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* [[Bill Cullen]], the original host of ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', ''[[Blockbusters]]'', and many other shows.
* Bob Barker of ''[[Truth or Consequences]]'' and ''The Price Is Right'', probably the most famous game show host in history.
* A close second might be Alex Trebek of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', ''[[High Rollers]]'', ''[[Concentration|Classic Concentration]]'', and ''[[Double Dare (1976 TV Show)|Double Dare]]''.
* [[Bruce Forsyth]], the British host who gives a new meaning to the term "Brucie Bonus".
* Gene Rayburn of ''[[Match Game]]''.
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* The various sarcastic voice-over hosts of the ''[[You Don't Know Jack]]'' series, most notably Cookie.
** The short-lived live-action game show version on [[ABC]] featured Paul Reubens as Troy Stevens, a parody of a normal Game Show Host.
* Marc Summers of Nickelodeon's ''[[Double Dare (1986 TV Show)||Double Dare]]''. Ironic, in that Summers has obsessive-compulsive disorder, yet hosted a show that reveled in getting everyone messy.
* Dick Clark of the various ''[[Pyramid]]'' shows.
** Donny Osmond of the most recent revival.
* Jim Lange of ''The Dating Game'', ''[[Bullseye US(U.S. game show)|Bullseye]]'', and ''[[Name That Tune]]''.
* Tom Kennedy of ''You Don't Say!'', ''[[Split Second (TV series)|Split Second]]'', ''Name That Tune'', and ''[[Body Language (TV series)|Body Language]]''.
* His brother, Jack Narz, of ''[[Now You See It]]'' and the syndicated ''[[Concentration]]''.
* Howie Mandel on ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''.
* Lynne Thigpen on ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]?'' and its successor series, ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]?'', though she wasn't the quizmaster.
* [[Jack Barry]] on ''[[Twenty21 One(game show)|21]]'' and ''[[The Joker's Wild]]''.
* Allen Ludden on ''General Electric College Bowl'' and ''[[Password]]''.
* Jeff Probst of ''[[Jeopardy!|Rock & Roll Jeopardy!]]'' and ''[[Survivor]]''.
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