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Soupy Sales Biography

Birth Name:Milton Supman

Birth Place:Franklinton, North Carolina, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Earned his master's degree in journalism from Marshall College
  • In March 1980, he got married to actress Trudy Carson
  • Was the father of music artists Hunt Sales and Tony Fox Sales
  • Would frequently act in comedy sketches in which he received a pie in the face
  • Was best known as the star of the children's show "Lunch with Soupy Sales․"
  • Once wrote the line notes to one of The Temptations' albums
  • During World War II, he served in the South Pacific in the U․S․ Navy