"But if he has the choice whether to allow a switch or not, beware. It became famous as a question from a reader's letter quoted in Marilyn vos Savant's "Ask Marilyn" column in Parade magazine in 1990 (vos Savant 1990a): [11] At least two recordings of Hall on Monitor are known to exist. The scenario is this: A game show host tells a contestant to choose between three doors.

[21] They later became United States citizens. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Monty Hall, the game show host, examines the other doors (B & C) and opens one with a …

Hall was credited as "Creative Consultant" until his death in 2017, and remains credited as co-creator of the format (with Stefan Hatos) with Hatos/Hall Productions being credited as co-production company (with Fremantle).

[10] Hall filled in as guest host on several daytime game shows while Let's Make a Deal was on NBC, most notably What's This Song? He briefly worked for the Canadian Wheat Board after graduating before deciding to pursue a full-time career in broadcasting.

"If the host is required to open a door all the time and offer you a switch, then you should take the switch," he said. Wards at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia are named in his honor. It all depends on his mood. [10] It aired in syndication from 1971 to 1977, from 1980 to 1981, from 1984 to 1986, and again on NBC briefly from 1990 to 1991, with Hall replacing Bob Hilton, who had been dismissed. Hall's name is used in a probability puzzle known as the "Monty Hall problem". A detailed explanation and rationale for the solution to this problem is presented in the book The World's 200 Hardest Brainteasers by Gary Gruber. In May 1988, Her Excellency, Jeanne Sauvé, the Governor-General of Canada appointed him an Officer of the prestigious The Order of Canada for his humanitarian work in Canada and other nations of the world. [22], Hall died from heart failure on September 30, 2017, at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 96. The other two doors hide “goats” (or some other such “non-prize”), or nothing at all. For the next decade he hosted and produced a number of programs for radio stations in Toronto, as well as Who Am I? [14] Also, in 1979, Hall made an appearance on the game show Password Plus as a game show contestant.

[14] From 1961 to 1962, Hall hosted its spinoff, Video Village Junior, which featured children.

"That's the same assumption contestants would make on the show after I showed them there was nothing behind one door," he said.

[4], Besides Let's Make a Deal, the game show Split Second, which originally ran on ABC from 1972 to 1975 with Tom Kennedy as host, and again in syndication in 1986 with Hall hosting that version, was the only other successful program from Hatos-Hall Productions.

Looking for something to watch? He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in 1945. We called it the Henry James treatment. [15], In 1979, Hall hosted the only game show since Video Village which he did not produce, Goodson-Todman's All-New Beat the Clock.

His family says he was always going to telethons and helped raise close to $1 billion for charity in his lifetime. He was the recipient of the 2005 Ralph Edwards Service Award from Game Show Congress, in recognition of all the work the emcee-producer has done for charity through the years. [4] He played the host of a beauty pageant who schemed to become "the world's most powerful game show host" in the Disney animated series American Dragon: Jake Long. The name was conceived by statistician Steve Selvin who used the title in describing a probability problem to Scientific American in 1975 based on one of the games on Let's Make a Deal,[24][25] and more popularized when it was presented in a weekly national newspaper column by Marilyn vos Savant in 1990.[26][27]. During the show's initial run, Hall appeared alongside model Carol Merrill and announcer Jay Stewart. CBS broadcast of "Let's Make a Deal," October 5, 2009. secret quotas restricting the number of Jewish students admitted, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, "Monty Hall, 'Let's Make a Deal' host, dead at 96", "Famed Winnipegger Monty Hall dead at 96; Hall co-created Let's Make a Deal, which debuted on NBC in 1963 and became a TV staple", "Canadian game show host Monty Hall dies at 96 - Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News", "Let's Make A Deal' host Monty Hall dead at 96", "Monty Hall, Creator and Host of 'Let's Make A Deal', Dies at 96", "Monty Hall, Host of 'Let's Make A Deal,' Dies at 96", "Obituaries Monty Hall, host and co-creator of TV's long-running 'Let's Make a Deal,' dies at 96", "Marilyn Hall, Emmy-winning producer and wife of game show host Monty Hall, dies at 90", "Beverly Hills Elders: Marilyn & Monty Hall – Emmy Winners, Patrons", "Monty Hall, philanthropist and host of 'Let's Make a Deal,' dies at 96", "Behind Monty Hall's Doors: Puzzle, Debate and Answer? [9] He was the host/performer of two local New York City TV film shows for children, Cowboy Theater for WRCA (Channel 4) in 1956 and Fun In the Morning for WNEW (Ch. [14] Other game shows from Hatos' and Hall's production company included Chain Letter in 1966; a revival of the venerable 1950s-era panel quiz, Masquerade Party in 1974; Three for the Money in 1975; It's Anybody's Guess in 1977, which reunited Let's Make a Deal announcer Jay Stewart with Hall, who also hosted the show, and the Canadian-based The Joke's on Us in 1983. [1] Hall was repeatedly honored for his charitable efforts. Monty Hall was born Maurice Halperin on August 25, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [8] He moved to Toronto in 1946 and found a job with radio station CHUM, where management shortened his name to Hall and misspelled his first name as "Monty" on billboards, giving him the stage name "Monty Hall".

The problem was originally posed (and solved) in a letter by Steve Selvin to the American Statistician in 1975 (Selvin 1975a), (Selvin 1975b). The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, loosely based on the American television game show Let's Make a Deal and named after its original host, Monty Hall. You’re hoping for the car of course. [23], Hall's name is used in a probability puzzle known as the "Monty Hall problem". [10][15] He was interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery on October 3.

The name was conceived by statistician Steve Selvin who used the title in describing a probability problem to Scientific American in 1975 based on one of the games on Let's Make a Deal, and more popularized when it was presented in a weekly national newspaper column by Marilyn vos Savant in 1990. He's the father of Tony Award winner, Monty (segment "Love and the Man of the Year"), Tom Kennedy, Game Show Host for Name That Tune, Dead at 93, Alex Trebek, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Me, Carl Reiner: A Personal Tribute By Eddy Friedfeld, Mystery Celebrities: Julie London, Louis Nye, Rosey Grier, Edgar Bergen, A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse/Parents Know Best, Love and the Blue Plate Special/Love and the Man of the Year/Love and the Time Machine, Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood, Live from the Red Carpet: The 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards, Carol Burnett/Bob Newhart/Tom Bergeron/Monty Hall, Rock Climbing/Taste Test/Monty Hall/Baby Bobcats, Randi Oakes, Tom Dreesen, Roxie Roker, and Richard Kline, Randi Oakes/Tom Dressen/Richard Kline/Roxie Roker, Henny Youngman, Roberta Sherwood, Monty Hall, The Volantes, Willie Tyler and Lester, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Monty Hall, Peter Marshall and Bob Eubanks, Melvin Belli, Mel Torme, Janette Scott, Monty Hall & Marilyn Hall, Gig Young, Angie Dickinson, Monty Hall, George Carlin, Robin Wilson, The Monty Hall Smokin-Stokin' Fire Brigade, Meredith MacRae, Scoey Mitchell, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Monty Hall, Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Stevie Wonder, Roger Miller, Pat Paulsen and a cameo appearance by John Wayne, The Jerry Lewis Show: From This Moment On, The Best TV Shows About Being in Your 30s. [14] He appeared on GSN Live on March 14, 2008, and hosted a game of Let's Make a Deal for Good Morning America on August 18, 2008, as part of Game Show Reunion week. "They'd think the odds on their door had now gone up to 1 in 2, so they hated to give up the door no matter how much money I offered. Monty Hall, Producer: Let's Make a Deal. [4] He was raised in Winnipeg's north end,[5] where he attended Lord Selkirk School (Elmwood, Winnipeg), and, later St. John's High School. Hall was born as Monte Halparin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on August 25, 1921,[2] to Orthodox Jewish parents, Maurice Harvey Halparin,[3] who owned a slaughterhouse, and Rose (née Rusen). [29] In 2011, it was showcased on an episode of the show MythBusters.[15]. If you've binged every available episode of the hit Disney Plus series, then we've got three picks to keep you entertained. He also had several short-lived programmes on CBC Television after it was launched in 1952, but when they were cancelled and another program he had conceived of was taken away from him, Hall decided he had no future in Canadian television. By opening that door we were applying pressure. [12], Hall was a radio analyst for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League during the 1959–1960 season. The Monty Hall problem is a counter-intuitive statistics puzzle: There are 3 doors, behind which are two goats and a car. You pick a door (call it door A). A host ("Monty") provides a player with three doors, one containing a valuable prize and the other two containing a "gag", valueless prize. The contestant is offered a choice of one of the doors without knowledge of the content behind them. [7], Hall's first radio job was working for CKRC radio in Winnipeg while still a student.