1. Robert Leland Eubanks was born on January 8,1938 and is an American disc jockey, television personality and game show host, widely known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off since 1966.
33 Facts About Bob Eubanks
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Bob Eubanks hosted the successful revamp version of Card Sharks from 1986 to 1989.
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Bob Eubanks received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio DJ work in 2000.
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Bob 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.
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Bob Eubanks attended Pasadena High School, where he graduated in 1955.
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In 1956, Bob Eubanks worked at his first radio station, KACY in Oxnard, California.
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Bob Eubanks joined KRLA in Pasadena in 1960 to do the overnight show.
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Bob Eubanks married Irma Barnard of Ann Arbor, an avid athlete, ranch forewoman and artist, on September 10,1969.
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The entire family enjoyed roping and riding, with Bob Eubanks participating in rodeos during his spare time.
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Bob Eubanks is a gold card member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
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In 2004, Bob Eubanks married Deborah James, a woman 29 years younger.
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In 1966, Bob 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.
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Only 28 years old when he started hosting, Bob Eubanks became widely popular for bringing a youthful energy to daytime television, pressing contestants into giving embarrassing and hilarious answers.
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Bob Eubanks hosted various editions in syndication.
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For season two of the show's 2009 revival on GSN, Bob 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.
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In spring 2010, Bob Eubanks hosted another episode of The Newlywed Game, subtitled "Game Show Kings".
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In 1988, Bob Eubanks left The Newlywed Game to pursue other interests and was replaced by Paul Rodriguez.
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In 1996, Bob Eubanks appeared as a substitute host of Prime Time Country on The Nashville Network.
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Eubanks auditioned to host the CBS daytime version of Wheel of Fortune; however, Bob Goen was hired instead.
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Bob Eubanks hosted Card Sharks throughout its CBS run from January 1986 until its demise in March 1989.
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Bob Eubanks was one of three rotating hosts of the "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Las Vegas Hilton until the show closed in April 2008.
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Between 1994 and 1995 Bob Eubanks traveled to Britain to host a British version of this series, Infatuation UK, produced by Thames Television for UK cable network Living TV.
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Bob Eubanks tried acting, but found he was not good at doing lines; he learned the game show business was far more lucrative and less confining.
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Bob Eubanks was responsible for bringing The Beatles to Los Angeles for their first West Coast performances at the famed Hollywood Bowl in 1964 and 1965, with fellow KRLA DJs Dave Hull and Reb Foster joining Eubanks in introducing them.
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Bob Eubanks hosted the televised 1964 Miss Teen USA pageant, with actor Sebastian Cabot making an appearance as one of the guests.
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In 1992, Bob 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".
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Bob Eubanks has hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade on Los Angeles television channel KTLA since 1976 and with Stephanie Edwards from 1978 to 2005.
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In 2006, Bob Eubanks continued to host with Edwards's replacement, KTLA Morning Show anchor Michaela Pereira.
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Bob Eubanks guest-starred on That '70s Show in the January 2000 episode "Eric's Stash".
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Bob Eubanks hosted for some years the Miss California USA Pageant and Mrs International Pageant, sister pageant to the Miss International Pageant, between 2000 and 2003.
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On July 6,2007, Bob Eubanks sat in as a celebrity "Mob Member" on the NBC game show 1 vs 100.
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In 2011, Bob Eubanks hosted a special version of The Newlywed Game, live at Champion's Week for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
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In 2013, Bob Eubanks toured with "America's Greatest Game Shows: Live on Stage".