- Tom Poston
Tom Poston was an American television and film actor. He starred on television in a career that began in 1950. He appeared as a comic actor, game show panelist, comedy/variety show host, film actor, and Broadway performer. - Kitty Carlisle Hart
Kitty Carlisle Hart (also billed as Kitty Carlisle) (September 3 1910 - April 17 2007) was an American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts. She is best known for having been a regular panelist on the television game show "To Tell the Truth". The entertainer was a tireless advocate for the arts, serving 20 years on the New York State Council on the Arts. In 1991, she received the National Medal of Arts from President George H. W. Bush. - Orson Bean
Orson Bean (born July 22, 1928) is an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as an author. In addition to his acting career, which began in 1952, he is also known for his numerous appearances on a variety of game shows in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Born Dallas Frederick Burroughs in Burlington, Vermont), he is a second cousin to Calvin Coolidge, who was President of the United States at the time of his birth. - Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy (born James Narz on February 26, 1927, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a television game show host who had his greatest fame in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the younger brother of host Jack Narz and the brother-in-law of Bill Cullen, and changed his name to avoid confusion prior to hosting his first national show, "The Big Game", in 1958. His biggest hit series were "You Don't Say!", … - Bob Stewart
Bob Stewart (born Robert Steinberg on August 27 1920 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American television game show producer and was one of the most notable producers in that field. He was active in the TV industry from 1956 until his retirement in 1992. Stewart is known for creating some of the most popular game shows for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. These shows include "To Tell The Truth", "Password", … - John O'Hurley
John Gerald O'Hurley (born October 9, 1954, in Kittery, Maine) is an American actor best known for his recurring role as J. Peterman on "Seinfeld". On September 11, 2006, John replaced Richard Karn as the fifth host of "Family Feud". Recently, he was considered and tried out to be the new host of The Price is Right. He is currently starring in the Las Vegas production of Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas as King Arthur. - Johnny Olson
John Leonard "Johnny" Olson (May 22, 1910 - October 12, 1985) was an American radio personality and television announcer, most notable for announcing 32 game shows from Mark Goodson-Bill Todman productions, from the late 1950s through the mid 1980s. Born in Windom, Minnesota, while landing jobs at WIBA and KGDA in and nearby Madison, Wisconsin after 1928, Olson enrolled in pharmacy classes at the University of Minnesota. He also worked a string of odd jobs, … - Bill Todman
William S. "Bill" Todman (July 31, 1916 - July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City. In the 1940s Todman (original first name Wilbur) teamed up with Mark Goodson for radio shows. According to radio historian J. David Goldin, among their early work together was the show "Treasury Salute," a program honoring military members syndicated by the Treasury Department. They later collaborated in producing game shows for radio, … - Nipsey Russell
Julius "Nipsey" Russell was an African-American comedian, best known today for his many appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially "Match Game", "Password", "Hollywood Squares", "To Tell the Truth" and "Pyramid". His appearances were distinguished in part by the short, humorous poems he would recite during the broadcast. - Phyllis Newman
Phyllis Newman (born March 19 1933) is a Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Newman made her Broadway debut in "Wish You Were Here" in 1952. Additional theatre credits include "Bells Are Ringing", "The Apple Tree", "On the Town", "The Prisoner of Second Avenue", "Awake and Sing!", "Broadway Bound", and "Subways Are For Sleeping", … - Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 - November 29, 1991) was a Tony Award-winning American actor with a career spanning 62 years. - Cindy Adams
Cindy Adams (b. April 24 1930, New York City) is an American gossip columnist and the widow of comedian Joey Adams. Born as Cynthia Heller and raised by a single mother, Cindy Adams writes a gossip column for the "New York Post" and contributes to WNBC's "Sunday Today in New York". She had previously contributed twice a week on WNBC's "Live at Five" until the newscast took on a new format on March 12, 2007. - Brooke Burns
Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role on "Baywatch" and "Baywatch Hawaii". She starred in "North Shore", a prime-time soap opera on Fox that consisted of 21 episodes which ran from June 14, 2004 through January 13, 2005. She recently had a supporting role on the defunct WB series "Pepper Dennis" playing Kathy Dinkle. - Hy Gardner
Hy Gardner (December 2, 1908 - June 17, 1989) was a columnist for the "New York Herald Tribune", host of "The Hy Gardner Show", and a regular panelist on the first incarnation of "To Tell The Truth". Gardner also played himself in the 1963 movie, "The Girl Hunters" with writer/friend Mickey Spillane. - Rip Taylor
Rip Taylor (born Charles Elmer Taylor, Jr. on January 13, 1934 in Washington D.C.), is an American actor and comedian. - Brad Sherwood
Bradley Ramone Sherwood (born November 24, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, comedian, and corporate speaker. He has worked in entertainment as a writer, producer, and actor. Sherwood grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and began acting at the age of eight. He graduated from Wright State University with a BFA in Acting, and soon thereafter took his talents to Hollywood. His first real role was on the sketch-comedy series "The Newz", … - Robin Ward
Robin Ward (born 1944) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is known for hosting a revival of the American game show "To Tell the Truth", he later hosted a Canadian game show called "Guess What". He was also an actor on the soap opera "The Guiding Light". He starred in the Canadian-produced 1972-73 science fiction series "The Starlost". Ward was a weatherman for CFTO television in Toronto, Ontario, … - Meshach Taylor
Meshach Taylor (born April 11, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an Emmy Award nominated American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the sitcom "Designing Women". He also had a major role on the sitcom "Dave's World", playing Sheldon Baylor, and appeared in "Buffalo Bill". He graduated from Florida A&M University in 1993. He married Bianca Ferguson in 1983 and has 3 children. - Burton Richardson
Burton Richardson (born September 25, 1949, in Portland, Oregon) is a premier American television announcer. He announced "The Arsenio Hall Show" from 1989 to 1994, where he became known for his long-drawn-out introduction of the show's host: "ARSENIOOOOOOO... HALL!" Richardson has also announced various game shows, including "Rodeo Drive", "Russian Roulette", "WinTuition", the 1990 and 2000 versions of "To Tell the Truth", … - John Callahan
John Callahan (born December 23, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known for his work as Edmund Grey on the popular soap opera "All My Children". While his work on soaps stretches back over twenty years (including stints on "Falcon Crest" and "Santa Barbara"), it is the role of Edmund that has brought him the most fame and acclaim. He played on "All My Children" from 1992 to 2005, … - Randy West
Randy West (born in New York, USA) has been an announcer on American television game shows since 1990. His credits include "Supermarket Sweep", "Trivial Pursuit", "Hollywood Showdown", "Weakest Link", and a substitute role on "The Price Is Right", including primetime specials. He continues with the show's live stage version, The Price Is Right - LIVE, that plays at Harrah's Hotels and Casinos across the United States. - Kim Coles
Kim Coles (born January 11, 1966) is an American actress and comedian. Coles has appeared on many television shows, including "Frasier" (where she became known for playing "Dr." Mary Thomas), "Six Feet Under", "Celebrity Mole" and "The Geena Davis Show". She is perhaps best known for her roles on two FOX series; first as an original cast member of the sketch comedy series "In Living Color", … - Ron Masak
Ron Masak is an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. He began on stage and much of his work is in theater. His first screen role was in an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1960. He is perhaps best known for a recurring role on "Murder, She Wrote" as Sherrif Mort Metzger. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he was dubbed "The King of Commercials" for his voiceover work, most notably for Vlasic Pickles. - Sarah Purcell
Sarah Purcell (born 8 October 1948 in Richmond, Indiana) is a well known talk show host, game show host and panelist and actress. She was co-host of "The Better Sex" (1977-1978), "Real People" (1979-1983), and "The Home Show" (1992-1994), and had guest appearances in several TV dramas. She also co-starred in the 1981 film "Terror Among Us" with Tracy Reed. She has appeared in a number of infomercials for health foods, … - Bern Bennett
Bern Bennett (born October 19, 1921) is an American radio and television announcer. For nearly sixty years, beginning in 1944, he was a staff announcer at CBS. In the 1940s and 1950s he was closely associated with Bud Collyer, as announcer on three Collyer-hosted game shows: "Winner Take All", "Beat The Clock", and "To Tell The Truth". - Orville Redenbacher
Orville Redenbacher (July 16, 1907 - September 19, 1995) was an American businessman most often associated with the brand of popping corn that bears his name. Born in Brazil, Indiana, Orville graduated from Brazil High School in 1924 and was in the top 5% of his class. He attended Purdue University, joining Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and graduating with a degree in agronomy. He spent most of his life in the agriculture industry, … - Alley Mills
Alley Mills (born May 9, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress best known for her role as Norma Arnold, the mother in the coming-of-age series "The Wonder Years". She is the daughter of Ted Mills a television executive who died in August 2003. Her stepmother, Genevieve, whose real name was Ginette Marguerite Auger, died March 2004. Alley's mother was Joan (Paterson) Mills Kerr an author as well as an editor for American Heritage Magazine died November, … - Bill Wendell
Bill Wendell was an NBC television staff announcer for almost his entire professional career. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Wendell formed part of a quintet of network voice-over artists who held lifetime contracts; his compatriots were Don Pardo, Wayne Howell, Fred Facey, and Howard Reig. Wendell provided voiceovers for a number of NBC's game shows, and announced the syndicated version of "To Tell The Truth" from 1972 through 1977, succeeding Johnny Olson, … - Hildy Parks
Hildy Parks (March 15, 1926 - October 7, 2004) was an American actress and writer. Born in Washington, D.C., Parks pursued acting following her graduation from the University of Virginia. She made her New York City stage debut as Curley's wife in "Of Mice and Men". Parks made her screen debut in "The Night Holds Terror" (1955) opposite Vince Edwards, but her film career was sporadic, with minor appearances in "Fail Safe" (1964), … - Alan Kalter
Alan Kalter, or "Big Red" and "TV's Uncle Jerry", began his stint as the "voice" of the "Late Show with David Letterman" on September 5, 1995. He announces the guests at the top of each show and the one-liner during the Worldwide Pants title card after the credits, and regularly acts in comedic sketches. In the past Kalter often did so while wearing an Elvis-style sequined jumpsuit or almost nothing at all. - Meredith MacRae
Meredith MacRae (born May 30, 1944 in Houston, Texas, died July 14, 2000 in Manhattan Beach, California) was an American actress. MacRae was best known for her television roles as Billie Jo on "Petticoat Junction" and as Sally Ann in "My Three Sons". She took over the role of Animal from Valora Noland in the "Beach Party" movie series. She also made guest appearances on such shows as: "The FBI", … - James Dougherty
James Edward Dougherty (April 12, 1921 in Los Angeles, California - August 15, 2005 in San Rafael, California) was the first husband of Marilyn Monroe. Dougherty was the youngest of five children of Edward and Ethel Dougherty, who had moved there from Colorado. He attended Van Nuys High School where he acted in plays, and played football. In 1941, Dougherty was employed with Lockheed Aircraft when he met 15 year-old Norma Jeane Baker. - David Silverman
David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an animator best known for directing numerous episodes of the animated TV series "The Simpsons", where he would go on to be the supervising director of animation for several years, as well as animating on all of the original Simpsons "Tracey Ullman shorts". Started his education at the University of Maryland, College Park for two years, focusing on art. - Biff Henderson
James Jackson Henderson Jr. (born October 3, 1946 in Durham, North Carolina, USA) is an American television personality who is best known for his work on "The Late Show with David Letterman" as a stage manager. He acquired the nickname "Biff" from his mother when her friend had a dream involving a boy named "Biff". He graduated from Hampton Institute in Virginia with a degree in business administration. - Tom Villard
Tom Villard was an American actor. Thomas Louis Villard (born on November 19, 1953 in Waipahu Ewa, Hawaii - November 14, 1994 in Los Angeles). He grew up in Spencerport, New York and went to Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Tom went to the Lee Strasberg Acting School in New York and the American Academy of Acting. Tom starred in television and in film. His best known TV role was in the 1980s series "We Got It Made" as Jay Bostwick. - Ted Cooper
Theodore Cooper (November 11, 1920-December 5, 1999) was a longtime United States television producer and consultant. Cooper is best known as the longtime art director and creative consultant for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, the leading producer of American game shows. He joined the firm in 1960 and was associated with it until his death at age 79. - Bob Zany
In 1977, at the tender age of fifteen, the native Southern Californian appeared on the infamous Gong Show. Halfway through his stand-up routine, which he read from a piece of paper, he was pulled off the stage by a man dressed like - Robert Cobert
Robert Cobert (October 26,1924-) is a composer who has written extensively for television and movies. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated work for the TV mini-series "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance". Together, the film score for these two movies constitute the longest film score ever written for a movie. Cobert is also known for his early work as the composer for the cult soap opera "Dark Shadows." Aside from his most notable work, … - Henry Lizardlover
Henry Lizardlover (born March 27, 1954 as "Henry Schifberg") is a herpetologist, writer, and photographer who changed his last name to "Lizardlover" in 1986 as a symbol of his appreciation for the reptiles. Living nearby Hollywood, California, Lizardlover shares his home with a group of between 30 to 50 different lizards, most of which are iguanas. - Cecil H. Underwood
Cecil Harland Underwood (born November 5, 1922) is an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career. He was governor of West Virginia from 1957 until 1961 and from 1997 until 2001. He ran for reelection in 2000 but was defeated by Bob Wise. Interestingly, Underwood has the distinction of being both the youngest and oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia.
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