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DoorNumberFour

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« on: January 14, 2008, 08:07:01 PM »
I usually hear the names of David Letterman and Seth MacFarlane when we discuss celebrities who are/may be game show fans/nuts.

Are there any other celebrities out there who have let out some of their geekdom at one point or another?
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Jay Temple

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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2008, 12:37:03 AM »
I recall hearing that Paul McCartney and Cher have both said that they liked Pyramid. (I heard it as a direct quote from McCartney; I think Dick said that Cher had said so.)
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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2008, 01:09:46 AM »
According to Matt Ottinger, Joey Bishop was a big game show fan too.
http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=13868
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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2008, 10:35:27 AM »
I remember reading an article about Celine Dion from a few years ago that said her absolute favorite television show was The Price is Right.
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2008, 10:37:03 AM »
Matt Ottinger.

/at least "one of us"
//celebrity?  I donno.
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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2008, 10:47:28 AM »
Sammy Davis Jr. was said to have loved game shows.
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2008, 11:26:28 AM »
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'174955\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 10:37 AM\']
Matt Ottinger.

/at least "one of us"
//celebrity?  I donno.[/quote]
Apparently not.  Someone deleted the Wikipedia page about me.
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William A. Padron

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« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2008, 11:59:42 AM »
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'174956\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 10:47 AM\']
Sammy Davis Jr. was said to have loved game shows.
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Yeah, he appeared on the original Hollywood Squares, and was able to get the chance to host one question round of the Dawson Family Feud on ABC-TV daytime early on during its run.  If there is going to be a DVD box set with civilian Feud episodes coming in the future, Sammy's appearence as a "guest host" should be included as a possibility.
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2008, 12:24:55 PM »
[quote name=\'William A. Padron\' post=\'174963\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 10:59 AM\']
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'174956\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 10:47 AM\']
Sammy Davis Jr. was said to have loved game shows.
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Yeah, he appeared on the original Hollywood Squares, and was able to get the chance to host one question round of the Dawson Family Feud on ABC-TV daytime early on during its run.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure he did a walk-on on Perry CS in 1981 as well.
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« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2008, 01:03:23 PM »
Would it be safe to say Andy Warhol was a game show fan too?
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« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2008, 01:11:39 PM »
[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'174970\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 01:03 PM\']
Would it be safe to say Andy Warhol was a game show fan too?
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I think he liked them for their camp value only.
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« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2008, 04:43:58 PM »
I don't think he's ever come out and said it, but I'd think Coolio's one too. He's done a lot of them in the past 10 years!
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« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2008, 04:54:52 PM »
[quote name=\'Allstar87\' post=\'174991\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 04:43 PM\']
I don't think he's ever come out and said it, but I'd think Coolio's one too. He's done a lot of them in the past 10 years!
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« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2008, 05:09:52 PM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'174994\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 01:54 PM\']
You can only ride the check from a one-hit wonder but for so far.
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Two hits, dammit!

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« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2008, 05:27:46 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'174996\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 05:09 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'174994\' date=\'Jan 15 2008, 01:54 PM\']
You can only ride the check from a one-hit wonder but for so far.
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Two hits, dammit!

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Duly noted. And for your slashies, we also would've accepted "puff-puff-pass"...

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