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| name = David Ruprecht |
| name = David Ruprecht |
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| caption = Ruprecht on the set of ''[[Supermarket Sweep]]'' at NBC Studios |
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| birthname = David Martin Ruprecht |
| birthname = David Martin Ruprecht |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|10|14}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|10|14}} |
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| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] |
| birth_place = [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S. |
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| years_active = 1977–present |
| years_active = 1977–present |
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| spouse ={{ubl|Patti Colombo (m. 1988 or 1990)|Ann Wilkinson (m. 1983; div. 1987)}} |
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| occupation = Television actor and game show host |
| occupation = Television actor and game show host |
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'''David Martin Ruprecht''' (born October 14, 1948) is an American television actor and game show host, primarily known for his work as host of the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]/[[Ion Television|PAX]] game show |
'''David Martin Ruprecht''' (born October 14, 1948) is an American television and stage actor and game show host, primarily known for his work as host of the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]/[[Ion Television|PAX]] game show ''[[Supermarket Sweep]]''. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Ruprecht |
Ruprecht has hosted the [[The Price Is Right Live!|live stage show]] version of ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' at casinos in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Atlantic City]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Connecticut]]. He has also hosted ''Family Feud Live''. |
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Ruprecht guest-starred on more than 50 television shows, like ''[[Three's Company]]'', on which his character married [[Joyce DeWitt]] in the series finale, HBO's ''[[True Blood]]'', and the 1981 TV-movie ''[[The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island]]'' as Thurston Howell IV, the son of [[Thurston Howell III]]. From 1990 to 1992, he played Dan Ryan on the [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. He co-starred in the Broadway and [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] productions of ''[[Perfectly Frank (musical)|Perfectly Frank]]'' and did voice-over work for the 1985 animated series ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''. |
Ruprecht began acting in television commercials in the late 1970s. He guest-starred on more than 50 television shows, like ''[[Three's Company]]'', on which his character married Janet Wood ([[Joyce DeWitt]]) in the series finale, HBO's ''[[True Blood]]'', and the 1981 TV-movie ''[[The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island]]'' as Thurston Howell IV, the son of [[Thurston Howell III]]. From 1990 to 1992, he played Dan Ryan on the [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. He co-starred in the Broadway and [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] productions of ''[[Perfectly Frank (musical)|Perfectly Frank]]'' and did voice-over work for the 1985 animated series ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''. |
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In 1990, Ruprecht began hosting ''[[Supermarket Sweep]]'' and held the job until the show's cancellation in 2003. He auditioned as announcer for the 2020 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] revival with host [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Ruprecht was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] to a [[Lutheran]] minister. |
Ruprecht was born in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], to a [[Lutheran]] minister. He grew up in Florida, and graduated from Northeast High School in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], in 1966. Ruprecht previously served on the board of directors for the [[Downsize DC Foundation]]. He is a former Executive Director of the [[Libertarian Party of California]] and a long-time member of [[Rotary International]].{{Citation needed |date=March 2022}} |
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He has been married twice. His first marriage to actress Ann Wilkinson ended in divorce. He married choreographer Patti Colombo in November 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/649743407/reliving-my-youth-david|title=Reliving My Youth – David Ruprecht, host of Supermarket Sweep|via=soundcloud.com}}</ref> |
He has been married twice. His first marriage to actress Ann Wilkinson ended in divorce. He married choreographer Patti Colombo in November 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/649743407/reliving-my-youth-david|title=Reliving My Youth – David Ruprecht, host of Supermarket Sweep|via=soundcloud.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | He is a practicing member of the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/maine/article/BWW-Interviews-The-Preachers-Son-Plays-Reverend-Shaw-Moore-David-Ruprecht-20140805|title=BWW Interviews: The Preacher's Son Plays Reverend Shaw Moore – David Ruprecht|first=Carla Maria|last=Verdino-Süllwold|website =broadwayworld.com|year=2014|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref> |
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== Religion == |
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⚫ | He is |
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He currently resides in Northern California with his wife. He has no children. |
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== Select filmography == |
== Select filmography == |
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| 1982 || ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' || Dr. Wilkens || 1 episode: "The Flight of the Nightingale" |
| 1982 || ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' || Dr. Wilkens || 1 episode: "The Flight of the Nightingale" |
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| 1982 || ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' || |
| 1982 || ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' || ''Kobayashi Maru'' Captain || Voice |
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| 1982 || ''[[Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again]]'' || Brigham || |
| 1982 || ''[[Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again]]'' || Brigham || |
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| 1983 || ''[[A Minor Miracle]]'' || Dickens || Alternate title: ''Young Giants'' |
| 1983 || ''[[A Minor Miracle]]'' || Dickens || Alternate title: ''Young Giants'' |
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| 1983–84 || ''[[Real People]]'' || Himself (co-host) || |
| 1983–84 || ''[[Real People (TV program)|Real People]]'' || Himself (co-host) || |
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| 1984 || ''[[Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour]]'' || Himself || 5 episodes (January 2–6) |
| 1984 || ''[[Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour]]'' || Himself || 5 episodes (January 2–6) |
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| 1988 || ''[[Punky Brewster]]'' || Minister || 1 episode: "Wedding Bells for Brandon" |
| 1988 || ''[[Punky Brewster]]'' || Minister || 1 episode: "Wedding Bells for Brandon" |
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| 1988 || ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' || Salesman || 1 episode: "The Mistress" |
| 1988 || ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' || Salesman || 1 episode: "The Mistress" |
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| 1989 || ''[[She's the Sheriff]]'' || Psychiatrist || 1 episode: "I'm Okay, You're All Crazy" |
| 1989 || ''[[She's the Sheriff]]'' || Psychiatrist || 1 episode: "I'm Okay, You're All Crazy" |
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| 1996 || ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' || Lawyer || 1 episode: "The Things We Do for Love" |
| 1996 || ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' || Lawyer || 1 episode: "The Things We Do for Love" |
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| 1997 || ''[[Family Matters]]'' || Lee || 1 episode: "What Do You Know?" |
| 1997 || ''[[Family Matters]]'' || Lee Macnamara<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/what-do-you-know/umc.cmc.25vx2tss2cv8qo9gy0oztrop1?showId=umc.cmc.2ez1jykp6r00333qqxns7jdfq|title=What do You Know? – Family Matters | Apple TV|date=February 28, 1997 }}</ref> || 1 episode: "What Do You Know?" |
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| 1998 || ''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]'' || Dr. Anderson || 1 episode: "The Pass" |
| 1998 || ''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]'' || Dr. Anderson || 1 episode: "The Pass" |
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| 2000–03 || ''[[Supermarket Sweep]]'' || Himself (host) || |
| 2000–03 || ''[[Supermarket Sweep]]'' || Himself (host) || |
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| 2000 || ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' || Foster Dad || 1 episode: "Metamorphosis" |
| 2000 || ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'' || Foster Dad || 1 episode: "Metamorphosis" |
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| 2000 || ''[[The '70s (film)|The '70s]]'' || Middle Aged Man || TV miniseries |
| 2000 || ''[[The '70s (film)|The '70s]]'' || Middle Aged Man || TV miniseries |
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| 2001 || ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' || Inmate || 1 episode: "Bananas: Part 2" |
| 2001 || ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' || Inmate/Larry King || 1 episode: "Bananas: Part 2" |
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| 2003 || ''[[Finding Home]]'' || Pastor || |
| 2003 || ''[[Finding Home]]'' || Pastor || |
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| 2017 || ''[[Mercy Christmas]]'' || Abe Robillard || VOD release |
| 2017 || ''[[Mercy Christmas]]'' || Abe Robillard || VOD release |
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| 2022 || ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' || ''Kobayashi Maru'' Captain || Archive audio<br>Episode: "Kobayashi" |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{IMDb name|id=750521}} |
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*[http://www.davidruprecht.com/ David Ruprecht's Official Website] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000520025802/http://www.ca.lp.org/ Libertarian Party of California, 2000] |
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Revision as of 21:41, 23 October 2024
David Ruprecht | |
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Born | David Martin Ruprecht October 14, 1948 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Television actor and game show host |
Years active | 1977–present |
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David Martin Ruprecht (born October 14, 1948) is an American television and stage actor and game show host, primarily known for his work as host of the Lifetime/PAX game show Supermarket Sweep.
Career
Ruprecht has hosted the live stage show version of The Price Is Right at casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Mississippi and Connecticut. He has also hosted Family Feud Live.
Ruprecht began acting in television commercials in the late 1970s. He guest-starred on more than 50 television shows, like Three's Company, on which his character married Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) in the series finale, HBO's True Blood, and the 1981 TV-movie The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell IV, the son of Thurston Howell III. From 1990 to 1992, he played Dan Ryan on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. He co-starred in the Broadway and Showtime productions of Perfectly Frank and did voice-over work for the 1985 animated series Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
In 1990, Ruprecht began hosting Supermarket Sweep and held the job until the show's cancellation in 2003. He auditioned as announcer for the 2020 ABC revival with host Leslie Jones.
Personal life
Ruprecht was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Lutheran minister. He grew up in Florida, and graduated from Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1966. Ruprecht previously served on the board of directors for the Downsize DC Foundation. He is a former Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of California and a long-time member of Rotary International.[citation needed]
He has been married twice. His first marriage to actress Ann Wilkinson ended in divorce. He married choreographer Patti Colombo in November 1988.[1]
He is a practicing member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.[2]
He currently resides in Northern California with his wife. He has no children.
Select filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | The Rockford Files | David | 1 episode: "The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls" |
1979 | Young Love, First Love | Wayne | TV film |
1980 | Benson | Ed Sherman | 1 episode: "Chain of Command" |
1980 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Hal Hendricks | 1 episode: "Who's the Sexiest Girl in the World" |
1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Neighbor | |
1981 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Thurston Howell IV | TV film |
1981 | Harry's Battles | Dr. Jorgenson | TV film |
1982 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Wilkens | 1 episode: "The Flight of the Nightingale" |
1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Kobayashi Maru Captain | Voice |
1982 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Brigham | |
1983 | Fame | Bernie | 1 episode: "Love Is the Question" |
1983 | Foot in the Door | Gary | 1 episode: "Jonah Moves Out" |
1983 | A Minor Miracle | Dickens | Alternate title: Young Giants |
1983–84 | Real People | Himself (co-host) | |
1984 | Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour | Himself | 5 episodes (January 2–6) |
1984 | Three's Company | Phillip Dawson | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
1984 | Airwolf | Carlson | 1 episode: "The Truth About Holly" |
1985 | St. Elsewhere | Dennis Coler | 1 episode: "Whistle, Wyler Works" |
1985 | Too Close for Comfort | Freddie Copperman | 1 episode: "Freddie Loves It, We Love It, You're Cancelled" |
1986 | Riptide | Randall Pierson | 1 episode: "The Play's the Thing" |
1986 | Simon & Simon | Navy Chief Hansen | 1 episode: "A.W.O.L." |
1987 | Webster | Johnson | 1 episode: "Secrets" |
1987 | Talking Walls | Alternate title: Motel Vacancy | |
1987 | Small Wonder | Zack Davis | 1 episode: "TV or Not TV" |
1987 | Punky Brewster | Johnny Prince | 1 episode: "The Matchmaker" |
1987 | Married... with Children | Mr. Mallman | 1 episode: "You Better Watch Out" |
1988 | Punky Brewster | Mr. Bowen | 1 episode: "Radio Daze" |
1988 | Punky Brewster | Minister | 1 episode: "Wedding Bells for Brandon" |
1988 | Matlock | Salesman | 1 episode: "The Mistress" |
1989 | She's the Sheriff | Psychiatrist | 1 episode: "I'm Okay, You're All Crazy" |
1989 | Moonlighting | Police Artist | 1 episode: "Perfetc" |
1990–95 | Supermarket Sweep | Himself (host) | |
1990 | Taking Care of Business | Yuppie Dad | Alternate title: Filofax |
1990–92 | Days of Our Lives | Dan Ryan | Daytime serial |
1993 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | TV Interviewer | 1 episode: "You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter" |
1993 | Sisters | Host | 1 episode: "Different" |
1994 | Full House | TV Announcer | 1 episode: "Making Out Is Hard to Do" |
1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Lawyer | 1 episode: "The Things We Do for Love" |
1997 | Family Matters | Lee Macnamara[3] | 1 episode: "What Do You Know?" |
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Dr. Anderson | 1 episode: "The Pass" |
1998 | Working | Announcer | 1 episode: "The Consultant" |
1999 | I Lost My M in Vegas | Dealer | Short film |
2000–03 | Supermarket Sweep | Himself (host) | |
2000 | Family Law | Foster Dad | 1 episode: "Metamorphosis" |
2000 | The '70s | Middle Aged Man | TV miniseries |
2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Inmate/Larry King | 1 episode: "Bananas: Part 2" |
2003 | Finding Home | Pastor | |
2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Bill Cummins | 1 episode: "Vanity, Thy Name Is Human" |
2004 | The Daze Before Christmas | Brandon Taylor | Direct-to-video film |
2005 | That's Easy for You to Say! | Brandon Taylor | Direct-to-video film |
2005 | Cold Case | Radio Broadcaster | 1 episode: "Colors" |
2006 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Judge Bolan | 1 episode: "Episode #1.4732" |
2008 | True Blood | Televangelist | 1 episode: "Mine" |
2013 | Mister Scrooge to See You | Scrooge | |
2016 | Ultraman X The Movie | Narrator (voice) | English version |
2017 | Mercy Christmas | Abe Robillard | VOD release |
2022 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Kobayashi Maru Captain | Archive audio Episode: "Kobayashi" |
References
- ^ "Reliving My Youth – David Ruprecht, host of Supermarket Sweep" – via soundcloud.com.
- ^ Verdino-Süllwold, Carla Maria (2014). "BWW Interviews: The Preacher's Son Plays Reverend Shaw Moore – David Ruprecht". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "What do You Know? – Family Matters | Apple TV". February 28, 1997.
External links
- 1948 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American game show hosts
- American Lutherans
- American male soap opera actors
- American male voice actors
- American male television actors
- American male writers
- California Libertarians
- Male actors from St. Louis
- Male actors from Greater Los Angeles
- Valparaiso University alumni