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Ken Ober (July 3, 1957 – November 15, 2009)〔(RIP Ken Ober, dead at 52 )〕 was an American game show host, comedian, and actor. == Early life and career == Born Kenneth Oberding〔 〕 in Brookline, Massachusetts, he was raised in Hartford, Connecticut.〔(Ken Ober, "Remote Control" Host, Is Dead )〕 Ober hosted four game shows over the course of his career. He received his break after appearing as a contestant on ''Star Search'' in 1984. He was most widely known for his role on the MTV game show ''Remote Control'',〔(The Basement: A Salute to "Remote Control" )〕 which he hosted for three seasons, spanning 1987 to 1990, then in reruns for an additional two years. That show also helped launch the careers of Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, Kari Wührer, and Colin Quinn. Ober was known among '90s and '00s audiences for his hosting jobs on ''Make Me Laugh'',〔(Game Shows: Ken Ober )〕 ''Smush'', and the ESPN game show ''Perfect Match''. In 1995, Ober hosted a Los Angeles talk radio show with former ''Brady Bunch'' star Susan Olsen. The show, known as ''Ober and Olsen'', aired on 97.1 KLSX. (Olsen had previously appeared on an episode of ''Remote Control'' that featured ''Brady Bunch'' cast members competing.) In 2002, Ober served as supervising producer for Colin Quinn's ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'', which was a reunion of sorts; Quinn was the announcer on ''Remote Control''. Ober was also a guest on one episode. Ober starred in the Blues Traveler video for the song "Hook". He also had a smaller role in the same band's videos for "Run-Around" and "The Mountains Win Again". He served as a producer for the CBS comedy ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'', and is also known for a series of Jenga commercials. He was an original member of the Theta Mu chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He graduated in 1980. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Ober」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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