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Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Stevek83 on December 07, 2009, 11:56:41 PM
I'll go first- Peter Marshall. We were both born on March 30th.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: WhammyPower on December 08, 2009, 12:35:45 AM
Apparently, I share a birthday with Stuart Scott.
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Post by: TLEberle on December 08, 2009, 12:40:55 AM
Monty Hall and Regis Philbin.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: bscripps on December 08, 2009, 12:49:39 AM
The closest I can come is Larry Csonka, from the game-show-esque American Gladiators.  Unless Humphrey Bogart, Gary Sandy, or--dear god, no--Karl Rove hosted a game show...
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Joe Mello on December 08, 2009, 01:38:00 AM
I can get within a degree or less: Ahmet Zappa, Emmitt Smith, and Dan Patrick.

/Was a good day for athletes: Rod Smith, Josh Beckett, John Smoltz, Ray Lewis, Justin Morneau
//And Ryan Leaf
///Guess they can't all be winners
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Steve Gavazzi on December 08, 2009, 02:07:30 AM
I've got no clue on hosts, but I was born the day Pick a Pair debuted.  That's good enough for me. :-)
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Craig Karlberg on December 08, 2009, 03:23:49 AM
If I was to label Johnny Carson as a game show host, then that's what I'll go with as far as sharing birthdays is concerned(10/23).
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: aaron sica on December 08, 2009, 05:30:43 AM
For mine, I have to go across the Atlantic - Chris Tarrant of UK WWTBAM? shares my birthday.
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Post by: Don Howard on December 08, 2009, 05:32:27 AM
The $64,000 Challenge host Ralph Story
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Post by: tpirfan28 on December 08, 2009, 07:13:53 AM
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'231807\' date=\'Dec 8 2009, 02:07 AM\']I've got no clue on hosts, but I was born the day Pick a Pair debuted.[/quote]
On my fourth birthday Switch? premiered.  No host, sadly.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: jmenjes on December 08, 2009, 07:14:51 AM
Tom Kennedy and (even though it was one and done) Jackie Gleason.
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Post by: Mike Tennant on December 08, 2009, 09:03:38 AM
Nothing for me, although I see I share a birthday with an Englishman named Monty Halls (http://\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2509819/\"), presenter of Great Ocean Adventures.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Vahan_Nisanian on December 08, 2009, 09:48:11 AM
Joe Garagiola (February 12, 1926).
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Post by: jmangin on December 08, 2009, 09:48:38 AM
Mine is Feb 7th, the same as Rolf Benirschke
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Post by: Jimmy Owen on December 08, 2009, 10:36:12 AM
None.
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Post by: ET206 on December 08, 2009, 11:40:19 AM
Nov. 1:  Bill Anderson and gs panelist/celebritiy Marcia Wallace
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Post by: SRIV94 on December 08, 2009, 11:45:04 AM
Jim Perry.
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Post by: Mr. Armadillo on December 08, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
Art Fleming was born exactly 61 years before me, and I think we can include Jack Paar here as well.

May 1st is otherwise a pretty dull day for celebrity birthdays.  Tim McGraw and the guy who founded Orange County Choppers is pretty much it.  After that, you're down to Wes Welker and some hip hop singer who spells her name with a dollar sign.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on December 08, 2009, 06:16:00 PM
[quote name=\'jmangin\' post=\'231826\' date=\'Dec 8 2009, 09:48 AM\']Mine is Feb 7th, the same as Rolf Benirschke[/quote]Well, aren't you lucky plucky? :P
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After that, you're down to Wes Welker and some hip hop singer who spells her name with a dollar sign.
What's wrong with Wes?  He's a damn good receiver.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: clemon79 on December 08, 2009, 06:18:44 PM
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'231923\' date=\'Dec 8 2009, 03:16 PM\']Well, aren't you lucky plucky? :P[/quote]
Where the hell did this come from?
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Fedya on December 08, 2009, 10:11:10 PM
[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'231895\' date=\'Dec 8 2009, 03:40 PM\']Art Fleming was born exactly 61 years before me, and I think we can include Jack Paar here as well.

May 1st is otherwise a pretty dull day for celebrity birthdays.  Tim McGraw and the guy who founded Orange County Choppers is pretty much it.  After that, you're down to Wes Welker and some hip hop singer who spells her name with a dollar sign.[/quote]
Have you never heard of Glenn Ford (http://\"http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001229/\")?  IMDb also lists Oscar-nominated Dan O'Herlihy as being a May 1 birthday; he and Art Fleming both appeared in the Gregory Peck movie MacArthur.

I suppose I could have mentioned Mack Daddy from Kris Kross (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu33Pg0iDL4\") instead.  :-p
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: CarbonCpy on December 08, 2009, 10:29:54 PM
The only game show celebrity with whom I share a birthday is Peggy Cass.  

I also share a b-day with Mr. T, Raymond Burr, Fats Waller, Dennis Day, and Biggie Smalls.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Bob Zager on December 09, 2009, 05:49:50 PM
My B'day (Feb. 1), is shared with the late Bill Leyden, whose shows include:

It Could Be You
Your First Impression
Call My Bluff
You're Putting Me On (before Larry Blyden)

I also remember seeing him occassionally filling in for Monty Hall, on the original NBC Daytime run of LMAD.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Allstar87 on December 09, 2009, 06:22:44 PM
The closest I can come is Steven Ford, who was a guest on a few game shows in the 1980s.

I also share one with Grace Jones, Joey Ramone, and André the Giant, for what it's worth.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Winkfan on December 09, 2009, 09:24:26 PM
The closest I come to here is the late Roger Christian (d. 1991); who was a veteran deejay at KRLA, (where he worked alongside Bob Eubanks and Wink Martindale) KFWB, (where he was reunited with the Winkster) and KHJ (during the Boss Radio launch in 1965).

A "stretch?"

Cordially,
Tammy
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: WhirlieBird74 on December 09, 2009, 10:29:42 PM
My birthday is really special!  I share my birthday (March 16th) with 'Mr. 2 & 2' himself, Chuck Woolery.  In addition, I almost forgot former 'Dog Eat Dog' host (and 'Hole in the Wall' co-host), Brooke Burns.

Other living celebrities celebrating the same birthday:  

Jerry Lewis (Comic, actor, MDA Chairman)
Lauren Graham (Lorelei on 'Gilmore Girls', Speed-dial girlfriend on 'Seinfeld')
Erik Estrada (Ponch on 'CHiPs', pitchman of 'Estrada' sunglasses in Burger King commercial)
Kate Nelligan (Nolte's sister in 'The Prince of Tides').
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Post by: Game Show Man on December 09, 2009, 10:47:20 PM
I share mine with Anne Robinson of The Weakest Link.

G'bye!
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: BillCullen1 on December 10, 2009, 01:05:39 AM
My birthday is Valentines Day, February 14. So I share my birthday with Hugh Downs, who hosted Concentration way back when. Also born on Valentines Day:

Florence Henderson
Mike Bloomberg - current mayor of NYC
Meg Tilly
Pat O'Brien - Insider reporter
Jack Benny
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: DoorNumberFour on December 10, 2009, 01:54:38 AM
[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'232013\' date=\'Dec 10 2009, 01:05 AM\']Pat O'Brien - Insider reporter[/quote]
JEALOUS.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Adam Nedeff on December 10, 2009, 03:08:10 AM
November 30, Dick Clark.
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Post by: GrandGame1440 on December 10, 2009, 06:05:51 AM
November 8th - Morley Safer and Mary Hart, not game show hosts, but hosts nonetheless.
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Post by: chris319 on December 10, 2009, 01:55:18 PM
Phyllis Newman (panelist).
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Post by: cmjb13 on December 10, 2009, 02:51:29 PM
Don Adams (loved Inspector Gadget as a kid) & Gary Kroeger
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Post by: BrandonFG on December 10, 2009, 02:57:04 PM
As far as I know, no hosts.

Celebrities:
-Linda Evans
-Jameson Parker (he played Simon in Simon and Simon)
-Warren Moon
-Imogene Coca (veteran actress who the younguns might recognize as being strapped to the roof of the station wagon in National Lampoon's Vacation)
-Dennis Haskins (he appeared on Scrabble in the mid-80s)
-Delroy Lindo
-Kevin Nealon
-Alan Shepard (was he ever on one of the G-T panel shows?)
-Brenda Vaccaro
-Owen Wilson

It seems a few of these I've seen on one game or another...right now, it appears that Mr. Belding was the most notable game show appearance I could think of.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Plinko85 on December 10, 2009, 03:13:13 PM
February 18th, so Bill Cullen and Vanna White.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: Yogi007 on December 11, 2009, 10:33:17 AM
I have the honor of sharing my birthday (July 4) with Geraldo Rivera, George Steinbrenner, the Van Buren twins (Dear Abby and Ann Landers), Calvin Coolidge, and Mitch Miller ("Sing Along with Mitch")...just to name a few.  No game show hosts that I am aware of were born on this date.
Title: Game Show Hosts Birthdays
Post by: WilliamPorygon on December 11, 2009, 11:56:00 AM
March 11, so... George Gray.