Monday, November 23, 2015

A Tribute to Jim Perry

VO: This program was pre-recorded so that we can have room for Shira Lazar singing cabaret songs. Oh....wait?.....


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Paula Rhodes: Getting close to a live show from Periscope Plaza where Bree Olson once made out in the ladies' room, it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: Hi everyone. This is @ The Buzzr. Our subject is a recent loss of a legend.


 
 
 
 
 
 
Born James Edward Dooley in New Jersey, Perry started out as a singer in Special Services after college (University of Pennsylvania), working on Armed Forces Radio during the Korean War. After the service, he worked for a short time at General Electric and then replaced Eddie Fisher as the staff vocalist at Grossingers in the Catskill Mountains and later did comedy working with Sid Caesar as his straight man for several years (which included a three-year stint with Caesar in Las Vegas). These were under his birth name of Jim Dooley. Due to a name conflict with AFTRA, he adopted his mother's maiden name of Perry when he began his television work.
While briefly attending Pleasanton High School in Pleasanton, California, Perry was an outstanding basketball player thanks in part to his height (at 6'4"); he graduated in 1952. He was often nicknamed "Big Jim" because of his height.

After this, the career of Jim Perry in TV.


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For the Buzzr Beater question, we asked you which side you wanted in Blockbusters? Neither one of you chimed in and had to put it up twice, so I apologize. Back with this:






Jim first became a TV game show host in Canada to do "Fractured Phrases" in 1965. Including a few more in Canada, Jim also was a disc jockey at WABC from 1969 to 1972, and by 1974, he did "Definition" in Canada as well. He even presided the Miss Canada pageant until 1990, but by 1978.....





He held a job doing a Mark Goodson game shoe entitled Card Sharks until 1981. And by 1983....






He was the host of $ale of The Century until 1989 and did a syndication series in 1985.

Although retired in 1990, he moved to Oregon with his wife, but the Friday before Black Friday, he died of cancer. He was 82 years old.

Our Buzzr Beater question has something to do with his 2 shows. Do you prefer Card Sharks, Sale or both? It's on the right side of the blog and you'll be given 2 weeks to do it.


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Thank you so much for paying tribute to a deceased game show legend who has left this earth. If you have any questions about Jim's career,  or would like to suggest a show or a host, please reach me on Facebook at : Pierre Jason Kelly, or @Johnny_Arcade on Twitter and we'll explain. Until then, it's PK signing off and we'll see you.....@ The.....


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