Game Show Host Jim Perry Passes Away at 82.
11-21-15 | 10:04 PM
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Game Show Host Jim Perry Passes Away at 82.
Perry passes away after a 5-year battle with cancer.
I recall Perry hosting Sale of the Century and Card Sharks. Causes me to remember fondly those daytime game shows. I think the guy was underrated, considering folks would likely list lots of other guys as favorites.
11-21-15 | 11:32 PM
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Re: Game Show Host Jim Perry Passes Away at 82.
One of the finest of game show hosts. He wasn't lewd like some of the others.
11-22-15 | 09:49 AM
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Re: Game Show Host Jim Perry Passes Away at 82.
From the EW obit:
Jim Perry — the charismatic game show host best known for emceeing Card Sharks and $ale of the Century — died on Friday at the age of 82 following a five-year battle with cancer.
One of the most charismatic game show hosts of the ’70s and ’80s, Perry found TV fame in both the United States and Canada. The New Jersey-born University of Pennsylvania grad toiled on Armed Forces Radio in the 1950s during the Korean War and went on to play Sid Caesar’s straight man in Las Vegas.
Apparently, he had a lot of charisma.
Jim Perry — the charismatic game show host best known for emceeing Card Sharks and $ale of the Century — died on Friday at the age of 82 following a five-year battle with cancer.
One of the most charismatic game show hosts of the ’70s and ’80s, Perry found TV fame in both the United States and Canada. The New Jersey-born University of Pennsylvania grad toiled on Armed Forces Radio in the 1950s during the Korean War and went on to play Sid Caesar’s straight man in Las Vegas.
Apparently, he had a lot of charisma.
