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On September 14, 1992, the Bullseye round was integrated into the syndicated run, which remained 30 minutes in length, but was renamed as The New Family Feud. Combs was one of the most seen hosts on television during the 1992–93 season, with an hour and a half of Family Feud airing five days a week. While Combs enjoyed hosting Family Feud, he ...
May 18, 2018 · In the early hours of the next morning, Combs hanged himself in the closet of his room. He was just 40 years old.
- Ray Combs Was Known For His Sing-Alongs
- Ratings Decline Saw The Downfall of The Show and Combs
- How Did Ray Combs Die?
Combs’ career started at Cincinnati’s Red Dog Saloon, where he perfected his art of sing-alongs of popular sitcom theme songs. In 1982, Combs left his job as a furniture salesman and moved to Los Angeles to compete against 200 people. He started doing warm-ups for hit shows like Amen and The Golden Girls. Soon his shtick became so popular that vari...
Although things seemed to be on an upward trajectory for Combs, ratings for Family Feudstarted plummeting midway through the show’s 1992-1993 season. The ratings decline forced CBS to cancel the daytime show in 1993, and the final episode aired on March 26. Showrunner Mark Goodson decided to hire the show’s original host Richard Dawsonas Combs’ rep...
After his dismissal on Family Feud, things seemed to go awry for Combs as he then got involved in a severe car crash that left one of the discs in his spine shattered. The injury saw the star getting paralyzed, and although he eventually walked again, he was in constant pain. The stress of it all began taking a toll on Combs’ marriage, and his wife...
Jul 11, 2024 · After only a day in the medical center, where he was immediately placed on a 72-hour psychiatric observation hold, he succeeded in his next suicide attempt. Rest in peace, Ray Combs. If you or...
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- July 13, 1982
- Freelance Writer
Ray Combs was a comedian and guest-starred in a few 1980s TV shows before he was hired for his gig at Family Feud in 1988. After Dawson’s return, Combs hosted an unrelated show, Family Challenge, from 1995-96. Combs’s life ended in tragedy in 1996.
Jun 3, 1996 · Ray Combs, the 40-year-old former host of TV’s “The New Family Feud” game show, committed suicide, dying Sunday at Glendale Adventist Hospital a day after he had been admitted for an unrelated...
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Nov 22, 2024 · Former game show host Ray Combs hanged himself with bedsheets in a hospital psychiatric ward after weeks of suicide attempts, including banging his head on walls, police said Monday.
