Dan Gallagher (May 14, 1957 – January 20, 2001) was a Canadian broadcaster, best known for hosting the game show ''

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'' on

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between 1989 and 1991. Also in the 1980s, he appeared on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic as a VJ and host of the '' Pepsi Power Hour''. Gallagher later hosted the

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program '' Video Hits'' from 1991 to 1993. He later hosted beach volleyball game on TSN, and was a featured contributor for ''

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''. He also guest-starred on the Canadian comedy show ''

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''.

Early life

Gallagher attended

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in Don Mills, where he was active with the school's counter-culture magazine, ''Gnork'', then L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute in Scarborough in the mid-1970s and founded an in-school radio station, Radio L'Am along with several other like-minded friends. He also was active in student council activities. Gallagher was a DJ at the Bullring, a pub on the campus of the University of Guelph. In 1989, Gallagher starred in the obscure low-budget horror anthology, '' Freakshow''. In 1991, Gallagher was the in-stadium host of

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football games at the

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; he worked with a sidekick named Luc Casimiri. He hosted various weekend talk programs on

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in Toronto.

Death

In January 2001, he was found dead in his home by his brother Brett Gallagher after a sudden illness. It was believed that Gallagher had contracted pneumonia during a trip to Barbados.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Dan Canadian game show hosts Much (TV channel) personalities 1957 births 2001 deaths Canadian VJs (media personalities)