Trivia

Has obsessive-compulsive disorder, which was made public on television in 1996.

Adopted stage name "Summers" because of media attention surrounding "Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz.

He and Burt Reynolds had a water fight (started spontaneously by an aggravated Reynolds) that led to a contrived (yet still intense) pie fight on Jay Leno's Tonight Show.

His favorite obstacle from the Double Dare (1986) obstacle course was the Gum Drop.

Suffered multiple broken bones in his face, from an accident involving a taxi, in which he was a passenger, in Philadelphia [August 16, 2012].

His daughter, Meredith Berkowitz, was an assistant on Pick Your Brain (1993).

Living in Philadelphia, since 2004. (2010)

He didn't host a game show until he was 34. When Summers moved to Los Angeles, at the time, the network wasn't ready for this young, unfamiliar comedian to host a game show, allowing much matured, experienced game show emcees, who hosted their own game shows.

Attended North Central High School in Indianapolis.

As a 5-year-old boy, he was a lifelong Bob Barker fan, by watching The All New Truth or Consequences (1950) and The Price is Right (1972). Before he was a successful game show host, he used to work as a page on "Price is Right," and a writer on "Truth or Consequences," both shows hosted by Barker.

Had beat out 2000 guys for the role as host of Double Dare (1986).

Guest-hosted one week on Scrabble (1984) in 1987 while host Chuck Woolery played against other game show hosts.

Like Kirk Fogg, Marc never was a panelist on Nickelodeon's "Figure It Out" in the late 1990s.

Has highly praised both Bert Convy and Bob Barker for his stardom as a game show host.

While hosting Double Dare (1986), Summers was also Ellen Levy-Sarnoff's and David Greenfield's 1st choice as host of Couch Potatoes (1989), which he accepted the job.

He was one of the 4 guys to audition for the hosting job of Wheel of Fortune (1975), when the show moved from NBC to CBS, at that time, however, the job was given to Bob Goen. Also, Summers was under contract with Nickelodeon, so, he was unavailable.

When Summers was a young adult, he was a devoted fan of Wink Martindale's, by listening to him on the radio (KMPC Radio), whilst, watching Martindale on game shows.

When he was a little boy, he was a fan of Johnny Carson's.

According to Summers, When Fox's Fun House (1988) came on the air, they wanted to pull a 'Double Dare,' with a budget. Warner Bros. knew they couldn't spent a lot of dough, and they were responsible for this.

Graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1969.

Had to fly every weekend from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Los Angeles, California, to work on the short-lived adult game show, Couch Potatoes (1989), which aired daily. He returned to Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, to do the Double Dare (1986) series, each and every day, whenever he was needed.

Despite being friends with Kirk Fogg, he had not watched not 1 episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple (1993), which was also taped on Nickelodeon.

Compared to Bob Barker, When Summers was growing up, he was also a huge fan of Jack Benny and influenced some of his hosting style on Benny.

The first game show host to ever emcee a children's game show.

Before he was a successful game show host and producer, in his young career, he used to work as a game show announcer.

Having to grow up watching almost each and every one of these television shows, in his own era, and having to go through every fantasy he could possibly get, it was Summers's call to invite a lot of guests, who starred in their own shows, each day on Couch Potatoes (1989).

Neighbor of J.D. Roth.