Acting Career
He contributed several deadpan readings of absurd material for The Kentucky Fried Movie and then gained national recognition as the announcer for two incarnations of The Hollywood Squares (the 1986–1989 and the first 4 seasons of the 1998-2004 version) appearing in the middle square of the bottom row and guest hosting for a week on the earlier version during its final season, Shadoe returned to the show for a week to serve as guest announcer for a Game Show Week. as well as playing Kenny Beckett on the sitcom Dave's World (1993–1997). He appeared as himself on an episode of The Larry Sanders Show and also on Caroline in the City. In 1988, he starred in the film Traxx. In 1990, he also starred as the title character on the TV series Max Monroe. In 1992, he made a small appearance in the comedy film Mr. Saturday Night. In 1996, he provided the voice for Doc Samson in The Incredible Hulk.
In 1999 he had a cameo in a season 9 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, playing Sonny Sharp, a former top radio DJ who befriends David Silver.
In late 2005, Stevens was hired to be The Late Late Show's announcer, a position he still holds. He is also the author of a series of children's books. The first, released in 2006, was called The Big Galoot.
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