[19][22], Prior to entering game shows, Eubanks was a popular radio DJ at station KRLA 1110 in Los Angeles as well as a music promoter and manager, between 1960 and 1968. What you saw on TV, he was like that in real life as well. He has been married to Deborah James since 2004. After graduation from high school, he attended Los Angeles Pierce College (according to his commentary on a Card Sharks episode) and then went on to become one of California's most popular disc jockeys. #recordstoreradiobiz #, A post shared by Bob Eubanks (@bobeubanksbiz) on Aug 23, 2020 at 2:25pm PDT, Bob Eubanks Wife Deborah James: Everything On His Family, Children and Net Worth, According to the information on Bob Eubanks in. [12] For season two of the show's 2009 revival on GSN, Eubanks hosted a celebrity charity episode with Carnie Wilson and her husband Rob Bonfiglio playing against Carnie's sister Wendy and her husband Daniel Knutson, and their mother Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford and her current husband Daniel Rutherford. His parents, John Otho Leland Eubanks (September 28, 1905 – April 11, 1995) and Gertrude Eubanks (née McClure) (February 15, 1907 – July 24, 1997), were originally from Missouri. Because they marry assholes, they don't screw them. Bob has four children, three sons and a daughter from his two wives. Was the second choice to host the revamp version of, Has the distinction of hosting two longest-running game shows in television history for almost 35 years, 1 in front of. Eubanks was also one of three rotating hosts (along with Chuck Woolery and Jamie Farr) of the "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Las Vegas Hilton until the show closed in April 2008. She is the proprietor of her own organization called Bella Vita Events. [21], Besides producing Hill-Eubanks's All Star Secrets, the company also produced The Guinness Game in 1979–80, The Toni Tennille Show in 1980, Buddy Hackett's You Bet Your Life revival in 1980, and Infatuation (which Eubanks also hosted) in 1992. They had three children: Trace, a retired firefighter; Corey, a stuntman; and Theresa. I walked with a certain swagger and style that was different from the typical hosts at the time. [citation needed]. [7], In 2004, Eubanks married Deborah James. After two years of Ima’s death, Eubanks married his current wife, For the incredible work of Bob in Holywood, he has been awarded a star in the. Currently, he is married to Deborah James. In 1992, Eubanks appeared on the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the episode "Eyes on the Prize" hosting the game show "Double Trouble". If you missed it… catch this podcast with a fun interview with Tom Honan at recordstoreradio.biz. Bob Eubanks was born on January 8, 1938 in Flint, Michigan, USA as Robert Leland Eubanks. [14] Prior to hosting Card Sharks, he appeared as a special guest on the original NBC version alongside Jim Perry to promote his 1979 game show All Star Secrets, which he also produced. He is also available on Facebook. He also worked as a doorman and opened limousine doors for stars such as: When he was growing up, he enjoyed listening to music the most. They moved to Flint during the Great Depression, where their only child was born, before moving on to California. Crazy, no doubt, but a genius. A year after that, he appeared as a GSN Live guest on April 4, 2008 and returned on May 18, 2010. In spring 2010, Eubanks hosted another episode of The Newlywed Game, subtitled "Game Show Kings". It was Eubanks who borrowed the term from the song of the same name, in an attempt to keep parents with young children from having to explain the facts of life because of a television show. He has been married to Debbie James since 2004. Publicity Listings Bob also worked on the radio and he also has contributed to the television Arts and Sciences in his career. [19][20] Eubanks hosted Card Sharks throughout its CBS run from January 1986 until its demise in March 1989. They moved to Flint during the Great Depression, where their only child was born, before moving on to California. He was previously married to Irma Brown. "A Talent at Having Fun With the Newly Wed", "KRLA's Switch to Talk Will End Rock Era on AM Dial in L.A.; Radio Some are nostalgic about a station that retained family appeal to the end. Eubanks was born in Flint, Michigan, but was raised primarily in Pasadena, California, where he grew up listening to music, most notably favorites like Frank Sinatra and Doc Watson. They have been hitched for around 15 years now, and have a child, named Noah Eubanks. They had three children: sons Corey and Trace, and daughter Theresa. [3][6], Eubanks was born in Flint, Michigan, but was raised primarily in Pasadena, California, where he grew up listening to music, most notably favorites like Frank Sinatra and Doc Watson. [3] Brown handled interior decorating, landscaping, and mounting one to two equestrian shows a year. In 1996, Eubanks appeared as a substitute host of Prime Time Country on The Nashville Network. He married Irma Brown in 1969, they have three children namely, Corey Michael Eubanks, Theresa Eubanks, and Trace Eubanks but the marriage lasted until his wife’s death in 2002. He didn't say "breasts" and I considered apologizing for implying that his show wasn't wholesome family entertainment. His most recent television appearance (not counting his annual KTLA Rose Parade appearances) was on The Amazing Race 17 season finale, which aired December 12, 2010. [23] He was responsible for bringing The Beatles to Los Angeles for their first West Coast performances in 1964 and 1965 (mortgaging his house to do so),[3][7][8][24] all of which took place at the famed Hollywood Bowl, with fellow KRLA DJs Dave Hull and Reb Foster joining Eubanks in introducing them. He was one of the true renegades in the business. At least two singers named him as Eubanks's favorite childhood radio heroes were: Was one of the youngest emcees ever to began hosting game shows at age 28. One show in particular, The Diamond Head Game, was such a piece of you know what. His parents, John Otho Leland Eubanks (September 28, 1905 – April 11, 1995) and Gertrude Eubanks (née McClure) (February 15, 1907 – July 24, 1997), were originally from Missouri. [28][29], According to Moore in the film's DVD commentary, Eubanks attempted to denounce the film with the Anti-Defamation League for containing anti-Semitic content, despite the fact that the only anti-semitic content in the film was contributed by Eubanks himself. James is a wedding/events coordinator in Ventura, California and has her own company, Bella Vita Events. Irma passed away in 2001. Executive Producer of Hill-Eubanks Productions from 1979 to 1992. He was always warm and treated me with respect. Sometimes you have to put your ego aside and say yes, even when you know it's going to be a disaster. On July 6, 2007, Eubanks sat in as a celebrity "Mob Member" on the NBC game show 1 vs. 100. He stood in for Casey Kasem twice on radio's American Top 40: January 9–10, 1982 (that year's first regular episode), and April 16–17, 1983. During most of the 1960s, he was also a producer of concerts such as the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 Hollywood Bowl performances[3][7][8][9][10] and the Rolling Stones during the first two years of their American tour. Eubanks tried acting, but found he was not good at doing lines; he also learned the game show business was far more lucrative and less confining. They welcomed three children named Corey Michael Eubanks, Theresa Eubanks, and Trace Eubanks in their 35-years of marriage. EUBANKS: You know why Jewish women don't get AIDS? View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Oldest Living Actors and Celebrities 2020, (2004 - Chuck Barris was a genius. 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Bob Eubanks was born on January 8, 1938 in Flint, Michigan, USA as Robert Leland Eubanks. They have one child. In 2011, Eubanks hosted a special version of The Newlywed Game, live at Champion's Week for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is a producer and actor, known for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Payback (1991) and Johnny Dangerously (1984). Does rodeos and riding in his spare time. He also hosted the some years the Miss California USA Pageant and Mrs. International Pageant, sister pageant to the Miss International (United States) Pageant, between 2000 and 2003.[34]. That same year, he also made a cameo in the movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York hosting the game show "Ding-Dang-Dong", where he mentioned that the show's contestants stayed at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, and also gave the phone number for reservations (which allowed Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, to check in). He also hosted the successful revamp version of Card Sharks from 1986 to 1989. [15], In 1966, Eubanks received a phone call from Chuck Barris, asking him to host a new game show, The Newlywed Game; the show premiered on ABC later that same year. I was young and into rock and roll. | He married twice (Irma Brown, Deborah James). The Newlywed Game ended in 1974, after 2195 episodes, making Eubanks one of the most viewed game show hosts to date. I hated every minute of hosting it. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. There are no details on the earnings and net worth of Bob Eubanks on the internet. [12] The same year,[which?] He has made a considerable fortune from his thriving profession in showbiz. [4][13][14], While hosting The Newlywed Game, Eubanks was known for using the catchphrase "makin' whoopee", in reference to sexual intercourse. Eubanks briefly appears in the music video for The Offspring's "Why Don't You Get a Job? present) ( 1 child). His first wife, Irma Brown, was a ranch forewoman and a gifted artist. Robert Leland Eubanks (born January 8, 1938[1]) is an American disc jockey, television personality and game show host, best known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off since 1966. The young boy became a child model, doing photo shoots for ads and meeting his idol, Gene Autry, when he was scheduled to do an ad photo shoot with him. Edwards returned to her co-hosting position alongside Eubanks in 2009. [7][13] In October 2010, Eubanks and James put their Westlake Village, California home on the market. In 1956, Eubanks worked at his first radio station, KACY in Oxnard, California. Bill (Cullen) took me under his wing and helped me develop my own voice as a host.
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