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October Game Show Birthdays

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Pat Sajak

Pat Sajak was born on October 26, 1946

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These game show personalities were all born during the month of October.

October 2

Groucho Marx, 1890 - Marx was the host of You Bet Your Life, both on radio and on television, from 1947 until 1961.

Mike Adamle, 1949 - Adamle co-hosted the original version of American Gladiators from 1989 to 1996.

October 3

Greg Proops, 1959 - Proops has hosted a handful of game shows, including VS., Rendez-View, and Head Games.

October 5

Allen Ludden, 1917 - Ludden hosted Liar's Club, Win With the Stars, Stumpers!, and most famously, various versions of Password.

October 6

Fred Travalena, 1942 - Travalena hosted Anything for Money from 1984-85.

October 9

John O'Hurley, 1954 - After hosting a reboot of To Tell the Truth for two years, O'Hurley hosted Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.

October 13

Susan Stafford, 1945 - Stafford is best known to game show fans as the original letter-turner on Wheel of Fortune.

Billy Bush, 1971 - Bush hosted a short-lived remake of Let's Make a Deal in 2003.

October 14

Jan Murray, 1916 - Murray hosted Blind Date (1953), Treasure Hunt, and Chain Letter, among others.

David Ruprecht, 1948 - Ruprecht was the host of Supermarket Sweep.

October 15

Art James, 1929 - Art James worked as a game show announcer on many shows, but is best known for hosting games such as Pay Cards and The Who, What, or Where Game.

October 20

Arlene Francis, 1907 - Francis hosted a radio/TV game show called Blind Date before becoming a popular panelist on What's My Line? for 17 years.

Gene Wood, 1925 - Wood was a popular game show announcer whose work appears on Beat the Clock, Password, Card Sharks, and several GSN shows.

October 23

Johnny Carson, 1925 - Carson hosted Earn Your Vacation and Who Do You Trust? before moving on to late night talk show fame.

JD Roberto, 1969 - Roberto has hosted a handful of game shows including Shop 'Til You Drop.

Cat Deeley, 1976 - Deeley hosted 20Q on GSN and appeared as a guest host on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2009.

October 24

Doug Davidson, 1954 - Davidson hosted the short-run spinoff The New Price is Right in 1994.

October 26

Pat Sajak, 1946 - Pat Sajak has hosted Wheel of Fortune since 1981.

October 30

Ben Bailey, 1970 - Ben Bailey hosts Cash Cab.

October 31

Mike O'Malley, 1966 - O'Malley hosted the Nickelodeon game shows Get the Picture and GUTS.

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