Tv game show hosts list

Though, we like Harvey when he's playing along with the antics of the everyday contestants. As the story goes, Mandel initially turned down the job as host of "Deal or No Deal. Though Mandel was still active within Hollywood when he took the job, his gig as host of this show revived his career.

In fact, he's probably more popular now than during his time on "St. Elsewhere" in the s or as a standup comedian. Is there a tougher host in the history of game shows than Robinson? At times she was downright ruthless while hosting the popular British quiz game "The Weakest Link" from Never shy about putting down those contestants who lacked a certain amount of intellect, Robinson also had no problem poking fun at herself.

Philbin is one of the most recognizable entertainers on the planet. His popularity rose while hosting the uber-successful American version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," beginning in the late s. Though Philbin's wit and good nature played well as a game-show host, we still think he was at his best as a talk show host — where he could let loose a little more. Marx was one of the greatest entertainers of all time, and that included his time early on as one of the top game show hosts.

Marx led the way on the popular radio game show-turned-television-hit "You Bet Your Life. Gen-Xers had a game-show hero in the late Ken Ober.

Though he hosted a few other such shows during his career, Ober's claim to fame came as the ringleader of MTV's "Remote Control" The pop culture trivia show was staged in the basement of Ober's parents' fictional house.

The show also featured a couple of relative no-names at the time: Colin Quinn and Adam Sandler. One of the more versatile entertainers of the s into the '80s, Convy was the host of such game show hits as "Tattletales," "Super Password" and "Win, Lose or Draw, the latter of which was like playing a game of Pictionary, w hich always made for a good time.

If Convy wasn't hosting a game show, he was probably guest starring on "The Love Boat. He was the guy who oversaw contestants trying to win "big bucks" while avoiding that whammy on the popular s hit "Press Your Luck. Tomarken and his wife were killed when the private plane he was flying crashed near the Santa Monica Bay in Barris, who died in at age 87, made his game show living in front and behind the cameras.

Speaking of "The Dating Game," its host during the glory days was the laid-back yet casually witty Lange. He made quite a career out of trying to get love-hungry men and women to find that perfect someone, hosting the campy but popular show from Barry was not only a famous game show host, but he also was the most infamous in the history of the television genre.

Barry was part of the famed quiz show scandal of the late s , specifically covering up the rigging of the show "Twenty-One," which he hosted.

The fallout from the scandal followed Barry around for years, but he managed to bounce back and revive his career thanks to creating and hosting "The Joker's Wild. The man who made family game show fun, Summers hit it big when he got the gig as host of the Nickelodeon smash "Double Dare ," beginning in He led kids, and even their parents, through all those crazy and fluid-filled physical challenges and obstacle courses.

Producer The Steve Harvey Show. He has been married to Marjorie Harvey since June 25, Actor Little Nicky. TV-talk show host, game-show host, singer, author, and TV personality, Regis Philbin became one of the most popular talk-show hosts in America and in Canada, especially. David Ruprecht was born on October 14, in St. He has been married to Patti Colombo since Self Weakest Link. It was at the Sign In. Copy from this list Export Report this list. Sort by: List Order Date Added.

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When he was 14, he joined the Merchant Marine and served for three years. During that time, he made money boxing. He had to lie about his age and remain tough so the older guys would not hassle him.

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He has been married to Laurie Marshall since August 19, Self Match Game Gene Rayburn was born on December 22, , in Christopher, Illinois. After his father died at a very young age, his mother moved to Chicago and married Milan Rubessa, and Gene adopted his stepfather's name. As Gene Rubessa, he acted in high school plays and hoped to follow an acting career. Actor Witness.

He was married to Betty Jane Gevedon. Producer Second Honeymoon.