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Ober hosted four game shows over the course of his career. He received his break after appearing as a contestant on Star Search in 1984. [3] He was most widely known for the MTV game show Remote Control, [4] which he hosted for five seasons. That show also helped launch the careers of Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, Kari Wuhrer, Alicia Coppola and ...
The contestants sat in leather La-Z-Boy recliners with seat belts, [5] complete with retro kidney-shaped tables and scoreboards, facing host Ober and his retro-styled Zenith television. Behind Ober were framed portraits of his idols, game show hosts Eubanks, Bob Barker, Bill Cullen, Bert Convy, Monty Hall, and Tom Kennedy. [5]
The original version, with Robert Q. Lewis as host, aired for three months in 1958 on ABC. Bobby Van hosted a syndicated revival during 1979–80, and Ken Ober hosted a 1997 revival on Comedy Central , replaced for the second season by Mark Cohen.
Springer died from pancreatic cancer, Galvin confirmed to NBC News on Thursday. He was reportedly only diagnosed with the illness a few months ago, per Page Six . Springer on his show in 1998.
It's been four years since the late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died from stage 4 pancreatic cancer at age 80. Now, his TV successor Ken Jennings is reflecting on the bond he had with Alex, and he ...
More details surrounding Jerry Springer’s passing have been revealed. The 79-year-old host died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist told NBC News on Thursday, April 27. Us Weekly confirmed ...
Eriq La Salle (born 1962), actor known for the television show ER; Norman Lear (1922–2023), television producer [11] Ken Ober, host of Remote Control; Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), actor, director and TV personality; Ken Richters (born 1955), stage actor, playwright, and voice actor, known for impersonations of Mark Twain
Henry Kulp Ober (1878–1939), American college president and bishop; Josiah Ober, American historian of ancient Greece and classical political theorist; Ken Ober (1957–2009), American game show host, comedian, and actor; Philip Ober (1902–1982), American screen and stage actor; Robert Ober (1881–1950), American stage and silent-screen actor