Jack Barry

Game Show Host

Birthday March 20, 1918

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Birthplace Lindenhurst, NY

DEATH DATE May 2, 1984 (66)

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About

TV personality and game show host of programs such as Tic-Tac-Dough and Twenty-One. He hosted over 25 different programs throughout his long career. 

Before fame

He attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Trivia

His program, Twenty-One, was the central player in the quiz show scandals of the 1950s. The last show he hosted was The Joker's Wild, from 1972 until 1983.

Family life

He was married to Patte Preble from 1960 until he died in 1984.

Associated with

He was replaced by Mike Wallace as host of The Big Surprise.