With his affably snarky wit, superior but never condescending attitude and penchant for slyly hitting on his most babe-alicious celebrity guests, Craig Kilborn's distictive persona--akin to a more grown-up version of the jock/frat boy with everything enviably going for him who nevertheless remains utterly likeable--has allowed him to mature from sportscaster to TV talk show host.

The 6'5" Minnesota native, who played Division I basketball at Montana State from 1981 to '84, did not originally set out to be a sportscaster or a talk show host but hoped to break into showbiz as a comedy performer