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'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' takes a new spin on the iconic game show 'Wheel of Fortune.' Hosted by pop culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the world's most famous wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to $1 million. All of the money won by the celebrity contestants goes to a charity of their choice.
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More stories about Celebrity Wheel of Fortune- Sep 09, 2020 Veteran game show producer Mike Richards took over as Executive Producer during the hiatus and has spearheaded the effort to get the show back on the air. The production followed local government.
- Richards is known for producing numerous game shows, including The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal, and was the host of GSN's 2012 revival of The Pyramid and the 2017 U.S. Version of Divided. In 2019, Richards left Price and joined Sony Pictures Television, where he became the executive producer of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
| Born | Michael G. Richards July 5, 1975 (age 45) |
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| Occupation | Television personality, producer |
Palmetto Cash 5 - South Carolina (SC) - Results & Winning Numbers. Veteran game show producer Mike Richards took over as Executive Producer during the hiatus and has spearheaded the effort to get the show back on the air. The production followed local government.
Michael G. Richards (born July 5, 1975 in Burbank, California), is an American television personality and producer.
Career[edit]
Richards is best known as the second host of Beauty and the Geek, and has produced numerous game shows including Weakest Link. Richards was until the end of the 2018–19 season the executive producer of The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal[1] and was a candidate to host The Price is Right before Drew Carey was chosen.[2] Richards hosted GSN's 2012 revival of The Pyramid[3] and the network's 2016–17 version of Divided.[4] Richards left both shows in 2019 and joined Sony Pictures Television, where he has been assigned to Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as a co-executive producer with Jimmy Kimmel, who is also the host of the show, and Michael Davies for the eight-episode run in the 2019–20 season, while for the 2020–21 season, Richards succeeded the retiring Harry Friedman as executive producer of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy![5]
Richards will fill in as a guest host of Jeopardy! for two weeks following the death of Alex Trebek.[6]
External links[edit]
- Mike Richards at IMDb
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References[edit]
- ^Cristina Kinon (2009-08-04). 'Inner Tube: Wayne Brady will host new version of 'Let's Make a Deal' on CBS this fall'. Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^Stuart Levine (2008-08-03). ''Price' names executive producer: Mike Richards to join 'Right' team'. Variety. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^'GSN Announces Premiere of The Pyramid on Monday, September 3' (Press release). GSN Corporate. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^'GSN Debuts New Original Game Show Series Divided with Season 4 Premiere of Idiotest on Thursday, January 19' (Press release). GSN Corporate. December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^Petski, Denise (August 29, 2019). 'Mike Richards To Executive Produce 'Jeopardy!' & 'Wheel Of Fortune' When Harry Friedman Exits Next Year'. Deadline. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/roster-guest-hosts-announced
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| Preceded by Syd Vinnedge | Executive Producer of The Price Is Right 2008–19 (with Syd Vinnedge, 2008–2009) (with Tracy Verna, 2010–2019) | Succeeded by Evelyn Warfel |
| Preceded by Donny Osmond | Host of The Pyramid 2012 | Succeeded by Michael Strahan |
| Preceded by Harry Friedman | Executive Producer of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! September 2020- | Succeeded by incumbent |
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