The season 6 premiere of $100,000 Pyramidwill put Olympic champions, Hollywood actors and comedians together to compete in the iconic game show hosted by Michael Strahan. On July 10, Lindsey Vonn takes on Russell Peters and Jason Alexander faces off against Wayne Knight. As always, each celebrity pair will play alongside a couple other contestants during the game. The objective still remains the same: each is trying to get to that grand cash prize.
Keep reading below for details on the celebrity participants, photos, and more.
Lindsey Vonn vs. Russell Peters
THE $100,000 PYRAMID – (ABC/Christopher Willard)
RUSSELL PETERS, MORGAN JENSEN
Lindsey Vonn is an Olympic champion alpine ski racer. She won 4 World Cup championships in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Now, she runs the Lindsey Vonn Foundation, which provides programming to the next generation. She was married to Thomas Vonn from 2007–2013. According to her Instagram bio, she’s also an “entrepreneur, investor and dog mom.”
Russell Peters is a Canadian comedian who won a Gemini award in 2008. In 2013, he was ranked #3 on Forbes‘ list of highest paid comedians. Russell was the first comedian to get a Netflix special too. He was previously married to Monica Diaz from 2010-2012. In February 2022, he married Ali Peters.
Joining Lindsey and Russell this week are Morgan Jensen and Ryan Kirby.
Jason Alexander vs. Wayne Knight
THE $100,000 PYRAMID – (ABC/Christopher Willard)
WAYNE KNIGHT, CHANDI DEITMER
Jason Alexander is an actor best known for playing George Costanza in the TV series Seinfeld. This role got him 7 consecutive Primetime Emmy and four Golden Globe Award nominations. Other notable roles of his include The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Duckman, as well as guest spots on Dream On and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Jason’s known on Broadway too, appearing in a variety of musicals. He’s been married to Daena E. Title since 1982, and they have two children together.
Wayne Knight is an actor and comedian. He actually starred alongside Jason in Seinfeld as Newman. On 3rd Rock from the Sun, he portrayed Officer Don Orville, and he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park. Fans of Disney movies Tarzan, Hercules, and Toy Story 2 will recognize his voice roles. After being previously married to Paula Sutor from 1996-2003, Wayne’s been married to Clare De Chenu since 2006. He has 1 kid.
Joining Jason and Wayne are Kevin Slattery and Chandi Deitmer.
$100,000 Pyramid Photos & Premiere Date
Check out some promotional photos from the season 6 premiere of $100,000 Pyramid. Lindsey Vonn, Russell Peters, Jason Alexander and Wayne Knight seem to be having a blast!
(ABC/Christopher Willard) LINDSEY VONN, MORGAN JENSEN
THE $100,000 PYRAMID – (ABC/Christopher Willard)
WAYNE KNIGHT, KEVIN SLATTERY
(ABC/Christopher Willard) JASON ALEXANDER, CHANDI DEITMER
THE $100,000 PYRAMID – (ABC/Christopher Willard)
RUSSELL PETERS, RYAN KIRBY
$100,000 Pyramid premieres on Sunday July 10 at 10:00 PM on ABC. You can also stream the episode the next day on Hulu.
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