Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-03-22 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York, USA

Also Known As

Robert Quinlan Costas

Bob Costas

Biography

Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 11 Olympic Games from 1992 until 2016.

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Known For

7.0%

Cars

Jun 8, 2006

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

6.9%

Cars 3

Jun 15, 2017

7.3%

Moneyball

Sep 23, 2011

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

8.2%

The Last Dance

Apr 19, 2020

8.2%

The Last Dance

Apr 19, 2020

7.9%

Monk

Jul 12, 2002

7.7%

Frasier

Sep 16, 1993

7.9%

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Apr 27, 2014

6.1%

BASEketball

Jul 28, 1998

6.4%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

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Acting

—		The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story as Self
—		Hawk: The Colorful Life of Ken Harrelson as Narrator

2025		The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self
2025		The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self

2024		The Waiting Game
2024		Mr. McMahon as Self
2024		Clemente as Self

2023		It Ain't Over as Self
2023		Brick by Brick: The Story of Wrigley Field

2022		Say Hey, Willie Mays! as Self
2022		Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure as Self (archive footage)

2021		Back on the Record with Bob Costas as Self - Host
2021		Behind the Mask - Stories of the COVID-19 pandemic as Self
2021		Here Today as Bob Costas
2021		The Story of Late Night as Self
2021		Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021		Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting as Self - Interviewee

2020		The Sandberg Game
2020		Long Gone Summer as Himself
2020		The Sounds of Baseball as Self - Host
2020		Game 6: The Movie as Self
2020		AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as Self
2020		The Last Dance as Himself
2020		The Last Dance as Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-80
2020		Birds of a Different Game: The '80s Cardinals

2018		Shut Up and Dribble as Self - Sportscaster
2018		Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" as Self
2018		Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018		Generations of the Game

2017		Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson as Self
2017		Cars 3 as Bob Cutlass (voice)
2017		Brockmire as Bob Costas
2017		This Was the XFL as Himself

2015		The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015		Iron: The Legacy of Cal Ripken Jr
2015		Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015		MLB Network Presents as Self

2014		The Men In Blazers Show as Self
2014		Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker as Self
2014		Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self (voice)
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self

2013		365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley as Himself - Journalist
2013		Schooled: The Price of College Sports as Himself
2013		Free Spirits as Self
2013		The World Series: History of the Fall Classic as Self
2013		Glickman as Himself
2013		The United States of Football
2013		The Doctor as Self (archive footage)

2012		Go On as Self
2012		MLB's 20 Greatest Games

2011		Catching Hell as Self
2011		Moneyball as Sports Announcer (voice)
2011		Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago as Self
2011		On the Shoulders of Giants

2010		Conan as Self
2010		Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Self
2010		Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Self
2010		A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

2009		MLB: Baseball's Seasons as Himself (archive footage)
2009		Studio 42 with Bob Costas as Self - Host

2008

2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps: Inside Story of the Beijing Games as Himself

2007		Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team as Self (archive footage)
2007		Paul Simon and Friends \| The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song as Self

2006		WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as Bob Costas
2006		Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
2006		Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2006		Football Night in America
2006		Cars as Bob Cutlass (voice)

2005		The Colbert Report as Self
2005		Mantle as Self
2005		Costas Now as Self - Host

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self

2003		Forever Loyal: A Salute to the Cubs Fans and Their Field as The Narrator
2003		Real Time with Bill Maher as Self

2002		Monk as Bob Costas
2002		The 2002 Olympic Winter Games - Olympic Highlights as Narrator

2001		Tony Gwynn - Mr. Padre
2001		Pootie Tang as Bob Costas
2001		On the Record with Bob Costas as Self - Host

2000		Major League Baseball: All Century Team as Narrator
2000		Baby Blues
2000		When It Was a Game 3 as Self (voice)
2000		Michael Jordan to the Max as Self

1999

Family Guy as Bob Costas (voice)

1998		BASEketball as Bob Costas
1998		Express: Aisle to Glory as Self
1998		Race for the Record as Self

1997

Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association

1996		Spin City as Bob Costas (voice)
1996		Arliss as Bob Costas
1996		The Daily Show as Self

1995		The Drew Carey Show as Himself
1995		NewsRadio as Bob Costas
1995		Open Season as Bob Costas

1994		The Scout as Bob Costas
1994		Baseball as Self
1994		Baseball as Self - Guest
1994		Baseball as Self - Host
1994		Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994		The Critic as Bob Costas (voice)

1993		Frasier as Jake (voice)
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Raw

1992		Mr. Baseball as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
1992		The Larry Sanders Show as Bob Costas
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1989

The Simpsons as Bob Costas (voice)

1988

Later with Bob Costas

1987

New York Yankees: The Movie as Self

1984

MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Preshow Host

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self