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Ray Combs

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Ray Combs Famous memorial

Birth
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA
Death
2 Jun 1996 (aged 40)
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.4079667, Longitude: -84.54065
Plot
Section 14, Lot 348, Space 04
Memorial ID
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Television Personality. In the 1980s, he began his career in Hollywood, as a talented stand-up comic and actor doing audience warm-ups for sitcoms. Johnny Carson saw him perform and invited him to perform on The Tonight Show in 1986. He became the host of the TV series Family Feud game show in 1988 and was an instant hit. He was almost killed in a serious car accident in 1993 and was fired from the Family Feud game show in 1994. Suffering from chronic pain, he became deeply depressed. He hosted a TV game show called Family Challenge in 1995, but the show never became popular.
Television Personality. In the 1980s, he began his career in Hollywood, as a talented stand-up comic and actor doing audience warm-ups for sitcoms. Johnny Carson saw him perform and invited him to perform on The Tonight Show in 1986. He became the host of the TV series Family Feud game show in 1988 and was an instant hit. He was almost killed in a serious car accident in 1993 and was fired from the Family Feud game show in 1994. Suffering from chronic pain, he became deeply depressed. He hosted a TV game show called Family Challenge in 1995, but the show never became popular.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


Inscription

BELOVED SON BROTHER FATHER
Raymond Neil Combs Jr.
ALWAYS LOVED NEVER FORGOTTEN



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2770/ray-combs: accessed ), memorial page for Ray Combs (3 Apr 1956–2 Jun 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2770, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.