Biografie

On the final week of Family Feud (1976), his devoted fan and friend, Alex Trebek appeared on the show.

Became a US citizen in 1984 and showed his passport and photo to America during the intro to a Family Feud (1976) episode.

During an interview early in the Family Feud (1976) run, he revealed that he enjoyed wearing and collecting T-shirts (a huge fad in the 1970s). Shortly afterward, the custom began of families on the show presenting him a shirt early in the game, usually during the "introduce the family members" portion. As a result, he has one of the largest collections of unique and rare T-shirts in the world.

After his divorce from Diana Dors, he continued to send flowers to his ex-wife on her birthday every year, and always defended her.

Before Markie Post, would become a successful actress, she used to work on his show Family Feud (1976), as a writer.

Be nice to each other. You can make a whole day a different day for everybody.

[When the male hunks thought they'd won the game] It's wonderful to win, but don't get cocky about it!

I'm a hustler. I'm a smartass, but I love people.

They kept us on the air probably a year more than they should have. We were burying them. [in 1985, on ABC's cancellation of Family Feud (1976)].

It's important to me that on 'Family Feud' I could kiss all the people. It sounds crazy but when I first came here Petula Clark was on a show with Nat King Cole and he kissed her on the cheek and eighty-one stations in the South canceled him. I kissed black women daily and nightly on 'Family Feud' and the world didn't come to an end, did it?