Jay Wolpert, '58

The initial phase of Jay Wolpert’s career was spent as a successful television producer of game and reality shows, among which was The Price Is Right, which he produced for six years. As time went by, however, he found himself drawn more and more to writing; so much so, in fact, that the beginning of 2003 saw him having written a number of television episodes and five feature scripts for various production companies and/or studios including the successful Spyglass - Touchstone film, The Count Of Monte Cristo.

He is currently at work on his sixth feature project, The Sword In The Stone, a live-action version of the T. H. White classic novel. Somewhere in the midst of all that, Wolpert has found time to play Diane Keaton’s gynecologist in Father Of The Bride Part II as well as winning the Jeopardy Tournament Of Champions, an accomplishment on which, according to Wolpert, he has been dining out for years. (Above quoted from "The Laughing Place" on 9/21/03.)

Here is a list of Jay Wolpert's work as reported in the Internet Movie Database on 9/21/03.

• As Producer:
• 1. "Match Game" (1998) TV Series (executive producer)
• 2. "Blackout" (1988) TV Series (executive producer)
• 3. "Hit Man" (1983) TV Series (executive producer)
• 4. "Whew!" (1979) TV Series (executive producer) (producer), aka "Celebrity Whew!" (1979) (USA: new title)
• 5. "Double Dare" (1976/II) TV Series (executive producer)
• 6. "The Price Is Right" (1972) TV Series (producer) (1994), aka "The New Price Is Right" (1972)
• As Writer:
• 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. (2003) (screen story)
• 2. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) (screenplay), aka Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) (USA: complete title)
• 3. "The Lot" (1999) TV Series (writer)
• As Actor:
• 1. Father of the Bride, Part II (1995) .... Dr. Brooks
• 2. I Love Trouble (1994) .... Passing Writer

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