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Sunday, October 1, 2017
Monty Hall Dies; Iconic Game Show Host Was 96
Monty Hall, the legendary television personality best known for hosting Let’s Make a Deal on CBS, died Saturday of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills.
He was 96 years old.
The New York Times first confirmed this sad piece ofnews.
Hall co-created the aforementioned hit game show and launched it as the emcee in 1963.
At the time of its premiere, Let’s Make a Deal helped anchor CBS’ daytime lineup; it eventually moved to primetime in 1968.
Hall had hosted a number of programs prior to striking it big with this series… which remains on the air today (Wayne Brady is host) and which encourages audience members to dress up in outlandish costumes while they barter for the best prize possible.
A syndicated version of Let’s Make a Deal aired on and off throughout the 1970s and 80s, prior to returning to NBC for a brief run from 1990-1991.
The show was then revived with Brady in 2009, with Hall putting in occasional guest appearances
Hall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1973.
As a Canadian native, he was named to the Order of Canada in 1988.
Hall is survived by three children: actress Joanna Gleason; TV executive Sharon Hall; and TV producer Richard Hall; in addition to a brother and five grandchildren.
His wife Marilyn passed away in June.
Scroll down to read the full CBS statement about Hall’s life and death…
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Monty Hall, a television legend who hosted a show and created a format that has entertained audiences for more than 50 years,
Monty’s infectious enthusiasm, humor and warmth were a winning combination that was evident to everyone he encountered, whether returning to make appearances on the current version of Let’s Make a Deal, or gracing us with his presence at a photo shoot celebrating CBS Daytime earlier this year.
On screen, Monty made the ‘Big Deals,’ but in the game of life, he himself was one.
Our hearts go out to his children, his entire family and friends.
The statement was released by Angelica McDaniel, CBS’ executive VP of daytime programs and syndicated program development.
May Monty Hall rest in peace.
Scooter Braun on Justin Bieber: He Was Effed Up, People!
Think Justin Bieber hit rock bottom back in 2014?
Think the singer was a complete mess after he was arrested for drunk driving and after he constantly berated the paparazzi and didn’t even seem to care one bit about his fans?
You actually have no idea, Scooter Braun now says.
Braun, who has served as Bieber’s manager throughout the course of his career and who has been tight with the artist for years, opened up this week to The Wall Street Journal Magazine.
The topic? Bieber.
Specifically, the depths to which Bieber plummeted during his fairly recent struggles.
“It was worse than people realized,” Braun told the publication. “I failed him day after day. We were living in hell because he was in such a dark place.”
In January of 2014, Bieber was arrested for drunk driving.
The incident seemed to be the culmination of a downward spiral in which Bieber partied too much and drove too fast.
However, Braun says here that things continued to get worse for the superstar over the next several months.
“I have inconveniences, and other people have problems. Mine feel important, but they’re not. They’re not life or death,” Braun told The Wall Street Journal crypically, prior to adding:
“Justin’s stuff got to a point where it was a problem.”
Based on that phrasing,it sounds like it was a life or death problem. Yikes.
“Some of the biggest people in the industry, people invested in Justin’s career, told me, ‘It’s over. Focus on something else. That kid is done,"” Braun explained.
But the manager has been with Bieber since Justin was a young teenager.
He wasn’t about to abandon his friend when he was needed the most.
“I made a promise to him when he was 13 that I would never give up on him. I plan on keeping that promise.”
Added Braun:
“He’s family. I think the relationship is more like a big brother, especially because he’s become a man.
“I think he’s seen the worst of himself, and to watch him rise out of it was amazing.”
Has Bieber risen out of it? We guess so.
He hasn’t been arrested in years and his fans still love him.
But he’s taken a strange break from making music and folks still have no idea why he let down so many people when he canceled his tour this year.
Bieber may not be in the kind of bad shape he was back then, but he also may have hit his career apex years ago and will never fully recover.
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