Soupy Sales
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Sales on Lunch With Soupy Sales in 1960 | |
| Birth name | Milton Supman |
| Born | January 8, 1926 Franklinton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 2009 (aged 83) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1949–2009 |
| Genres | Slapstick, word play, improvisation |
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| Notable works and roles | Lunch with Soupy Sales |
Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009), known professionally as Soupy Sales, was an American comedian, actor, radio-television personality, and jazz aficionado. He was best known for his local and network children's television series, Lunch with Soupy Sales (later titled The Soupy Sales Show) (1953–1966), a series of comedy sketches frequently ending with Sales receiving a pie in the face, which became his trademark. From 1968 to 1975, he was a regular panelist on the syndicated revival of What's My Line? and appeared on several other TV game shows. During the 1980s, he hosted his own radio show on WNBC in New York City.