Peter Tomarken

Peter David Tomarken was an American television personality primarily known as the host of Press Your Luck.

Tomarken was born in Olean, New York, the middle son of Barnett and Pearl Tomarken, who owned Dees Jewelry store in Olean. His family was Jewish. They relocated to Beverly Hills, California in the early 1950s. Peter graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1960 and from UCLA with a bachelors degree in English. He married his first wife, Dana, who later served on the Beverly Hills Board of Education from 198593. He and Dana had three children Jason, and fraternal twin sisters, Alexis and Candace. He worked on the magazines Womens Wear Daily and Business Week in New York City during the late 1960s before moving back to California to work at various advertising agencies. He made an appearance as a reporter in the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait.

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