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Johnny Gilbert (born c. 1924, Newport News, Va.) is a prolific American television game show announcer, best known for his 20-year association with TV's Jeopardy!
. His other credits include Sports Challenge, Chain Reaction
, Go
, Supermarket Sweep
, Card Sharks
, Family Feud, The $25,000 Pyramid
, and Love Connection
. Although he is widely credited as the only voice actor to have announced on both the Bill Cullen and Bob Barker versions of The Price Is Right
, in reality he was not among the group of announcers requested to sub the CBS daytime format following the death of legendary Johnny Olson in 1985. A former nightclub singer and entertainer, he also emceed a number of game shows in the 1950s and 1960s eg Music Bingo, Fast Draw, and Beat The Odds. In 1996, Johnny was a sub-announcer for Charlie O'Donnell on Wheel of Fortune.

At age 82 (as of 2006), Johnny Gilbert is believed to be the oldest active game show announcer in the business.

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