Order of Canada
2020 Deaths
Game Show Hosts
CBS
Pancreatic Cancer
400

This Toronto native is best known for producing Saturday Night Live since its inception in 1975

Who is Lorne Michaels

400

This dynamic duo died in a helicopter crash in February

Who are Gianna and Kobe Bean Bryant

400

This Family Feud host was an amateur boxer before turning to comedy in the 1980s

Who is Steve Harvey

400

Charlie Sheen was replaced by Ashton Kutcher on this sitcom after Sheen went to rehab in 2011

What is Two and a Half Men

400

Appointed by Bill Clinton, she served on the Supreme Court until her death this year

Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg

800

This Canadian actor is best known for his roles in the Austin Powers and Shrek series'

Who is Mike Myers

800

This actor died after managing to keep secret a 4 year battle with colon cancer

Who is Chadwick Boseman

800

This Deal or No Deal host replaced David Hasselhoff as a host on America's Got Talent in 2010

Who is Howie Mandel

800

This sitcom aired from 2007 - 2019 and featured a spinoff, Young Sheldon

What is The Big Bang Theory

800

DAILY DOUBLE

Tim Cook took over for him after he died of pancreatic cancer in 2011

1200

Although plenty of hockey players have received the order, he's the only basketball player to do so

Who is Steve Nash

1200

This Brooklyn native was murdered during a botched home invasion in February

Who is Pop Smoke

1200

DAILY DOUBLE

Now better known as a podcaster, he hosted the original run of Fear Factor from 2001 - 2006

1200

You may recognize the theme of this show as just a ticking stopwatch

What is 60 Minutes

1200

Pancreatic cancer had no R-E-S-P-E-C-T for her, taking her in 2018 at age 76

Who is Aretha Franklin

1600

In 2018, he and Steve Martin starred in both of their first Netflix comedy specials

Who is Martin Short

1600

From 1962-1983, he was made famous for his roles as the original 007

Who is Sean Connery

1600

She started on Wheel of Fortune in 1980, one year before Pat Sajak joined the show as well

Who is Vanna White

1600

Alan Alda stars in this Korean War era sitcom about a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

What is MASH

1600

This Dirty Dancing star and 1991 Sexiest Man Alive passed away of pancreatic cancer in 2009

Who is Patrick Swayze

2000

This actor gained notoriety for his role as Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek show

Who is William Shatner

2000

This Who Wants to be a Millionaire host died in late July

Who is Regis Philbin

2000

This comedian replaced Bob Barker as the host of The Price Is Right in 2007

Who is Drew Carey

2000

This early talk show was known for introducing the likes of Elvis and The Beatles to American audiences

What is the Ed Sullivan Show

2000

This one wears shoes, this father of the Jackson 5 succumbed to his illness back in 2018

Who is Joe Jackson