Post by phantomdroid on May 20, 2006 17:24:54 GMT 10
BIO: Fondly remembered as "Skippy", the quintessential 80's nerd on the hit television series, Family Ties, Marc Price is the son of legendary funnyman Al Bernie and is now a veteran of the stand-up comedy circuit himself. At the ripe old age of eight, Price was working the Borscht Belt with his dad. He was the kind of kid that spent his formative years at the Friars Club swapping jokes with the likes of Milton Berle and Sid Caesar.
After being on the road with his father for many years, Price relocated to Los Angeles just before he turned 13. He immediately joined a troupe of young performers known as the Too Short for Prime Time Players, a kids' version of Saturday Night Live. The show was staged at various nightspots before settling in for a long run at the Roxy Hotel.
At the age of 14, he got his first shot at the big time by appearing on The Merv Griffin Show. Soon, Price appeared on such sitcoms as One Day at a Time, Archie Bunker's Place, and, of course, Family Ties during which "Skippy" eventually became a household name. And the rest is sitcom history.
With his success on television and in comedy clubs came success in features. Price has starred in several films including the hugely popular Trick or Treat with Ozzy Osbourne, Touchstone's The Rescue, and the Fox feature Killer Tomatoes Eat France...part IV of the Tomatoes "Trilogy" in which Price played a character named, of all people, Michael J. Fox. Price was also featured in a short film with actress Daphne Zuniga and the late Harvey Korman called The Frog Prince. On television, Price starred in the CBS series, Hearts Are Wild, and, for four seasons, he hosted Disney's Teen Win, Lose or Draw. In 1989 Price also had his first opportunity to create, produce, and host his own comedy special for the Disney Channel called "The Making of The Making of Honey, I Blew Up The Kid." Recently, Marc co-hosted Athens on Location...a series of short "informative commercials" for the Sprint Cell phone company filmed during the 2004 Olympic Games. As well as working as producer/ co-creator of the (now defunct) game show National Lampoon's Midnight Money Madness AND the 2005 reality TV series Star Dates on E!...Marc has also been busy planning a TV comeback for himself. Both he and a producer friend are apparently in the early stages of writing/ creating a new U.S. comedy sitcom in which Price will star as the main character. Stay tuned.
FILMOGRAPHY (Includes TV):
"Star Dates" (2005) TV Series ....Creator/ Producer
"Athens On Location" (2004) TV Series .... Host
Little Devils: The Birth (1993) .... Ed Reid
"Hearts Are Wild" (1992) TV Series .... Billy Barnes
Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1991) .... Michael
"Teen Win, Lose or Draw" (1990) TV Series .... Host
All That Glitters (1990) (TV)
Class Cruise (1989) (TV) .... Arnold Guy
The Rescue (1988) .... Max Rothman
"Hotel"
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Fatal Attraction (1987) TV Episode .... Alan Hewitt
"Family Ties" .... Erwin 'Skippy' Handleman
- Higher Love (1987) TV Episode .... Erwin 'Skippy' Handleman
- Sherry Baby (1983) TV Episode .... Erwin 'Skippy' Handleman
Combat High (1986) (TV) .... Felix Long, Jr.
... aka Combat Academy
Trick or Treat (1986) .... Eddie Weinbauer
The Zoo Gang (1985) .... Val
... aka Winners Take All (USA)
"Condo" (1983) TV Series .... Billy Kirkridge
"Archie Bunker's Place"
- Break a Leg, Stephanie (1982) TV Episode .... Comedian Kid
"One Day at a Time"
- Mrs. O'Leary's Kid (1982) TV Episode .... Jeff
"Juliet Bravo"
- Coins (1980) TV Episode .... Kenny Nicholas
A very funny comedian and a talented actor to boot.