History Creator / BruceForsyth

He was the original host of ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''Series/WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Brucie saw a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which he presented as a regular until 2013; he stepped down from the live shows but continued to host the prerecorded specials up until his death. He even played at UsefulNotes/GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

Brucie had the distinction of being married to Wilnelia Merced, the 1975 Miss World and nearly thirty years his junior! He continued working up until 2016 when his advanced age finally caught up to him and his health significantly worsened. He passed away in 2017, the last of his generation of entertainers and will be sorely missed by his myriad fans.

* "Nice to see you, to see you..." to which [[PhraseCatcher anyone in the general vicinity responds]], "Nice!"

He was the original host of ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''Series/WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce saw a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he stepped down from the live shows but continued to host the prerecorded specials up until his death. He even played at UsefulNotes/GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

** Taken to ridiculous levels in the BBC's coverage of the 2010 general election. Bruce was being interviewed along with other TV personalities, while behind them the camera looked down into a hall full of election workers counting votes as the background. Of course, Bruce declared that he 'couldn't have his back to an audience', shouted "Nice to see you, to see you..." down at them only to have them ''all'' look up from their ballot boxes and shout "NICE!"
* "A cuddly toy!"- Always one of the prizes on the conveyor belt from ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' (continuing even after he left.)

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 - 18 August 2017), was a veteran TV presenter, entertainer, song-and-dance man and all-round national treasure known throughout the UnitedKingdom as "Brucie" who was one of the most famous British celebrities and had been entertained the nation from his beginnings around 1950. He came to fame with ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium'' (made by ATV London for Creator/{{ITV}}), a show so popular that evening church services were rescheduled around it, and went on to spend decades presenting some of British TV's most popular shows, both on the BBC and ITV. Brucie received a knighthood in 2011 after many years of people asking the government to give him one.

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 - 18 August 2017), was a veteran TV presenter, entertainer, song-and-dance man and all-round national treasure known throughout the UnitedKingdom as "Brucie" who was one of the most famous British celebrities and had been entertained the nation from his beginnings around 1950. He came to fame with ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium'' (made by ATV London for {{ITV}}), a show so popular that evening church services were rescheduled around it, and went on to spend decades presenting some of British TV's most popular shows, both on the BBC and ITV. Brucie received a knighthood in 2011 after many years of people asking the government to give him one.

Brucie had the distinction of being married to Wilnelia Merced, the 1975 Miss World and [[MayDecemberRomance nearly thirty years his junior]]! He continued working up until 2016 when his advanced age finally caught up to him and his health significantly worsened. He passed away in 2017, the last of his generation of entertainers and will be sorely missed by his myriad fans.

Brucie had the distinction of being married to Wilnelia Merced, the 1975 Miss World and [[MayDecemberRomance nearly thirty years his junior]]!

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE, born 22 February 1928, is a veteran TV presenter, entertainer, song-and-dance man and all-round national treasure known throughout the UnitedKingdom as "Brucie", who is one of the most famous British celebrities and has been entertaining the nation since c.1950. He came to fame with ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium'' (made by ATV London for {{ITV}}), a show so popular that evening church services were rescheduled around it, and has gone on to spend decades presenting some of British TV's most popular shows, both on the BBC and ITV. Brucie finally got his knighthood in 2011 after many years of people asking the government to give him one.

He was the original host of ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''Series/WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at UsefulNotes/GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

Such a {{Long Runner|s}} that many a HilariousInHindsight chuckle may be provoked by reading or hearing people describe him as an old-fashioned has-been...in books or shows created in ''TheSeventies''. Naturally, he has outlasted all the people making such comments. Amusingly, his age was lampshaded in an episode of ''Play Your Cards Right'', in which a question posed to 100 funeral directors was "If introduced to Bruce Forsyth, would you give him your business card?" One of the contestants agreed with Brucie that the question was scandalous, before jokingly offering 98 as his answer (it was actually 73).

He has numerous catchphrases, which are usually, but not always, [[AudienceParticipation completed by the audience]]:

Brucie has the distinction of being married to Wilnelia Merced, the 1975 Miss World and [[MayDecemberRomance nearly thirty years his junior]]!

He was the original host of ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at UsefulNotes/GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at UsefulNotes/GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

* "A cuddly toy!"- Always one of the prizes on the conveyor belt from ''The Generation Game'' (continuing even after he left.)

* "Didn't he/she do well?" - Also from ''The Generation Game'', though became generally attached to him and morphed into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XHJP-0UMuI a single in the '70s.]]

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at UsefulNotes/GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

* "I'm in charge!" - from ''Beat the Clock'', also the name of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4U8tqjsMKQ his first single]]

* [Explains the scoring system, by which you get points, and...] "What do points mean?" to which the audience responds "Prizes!" (This one was often [[BorrowedCatchphrase borrowed]] by Humphrey Lyttelton of ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'', even though on that show [[ThePointsMeanNothing the points meant nothing]] and there were no prizes.)

* "I'm in charge!"
* "Didn't he/she do well?" - Also from ''The Generation Game'', though became generally attached to him and morphed into a single in the '70s.

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another {{Long Runner|s}} in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another LongRunner in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

Such a LongRunner that many a HilariousInHindsight chuckle may be provoked by reading or hearing people describe him as an old-fashioned has-been...in books or shows created in ''TheSeventies''. Naturally, he has outlasted all the people making such comments. Amusingly, his age was lampshaded in an episode of ''Play Your Cards Right'', in which a question posed to 100 funeral directors was "If introduced to Bruce Forsyth, would you give him your business card?" One of the contestants agreed with Brucie that the question was scandalous, before jokingly offering 98 as his answer (it was actually 73).

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another LongRunner in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}- but it got squashed in the ratings by '' The Price is Right'' and ''WheelOfFortune''. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another LongRunner in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials. He even played at GlastonburyFestival in 2013.

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another LongRunner in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'' (the UK's version of ''Series/CardSharks''), as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials.

He was the original host of ''The Generation Game'' in TheSeventies, presented the UK version of ''ThePriceIsRight'' and another LongRunner in the shape of ''Play Your Cards Right'', as well as returning to ''The Generation Game'' in TheNineties. In the United States, he was the host of ''[[Series/HotStreak Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' on Creator/{{ABC}}. By the turn of the millennium it looked like his career was winding down as his GameShows had long since bitten the dust one after the other, but following an unexpectedly well-received guest-hosting spot on ''HaveIGotNewsForYou'' at the age of 75 in 2003, Bruce has seen a huge late career revival – the next year he became the host of an unlikely new show, ''StrictlyComeDancing'', which has given rise to the worldwide phenomenon of ''DancingWithTheStars'' and which Forsyth presented as a regular until 2013; he has now stepped down from the live shows but will still do the specials.

He has numerous catchphrases, which are usually [[AudienceParticipation completed by the audience]]:

* "You don't get anything for a pair, not in this game!"- ''Play Your Cards Right'' (Once established, he became a PhraseCatcher for this one: he said the first part, the audience responded with the rest.)