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May 18, 2018 · The sight that greeted them was a man hanging dead in a closet from a noose made from bedsheets. Of course, while the reasons behind suicides are, tragically, often unknown, the identity of the dead man was not. It was Ray Combs. Combs was the longtime host of the reboot one of America’s favorite gameshows, Family Feud.
Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and game show host. He began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host of the game show Family Feud in its second run and first revival.
Sep 26, 2021 · 'Family Feud' host Ray Combs was a beloved pop culture figure — but his life off set of the famed game show had a darker side and a tragic end.
GLENDALE — Distraught over marital problems and recent career setbacks, former game show host Ray Combs tried to commit suicide at least twice last week before he succeeded in hanging...
Ray Combs, the 40-year-old former host of TV’s “The New Family Feud” game show, committed suicide, dying Sunday at Glendale Adventist Hospital a day after he had been admitted for an unrelated...
Jun 2, 2021 · The former Family Feud host – the funniest person ever to come from Hamilton -- died on this day 25 years ago. He was only 40. Tragically, it was by suicide. But I try to focus on all the fun and...
Jul 16, 1996 · The death of TV game show host Ray Combs, who hanged himself with a bedsheet last month in the psychiatric ward of Glendale Adventist Hospital, has been ruled a suicide. A coroner’s...
