 After his release from the show, injuries, financial ruin, and the separation of his marriage took a serious toll on his personality, and Combs desperately needed money to make living, so he decided to take the role as the host of "Family Challenge" in the first season.The role did not last very long as he left the show and the season wrapped in under a year.Combs died on June 2, 1996 by hanging himself in a Glendale psychiatric ward.