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Skip Bayless

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Skip Bayless in Skip and Shannon: Undisputed (2016)
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Skip Bayless was born on 4 December 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Rocky Balboa (2006), High Flying Bird (2019) and Skip and Shannon: Undisputed (2016). He has been married to Ernestine Scalfani Bayless since 28 July 2016.
BornDecember 4, 1951
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BornDecember 4, 1951
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa (2006)
    Rocky Balboa
    7.1
    • ESPN Commentator
    • 2006
    High Flying Bird (2019)
    High Flying Bird
    6.2
    • Skip Bayless
    • 2019
    Shannon Sharpe, Skip Bayless, and Joy Taylor in Skip and Shannon: Undisputed (2016)
    Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Skip Bayless Show (2022)
    The Skip Bayless Show
    Podcast Series
    • Writer(as John Edward Bayless II)

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    Writer

    • The Skip Bayless Show (2022)
      The Skip Bayless Show
      Podcast Series
      • writer
      • Writer (as John Edward Bayless II, as 'Skip' Bayless)
      • 2022
    • ESPN First Take (2007)
      ESPN First Take
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Shannon Sharpe, Skip Bayless, and Joy Taylor in Skip and Shannon: Undisputed (2016)
      Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019–2021

    Producer

    • Shannon Sharpe, Skip Bayless, and Joy Taylor in Skip and Shannon: Undisputed (2016)
      Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
      5.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2019–2023
    • ESPN First Take (2007)
      ESPN First Take
      5.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021

    Actor

    • High Flying Bird (2019)
      High Flying Bird
      6.2
      • Skip Bayless
      • 2019
    • Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa (2006)
      Rocky Balboa
      7.1
      • ESPN Commentator
      • 2006

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    • Alternative names
      • John Edward Bayless II
    • Born
      • December 4, 1951
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    • Spouse
      • Ernestine Scalfani BaylessJuly 28, 2016 - present
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      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      His parents never, ever called him by his birth name John Edward and he didn't realize it was his name until he was in middle school.

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