Age | 68 (age at death) |
Birthday | 6 November, 1943 |
Birthplace | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 11 March, 2012 |
Place of Death | Narraweena, New South Wales, Australia |
Height | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Claim to Fame | Swift and Shift Couriers |
Ian Bruce Turpie (6 November 1943 – 11 March 2012) was an Australian performer, a stage, television and film actor, a pop singer, a television presenter and a radio host personality, best known early in his career as the host of the teen pop music show, The Go!! Show. Later, he was known in the 1980s and 1990s for hosting the Australian versions of the long-running game shows The New Price Is Right, and Supermarket Sweep, as well as playing Keith Warne on Swift and Shift Couriers and Wazza in the earlier season of Housos (as he died in 2012).