What is Tom Kennedy?
[[File:Tom kennedy you dont say host.jpg|frameless|right]] '''James Edward Narz''' (February 26, 1927 &ndash; October 7, 2020), known professionally as '''Tom Kennedy''', was an American [[television]] personality. He was best known for his work in [[game show]]s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baber|first=David|title=Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars|publisher=McFarland & Co.|year=2007|pages=131|isbn=0-7864-2926-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hr9kAAAAMAAJ&q=%22tom+kennedy%22+%22break+the+bank&dq=%22tom+kennedy%22+%22break+the+bank}}</ref> He was the younger brother of game show host Jack Narz. He was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]. Kennedy hosted many game shows over his lifetime. His most successful shows were ''You Don't Say!'' (aired on [[NBC]] from 1963-1969 and on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1975), ''Split Second'' (1972-1975), ''Name That Tune'' (1974-1981), and ''Password Plus'' (1980-1982; took over for original host [[Allen Ludden]] after Ludden's death). He also hosted other shows such as ''Whew!'' (1979-1980), ''Body Language'' (1984-1986), and a [[syndicated]] version of ''[[The Price is Right]]'' (1985-1986). He retired in 1989. Kennedy died on October 7, 2020 in [[Oxnard, California]] at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Berman|first=Marc|title=Game Show Host Tom Kennedy Dies At 93|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2020/10/11/game-show-host-tom-kennedy-dies-at-93/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Name That Tune' Game Show Host Tom Kennedy Dead at 93|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/11/name-that-tune-game-show-host-tom-kennedy-dead-dies/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=TMZ|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0448368|Tom Kennedy}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Tom}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American game show hosts]] [[Category:Actors from Louisville, Kentucky]]