Ian Turpie
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| Born |
Ian Bruce Turpie 6 November 1943 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 11 March 2012 (aged 68) Narraweena, New South Wales, Australia |
| Cause of death | oesophagus cancer |
| Residence | Narraweena, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | "Turps" |
| Alma mater | Hector Crawford Drama School |
| Occupation | Actor, television personality |
| Years active | 1953–2012 |
| Television | The New Price Is Right |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Turpie (1968-2012); (his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards |
Mo Award Penguin Award Logie Award |
Ian Bruce Turpie (6 November 1943 – 11 March 2012) was an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for hosting the Australia version of the long-running game show The New Price Is Right, as well as playing Keith Warne on Swift and Shift Couriers and Wazza on Housos.
Born in Melbourne in 1943, Turpie began his entertainment career at the age of 10, when he was accepted at the Hector Crawford Drama School and gained recognition as a juvenile actor working in radio and theatre. He starred in a number of radio programmes alongside Sir Robert Helpmann and June Bronhill, and appeared in the Hector Crawford radio series D24', recorded at the 3DB studios in Melbourne and broadcast nationally over the Major Broadcasting Network.
During his teens, he discovered a passion for music and focused on playing guitar, songwriting and singing. By the age of 16, Turpie was a seasoned radio and stage performer, touring Australia in such hits as Peter Pan, Auntie Mame and Bye Bye Birdie, and appearing in several National Theatre productions including Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Television soon beckoned; in 1964, Turpie played a student shot dead in a mock bank robbery in the opening scene to the debut episode of the iconic Crawford police series Homicide, having earlier appeared in a featured guest role in an episode of the courtroom drama Consider Your Verdict.
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