Sonny Fox, popular presenter of Wonderama, has died at the age of 95.
According to a statement published on the star’s official website, he died on Sunday “of Covid-related pneumonia”.
Fox became a public figure when he followed in the footsteps of Bill Britten and Doris Faye as ‘Wonderama’ in 1959, reports People magazine.
The popular children’s program featured a fusion of live entertainment segments, celebrity guests and cartoons.
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Sonny Fox, former ‘Wonderama’ host, has died of coronavirus complications. (Photo by Cindy Ord / FilmMagic)
According to his IMDb profile, he also had short presentations on ‘The $ 64,000 Challenge’, ‘The Price Is Right’ and ‘To Tell the Truth’.
He has also been credited as a producer or executive producer for a handful of projects, including the television movie “Mysterious Two” starring John Forsythe.
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People report that he is survived by his children Meredith, Dana and Tracy, grandchildren Shaun, Kelley, Corrin, Casey, Melissa, Rachel and Kelly. Another son, Christopher, passed away in 2014.
During a discussion of the Television Academy Foundation’s series “The Interviews,” Fox recalled how he would keep the young live Wonderama audience busy.
Sonny Fox also presented stints on ‘The Price Is Right’ and ‘The $ 64,000 Question’.
“Just to keep them from getting bored between takes, I started talking to them, playing some games with them, and then one of the guys said, ‘Why don’t you do it on air? ‘, He remembers.
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Fox continued, “I gradually began to understand what the show was about; the show was about me and the kids and exploring their minds and seeing where I could take them.”
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That ideology seems to be the key, because after Fox adopted it, he said “the program started to be very successful. After about a year, I [the kids’] trust, their loyalty. ‘