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David Ruprecht

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10/14/1948, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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David Martin Ruprecht

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David Rupprecht

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Biography

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Character actor best known as the host of Lifetime Television's popular game show "Supermarket Sweep" in the 1990's. Also appeared on sitcoms, soaps, movies, and commercials.

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Star (5)

Role
- Supermarket Sweep
  Host
  - S 17: Ep 1 Show 1111
    9/22/03
  - S 16: Ep 2 Show 1052
    2/17/03
  - S 16: Ep 1 Show 1051
    2/3/03
  - S 15: Ep 52 Show 1050
    11/29/02
  - S 15: Ep 51 Show 1049
    11/28/02
  - + 52 More Credits
- Pax Presents Game Show Specials
  Host (Supermarket Sweep Specials)
  - S 1: Ep 12 Beat The Clock Special #5
    5/5/03
  - S 1: Ep 11 Shop Til' You Drop Special #5
    4/28/03
  - S 2: Ep 2 Supermarket Sweep Special #5
    4/21/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 Beat The Clock Special #4
    4/21/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Shop Til' You Drop Special #4
    4/14/03
  - + 10 More Credits
- Supermarket Sweep
  Host (1990-2004)
  - S 1: Ep 66 Sweep of Champions 1990
    5/7/90
  - S 1: Ep 1 Supermarket Sweep Lifetime Premiere
    2/5/90
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  Radio Voice
  1982
- Supermarket Sweep
  Host (1990-1995, 2000-2003)
Guest Star (35)

Role
- True Blood
  Televangelist
  - S 1: Ep 3 Mine
    9/21/08
- The Bold and the Beautiful
  Judge
  - S 19: Ep 220 Ep. #4734
    1/30/06
  - S 19: Ep 218 Ep. #4732
    1/26/06
- Cold Case
  Radio Broadcaster
  - S 3: Ep 4 Colors
    10/16/05
- Joan of Arcadia
  Bill Cummins
  - S 1: Ep 21 Vanity, Thy Name Is Human
    5/7/04
- The Drew Carey Show
  Inmate
  - S 6: Ep 27 Bananas (2)
    5/23/01
- Family Law
  Foster Dad
  - S 1: Ep 17 Metamorphosis
    2/28/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 56 Gilligan's Island
    12/12/99
- Working (1997)
  Announcer
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Consultant
    12/8/98
- Team Knight Rider
  Jasper Mullian
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Iron Maiden
    12/1/97
- Family Matters
  Lee
  - S 8: Ep 19 What Do You Know?
    2/28/97
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Attorney
  - S 7: Ep 8 The Things We Do for Love
    11/6/96
- Full House
  T.V. Announcer
  - S 8: Ep 3 Making Out is Hard to Do
    10/11/94
- Sisters
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 19 Different
    2/27/93
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
  TV Interviewer
  - S 4: Ep 18 You've Come a Long Way, Baby-Sitter
    2/3/93
- Moonlighting
  Unknown
  - S 5: Ep 9 Perfetc
    4/9/89
- Matlock
  Salesman
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Mistress
    12/20/88
- Punky Brewster
  Mr. Bowen
  - S 4: Ep 10 Radio Daze
    5/10/88
- Married... With Children
  Mr. Mallman
  - S 2: Ep 13 You Better Watch Out
    12/20/87
- Small Wonder
  Zack Davis
  - S 3: Ep 10 TV or Not TV
    11/14/87
- Punky Brewster
  Host of Dream Date
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Matchmaker
    11/13/87
- Webster
  Johnson
  - S 4: Ep 12 Secrets
    1/9/87
- Simon & Simon
  Cheif Hansen
  - S 6: Ep 2 A.W.O.L
    10/2/86
- Riptide
  Randall Pierson
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Play's The Thing
    3/21/86
- Too Close for Comfort
  Freddie Copperman
  - S 5: Ep 21 Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled
    11/23/85
- St. Elsewhere
  Dennis Coler
  - S 3: Ep 14 Whistle, Wyler Works
    1/2/85
- Airwolf
  Carlson
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Truth About Holly
    10/13/84
- Three's Company
  Phillip Dawson
  - S 8: Ep 21 Friends and Lovers (1)
    9/18/84
  - S 8: Ep 20 Cupid Works Overtime
    3/15/84
  - S 8: Ep 19 The Heiress (a.k.a. The Inheritance)
    3/8/84
- Fame
  Bernie
  - S 2: Ep 16 Love is the Question
    1/27/83
- Quincy, M.E.
  Unknown
  - S 7: Ep 17 The Flight of the Nightingale
    3/3/82
- Benson
  Ed Sherman
  - S 1: Ep 15 Chain of Command
    1/10/80
- The Midnight Special
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 12 Co-hosts: Lou Rawls and Rita Coolidge
    12/21/79
- Benson
  Sherman
- The Rockford Files
  David
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Mayor's Committee From Deer Lick Falls
    11/25/77
- Punky Brewster
  Minister
  - S 4: Ep 22 Wedding Bells for Brandon
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
  Dr. Anderson, Eddie's Dad
  - S 2: Ep 1 Episode 07
Writer (1)

Role
- Small Wonder
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Tattletale
    4/29/89
  - S 4: Ep 8 Togetherness
    11/12/88
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Grandparents
    5/17/86
Story (1)

Role
- Small Wonder
  Story
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Lawsonville Horror
    10/31/87

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- David Ruprecht was a member of the improvisation comedy group, The Groundlings.
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- David Ruprecht is married to Patti Colombo, who is a director, as well as a choreographer.
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- His father was a Lutheran Minister who wanted David to follow in his footsteps.
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- He studied acting in England.
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- He was born in St. Louis, Missouri but was raised in Florida.
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- Ruprecht: Next time you're at the checkout counter and you hear the beep (beep beep), think of the fun you could have on Supermarket Sweep!
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