ROSS MATHEWS

'Ross Mathews'

Born:	September 24 1979
Nickname:	Ross the Intern

'Ross "The Intern" Mathews' (born September 24, 1979 in Mount Vernon, Washington) is an American television personality known mostly for his role as a correspondent for ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. A former intern on that show, he is referred to by Jay Leno as "Ross the Intern". He is also known for contributing commentary to the E! networks various ''101...'' specials, and as a member of the Red Team on the 2003 incarnation of the reality television show, ''Battle of the Network Reality Stars''.
Mathews grew up in Mount Vernon, Washington, and is a graduate of University of La Verne in La Verne, California. He was a communications major^[1] and successful speech and debate competitor.^[2]
Mathews has been a regular on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' since December 2001, covering movie premieres, the Academy Awards, two different Winter Olympics Games and countless other events. In addition to his role on ''The Tonight Show'', Mathews also writes a daily blog, at www.nbc.com/rossblog, and produces and hosts an upcoming web-show on nbc.com with ''Tonight Show'' announcer John Melendez, tentatively titled ''The John & Ross Show''.
Mathews appeared on the fifth season of VH1's reality television show, ''Celebrity Fit Club''. During the course of the show, which premiered in April 2007, Mathews lost more than 40 lbs. and helped his team win the grand prize. After the final episode of CFC aired, Mathews revealed his weight to the public for what he said was the last time, which was 164, down 50 pounds from his original 214.
Mathews was a guest host on ''The View'' July 17, 2007, one of the very few men to sit on the panel. O'Donnell is Mathews' mentor, according to the ''Celebrity Fit Club'' finale.

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Personal life

During ''Celebrity Fit Club'', Mathews became very good friends with Maureen McCormick who played Marcia Brady on the iconic 1970s television show ''The Brady Bunch'', as well as most of his other castmates. McCormick and Mathews were said to be the "romance" of ''Celebrity Fit Club'', and are known as "Mo & Ro".

References

1. "Alumni Profile: Ross Mathews 2002" University of La Verne, University Relations website. Accessed July 17, 2007
2. Terry Birdsall, "Ross, the Intern" ''La Verne Magazine'' Spring (2002). Accessed July 17, 2007. "Ross was president of the debate team his senior year. He performed individual events for the team, was state champion for two events and was sent to the nationals."

External links

★ Ross Mathews at the Internet Movie Database.

★ Ross Mathews at MySpace.

★ Ross Mathews blog at NBC