Oldest variety TV show host (male)
- Who
- Don Francisco
- What
- 75:266 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- When
- 14 April 2022
Age Restriction: Applications for this record title will only be accepted if the applicant is 16 years of age or over.
The oldest variety TV show host (male) is Don Francisco (Chile, b. 28 December 1940), who was 82 years 85 days old, as verified on 23 March 2023.
Don Francisco who started working in TV in 1962, also holds the record for longest running variety TV show hosted by the same presenter and longest career as a variety TV show presenter (male), due to his time hosting Sábado Gigante, a Spanish language show, based in the US.
He is also famous for hosting other TV shows in Spanish language, such as Don Francisco Presenta, Don Francisco te Invita and Reflexiones con Don Francisco,