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August Game Show Birthdays

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Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin was born on August 25, 1931

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The following game show personalities were all born during the month of August.

August 5

Graham Elwood, 1969 - Host of the GSN game show Cram.

August 6

Mike Greenberg, 1967 - Sportscaster and radio host Mike Greenberg hosted Duel.

August 9

Nikki Ziering, 1971 - Ziering was a model on The Price is Right from 1999-2002.

August 11

Hulk Hogan, 1953 - Hogan co-hosted the reboot of American Gladiators in 2008.

Joe Rogan, 1967 - Rogan hosted the long-running Fear Factor, as well as the short-running Game Show in My Head.

August 12

Charlie O'Donnell, 1932 - O'Donnell announced over 20 game shows but is best known for his 26 years behind the microphone on Wheel of Fortune.

August 15

Jim Lange, 1933 - Lange worked as both host and announcer, most notably on The Dating Game and Bullseye.

August 20

Al Roker, 1954 - Roker hosted Celebrity Family Feud, and worked as a guest host on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

August 24

Dennis James, 1917 - James hosted the first televised game show, Cash & Carry, in 1946. He was at the helm of many other games, including The New Price is Right and The Name's the Same.

Holly Hallstrom, 1952 - Hallstrom worked as a model on The Price is Right from 1977 to 1995.

August 25

Monty Hall, 1921 - Monty Hall will forever be known as the creator and longtime host of Let's Make a Deal.

Regis Philbin, 1931 - Regis Philbin hosted the original prime time version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, as well as Million Dollar Password.

August 31

Mark L. Walberg, 1962 - Walberg hosted Russian Roulette for GSN, and The Moment of Truth on FOX.

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