How is marc summers doing

How the iconic TV host overcame cancer, OCD and a horrifying car crash to pursue a surprising second act in show business. Going public put his career on hold — until the Food Network took a chance on him in , tapping him to host its longest running program to date, Unwrapped.

But people were not given the tools to learn what it was. In , he felt pain in his stomach and underwent a surgery that removed Summers talked about his condition during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. He explained that he was obsessed with cleaning, which took a toll on his marriage. One of the segments was about OCD, and when he read about it, he identified that as his condition. It happened in August The left side of his face suffered the most, and he had trouble seeing out of his left eye days after.

In February , Summers announced he had been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in And because parents can take a ball with a plunger and put it on one side of the stage to the other, they get excited. Seeing a grown man have so much fun at work, in a suit and a tie but still at the mercy of rebellious children and his crew , was aspirational—a promise that adulthood can be carefree and, well, daring.

His first big gig was Unwrapped , in which he traveled the country to show audiences the origins of iconic foods from Crunch Bars to Fruity Pebbles. Such is life. But I feel more sorry for Emeril. Emeril never really got the dues, the respect he deserved for making that channel what it is. This is a mostly endearing aspect of his public persona, but the snowy night in Newark proved an exception. He says that the venue refused to cancel the show despite the dangerous road conditions, and initially blamed him to concerned fans hoping to reschedule.

You bet your ass there was anger there, OK? That Summers, with all his imperfections, is still in the business at all is anything but a given. The medication and therapy he did know existed helped too.

When he was done, the doctor wanted to take a bone marrow biopsy. So I was happy as hell to have it. I was actually a disc jockey when I was about 14 or 15 years old. But then I learned magic. Because magic could get you at least as a performer on stage somewhere. So I started off doing birthday parties, and then I did, you know, weddings, bar mitzvahs, dog shows, wakes. You name it, I did it. And my idle at the time was Johnny Carson.

Well, I found out that Johnny started off as a magician as well. My favorite food of all time is pizza. I could eat pizza 3 times a day, 7 days a week. There's nothing better. My favorite band?

Wow, now that's crazy, that's tough. You know, I'm an old-school guy. I've seen him a million times.