# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ray-combs
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:09:23.814Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ray-combs"
name: "Ray Combs"
slug: "ray-combs"
description: "Raymond Neil Combs Jr. was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host. He began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host of the game show Family Feud in its second run and first revival. The show aired on CBS from 1988 to 1993 and was in syndication from 1988 to 1994. From 1995 to 1996, Combs hosted another game show, Family Challenge."
tagline: "American comedian (1956–1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ray_Combs.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1956-04-03"
deathDate: "1996-06-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.5
  momentum:             1.729937270170885
  historical:           8.047542666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173667/"
    handle:    "nm0173667"
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%92_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3"
    title: "رے کومبس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Combs"
    title: "Ray Combs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3"
    title: "راي كومبس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3"
    title: "راى كومبس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Combs"
    title: "Ray Combs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Combs"
    title: "Ray Combs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Combs"
    title: "Ray Combs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Combs"
    title: "Ray Combs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5648201"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1226376"
    title: "Ray Combs"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump