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2 2 SCENIC ARTIST At age 6, Pat was selected to be on the Art Linkletter's House Party TV show. is was lmed at CBS Television City on Stage 43. A er getting lost coming out of the bathroom, he had a meltdown on camera. e audience loved it and he was invited back to the show again. Even a er 45 years at CBS Television City, he would still get a funny feeling on that stage. Pat's grandfather was an actor and announcer. He was a contract player at RKO in the 1930s. His mother used to say that she grew up at RKO. When Pat was young, his mother worked in the script department at Universal. As a child, Pat was always drawing and painting. In the fourth grade, he drew a still life on his state math test. He always wanted to create something, drawing, painting, sculpture, woodworking. By the eighth grade, he took drama as his elective, and fell in love with the theater right away. He went on to be a theater arts major in high school. He was also Bank of America's High School Drama Award Winner, acting in and directing school productions. Pat continued as an art major in college, but stayed involved in theater, painting sets, running the light board, taking makeup classes, set design, etc. Working as a volunteer in a small 95-seat theater in Hollywood in 1974, Pat worked with Donald J. Remacle, who was also the night lead Scenic Artist at CBS Television City. A er painting a window backing for Don's set, Don took him to Television City for a job interview. Pat got the job and stayed for 45 years. Pat loved working at CBS Television City. He painted backings, sets, props for game shows H O N O R I N G PAT DEGREVE STG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD