Robert Leland is a television and radio personality and game show host known professionally as Bob Eubanks, born on 8th January 1938 in Flint, Michigan USA, and is perhaps still best known for recurrently hosting “The Newlywed Game” show from 1966. Bob has received an Emmy Award lifetime achievement from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Have you ever wondered how rich Bob Eubanks is? According to sources it has been estimated that Bob Eubanks’ net worth is $25 million, as of mid-2016, accumulated by becoming one of the most successful TV and radio personalities of the twentieth century. Bob also served as a manager to country music stars such as Marty Robbins, Barbara Mandrell and Dolly Parton, which significantly increased his net worth. Since he is still active in the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to grow.
Bob Eubanks Net Worth $25 Million
Although born in Flint, Michigan, Bob was raised in Pasadena, California where he grew up listening to the music of artists such as Frank Sinatra and Doc Watson. At a young age, Eubanks became a child model, doing photo shoots for advertisements where he got the chance to meet his idol, Gene Autry. He also watched popular television and quiz game shows, being largely influenced by Cary Grant, Buddy Hackett and Howard Hughes. He went to Pasadena High School and upon matriculation worked in several Cinnamon Cinder nightclubs as a disc jockeys, ultimately becoming one of California’s most popular, and establishing his net worth.
One of Bob’s first experiences in working at a radio station was joining KRLA 1110 in Pasadena as a disc jockey, and later as an overnight show host. He was soon promoted to the morning drive slot, and later to the 6-9 evening slot. In 1966, Eubanks was offered to host a new game show called “The Newlywed Game” which would premiere on ABC the same year. The show turned out to be an instant hit, and was ranked in the top three daytime game shows for five consecutive years from 1968 to 1973, which made Bob famous among the public, mostly for his youthful energy and ability to approach the contestants, asking them various questions. He was widely known for using his catchphrase “makin’ whoopee”, when refering to marital sexual intercourse.
When not taping, he was also a producer of concerts for such popular bands as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, and became the manager of Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and many others. Bob signed an exclusive live-performance contract with Merle Haggard, with whom he produced over 100 dates per year for almost ten years. Bob’s net worth also benefited significantly.
After more than two decades of his work on the show, Eubanks left “The Newlywed Game” in order to pursue his other interests. He then hosted a number of popular game shows such as “Rhyme and Reason”, “Card Sharks”, “Dream House”, Trivia Trap”, “The Diamond Head Game”, “Powerball: The Game Show” and “Family Secrets”.
Some of his most recent activities as a television host include NBC’s “Most Outrageous Game Show Moments” specials, and the “$250 000 Game Show Spectacular”. Apart from hosting shows, Eubank also made other notable appearances in the TV sitcoms “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “Kenan&Kel” and “That ‘70s Show”. For a few years, Bob was also the host of the Miss California USA Pageant and Mrs. International Pageant, between 2000 and 2003. Eubanks’ autobiography “It’s in the Book, Bob” was published in 2004.
When it comes to his private life, Bob was married to athlete Irma Brown from 1969 until her death in 2002. Eubanks remarried two years later, to Deborah James. He has three children from his first and one from his second marriage.
