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- Birth nameArturo Volk Fazzini
- 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, Peggy Ann Ellis and Mildred Lauretta Goodrich. He died on April 25, 1995 in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
- SpousesRebecca Lynn(1977 - April 25, 1995) (his death)Peggy Ann Ellis(September 26, 1954 - 1972) (divorced, 1 child)Mildred Lauretta Goodrich(March 15, 1946 - 1954) (divorced)
- RelativesM. Lucas Fleming(Grandparent)
- 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.
- The original host of Jeopardy! (1964).
- 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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