Bobby Van

American actor and game show host (1928-1980)
Person human Q4935658
Bobby Van
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Bobby Van

Summary

Bobby Van is a human[1]. His place of birth was The Bronx[2]. He was born on December 6, 1928[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on July 31, 1980[5]. He worked as an actor[6], choreographer[7], stage actor[8], dancer[9], and game show host[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,269 views/month, #6,836 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bobby Van's place of birth was The Bronx[2].
  • Bobby Van passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Bobby Van was born on December 6, 1928[3].
  • Bobby Van died on July 31, 1980[5].
  • Burial took place at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[12].
  • Bobby Van was married to Elaine Joyce[13].
  • Bobby Van held citizenship in United States[14].
  • English was Bobby Van's native language[15].
  • Bobby Van worked as an actor[6].
  • Bobby Van's professions included choreographer[7].
  • Bobby Van worked as a stage actor[8].
  • Bobby Van worked as a dancer[9].
  • Bobby Van's professions included game show host[10].
  • Bobby Van worked as an animator[16].
  • Bobby Van is recorded as male[17].
  • Bobby Van's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Bobby Van was affiliated with the Democratic Party[19].
  • Bobby Van's Commons category is recorded as Bobby Van[20].
  • The cause of death was brain tumor[21].
  • Bobby Van's family name is recorded as Van[22].
  • Bobby Van's given name is recorded as Robert[23].
  • Bobby Van's given name is recorded as Jack[24].
  • Bobby Van's pseudonym is recorded as Bobby Van[25].
  • Bobby Van's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bobby Van[26].
  • Bobby Van's Commons gallery is recorded as Bobby Van[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1928-12-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-07-31[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a8569bb6-d8c2-4d84-ac39-24915d82729e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Bobby Van was born in The Bronx[2]. He was born on December 6, 1928[3]. English was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], choreographer[7], stage actor[8], dancer[9], game show host[10], and animator[16].

Personal Life

Among Bobby Van's spouses was Elaine Joyce[13]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[19].

Death and Burial

Bobby Van died on July 31, 1980[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was brain tumor[21]. Burial took place at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Bobby Van ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,269 views/month, #6,836 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Bobby Van born?

Bobby Van was born in The Bronx[2].

Where did Bobby Van die?

Bobby Van died in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Bobby Van married to?

Bobby Van's spouses include Elaine Joyce[13].

What did Bobby Van do for work?

Bobby Van worked as actor[6], choreographer[7], stage actor[8], dancer[9], and game show host[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . catalogue of Eye Film Museum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, choreographer, stage actor +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  2. 14d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End of work period +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Occupation actor, choreographer, stage actor +3
    Number of children {'amount': '+2'}
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32150|batch #32150]]: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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