Marc Price portrayed Skippy on the 1980s TV sitcom "Family Ties." "I played the guy who lusted after the beautiful sister (of a friend) and she wasn't interested in me that way," Price said during a phone interview.
These days, "I think I have a real-life version of that going on with Julie," the standup comedian, actor and television producer said.
That would be former Playboy Playmate Julie McCullough, who portrayed a nanny on the sitcom "Growing Pains," a late '80s/early '90s sitcom. She and Price have teamed up for a standup comedy show dubbed the "Beauty and the Dweeb Tour." The tour plays July 30-31 at Bonkerz Comedy Club.
"I'm acting out my character on the show," Price said. "I am truly in love with Julie. It's not a promotional gimmick. I'm not kidding. But she wants a drummer, or a guy with a motorcycle who will be mean to her."
The "Beauty and the Dweeb Tour" will present the duo in shows at 8 and 10 p.m. July 30-31 at Bonkerz Comedy Club in the LaPlaya Resort & Suites, 2500 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Tickets are $20, and are available at the front desk of the LaPlaya. For more information, call 386-672-0990.
Price also starred in the films "Trick or Treat" with Ozzy Osbourne and "The Rescue" with Kevin Dillon, and in recent years he has worked as producer for the TV series "National Lampoon's Funny Money," two "Comedians Unleashed" specials for Animal Planet, and the Food Network's first hidden-camera comedy special, "You're Cooked!"
Price also was co-executive producer and creator of "Green Collar Comedy," a one-hour special that aired on Showtime last spring and combined an environmental theme with humor.
Price and McCullough are performing separately during their standup tour.
