The late 'Talk Show Godfather' Jani-yoon dies after battling dementia and cerebral hemorrhage..Today (8th) the 6th anniversary

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Six years have passed since the late Jani Yoon (real name Yoon Jong-seung), the godfather of Korean talk shows, passed away.

Janiyun died on March 8, 2020, at a nursing home in Los Angeles, the United States. He was 84. He stayed in a nursing facility due to dementia and cerebral hemorrhage, but eventually passed away due to decreased blood pressure.

In 1977, the deceased appeared on NBC's "The Tonight Show" and gained worldwide popularity. Since then, he has hosted NBC's "Jani Yoon Special Show" and won the New York Best Celebrity Award.

In addition, he returned to Korea in 1989 and took charge of the "Jani-Yoon Show" and is said to have become the basis for the Korean talk show format. In 2014, he was appointed as an auditor of the Korea Tourism Organization.

Then, in 2016, he collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage, moved to the United States and was devoted to treatment, when the sad news spread. According to the will of the deceased, the body was donated to a medical center.

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