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Monte Halparin was born on 25 August 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, of Jewish descent, and is a producer, singer, emcee, and sportscaster, probably best known for being the host of the game show “Let’s Make A Deal”. He’s hosted many other game shows too, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Monty Hall? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $10 million, earned through the success of his numerous interests, including on the radio, and helping produce various game shows. He’s also made many guest appearances, and all of these have ensured the position of his wealth.

Monty was educated at St. John’s High School, and after matriculating attended the University of Manitoba. He would graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in chemistry and zoology.

He started his radio career in 1946, moving to Toronto for more opportunities. He hosted game shows such as “Bingo at Home” and “Strike it Rich” on CBS, then also hosted NBC’s “Twenty-One”. He continued doing a lot of hosting work, becoming part of the television show “Cowboy Theater” for WRCA. He also hosted “Fun in the Morning” from 1956 up to the early 1960s. During the same time, he co-hosted the Saturday night segment of the NBC program “Monitor”. His net worth was well established.

Aside from his numerous shows, he became a radio analyst for the National Hockey League (NHL) team, the New York Rangers for the 1959 to 1960 season. Afterwards, he became the host of the game show “Video Village”, succeeding Jack Narz. He would also host the spinoff “Video Village Junior” before becoming the host of “Let’s Make a Deal”; he was responsible for developing and producing the show which had syndicated runs throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He was also credited as the executive producer of the show, and initially appeared alongside Jay Stewart and Carol Merrill.

Aside from “Let’s Make a Deal”, Monty also hosted the game show “Split Second” during its return in 1987. Other game shows he helped produce include “Chain Letter, “Masquerade Party” and “It’s Anybody’s Guess”. He also filled in for other hosts during his time on NBC, mostly working as a guest. In 2009, Hall became a creative consultant for the revival of “Let’s Make a Deal” hosted by Wayne Brady. His net worth continued to rise.

Thanks to his efforts, Hall received a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in 1973, and he was also inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame, and receiving a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars;hHe is one of three game show hosts to be part of both Hollywood and Canada’s Walk of Fame. In 1988, he was also given the prestigious Order of Canada thanks to his work all over the world, and in 2005, he received the Ralph Edwards Service Award in recognition for his work on game shows and charity.

For his personal life, it is known that Hall married distant cousin Marilyn Doreen Plottel in 1947. They became citizens of the United States two years later, and have three children. They currently reside in Beverly Hills, California.

IMDB Wikipedia $10 million 1921 1921-8-25 Actor American August 25 Canada Carol Merrill Director Jack Narz Jay Stewart Joanna Gleason Manitoba Marilyn Doreen Plottel Marilyn Plottel Maurice Halperin Maurice Harvey Halperin Monty Hall Net Worth producer Richard Hall Robert Hall Rose Halperin Sharon Hall St. John’s High School University of Manitoba Virgo Wayne Brady Winnipeg

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1. Always asked contestants to make ever-pressing decisions as far as making deals.

Maurice Halperin Important Facts

• Shares the same birthday with Regis Philbin, who’s a decade Hall’s junior.
• He is known to be a very private man.
• Ranked #8 on Time Life’s 15 Best Game Show Hosts.
• Mentor of Dean Goss.
• Despite high ratings his second incarnation of Let’s Make a Deal (1984) had been canceled, at the end of the second season, because Hall has refused to comeback. The problem began when his former announcer and sidekick co-host, Dean Goss had tried to host the show, twice, who was also well-liked, but the show was really Hall’s and Lorimar-Telepictures (now Warner Bros. Distribution) decided not to renew without Monty aboard as host.
• He was awarded a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in 2002.
• He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on December 14, 1996.
• Replaced Bob Hilton as the original host of the third incarnation of Let’s Make a Deal (1990), after Hilton got fired due to bad ratings and while he tried, Hilton didn’t seem to get the show, by the time Hall returned, it was already too late.
• He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 24, 1973 (the day before his 52nd birthday).
• When he was sick with laryngitis, Geoff Edwards filled in for him for one week on Let’s Make a Deal (1984).
• Was in the stage production of “You Can’t Be Fun”, while at the University of Manitoba.
• (March 17, 1946) Was hired at CHUM radio as a disc jockey in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Part of his Auctioneer’s process was later used for Let’s Make a Deal (1963).
• His boss from CHUM radio in Toronto, Canada, changed Monty’s last name from Halperin to Hall, because his boss liked shorter names.
• He was once a disc jockey at CKRC radio in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Best known by the public as the host of Let’s Make a Deal (1963).
• As of 2012, Hall serves a creative consultant on the 6th reincarnation of Let’s Make a Deal (2009) hosted by comedian Wayne Brady.
• Hall’s favorite radio show when he was growing up was “The Happy Gang”, produced in Canada.
• (July 27, 2005) Has appeared on the stage show of “What’s My Line?”, as a Mystery Guest with ex-Let’s Make a Deal (1963) model Carol Merrill.
• With the encouragement of his friend, Max Freed, he returned to college with a major in political science.
• Hall was elected President of Variety Clubs International [1975].
• At the beginning of his second year of college, he had run out of money. So he dropped out, at age 18.
• The Pacific Pioneers Broadcasters presented their Diamond Circle Award to him at a luncheon held at the Legendary Sportsman Lodge. [2011].
• (August 25, 2011) Both of his fellow Canadian game show hosts Howie Mandel and Alex Trebek attended Hall’s 90th birthday party at the Los Angeles Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles, California.
• Friends with: Bob Barker, Richard Dawson, Bill Cullen, Bob Eubanks, Alex Trebek, Geoff Edwards, Wink Martindale, Jim Lange, Chuck Woolery, Vicki Lawrence, Peter Marshall, Rose Marie, Don Rickles, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Jamie Farr, Betty White, Allen Ludden, Bob Crane, Joan Collins, Michele Lee, Dick Clark, Tom Kennedy, Nipsey Russell, Burt Reynolds, Regis Philbin, Bea Arthur, Clint Eastwood, Ralph Edwards and Stefan Hatos.
• Received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba (1945).
• Attended and graduated from St. John’s High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1936, at age 14.
• Was an avid reader from an early age.
• His father, Maurice Halperin Sr., was a bookkeeper, who gave up working in theaters, due to his poor eyesight, and later worked in wholesale meat. His mother, Rose Rusen Halperin, was an actress, dancer, public speaker and playwright.
• In high school, he was a sports editor for the school paper and was involved with the dramatic society.
• Before he was a successful game show host, he served as broadcaster on both shows with Jack Benny and Fred Allen on radio, where he played all the parts during the winter season.
• Has a couple of streets named after him; both in Cathedral City, California and in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Received the Ralph Edwards Awards for Service to Broadcasting at the Game Show Congress Convention in Los Angeles, California [2005].
• Ranked #4 as GSN’s Top 10 Game Show Hosts of All Time.
• Met Max Freed when he was age 19. They were friends for more than five decades.
• He suffered from double pneumonia as a little boy.
• Hall was honored with the Lifetime Title of International Chairman [1981].
• Before he was a successful game show host, he worked at a butcher’s shop – where his father used to work years earlier. He also worked at a clothing factory, for $9 a week.
• Inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame on October 13, 2007. Other inductees included Peter Marshall, Wink Martindale and Hugh Downs.
• He was awarded the OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on December 21, 1987 for his services to broadcasting.
• Well known for his many philanthropic interests with organizations such as Variety Clubs.
• Monty’s brother Robert also changed his last name from Halperin to Hall.
• “The Monty Hall problem” is the name of a classic mathematics problem dealing with probability theory, based on a scenario similar to Hall’s work in Let’s Make a Deal (1963).
• Former Mayor of Hollywood.
• Father-in-law of Chris Sarandon and Todd Ellis Kessler.
• (June 5, 2002) Fell and broke his hip during a visit to his doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
• Hall was the host/performer and narrator of two television film shows for kids: “Cowboy Theater”, which was seen on Saturday afternoons on WRCA TV Ch. 4 in New York City from Saturday September 15, 1956 to Saturday March 2, 1957; and “Fun In the Morning”, seen on Saturday mornings on WNEW TV Ch. 5 in New York City from Saturday May 16, 1959 to Saturday September 25, 1959. Mr. Hall also hosted a kids game show: “Video Village Junior” (Kids version of The Weekday morning adults game show: “Video Village”. Hall hosted “Video Village Junior” with actress/singer and model, Eileen Barton, and announcer, Kenny Williams (Ms. Barton and Mr. Williams also served as comedy relief on the show) Saturday mornings on the CBS TV Network from Saturday September 30, 1961 to Saturday June 16, 1962.
• Filled in as master of ceremonies on other daytime game shows on NBC (What’s This Song?, P. D. Q.) from time to time before Let’s Make a Deal (1963) moved to ABC.
• Worked at the Canadian Wheat Board in Winnipeg, Manitoba in the late 1940s and early 1950s with Ernest P. O’Dowda prior to beginning his career in television.
• Father, with Marilyn Hall, of Joanna Gleason, Sharon Hall and Richard Hall.

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