Involvement With Candid Camera
Candid Camera first aired in 1948 and was created by Peter Funt’s father, Allen. Peter first appeared on Candid Camera when he was only three years old. He posed as a shoeshine boy who charged ten dollars per shoe. He did not seriously join the show until 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcasted on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a terrible stroke, which he never fully recovered from requiring Peter to host the show full-time. Later in 1996, He hosted and was the executive producer of the Candid Camera 50th anniversary special. The show returned in 1996 for the revamped version of Candid Camera. In 1997, Peter co-hosted the show with Suzanne Somers. In 2001, the show moved to the PAX network and Peter then co-hosted the show with Dina Eastwood until 2004 when the show suspended production. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.
The only real problem that Peter had during his time on the show happened in on June 15, 2001 when Philip Zelnick, a Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport passenger claimed he got injured during one of the sequences on the show. Funt acted as an airport security guard and had passengers go through a fake x-ray machine. During this skit, Zelnick received a bruise on his thigh when getting off a conveyor belt. Zelnick sued Funt and the show and won the case, but when Funt appealed, the matter was settled out of court. The Mojave County Airport Authority settled during the trial and paid Zelnick $95,000. PAX TV also gave him $7,500 out of court.
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