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BILLY BUSH at MOVIE PREMIER in HOLLYWOOD/CA/USA on 09/16/07

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William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13, 1971) is the co-host of the NBC Universal-owned syndicated television entertainment program Access Hollywood along with Nancy O'Dell. Professional Personality Prior to his leading role on the show, he was an East Coast correspondent in New York City from early 2002 until mid-2004, when NBC did not renew Pat O'Brien's contract, and he left the show to host the new television program, The Insider. Bush is known for his light-hearted sense of humor and on-air high jinks with celebrity interviewees. For example, Bush famously brought pizza backstage to the models (including Heidi Klum) at a Victoria's Secret fashion show; he presented Colin Farrell with a post-menopausal stripper for his birthday at the premiere of Phone Booth; he asked Penelope Cruz if she was able to spell her boyfriend Matthew McConaughey's last name (she could not); he asked Jennifer Lopez how she really feels about her butt; he asked Britney Spears whether Madonna or Colin Farrell was a better kisser; and he disguised himself as "Richard Broom" and faced Donald Trump at an audition for The Apprentice. However, his attitude has sometimes backfired. For example, he was criticized for beginning a live interview of Naomi Watts at the Academy Awards with "Watts up?" (Host Billy Crystal called him "the most annoying man in show business.") Career highlights Bush hosted the radio morning show, Billy Bush and the Bush League Morning Show, on WWZZ-FM (Z104) in Washington, DC until 2001. Bush's "big gets" have sometimes been overlooked. Bush landed the first interview with Britney Spears' first husband, Jason Allen Alexander in Kentwood, Louisiana after bringing a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich to his home as a gift. In March of 2005, Jennifer Aniston granted Bush her very first television interview after the breakup of her marriage to Brad Pitt at the Show West Awards in Las Vegas. In May, 2005, Bush was the first journalist to interview Tom Cruise as he promoted War of the Worlds. It was during that interview that Cruise first attacked Brooke Shields for her use of antidepressants to combat postpartum depression, setting off a firestorm of controversy. As part of his Access Hollywood work, Bush was sent to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece to do entertainment features. More recently, Bush concluded his third appearance as co-host of the Miss Universe 2005 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. He previously co-hosted the pageant in 2003 and 2004 alongside Daisy Fuentes and fellow Access Hollywood co-anchor Nancy O'Dell, respectively. He also hosted the Miss USA pageant in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Personal Life Bush attended St. George's School in Rhode Island and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and Government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He was captain of the college's men's lacrosse team. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Sydney Davis Bush, and their three daughters, Josephine, Mary Bradley, and Lillie. He is the son of Josephine and Jonathan Bush. Trivia Bush is the first cousin of President, George W. Bush and the nephew of former President George H. W. Bush. In the summer of 2004, NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien parodied Michael Moore's controversial Fahrenheit 9/11 by doing a short skit on Billy Bush. Moore himself appeared in it, saying, "I went after the wrong Bush." Despite Bush's family name, he has remained completely nonpartisan publicly, although he donated a small sum to his cousin's presidential campaign in 2000.