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- Birth nameRobert Bennett Rivers Jr.
- Bobby Rivers was born on September 20, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Equalizer (1985), VH1 Music Videos (1985) and The Sopranos (1999). He died on December 26, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- He studied Film Journalism and Communications at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his professional TV debut as a movie critic on that city's ABC affiliate in the early 1980s.
- One of his last major assignments for VH1 was a one-hour exclusive interview of Paul McCartney in London.
- He's a native of Los Angeles, California and grew up in the South Central area.
- In high school, he made his first national TV appearance. He was the youngest winner on The Movie Game (1969). The film trivia show was hosted by Army Archerd and shot at the old Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood.
- He was a popular VH1 veejay who became the music network's first African-American to host his own primetime, weeknight entertainment talk show. His first guest for the whole half-hour was Kirk Douglas.
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