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  • Category Radio

    Address 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

    Ceremony date 12/29/2000

About
Bob Eubanks
Born:
1938-01-08,
Flint,
Michigan,
USA
Education:
NA
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
-0001-11-30
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Bob Eubanks

Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks is an American television/radio personality and game show host, best known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off since 1966, where he was known for using the catch-phrase, "Makin' Whoopee".

Eubanks was born in Flint, Michigan, but was raised primarily in Pasadena, California, where he grew up listening to music, most notably favorites like Frank Sinatra and Doc Watson. He watched popular classic television and quiz game shows. Also growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, he was influenced by Cary Grant, Howard Hughes, Buddy Hackett and Bill Cullen. He attended Pasadena High School, where he graduated in 1955. After graduation from high school, he would become one of California's most popular disc jockeys. In 1956, his first radio exposure was at KACY Radio in Oxnard, California. For most of the 1960s, while working the midday shift at KRLA in Pasadena, he was also a producer of concerts, such as The Beatles 1964 and 1965 Hollywood Bowl performances, The Rolling Stones, during the first two years of the American tour. While still in Los Angeles, he also produced such artists as Barry Manilow, The Supremes, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Elton John and Merle Haggard, among others.

Eubanks married Irma Brown, an avid athlete, ranch forewoman and artist, on September 10, 1969. They had three children: Trace; Corey, a stuntman; and Theresa. In 1970, Bob & Irma purchased a portion of a working cattle ranch, and later expanded it to. The entire family enjoyed roping and riding. Irma handled interior decorating, landscaping, and mounting one to two equestrian shows a year. Irma died in 2001 after a prolonged illness.

At some point after 2001, Bob married Deborah James. She is a wedding/events coordinator in Ventura, CA. She has her own company called Bella Vita Events. They live in Westlake Village, CA.

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