Art Fleming Wiki: Height, Ethnicity, Salary, Measurements, Nationality

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	April 25, 1995, Crystal River, Florida, United States
Spouse	Peggy Ann Ellis, Becky Fleming
Fact	After hosting numerous TV game shows, Fleming moved to St. Louis to work as a radio host on the CBS-owned AM news/talk station, KMOX. He co-hosted a midday talk show with Mary Phelan and a weekend radio game show called "Games People Play." He was a collector of Civil War memorabilia including a scale model of a battlefield which was in his basement. Fleming hosted the nationally syndicated radio program "When Radio Was." Fleming retired from broadcasting in 1993.

Art Fleming was born on April 1, 1925 in New York City. His parents were both vaudeville performers, and his early education was in the New York public school system. Fleming began his career as a professional musician, playing in various nightclubs and dance bands. He also worked as a model and an actor, appearing in several Broadway productions. In 1956, Fleming was chosen to be the host of the game show “Jeopardy!” He continued to host the show for over 20 years, becoming one of the most recognizable game show hosts in television history. Fleming also appeared in a number of commercials and television programs, including “The Love Boat” and “Fantasy Island.” He retired from show business in the early 1980s and died in 1995.

General Info

Full Name	Art Fleming
Died	April 25, 1995, Crystal River, Florida, United States
Profession	Actor, Game Show Host, Presenter
Education	Colgate University
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Peggy Ann Ellis, Becky Fleming
Parents	Marie Fazzin, William Fazzin

Accomplishments

Nominations	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
Movies	Airplane II: The Sequel, American Raspberry, MacArthur
TV Shows	The Californians, Jeopardy!, Pantomime Quiz, International Detective

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0281601

Facts

#	Fact
1	The original host of Jeopardy! (1964).
2	After hosting numerous TV game shows, Fleming moved to St. Louis to work as a radio host on the CBS-owned AM news/talk station, KMOX. He co-hosted a midday talk show with Mary Phelan and a weekend radio game show called "Games People Play." He was a collector of Civil War memorabilia including a scale model of a battlefield which was in his basement. Fleming hosted the nationally syndicated radio program "When Radio Was." Fleming retired from broadcasting in 1993.

Fact

The original host of Jeopardy! (1964).

After hosting numerous TV game shows, Fleming moved to St. Louis to work as a radio host on the CBS-owned AM news/talk station, KMOX. He co-hosted a midday talk show with Mary Phelan and a weekend radio game show called "Games People Play." He was a collector of Civil War memorabilia including a scale model of a battlefield which was in his basement. Fleming hosted the nationally syndicated radio program "When Radio Was." Fleming retired from broadcasting in 1993.

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Starsky and Hutch	1977	TV Series	John Blaine
MacArthur	1977		The Secretary
Kingston: Confidential	1977	TV Series	Ted Corbin
American Raspberry	1977		Colonel Grant
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers	1976	TV Mini-Series	Prosecutor
The Name of the Game	1970	TV Series	Talk Show Moderator
International Detective	1959-1961	TV Series	Ken Franklin
Career	1959		Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Californians	1958-1959	TV Series	Jeremy Pitt
The Ann Sothern Show	1959	TV Series	Emcee
The Loretta Young Show	1958	TV Series	Art
A Hatful of Rain	1957		Jack - Mounted Cop
West Point	1957	TV Series

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Howard Stern Show	1991	TV Series	Himself
CBS This Morning	1990	TV Series	Himself
The Compleat Al	1985	Video	Himself ("Jeopardy!" Host)
Airplane II: The Sequel	1982		Himself
The All New Jeopardy!	1978	TV Series	Host (1978-1979)
The Mike Douglas Show	1974	TV Series	Himself - Co-Host
Jeopardy!	1964-1973	TV Series	Himself - Host
The Hollywood Squares	1970-1972	TV Series	Himself - Panelist
The Merv Griffin Show	1965	TV Series	Himself
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	1963	TV Series	Himself / Host, (1971) (NBC Adventure Theatre version)
Doctor I.Q.	1953	TV Series	Assistant (1953-1954)
Stump the Stars	1947	TV Series	Announcer

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection	2003	Video	Himself - Jeopardy Announcer (I Lost on Jeopardy) (uncredited)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos	1996	Video	Himself - Jeopardy Announcer (I Lost on Jeopardy)
The 'Weird Al' Yankovic Video Library: His Greatest Hits	1992	Video short	Himself - Jeopardy Announcer (I Lost on Jeopardy) (uncredited)