Bill Rafferty

William Rafferty (June 17, 1944 – August 11, 2012) was an American comedian and impressionist who hosted the game shows Every Second Counts (1984–1985, syndicated), Card Sharks (1986–87, syndication), and Blockbusters (1987, NBC).

Not to be confused with the basketball analyst, Bill Raftery.
Bill Rafferty
Born
William Rafferty

(1944-06-17)June 17, 1944
Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 11, 2012(2012-08-11) (aged 68)
San Rafael, California
Other namesBill Raftery
OccupationComedian, game show host
Years active1979–2012
Spouse(s)
Regina Miletic
(
m. 1968⁠–⁠2012)
(his death)
Children3

Rafferty was born in Queens, New York. He was the 4th and youngest child of Henry Rafferty, Sr. and Martha (Degnan) Rafferty. He married Regina Miletic on May 25, 1968 in Queens, New York. Before his television days, he was a Military Policeman in the United States Army. He was also a butcher in Bolinas, California.

His first national TV exposure came as a roving reporter on the NBC reality series Real People, which ran from 1979–1984. Towards the end of the run, he also began appearing in the studio for some Real People segments.

Rafferty also did some guest spots on episodes of Laugh-In in the late 1970s version of the show. Rafferty was the host of a television show on Retirement Living TV, called Retired and Wired, which debuted in October 2007.[1]

Death

Rafferty died from congestive heart failure on the morning of August 11, 2012.[2]

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gollark: No it's not.
gollark: Remember: SMT doesn't actually double computational power™.
gollark: The R5s and up are simultaneously hyperthreaded.
gollark: It's not simultaneously multithreaded, but it is quadcöre.

References
  1. "Home". www.rl.tv. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  2. Buzzerblog on Twitter. Accessed 11 August 2012.


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