Bill Rafferty

Bill Rafferty

Bill Rafferty (born June 17, 1944) is a comedian and impressionist who hosted the game shows "Every Second Counts" (1984, syndicated), "Card Sharks" (1986-87, syndication), and "Blockbusters" (1987, NBC).

Rafferty was born in Queens, New York. His first national TV exposure came as a roving reporter on the NBC reality series "Real People" which ran from 1979-1984.

Rafferty also did some guest spots on episodes of Laugh-In in the late 70's version of the show.

During his brief game show hosting stints, Rafferty developed several catchphrases, including "dual implication" (meaning either that either contestant can win or someone has to win on Blockbusters) and "the land of parting gifts" on (Card Sharks) (meaning that the person who lost the game wins whatever prizes mentioned by the announcer in the closing plug).

Before his success as a comedian and television personality, Rafferty was a taxi cab driver in New York City. After he moved to California he was a butcher at the Bolinas Store in Bolinas, Calif.

Rafferty is now currently the host of a television show on Retirement Living TV, called "Retired and Wired", which debuted in October 2007.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706254/ Internet Movie Database: Bill Rafferty]


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