Monty Hall
Monty Hall | |
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Hall in 1976 | |
| Born | Monte Halparin August 25, 1921 |
| Died | September 30, 2017 (aged 96) |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba (BSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Game show host, producer |
| Years active | 1946–2017 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Joanna Gleason |
| Relatives | Maggie Tokuda-Hall (granddaughter) Wendy Tokuda (daughter-in-law) Jeff Margolis (nephew) |
Monty Hall OC OM (born Monte Halparin; August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian-American radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and sportscaster, Hall returned to television in the U.S., where his focus was now on hosting game shows. Starting in 1963, he was best known as the game show host and producer of Let's Make a Deal. A conundrum involving game theory and psychology was named after him: the Monty Hall problem. Behind the scenes, Hall also carried on an active life of philanthropy.