Jan. 29, 2018
ABC’S ‘CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD’ FEATURES CHAMPION BOXERS AND MANAGERS FACING OFF AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, AND ACTRESS JOELY FISHER VS. PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARDER TONY HAWK, ON FEB. 18
Steve Harvey (Emmy® Award-Winning TV personality, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host, Actor and Comedian) Hosts
“Professional Boxers Showdown and Joely Fisher vs Tony Hawk” – Renowned champion boxers and managers try to score a knockout when they compete against each other to win cash for their charities. In a separate game, family members from actress Joely Fisher (“Ellen,” “Last Man Standing”) will compete against the family of professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk, on “Celebrity Family Feud,” SUNDAY, FEB. 18 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 7/17/16)
Steve Harvey, the highly popular multihyphenate stand-up comedian, actor, author, deejay and Emmy Award-winning game show host, will pit celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100 people.
The celebrity teams who will try to guess what the “survey said” are:
Professional Boxers’ Showdown No. 1 – Playing for Padres Contra El Cancer o Victor Ortiz – Boxer and former WBC Welterweight Champion that held titles in the light welterweight division of the USBA and NABO o Joe Goossen – Renowned boxing manager and two-time Hall of Fame inductee (California Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame) and owner of the Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, California o Rafael Ruelas – Former IBF Lightweight World Champion with a final record of 53 Wins, four Losses and 42 knockouts, trained by Joe Goossen his whole boxing career o Lamon Brewster – Boxer and former WBO World Heavyweight Champion, best known for scoring a knockout victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2004 o Ray Mercer – 1988 Olympic gold medalist, former WBO, IBF and NABF champion, 10-year veteran for the United States Army
VERSUS
Professional Boxers’ Showdown No. 2 – Playing for Face Forward, Inc. o “Sugar” Shane Mosley – Boxer and former eight-time, three-weight class world champion, held IBF lightweight title, WBC and WBA (Super) welterweight titles, and the WBC, WBA (Super) and The Ring magazine light middleweight titles; Ring magazine’s 2002 Pound for Pound Fighter of the Year, current WBA International Welterweight Champion o Robert Garcia – Manager and former IBF super featherweight champion, voted Trainer of the Year by The Ring magazine in 2011 and by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2012 o James Toney – Boxer and former three-weight class world champion, held the IBF middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight titles o Mikey Garcia – Boxer and former WBO champion, The Ring magazine featherweight champion, and WBO super featherweight champion o Chris Byrd – Boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion; held the WBO and IBF titles
In another game of “Celebrity Family Feud,” the two contesting teams are:
Joely Fisher – Golden Globe-nominated actress and former Miss Golden Globe, best known for her roles on “Ellen,” the Disney hit “Inspector Gadget,” her four seasons as Brad Garrett’s saucy wife on “‘Til Death,” and currently on ABC’s “Last Man Standing” as Wendi. Joely is playing for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Inc. o Christopher Duddy – Joely’s husband; director and award-winning cinematographer, best known for his work on “Thirteen Days” and “Dante’s Peak” o Tricia Leigh Fisher – Joely’s sister o Collin Duddy – Joely’s son o Byron Thames – Joely’s brother-in-law
VERSUS
Tony Hawk - Professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, owner of skateboard company Birdhouse and playing for the Tony Hawk Foundation o Emily Alice Deremo – Tony’s niece o John Edward Dale – Tony’s nephew o Lenore Hawk Dale – Tony’s sister o Keegan Hawk – Tony’s son
“Celebrity Family Feud” is produced by FremantleMedia North America. “Celebrity Family Feud” is taped in front of a live audience in Los Angeles, California. Gaby Johnston and Jennifer Mullin are executive producers.
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