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Hello fans,
Marc Price is best known for his role as "Skippy" on
the hit show Family Ties. Apparently, he is quite the
comedian these days. Find out more about his recent
gigs here!
Take care,
Melissa
Which of those black suitcases coming down the carousel is yours?
It's easy to tell when you have this attached.
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Joanna Lumley: British actress, played Patsy Stone in the
TV series "Absolutely Fabulous"
Earl Holliman: He co-starred in the TV series "Police
Woman", he appeared in "The Forbidden Planet", "Don't Go
Near the Water", "The Sons of Katie Elder" and other
movies
John Sturges: Director known for his actions movies of the
1950s and 1960s, including "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral",
"The Magnificent Seven", "Ice Station Zebra", and "The
Great Escape"
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Marc Price
http://www.celebritynooz.com/marc_price.aspx
BIRTH DATE: February 23, 1968, New Jersey
CLAIM TO FAME: He is known for his role as Erwin "Skippy"
Handleman on Family Ties.
FAMILY LIFE: No info found.
INFO: Price got his start as a standup comedian and actor,
with guest appearances on Archie Bunker's Place and One
Day at a Time. His big break came when he won the role of
Skippy on the hit 1980s NBC sitcom Family Ties.
He went on to become the host of Disney Channel's Teen
Win, Lose or Draw, and appear in the films Trick or Treat
with Ozzy Osbourne and Touchstone's The Rescue, with Kevin
Dillon.
He was the executive producer of his own special for The
Disney Channel, and produced segments for Real TV, Ricki
Lake and Inside Edition. Marc also co-created and developed
the sitcom Some Like it Hotter, wrote, produced, and co-
hosted Athens On Location From Sprint at the Greece Summer
2004 Olympics for NBC; and produced Endemol's live series
Midnight Money Madness for TBS in 2006.
Continued below....
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TRIVIA: Son of Al Bernie, a stand up comic.
Was the producer/developer/originator of Star Dates, a
reality dating show that ran for two seasons on E!
Produced and directed Food Network's first hidden-camera
comedy special, You're Cooked!, featuring Todd Glass.
Was the executive producer for 65 episodes of National
Lampoon's Funny Money for GSN and 2 one-hour Comedians
Unleashed specials for Animal Planet.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Price is currently the co-executive
producer and creator of a special on Showtime called Green
Collar Comedy. He has also done stand-up as an opening act
for Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld, and toured with Carrot
Top and Weird Al Yankovic. He is touring the US with
Playboy Playmate Julie McCullough from Growing Pains, on
the Beauty and the Dweeb Tour.
Price has also sampled some new media, including working
with legendary Improv owner Budd Friedman on the comedy
website www.iJoke.com. He also produces online video for
Reuters TV.
WRITE TO MARC PRICE: Sorry, no address found.
Video Clips of Marc Price
Family Ties - Theme Song
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum#89
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CREDITS:
Athens on Location (TV series)...Host
1993 Little Devils: The Birth...Ed Reid
1992 Killer Tomatoes Eat France!...Michael
1992 Hearts Are Wild (TV series)...Billy Barnes
1990 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)...Chris Derby
All That Glitters
1989 Class Cruise (TV movie)...Arnold Guy
1982-1989 Family Ties (TV series)...Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman
1989 Teen Win, Lose or Draw (TV series)...Host
1988 The Rescue...Max Rothman
1987 Hotel (TV series)...Alan Hewitt
Fatal Attraction
1986 Combat High (TV movie)...Felix Long, Jr.
1986 Trick or Treat...Eddie Weinbauer
1985 The Zoo Gang...Val
1983 Condo (TV series)...Billy Kirkridge
1982 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)...Comedian Kid
Break a Leg, Stephanie
1982 One Day at a Time (TV series)...Jeff
Mrs. O'Leary's Kid
1980 Juliet Bravo (TV series)...Kenny Nicholas
Coins
To see Then & Now pictures of Marc Price, visit:
http://www.celebritynooz.com/marc_price.aspx
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
Joanna Lumley - ALIVE
Born: 05/01/1946
Earl Holliman - ALIVE
Born: 09/11/1928
John Sturges - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 01/03/1911 Died: 08/18/1992
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
4/28
Willie O'Neill, 70, Scottish football player (Celtic,
Lisbon Lions).
4/27
Orlando Bosch, 84, Cuban exile, after long illness.
Neusinha Brizola, 56, Brazilian singer and cultural
producer, daughter of Leonel Brizola, lung complications.
Ibrahim Coulibaly, 47, Ivorian militia leader.
Sofia Fildisi, 74, Greek author, poet, lyricist,
politician, and journalist.
Jack H. Goaslind, 83, American leader in The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Igor Kon, 82, Russian philosopher, psychologist, and
sexologist.
Dag Stokke, 44, Norwegian keyboardist (TNT), church
organist and mastering engineer, cancer.
Harold Schnitzer, 87, American philanthropist and company
executive (Schnitzer Steel), cancer.
Harry Thuillier, 85, Irish Olympic fencer and radio
presenter.
Alice Ward, 79, American boxing manager, mother of Micky
Ward, portrayed by Melissa Leo in The Fighter, cardiac
arrest.
David Wilkerson, 79, American Christian evangelist and
author, car accident.
4/26
John Cossette, 54, American television producer (Grammy
Awards).
Jose María Izuzquiza Herranz, 85, Spanish-born Peruvian
Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru
(1987?2001).
Lynn Hauldren, 89, American copywriter and product
spokesperson (Empire Carpet).
Sir Henry Leach, 87, British admiral.
Jim Mandich, 62, American football player and announcer
(Miami Dolphins), bile duct cancer.
Aage Most, 88, Norwegian sports official, President of
the Norwegian Athletics Association (1956?1965).
Sadler's Wells, 30, American racehorse.
Phoebe Snow, 60, American singer-songwriter ("Poetry Man"),
brain hemorrhage.
Samuel Zoll, 76, American jurist and politician, Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts (1970?1973), gallbladder cancer.
4/25
Rui Biriva, 53, Brazilian musician, cancer.
William Craig, 86, Northern Ireland politician, founder
of Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, MP for Belfast
East (1974?1979).
Abdoulaye Hamani Diori, 65, Nigerian politician, after
long illness.
Emre İncemollaoglu, 23, Turkish footballer, car accident.
María Isbert, 94, Spanish actress.
Don Lancer, 68, American radio news announcer, cancer.
Islwyn Morris, 90, Welsh actor.
Joe Perry, 84, American football player (San Francisco
49ers).
Poly Styrene, 53, British musician (X-Ray Spex), breast
cancer.
Gonzalo Rojas, 93, Chilean poet.
Avraham Tiar, 87, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset
(1961?1969).
Minoru Tanaka, 44, Japanese actor, suspected suicide by
hanging. (Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers, Kamen Rider
W Returns - Kamen Rider Accel).
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