Game show hosts

Ahmad Rashad (born Bobby Moore November 19, 1949 in Tacoma, Washington) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and most notably, the Minnesota Vikings where he earned four Pro Bowl selections from 1978 to 1981. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahmad Rashad"

George Alexander Trebek (birth name Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek, born July 22, 1940), is a Canadian-born American television personality, best known as the host of the game show Jeopardy! for the past 22 years. He has hosted numerous game/quiz shows and has appeared in over 70 movies and television series, usually as himself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alex Trebek"

Allen Ludden ( October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television presenter and game show host. He was born Allen Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allen Ludden"

Amanda Byram (born December 14, 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish television personality. She currently hosts Fox reality tv game show, The Swan, and the UK edition of Entertainment Tonight, currently broadcast on Sky One. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amanda Byram"

Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is a television journalist currently working for the CNN television network. He anchors Anderson Cooper 360°, which since November 2, 2005, has aired from 10 pm to midnight EST. The program is broadcast live from New York City, where Cooper lives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anderson Cooper"

Andy Collins was a British television personality. He presented the British daytime version of Family Fortunes, a show based on the United States TV show Family Feud. In 2005 he appeared on the chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life, career and his love of poker. He is now a very successful warm-up man for numerous British entertainment shows. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andy Collins"

Gordon Angus Deayton (born January 6, 1956) is an English comic actor and television presenter. He is best-known as the presenter of the satirical panel game Have I Got News For You, a job from which he was sacked in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid revelations about his personal life. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angus Deayton" Whatever You're Into, Get Into www.shortopedia.com.

Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26, 1944 in Merseyside, England) is an English television presenter and TV host who is most famous for hosting the BBC game show The Weakest Link. She also hosted the United States NBC primetime version of the show, which has since ceased production. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anne Robinson"

Art Fleming was born Arthur Fleming Fazzin in New York City in 1925. His parents, William and Marie Fazzin, had emigrated to the United States from Austria. They were a popular dance team in Europe and had brought their show to the U.S. (where the Fazzins experienced only limited success). ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Fleming"

Arte Johnson (born January 20, 1929), full name Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, is a comedic actor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arte Johnson"

Bamber Gascoigne (born 1935) is a British television presenter and author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bamber Gascoigne"

Barry Gray (born July 2, 1916, died December 21, 1996) was an influential American radio personality, often labelled as "The Father of Talk Radio". ...more on Wikipedia about "Barry Gray (radio)"

Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944, in Washington, D.C.) is a lawyer, economist, law professor, actor, and former White House speechwriter. He is the son of noted economist and writer Herbert Stein. Ben Stein has a sister, Rachel, a writer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ben Stein"

Bernard Whalen (Bert) Convy ( July 23, 1933 – July 15, 1991) was an American game show host, actor and singer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Convy was a member of the 1950's vocal band, The Cheers, who had a top 10 hit in 1955 with " Black Denim Trousers (and Motorcycle Boots)". He started his career in the entertainment business as a Broadway actor, starring in Fiddler on the Roof ( 1964) and Cabaret ( 1966). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bert Convy"

Bert Parks ( December 30, 1914 - February 2, 1992), an American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer and host, is remembered best as the longtime, iconic host ( 1955- 1980) of the annual Miss America Pageant telecast, live from Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Because his enduring image remains that of the tuxedoed pageant host, who balanced between courtliness and fatherliness, even as he sang the pageant's long-running theme ("There She Is," written by Bernie Wayne and introduced by Parks on his very first Miss America telecast), Parks' concurrent career as a once-ubiquitous radio and television host is almost completely obscured by comparison. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bert Parks"

James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter, nicknamed "Whisperin' Bill." Arguably his biggest hit was the 1963 single "Still." ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Anderson (country music)"

Bill Cullen, full name William Lawrence Cullen ( February 18, 1920– July 7, 1990), was an American radio and television personality. He was best known for his roles in game shows, both as hosts and panelists, which spanned five decades in both radio and television. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Cullen"

Bill Rafferty (born June 7, 1944 in Queens, New York) is a comedian and impressionist who hosted the game shows Every Second Counts (1984, syndicated), Card Sharks (1986-87, syndication), and Blockbusters (1987, NBC). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Rafferty"

Bob Barker (born Robert William Barker on December 12, 1923) is an American television game show host best known for The Price Is Right. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Barker"

Robert Leland Eubanks (born January 8, 1938, in Flint, Michigan) is an American radio and television personality. He is best known for hosting the long-running game show The Newlywed Game on and off from 1966 to 1999. He also hosted other shorter-lived game shows such as Dream House ( 1983- 1984), Trivia Trap (1984- 1985), as well as the popular Card Sharks ( 1986- 1989). In recent years he has hosted or co-hosted all five of NBC's Most Outrageous Game Show Moments specials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Eubanks"

Robert Kuehl Goen (born December 1, 1954) is a American game show emcee and a popular television personality, best known as the reporter, substitute anchor, and finally co-anchor of the long-running newsmagazine program, Entertainment Tonight between 1993 and 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Goen"

Bob Holness (born 1928) is a British actor and presenter. He was born in Ashford, Kent, where he worked for a printing company before emigrating to South Africa. In 1955 he got his first job as a radio presenter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Holness"

Robert (Bob) Allen Monkhouse OBE ( June 1, 1928 - December 29, 2003), was a British entertainer in the traditional sense, though primarily known as a comedian and game show host. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Monkhouse"

Bob Warman is a British television presenter who worked for Yorkshire Television in the 1970s, but has spent his subsequent career at ATV and Central Television, mostly presenting regional news programmes. He also hosted the Sky Television version of The Price Is Right in 1989. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Warman"

Brad Rutter (born 1977 or 1978) is a champion contestant on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!. As of the end of 2005, he has won more money on game shows than any other person in history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brad Rutter"

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