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March Game Show Birthdays

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Game show host Chuck Woolery

Chuck Woolery was born on March 16th

Courtesy GSN

The following game show personalities were all born in the month of March.

March 1

Alan Thicke, 1947 - Thicke has hosted a few games including All New 3's a Crowd and Pictionary, and he's written several theme songs including Wizard of Odds, The Joker's Wild, and the original Wheel of Fortune theme.

March 3

Greg Lee, 1962 - Lee hosted Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?.

March 4

Frank Nicotero, 1969 - Nicotero hosted Street Smarts, and was the writer and producer of Faux Pause and Gameworld for GSN.

March 5

Penn Jilette, 1955 - Half of the comedy/illusionist team Penn & Teller, Jilette hosted the NBC prime time game show Identity.

March 6

Ed McMahon, 1923 - Johnny Carson's famous sidekick hosted Concentration and Missing Links, among other game shows.

March 8

Bob Bergen, 1964 - Bergen hosted Jep!, the kid's version of Jeopardy!.

Jim Thornton, 1965 - Thornton is a seasoned voiceover professional, radio personality, and current Wheel of Fortune announcer.

March 11

George Gray, 1967 - Gray is best known as the host of the syndicated version of The Weakest Link.

March 15

Mark McGrath, 1968 - Mark McGrath hosts the daytime version of Don't Forget the Lyrics.

March 16

Chuck Woolery, 1941 - Woolery has hosted a number of game shows including Love Connection, Greed, and Lingo.

Brooke Burns, 1978 - Host of Dog Eat Dog and Hole in the Wall.

March 17

Patrick Duffy, 1949 - Duffy hosted the first season of GSN's Bingo America.

March 20

Jack Barry, 1918 - Barry hosted the infamous Twenty One, along with Tic Tac Dough, The Joker's Wild, and several others.

March 22

William Shatner, 1931 - William Shatner hosted fan favorite Show Me the Money in 2006, and appeared on various versions of Pyramid and Password (with varied success).

March 24

Louie Anderson, 1953 - Anderson hosted Family Feud from 1999 to 2002.

March 26

Vicki Lawrence, 1949 - Lawrence was the host of Win, Lose, or Draw and appeared as a panelist or celebrity contestant on numerous other game shows.

March 30

Peter Marshall, 1926 - Marshall has worked on several game shows, but is beloved as the original host of Hollywood Squares.

Bil Dwyer, 1962 - Dwyer has hosted Extreme Dodgeball, I've Got a Secret, and Dirty Rotten Cheater.

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