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- Died
- Birth nameArturo Volk Fazzin
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Art Fleming was born on May 1, 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), MacArthur (1977) and International Detective (1959). He was married to Rebecca Lynn Weaver, Peggy Anne Ellis and Mildred Lauretta Goodrich. He died on April 25, 1995 in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
- SpousesRebecca Lynn Weaver(July 4, 1977 - April 25, 1995) (his death)Peggy Anne Ellis(September 26, 1954 - 1972) (divorced)Mildred Lauretta Goodrich(March 15, 1946 - 1954) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenJanet Marie FazzinJames Floyd Alexander
- ParentsMarie VolkWilliam Joseph Fazzin
- RelativesJohn Fazzin(Sibling)Marie T. Fazzin(Sibling)M. Lucas Fleming(Grandparent)
- The original host of Jeopardy! (1964).
- After hosting numerous TV game shows, Fleming moved to St. Louis to work as a radio host on the CBS-owned AM news/talk station, KMOX. He co-hosted a midday talk show with Mary Phelan and a weekend radio game show called "Games People Play." He was a collector of Civil War memorabilia including a scale model of a battlefield which was in his basement. Fleming hosted the nationally syndicated radio program "When Radio Was." Fleming retired from broadcasting in 1993.
- His first wife, who performed as Millie Fazzin and Mildred Alexander, was the assistant staff organist at Radio City Music Hall.
- Art's only daughter, Jan Hanna, appeared as a model on the February 2, 1991 Howard Stern Show on Channel 9 in New York. Her dad was hosting a parody of This Is Your Life with Howard as the subject. Howard introduces her near the end of the show. As a guitarist and singer, she now fronts her own band in Hampton Bays, New York.
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