolling Stone" and "Spin." He has been featured in "People" magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue twice, named "Sexiest Rocker" in 1998 and "Sexiest Co-Host" in 2004.
After "Floored," Sugar Ray released "14:59," in reference to its fading "15 minutes of fame." Ironically, the CD wound up outselling its predecessor, going triple-platinum with hit singles "Every Morning," "Someday" and "Falls Apart." Their success continued with the release of the self-titled album, "Sugar Ray," which garnered the band its first-ever top-10 album. This June, Sugar Ray released, "The Best of Sugar Ray."
This fall, McGrath returns for a second season as host of "The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll" and in 2004, Mark was a guest judge on the television phenomenon "American Idol." Additionally, he has made guest appearances on the hit television dramas "Law & Order: SVU," "Las Vegas" and "North Shore." He has also been featured on a number of MTV and VH1 programs, including the "Teen Choice Awards," "My VH1 Music Awards," "The American Music Awards," the "ESPY Awards" and was a "Rock ‘n' Roll Jeopardy" champion in 2002. McGrath has hosted VH1's "I Love the 80's" and "The Greatest: 100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock and Roll" and the primetime specials "The World Music Awards," "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" and "Fashion Rocks." He also appeared with Sugar Ray in the feature film "Scooby-Doo."
