Author Topic: Game show hosts that use their real name (Read 8831 times)

chris319 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:33:55 PM »

So it's not true that Hugh Downs' real first name is Upson?

Not many people know that Randy West's real name is R. Algernon Biggleswade.

clemon79 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:44:23 PM »

[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 08:18 PM\'] Can I try it now Guys???
WOW
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Man. That's quite something when you get a completely justified "wow" out of Chartier.

Winkfan · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2005, 01:32:34 AM »

Quote from: whewfan on January 24, 2005, 08:38:40 PM

Bud Collyer - Clayton Collyer

Actually, his real name is Clayton J. Heermance, Jr. This is mentioned in a booklet that came with one of the Adventures of Superman collections from our good buddies at Radio Spirits.

Also, Dick Clark's full name is Richard Augustus Wagstaff Clark II

Here's a few more:

Bert Jacobsen (Bert Parks)
Georgio Florantine (George DeWitt)
Arthur Fazzin (Art Fleming)
Bernard Whalen (Bert) Convy
Milton Hines (Soupy Sales)
Morton Halperin (Monty Hall)

Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Becky Price of the Big Board!'

ChuckNet · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2005, 11:00:53 PM »

Jim McKrell's surname, according to Curt A's Games of '75 Page, is actually spelled "MacKrell"...the "a" was dropped for fear that some might think it was pronounced "mackerel".

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2005, 11:12:32 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:23 PM\']Matt Ottinger's actual name is Thurman Merman, IIRC.[/quote]
Yes, and people kept asking me if I was related to the Broadway actress. So I picked a name where nobody would ever ask me that again.

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2005, 11:40:07 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 11:12 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:23 PM\']Matt Ottinger's actual name is Thurman Merman, IIRC.[/quote]
Yes, and people kept asking me if I was related to the Broadway actress. So I picked a name where nobody would ever ask me that again.[/quote]

Ah, but the question goes unanswered.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #21 on:** January 26, 2005, 11:13:49 AM »

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 12:40 AM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 11:12 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:23 PM\']Matt Ottinger's actual name is Thurman Merman, IIRC.[/quote]
Yes, and people kept asking me if I was related to the Broadway actress. So I picked a name where nobody would ever ask me that again.[/quote]

Ah, but the question goes unanswered.[/quote]
Not my job to answer questions. My job's to ask 'em.

And we all know how well that attitude worked for me against Ken Jennings.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2005, 01:11:30 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 11:13 AM\']Not my job to answer questions. My job's to ask 'em.

And we all know how well that attitude worked for me against Ken Jennings.

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Ah, but that should be the attitude of every J! contestant!