Monty Hall Biography

Fast Facts

• During World War II, he served as the emcee of Canadian Army shows
• Is the International Chairman of the charity Variety Clubs International and has hosted the Monty Hall/Cedars-Sinai Tennis Tournament for the Diabetes Center and Pancreatic Cancer Program for 35 years
• Has won more than 500 awards for his philanthropic work, including an Order of Canada in 1988, the highest award that can be given by the Government of Canada
• Graduated from the University of Manitoba, where he was elected President of the Student Body, with a degree in Chemistry and Zoology in 1945
• Began his career as an emcee with NBC's "Monitor" in New York in 1955 and later hosted CBS's "Video Village in 1960, the show that led him to Hollywood
• Best known as an actor and emcee who was the host of the game show "Let's Make a Deal․"
• Created "Let's Make a Deal" with writer and producer Stefan Hatos in 1963 and later worked with him again on "Split Second․"
• Was a guest star on shows like "The Odd Couple," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "Hollywood Squares," and "The Nanny․"
• Let's Make a Deal was the inspiration for a mathematical probability puzzle that is known as the "Monty Hall Problem․"
• Served as the honorary Mayor of Hollywood from 1973 to 1979