If you consider The Worth Is Proper, you almost certainly consider the host, Drew Carey. However, announcer George Grey is simply as a lot part of the present as Carey and the fashions, regardless of not being on digital camera for the entire episode. His voice most definitely is.
George Grey has been the announcer for the sport present since 2011 and instructed TV Insider about his experiences in an unique interview. “My first episode that I taped was November 18, 2010, so I name that my anniversary date, regardless that the announcement wasn’t till 2011 so, I’m engaged on my fifteenth 12 months now,” he mentioned.
He additionally opened up about how he obtained the job 15 years in the past. “What had occurred is the chief producer was anyone who he labored with my agent, and we have been in the identical company, and we have been mates, and we had began type of working collectively on Weakest Hyperlink (which Grey hosted on the time),” he mentioned. “He really got here in and did some producing for that.”
“When Worth, about 10 years later, was searching for an announcer, not solely did we all know one another, we’re pleasant, however we additionally labored collectively. And so he mentioned, ‘Yeah, I need you to return in and be one of many I feel it was six guys they introduced in.’ I’m unsure of the precise quantity. What they did, which is fairly genius, is fairly than have auditions with the casting director and you then see who will get it, and you then put them on air, you get an on-air audition. The present referred to us as visitor announcers.”
“And so when it was time for it, I obtained to go final and when it was my flip, the chief particular person mentioned, ‘All proper, it’s time for you. All you must do is knock it out of the park. However simply so you already know, we’ve already obtained our man.’ And I mentioned, ‘I do know. I do know who it’s. I already know who it’s. I’ve been watching, been watching all of the exhibits, and I do know who it’s. It’s Jeff Davis. The man’s superb. He’s a genius, he’s good-looking, he’s fast on his ft. He’s a jerk [laughs].’ And he mentioned, ‘No, I can’t say who it’s. I’m like, ‘I already know who it’s.’ He’s like, ‘Nicely, all you bought to do is knock it out of the park.’ So I even thought, ‘Nicely, I can’t, I’m not even going to ebook this, however I get 20 episodes, and it’s going to be a number of enjoyable, so I’m simply going to go have enjoyable’, and that’s all I did, is I went and have I went and had an absolute blast. And now I’m 15 years in,” Grey defined. He mentioned that the present seems like household and he and Drew Carey greet one another backstage earlier than filming after which catch up throughout business breaks.
When requested about how The Worth Is Proper has modified since he joined, Grey mentioned, “It’s superb, as a result of for 54 seasons, in the event you watch the very starting of it, it’s completely different. There’s Johnny Olson, there’s a crowd of individuals sitting there, quiet in a room, and the digital camera’s simply panning round prefer it does proper now, and also you simply hear John Smith get up, then ‘Come on down.’ Then John politely will get up and politely walks on down. There are nonetheless components of that just like the digital camera spin.”
“All people goes bananas now, and there’s all of the applause. There’s all the time just a little one thing new, however there’s all the time one thing that’s precisely the factor that you already know and love. Even in these 15 years, I’ve seen a few new video games. We get some new colours each season, to brighten issues up, and alter issues barely, however it’s nonetheless that heat ambiance that you already know and love,” George Grey instructed TV Insider.
The present has come a great distance. Grey instructed TV Insider that regardless that he butchers each single contestant’s title, there are playing cards on stage with their first and final title to assist him and let the viewers know the best way to spell it.