George Gray (television personality)

George Edward Gray (born March 11, 1967) is an American television personality and comedian. He is best known for hosting the game shows Extreme Gong and Weakest Link. In addition, he has been the announcer of The Price Is Right since 2011.

For other people named George Gray, see George Gray (disambiguation).
George Gray
Gray in 2007
Born
George Edward Gray

(1967-03-11) March 11, 1967
Ballwin, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • game show host
  • comedian
  • announcer
  • actor
  • musician
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Brittney Green
​
(m. 2019)​
Websitewww.georgegray.com

Early life and career

Born in Ballwin, Missouri, Gray attended high school in Tucson, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona,[1][2] during which time he played drums with local band The Reason Why with his two English buddies Tony Randall and Shane Lamont. After working as a sketch and stand-up comedian, Gray's first television hosting gig was for the Fox Movie Channel doing a show called FXM Friday Nights. He then appeared as co-host of the long-running series Movies For Guys Who Like Movies on TBS.[3]

Hosting career

Gray's first in-studio show was Extreme Gong, an updated version of The Gong Show, on GSN[3] in the late 1990s. He also hosted the first season of the American version of Junkyard Wars, which was nominated for a prime-time Emmy.[3]

Gray was chosen in 2001 by NBC Enterprises to host the daily syndicated American version of the game show The Weakest Link, which aired from 2002–03. TV critic Steve Rogers likened Gray's hosting style to the demeanor of a "class clown", in contrast to the "severe schoolmarm" attitude of original The Weakest Link host Anne Robinson.[4]

After hosting the reality series Todd TV on FX and the GSN special National Lampoon's Greek Games, in late 2004, Gray went on to become the co-host of NBC's $25 Million Dollar Hoax.[3] He hosted ESPN's reality sports competition I'd Do Anything.[5] Beginning in 2006, he hosted the HGTV show What's With That House? (a.k.a. That House),[6] as well as HGTV's Manland and the building competition Summer Showdown.[7]

The Price Is Right

After previously appearing with a group of rotating auditioning announcers, Gray officially became the fourth regular announcer on The Price Is Right on April 18, 2011, succeeding Rich Fields.[8]

On January 15, 2015, Gray fell off of a treadmill he was describing during the show.[9] The video quickly went viral.[10]

Personal life

He married his fiancée, Brittney Green, on April 13, 2019.[11]

Health

On the morning of April 20, 2020, Gray was hospitalized after suffering from three major heart attacks. He woke up with the chest pains and thought it was indigestion but his condition deteriorated. He suffered his first heart attack on the way to the hospital, his second after failed surgeries as he was walking around in the hospital, and his third as doctors were going to place a third stent in his heart. The surgeons then performed a quadruple bypass.[12][13]

Select filmography

Television

Film
  • 1987, Cant Buy Me Love as Bobby Hilton
  • 1994, Dead Beat as Cop Outside
  • 2011, eCubid as TV announcer
  • 2011, Jack and Jill as The Price Is Right announcer
  • 2012, It's a Boy! as Baby 1

Music video
  • 2013, Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone as himself

References
  1. Paternie, Patrick C. (5 March 2008). "George Gray". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. "George Gray-CBS Press Express". CBS Press Express. CBS Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. "George Gray - The Price is Right". PriceisRight.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. "Syndicated version of 'The Weakest Link' tweaks its format". Reality TV World. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  5. "ESPN TO DEBUT I'D DO ANYTHING CHANCE TO WIN A SPORTS FANTASY TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 28". ESPN.com. ESPN original Entertainment. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  6. Higgins, Polly. "Television: Stray cat ex-Tucsonan finds home on HGTV". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  7. Huff, Richard (August 2008). "'Summer Showdown' has Structural Flaws". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. Grosvenor, Carrie. "Carrie Grosvenor The Price is Right Has a New Announcer". About.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  9. "Watch 'Price is Right' announcer fall off treadmill — and recover!". TODAY.com. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  10. Harding, David (16 January 2015). "SEE IT: Announcer for The Price Is Right falls while walking backwards on treadmill during show". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. D'Aluisio, Alexandra (14 April 2019). "'The Price Is Right' Announcer George Gray Marries Fiancee Brittney Green in Arizona: Photo". US Weekly. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. Heching, Dan. "Price Is Right announcer George Gray, 53, is in stable condition after having three major heart attacks and receiving quadruple bypass surgery". msn.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  13. Pasquini, Maria. "Price Is Right Announcer George Gray Hospitalized After Suffering Multiple Heart Attacks". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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