Chuck Woolery (1941–2024), Love Connection host

Chuck Woolery was a longtime game show host best known for “Love Connection” and as the original daytime host of “Wheel of Fortune.” 

Bob Barker (1923–2023), longtime host of The Price Is Right

Bob Barker was the Emmy Award-winning host of the long-running game show “The Price Is Right.”

Adam Wade (1935–2022), singer, actor, and pioneering game show host

Adam Wade was a singer and actor, as well as the first Black game show host in U.S. TV history.

Scoey Mitchell (1930–2022), “Barefoot in the Park” star  

Scoey Mitchell was an actor who starred on the TV sitcom version of Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park.”

Alex Trebek (1940–2020), beloved 'Jeopardy!' host

Alex Trebek was the beloved host of the iconic game show “Jeopardy!” for more than 35 years.

Tom Kennedy (1927–2020), legendary TV game show host

Tom Kennedy wasa legendaryTV game show hostknown for Name That Tune and Split Second.

Regis Philbin (1931–2020), hosted talk shows and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”

Regis Philbin was host of the long-running talk shows “Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee” and “Live! With Regis and Kelly,” as well as the first host of the U.S. version of the popular game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

Herb Stempel (1926–2020), 1950s TV quiz show whistleblower

Herb Stempel was the contestant on the 1950s TV quiz show “Twenty-One” who exposed that the game was rigged. His story was told in the movie “Quiz Show.”   

Rip Taylor (1935–2019), zany comedian

Rip Taylor was a popular comic known for his outrageous personality. He was called the “king of confetti” for punctuating the end of his jokes by throwing a bucket of paper confetti into the audience. He was a popular game show panelist, appearing often during the heyday of the genre on “The Hollywood Squares” and “Match Game” and hosted the “$1.98 Beauty Show.” Taylor was a regular guest on talk shows and appeared on many TV series and had a funny role in “Wayne’s World II.” His signature bit before paper confetti was to pretend cry after reading a joke which led him to appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” where Sullivan forgot his name and introduced him as “The Crying Comedian.” His publicist Harlan Boll, who announced Taylor's death to the Hollywood Reporter, said Taylor was survived by his longtime partner Robert Fortney.

Monty Hall (1921–2017), slick-talking host of “Let’s Make a Deal”

Co-creator and host of the classic game show “Let’s Make a Deal.”

Sir Bruce Forsyth (1928 - 2017), Strictly Come Dancing host

British TV legend hosted "Strictly Come Dancing" and "The Generation Game"...

Patti Deutsch (1943 - 2017), Match Game comedian

Voice actress often appeared on “Match Game”…

Chuck Barris (1929–2017), The Newlywed Game creator

Chuck Barris, the "dangerous mind" behind game shows including "The Newlywed Game" and "The Gong Show," died Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was 87.

Barry Jenner (1941 - 2016), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor

Barry Jenner, an actor who was known best for playing Admiral William Ross on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died Aug. 9, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 75.

8 Simple Rules for Remembering John Ritter

For John Ritter fans, here are eight great ways to honor him on his birthday, or any day.

Bert Convy: King of the Game Show

In the golden age of the game show, Bert Convy was one of the genre's greatest hosts.

The Voice of Dorothy Kilgallen

Dorothy Kilgallen was one of the most outspoken journalists of mid-20th-century America.

Groucho the Great

From vaudeville to Hollywood to television, for nearly 70 years Groucho Marx was one of the all-time great kings of comedy.

Survey Says… We Miss Richard Dawson

We're remembering Richard Dawson's humor... and his commitment to kissing every woman who ever competed on "Family Feud."

Positively Tom Poston

If a TV show was funny any time in the second half of the 20th century, there's a good chance Tom Poston was involved with it. Whether he was a regular cast member, a recurring character or a one-time guest, and whether the show was a sitcom, game show, variety or talk show, chances are that Poston was there, making it funnier.

Will the real Kitty Carlisle please stand up?

Kitty Carlisle is perhaps best remembered for her appearances on some of the favorite TV game shows of the 1950s, '60s and '70s...