Price is Right announcer George Gray hospitalized after suffering three massive heart attacks
GEORGE Gray - the longtime announcer for The Price Is Right - has reportedly been hospitalized after he suffered three massive heart attacks.
A rep for the 53-year-old game show personality - who has been the voice of the show since 2011 - said George is now in stable condition after going into cardiac arrest.
According to TMZ, the TV comedian was rushed to the hospital on Monday after his wife called 9-1-1 as he was experiencing severe chest pains.
While on route, he had his first heart attack inside of the ambulance, his rep confirmed.
Doctors then took George into surgery and put a stent into one of his arteries, which failed.
A second stent was then put in but it also failed.
He suffered a second major heart attack while he walked around the hospital.
His team of doctors then performed another surgery to add a third stent in his arteries however, he had his third heart attack while on the operating table.
After the surgery team performed a quadruple bypass, George was listed in critical condition after being taken into the ICU.
George is said to be talking now and in stable condition after the scary medical incident.
The Arizona native told the outlet he is in “the best shape of his life” with “super low” cholesterol and say genetics are to blame.
His rep told People of his current status: "He would love to thank all of his friends and fans for their outpouring of love and support.
“And is looking forward to recovering and to come on doooown to the set of Price once they resume production after the pandemic shutdown.”
He celebrated his 53rd birthday on set last month - just before production on the game show had been shut down due to the COVID-19.
“Finally 25! Thank you @therealpriceisright for the surprise birthday cake!” He joked.
George was scheduled to celebrate his one-year anniversary this month on the beaches of Thailand but had to postpone the trip due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He told TMZ the virus saved his life, adding if he “had the heart attack there, he'd almost certainly be a goner.”
The TV comic married Brittney Green in April 2019 at a ceremony officiated by his brother at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona, Us Weekly first reported.
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George - who grew up in the desert city - held the reception at his family home which was “right down the street.”
The show’s host Drew Carey, 61, attended the wedding to his high school math teacher bride - which was decorated with memorabilia from The Price is Right.
Before he joined the beloved series, George hosted the Weakest Link and Junkyard Wars - which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
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