Best TV Game
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The top ten TV game show hosts of
all time, as named by TV Guide:
| 10. |
Regis
Philbin |
As
Game Show Host: The Neighbors,
Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Personal: Regis is also known
for his morning show, formerly
with ex-Name That Tune assistant
Kathie Lee (Johnson) Gifford. |
| 9. |
Guy
Smiley |
As
Game Show Host: incl. This Is
Your Life, This Is Your Lunch,
The Triangle Is Right.
Personal: He's a Muppet who was
retired in 1990 when Jim Henson
died. |
| 8. |
Groucho
Marx |
As
Game Show Host: You Bet Your Life.
Personal: Did film, radio, and
television. |
| 7. |
Peter
Marshall |
As
Game Show Host: Hollywood
Squares.
Personal: Started as a stage actor;
earned 5 Emmy awards. |
| 6. |
Bill
Cullen |
As
Game Show Host: incl. I've Got
a Secret, Place the Face, The
Price is Right, Name That
Tune, The $25,000 Pyramid.
Personal: Has hosted more game
shows than anyone in history. |
| 5. |
Bob
Eubanks |
As
Game Show Host: The
Newlywed Game. Personal: Started
as an L.A. disk jockey. |
| 4. |
Alex
Trebek |
As
Game Show Host: The Wizard of
Odds, High Rollers, Jeopardy!
Personal: Originally a TV reporter
in Canada; raises race horses. |
| 3. |
Gene
Rayburn |
As
Game Show Host: The Sky's the
Limit, The
Match Game.
Personal: Started in radio as
half of "Rayburn and Finch."
Announcer on Steve
Allen's Tonight Show. |
| 2. |
Bob
Barker |
As
Game Show Host: Truth
or Consequences, The
Price Is Right.
Personal: Most-honored game show
host, with 14 Emmys. |
| 1. |
Allen
Ludden |
As
Game Show Host: G.E.
College Bowl, Password.
Personal: Married to Betty
White. Died in 1981. |
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