"Reilly did not publicly come out as a gay man until his one man show Save It for the Stage. However, much like fellow game show regular Paul Lynde, Reilly played up a campy onscreen persona. In many episodes of Match Game, he would lampoon himself by briefly affecting a deep voice and self-consciously describing how "butch" he was. He mentioned in a 2002 interview with Entertainment Tonight that he felt no need to come out of the closet and that he never purposefully hid his homosexuality from anyone."
That's some memory you have!
I, too, am sad to hear he passed away as he was iconic on the original Match Game. I also enjoyed his turn in Cannonball Run II, as Don Don Canneloni, classic role, though the movie was less than spectacular.
Wonder how the Jim Rome show will take this tomorrow as his name pops up as a clone-ism from time to time.
RIP CNR
JSD
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Johnboy From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 2472 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (5 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 966 times:
Check it out....Charles Nelson Reilly, boozy Brett Summers, and the "good sister" Eva Gabor (!)
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3248 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (5 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 928 times:
Quoting Johnboy (Reply 15): Check it out....Charles Nelson Reilly, boozy Brett Summers, and the "good sister" Eva Gabor (!)
Who the heck is "Bart"?
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AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18839 posts, RR: 64 Reply 17, posted (5 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 926 times:
A340Spotter From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1973 posts, RR: 26 Reply 18, posted (5 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 903 times:
Quoting Johnboy (Reply 15): Check it out....Charles Nelson Reilly, boozy Brett Summers, and the "good sister" Eva Gabor (!)
Classic game show, probably the best way to pass the late morning hours as a kid growing up in the late 70s, watching Match Game and the Price is Right. CBS (and Mark Goodman/Bill Todman) knew how to produce great daytime game shows back then.
Separately...last night, I went to the Morrissey concert here in Houston. He came out on stage, took the microphone, looked towards the ceiling and said, Charles...Nelson...Reilly. I was stoked! What a way to honor someone who, I'm guessing, half the crowd had no idea about.
JSD
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From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3248 posts, 
Charles.
Charles is probably having a good laugh on that one.
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