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Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died.
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who → build → scandal
Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statement.
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wife → die → statement
The pair lived near the Missouri entertainment town of Branson and filmed their TV show "The Jim Bakker Show" there since it launched in 2003.
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it → live → 2003
Bakker suffered a stroke in 2020.
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Bakker → suffer → 2020
"He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry," Lori Bakker said in a statement.
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Bakker → honor → statement
But it was another evangelical program that made Jim and and his first wife Tammy Faye Bakker cultural icons - so much so that they were often skewered in the 1980s and 1990s by late-night comedians and parodied on "Saturday Night Live."
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they → make → Live
A theatrical movie on their lives, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," was released in September 2021.
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movie → release → September
At its peak in the mid-1980s, the Bakkers' ministry included not only the TV show drawing up to 13 million nightly viewers but also the Christian-based Heritage USA theme park and hotel in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
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ministry → include → Mill
Bakker was born in Muskegon Michigan, and attended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, where he met Tammy Faye.
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he → bear → Faye
They married in 1961 and dropped out of college to start their own traveling ministry - he preached, she sang and played the accordion as they crossed the country visiting churches and tent revivals.
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they → marry → churches
They caught the attention of televangelist Pat Robertson, and in 1965 launched a children's show on Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network.
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They → catch → Network
By 1966, he was hosting "The 700 Club," a Christian talk show.
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he → host → Club
Bakker left CBN in 1972 and two years later formed the PTL Satellite Network.
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Bakker → leave → Network
"The PTL Club" - PTL stands for "Praise the Lord" - became its signature show.
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PTL → stand → Lord
It hit its heyday in the 1980s, "The PTL Club" was drawing millions of viewers - and bringing in millions of dollars annually from followers.
Sort of a Christian version of "The Tonight Show," it featured chats with guests and Christian entertainers.
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it → hit → guests
Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye - charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara - sang.
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Faye → offer → mascara
Most episodes were taped at their sprawling complex just south of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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episodes → tap → Charlotte
The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup.
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they → parody → lifestyle
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