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fabled British idiot box personality Bruce Forsyth has surpass away at the age of 89 . Though the cause of death has not been revealed , the beloved game show host has been known to have experience health problems over the last few years .
Forsyth was realise in 2012 byGuinness World Recordsas ingest the longest television receiver vocation for a male entertainer . With a career in the theater of amusement that has spanned over 75 years , Forsyth has hosted numerous successful game and potpourri shows since the 1950s , includingThe Generation Game , Play Your Cards Right , andStrictly total Dancing , and also meet role in moving picture such asStar!andBedknobs and Broomsticks . The multi - talented television personality became well - have sex as an actor , vocalizer , dancer , comedian , and game - show boniface .
The news of Forsyth ’s decease number from an announcement from his managing director , Ian Wilson :
It is with great sadness that the Forsyth kinsfolk announce that Sir Bruce passed off this afternoon , peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife Wilnelia and all his youngster .
Born in 1928 in England , Forsyth got his first taste of the entertainment industry at the age of 11 in 1939 on an episode of a BBC talent show , where Forsyth showed off his singing and dancing skills . As he grew older , Forsyth prove a reputation for his solid - man act while working in a carnival performance . However , Forsyth give up the enactment when he was drafted into the Royal Force .
In the 1950s , Forsyth returned to his study as an entertainer and got his adult break when he became the legion of the television variety showTonight at the London Palladium , which he host for six geezerhood . His popularity became apparent when one episode , which aired in 1960 , was viewed by over 20 million the great unwashed .
This lead Forsyth to take in his own show , The Bruce Forsyth Show , which aired from 1965 to 1969 . In 1971 , the BBC hired Forsyth to host a game show calledThe Generation Game , which quick became the # 1 plot show on British television during the 1970s . As a extremely sought - over television personality , Forsyth leftThe Generation Gamein 1977 to pursue other opportunities . Forsyth later hosted other pop game shows such asPlay Your Cards Right , Bruce ’s Price is Right , and a revival ofThe Generation Gamein the nineties . Most latterly , Forsyth cobalt - hostedStrictly Come Dancingwith Tess Daly from 2004 to 2013 .
In credit of his achievements in telly , Forsyth has been honored with dozens of awards , and was even knighted " Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE " by the Queen . Forsyth was also granted the honour of carrying the Olympic flame in London in 2012 .
R.I.P. Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (February 22, 1928 - August 18, 2017)
