Ross Shafer
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Biography
Born in McMinnville, Oregon, Shafer graduated from Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. As a high school All-Conference football player, he received a scholarship to play linebacker for the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, where he earned a business marketing degree.[1]
Shafer said, "I had trouble finding anything that I was passionate about, or that made me happy." He then opened a "combination pet and stereo store". His first acting came in the form of a community play; afterward, he tried out for a stand-up comedy competition.[1]
From 1984 to 1989, Shafer hosted the local Seattle-based talk and comedy show, Almost Live!, and also hosted Fox's late night talk show, The Late Show.[2][3][4]
In 1985, Shafer spearheaded an effort to replace Washington, My Home by Helen Davis with Louie Louie as Washington's official state song.[5]
In the 1986–1987 season, Shafer hosted the Canadian game show Love Me Love Me Not. It also aired in the United States on the USA Network and ended after one season of 130 episodes.
From 1990 to 1991, Shafer hosted a short-lived revival of Match Game on ABC.
Shafer works as a keynote speaker and leadership coach in the areas of market share growth, customer friction, and workforce motivator.[6]Template:Primary source inline
Bibliography
- Cook-Like-A-Stud (1991) Template:ISBN
- Nobody Moved Your Cheese! (2003) Template:ISBN
- The Customer Shouts Back! (2006) ASIN B004TY0W0Q
- Are You Relevant? (2009) Template:ISBN
- Grab More Market Share (2011) Template:ISBN
- Shy to Confident (2013) Template:ISBN
- Absolutely Necessary (2015) Template:ISBN
- Behave Like a Startup (2016) Template:ISBN
- Success: It's on You (2016) Template:ISBN
- No More Customer Friction (2017) Template:ISBN
- Rattled (2021) Template:ISBN
See also
References
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External links
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- American game show hosts
- 21st-century American comedians
- American television talk show hosts
- Comedians from Oregon
- Late night television talk show hosts
- Living people
- People from Denver
- People from McMinnville, Oregon
- Entertainers from Seattle
- University of Puget Sound alumni
- 1954 births
- American male comedians