13 Facts About Bil Dwyer

William Michael "Bil" Dwyer was born on March 30,1962 and is an American stand-up comedian, game-show host, actor, and writer.

Bil Dwyer is perhaps most well known as the host or play-by-play announcer on series such as BattleBots, I've Got a Secret, and Extreme Dodgeball, as well as several iterations of VH1's I Love the '70s, I Love the '80s, and I Love the '90s, and a 2006 appearance on Last Comic Standing.

Bil Dwyer graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1984 with a degree in radio and television.

Bil Dwyer has been married since 1993 and has four children.

Bil Dwyer began performing stand-up while in college in Chicago, and later moved to Los Angeles.

Bil Dwyer's comedy tends to focus on domestic topics such as marriage, family, and children.

Bil Dwyer has performed on Comedy Bang Bang, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.

Bil Dwyer hosted five seasons of the Comedy Central show BattleBots from 2000 to 2002.

Bil Dwyer was the play-by-play announcer for the Game Show Network's Extreme Dodgeball in 2004, and in 2006, he hosted a remake of the panel show I've Got a Secret whose twist was that all the featured panelists were gay.

Bil Dwyer hosted the 2005 series MTV's The 70s House in character as the intentionally cheesy "Bert Van Styles".

Bil Dwyer had a recurring role on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland as Valerie Bertinelli's ex-husband.

Bil Dwyer played the lead role of Leon, a washed-up champion ping-pong player, in the 2010 dark-comedy web series Kill Spin.

Bil Dwyer has been a guest star on a number of other sitcoms and TV shows, including Space Force, The Middle, Lopez, Parks and Recreation, House of Lies, Childrens Hospital, Suburgatory, The Larry Sanders Show, Ally McBeal, and iCarly.