Jon Bauman
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Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born September 14, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) was a member of the band Sha Na Na and a one-time game show host. Bauman's popular Sha Na Na character "Bowzer" (sometimes called "Bowzer J Bowzer") was a gangly greaser in a muscle shirt.
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Bauman started attending The Juilliard School at age 12, and is a graduate magna cum laude of Columbia University. After his heyday with Sha Na Na, Bauman was a VJ on the music channel VH-1 during its first two years. He has appeared on several television series such as Miami Vice and has also done voice-overs for animated series such as Animaniacs and animated feature films including My Little Pony: The Movie and Jetsons: The Movie. He also hosted the Hollywood Squares half of the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. He also hosted The Pop 'N Rocker Game, a weekly syndicated rock 'n' roll game show, a few weeks before MGHS premiered.
Jon Bauman Productions produced The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll, a ten-hour series for the A & E network.
Bauman currently tours extensively with his group, Bowzer and the Stingrays, at fairs, amusement parks, cruise ships and conventions all over the world. They currently headline "Bowzer's Ultimate Doo-Wop Party."
Bauman lives in Los Angeles with his wife Mary. Their two children, Nora and Eli, are recent graduates of Columbia University.
| Preceded by Peter Marshall 1966-1981 |
Jon Bauman - Host of The Hollywood Squares 1983 – 1984 |
Succeeded by John Davidson 1986-1989 |
