For Joe Manganiello, Hosting Deal Or No Deal Island Is "The Perfect Job" [Interview]
10Joe Manganiello’s name became well-known to horror-romance lovers everywhere when he portrayed the character of Alcide Herveaux on HBO’s True Blood. Before True Blood, he was also known as Peter Parker’s bully in the 2002 iteration of Spider-Man. Since hitting movie and TV screens, he has participated in a variety of films and movies, including the Magic Mike trilogy and Zack Snyder's Justice League. In addition to being a proud Yinzer, Joe is also a documentary filmmaker and has produced and directed a documentary called La Bare, which focuses on the stories of the male strippers who work at La Bare Dallas. Joe is a man who has worn many hats in his career, and now he’s about to put another hat on: his hosting hat for a reality competition series.
Deal or No Deal first had a Dutch iteration that came into existence in 2001 titled Die Chance deines Lebens. The US-based version of the series came to the US in 2005, with Howie Mandel acting as the host. The series was immensely popular in the US and ran for four seasons before being canceled. The series was revived for one season in 2018, with Howie back as the host. Now, in 2024, a newer and more intense version of the series is coming to TV screens and streams.
Deal Or No Deal Island takes the concept of DOND and blends it with a survival of the fittest competition, a la Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game, minus the story’s fatal brutality. DONDI pits a group of celebrities against each other on an isolated island to battle through a series of rigorous challenges to claim the various briefcases filled with cash scattered throughout the island. With a total of $200M spread out in cases throughout the island, the celebrities will have to undergo physical and mental challenges to get those briefcases. Howie Mandel is producing the DOND spin-off, and Joe Manganiello steps into the role of host and master of ceremonies. Collider spoke with Joe about his DONDI experience, as well as the surprising discovery of his Black-American ancestry on an episode of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates.
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