Bill Cullen

Game Show Host

Bill Cullen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on February 18th, 1920 and is the Game Show Host. At the age of 70, Bill Cullen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
William Lawrence Francis Cullen
Date of Birth
February 18, 1920
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date
Jul 7, 1990 (age 70)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Profession
Actor
Bill Cullen Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 70 years old, Bill Cullen has this physical status:

Height
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Weight
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Hair Color
Dark brown
Eye Color
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Build
Slim
Measurements
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Bill Cullen Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
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Hobbies
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Education
University of Pittsburgh
Bill Cullen Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Ruth Ellen Harrington, 1943-1948; divorced)[citation needed], Carol Ames (1948–1955; divorced), Ann Roemheld Macomber (1955–1990; his death)
Children
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Dating / Affair
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Parents
Lillian Cullen, William Cullen
Bill Cullen Career

Cullen's first television game show was the TV version of Winner Take All,: 1183  which premiered on NBC in 1952. In 1953, Cullen had The Bill Cullen Show, a weekly morning variety program on CBS. He hosted Bank on the Stars in 1954. From 1954 to 1955, he hosted NBC's Place the Face, a program in which celebrities identified people from their past;: 838  he simultaneously hosted CBS's Name That Tune. From 1956 to 1965, he hosted the initial daytime and primetime versions of The Price Is Right,: 853  another Goodson-Todman production. He was also a panelist on I've Got a Secret: 518  from 1952 to 1967, and To Tell the Truth: 1089  from 1969 to 1978, where he also guest-hosted on occasion. After relocating to Southern California, Cullen guest-hosted Password Plus for four weeks in April 1980 while original host Allen Ludden was being treated for stomach cancer.

Cullen was initially in the running to host the 1972 revival of The Price Is Right, but the physical demands of the new format were deemed too strenuous for him. Consequently, when CBS picked up the daytime version, Bob Barker was selected to host the daytime version while Dennis James (who sold the pilot with Mark Goodson) hosted the syndicated nighttime version. Barker remained the show's daytime host until his retirement in 2007. Occasional references to Cullen have been made by current The Price Is Right host Drew Carey.

Other game shows Cullen hosted included Eye Guess in the 1960s;: 318  Three on a Match,: 1078  Blankety Blanks,: 113  The Love Experts, How Do You Like Your Eggs? (QUBE cable interactive program) and the syndicated version of The $25,000 Pyramid: 1116  in the 1970s; and later in his career Chain Reaction,: 174  Blockbusters,: 115  Child's Play, Hot Potato: 477  and The Joker's Wild: 543  (his final hosting job from 1984 to 1986, following the death of Jack Barry).

In a 1984 TV Guide article, Cullen commented on the ease with which he seemed to land his hosting jobs:

Cullen appeared as a celebrity guest on many other game shows, including I've Got a Secret, What's My Line?, To Tell the Truth, Personality, The Cross-Wits, Password, Password Plus,: 816  Match Game, Tattletales (with his wife Ann), Break the Bank, Shoot for the Stars, and all of the pre-$100,000 versions of Pyramid. Cullen hosted a number of pilots for his close friend, quiz producer Bob Stewart, who created The Price Is Right, Truth, and Password for Goodson-Todman and Pyramid for his own company. Cullen thus became the only person to host each of these formats on a full- or part-time basis. He also appeared as a panelist on game shows hosted by his favorite understudy, Bob Eubanks, including Trivia Trap, Rhyme and Reason, and All Star Secrets, and he made guest appearances with Eubanks on Family Feud.

In 1982, Cullen made an appearance on The Price Is Right to promote his new game show, Child's Play. It was the only time he ever appeared on the revival of The Price Is Right, but no mention was made of his role as the show's original host.

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