Dave is currently  President of Sierra Madre Rotary when he is in town… and when he is away he is doing The Price is Right Live. He travels the country and folks pay to come to a real show (that is not televised) with a chance to win prizes including a new car.  These multi-week stints take him away from his club but a strong team and several Past-Presidents temporarily step in.

One of Dave’s claim to fame is the 14 years he hosted Supermarket Sweep, considered a long run for a game show.  But he got there with a lifelong passion for the theater arts, and some lucky breaks.

“I was smitten with Hayley Mills in the Parent Trap,” he said. He figured the fastest way to her heart and Hollywood was by becoming an actor.

He was educated at Indiana University and spent a year in England where he said they are much more fastidious in teaching the theater arts.  After college he did theater and commercials and came to Hollywood in 1977.  Since then he has played numerous roles on TV shows and roles in plays and art films.  For a complete listing of all of Dave’s work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750521/

He said there is a critical difference between live theater and TV or movie production.  He said with a play you get instant feedback from the audience.  With a movie or TV production the filming order can be all over the place with the end often filmed before the beginning and you have to wait for the finished production to see the audience reaction.

On the personal side Dave is married to Patti Colombo who has evolved from being a choreographer to a successful director.  For a listing of Patti’s work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1716226/