RAY COMBS
Name: Raymond Neil Combs, Jr.
Born: 3 April 1956 Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: 2 June 1996 Glendale, California, United States
Raymond Neil Combs, Jr. (April 3, 1956 - June 2, 1996) was an American comedian
and host of the game show Family Feud on CBS and in syndication from 1988 to
1994.
The Hamilton, Ohio-born Combs ascended into the world of comedy after moving to
Los Angeles in 1983 and doing audience warmups for sitcoms. Johnny Carson
noticed this and invited him to perform on The Tonight Show in 1986; the
audience gave him a standing ovation his first time on stage, the first time in
the show's history a comedian was given such an honor on his or her first
appearance. He was soon given warm-up duties for the audience of the sitcom Amen.
In 1987, he appeared as a celebrity panelist on the John Davidson version of
Hollywood Squares, and did a cameo role in the comedy film, Overboard. His
appearance on Hollywood Squares was memorable for him leading the audience in
singing a terrible rendition of the theme to The Brady Bunch.
Name: Raymond Neil Combs, Jr.
Born: 3 April 1956 Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: 2 June 1996 Glendale, California, United States
Raymond Neil Combs, Jr. (April 3, 1956 - June 2, 1996) was an American comedian
and host of the game show Family Feud on CBS and in syndication from 1988 to
1994.
The Hamilton, Ohio-born Combs ascended into the world of comedy after moving to
Los Angeles in 1983 and doing audience warmups for sitcoms. Johnny Carson
noticed this and invited him to perform on The Tonight Show in 1986; the
audience gave him a standing ovation his first time on stage, the first time in
the show's history a comedian was given such an honor on his or her first
appearance. He was soon given warm-up duties for the audience of the sitcom Amen.
In 1987, he appeared as a celebrity panelist on the John Davidson version of
Hollywood Squares, and did a cameo role in the comedy film, Overboard. His
appearance on Hollywood Squares was memorable for him leading the audience in
singing a terrible rendition of the theme to The Brady Bunch.