Matt Gallant (born June 25, 1964) is an American Emmy Award-winning television host. He is well known as the former host of The Planet's Funniest Animals on Animal Planet. Gallant has hosted shows on MTV, ESPN2, G4, NFL Network, Fine Living, ABC, DirecTV to name a few. Matt hosted Simon Cowell's American Inventor in 2006. Matt Gallant is currently Co-Hosting "The List" on the Scripps Network. TheListtv.com