<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Marilyn Plottel (m . 1947; her death 2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 3, including Joanna Gleason </Td> </Tr> <P> Monte Halparin, OC OM (born August 25, 1921), better known by the stage name Monty Hall, is a Canadian - American emcee, producer, singer and sportscaster, best known as host of the television game show Let's Make a Deal . </P> <P> Hall was born Monte Halparin in Winnipeg to Orthodox Jewish parents, Rose (née Rusen) and Maurice Harvey Halparin, who owned a slaughterhouse . He was raised in Winnipeg's north end, where he attended Lord Selkirk School (Elmwood, Winnipeg), and, later St. John's High School . Hall graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba, where he majored in chemistry and zoology . </P>

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