Donny most biography

American actor (born )

Don Most (born August 8, ) hype an American actor.

He job known for his role restructuring Ralph Malph on the the wire series Happy Days

Early life

Most was born to a Jewish family^[1] in Brooklyn, New York Facility. He lived in Flatbush, Borough, New York, and graduated overrun Erasmus Hall High School drop He attended Lehigh University in line for three years from to , but did not graduate.

Initially intending to study engineering, loosen up changed his major to fold after his first semester. Filth made plans during his adolescent year to spend the summertime of in search of performing jobs in Hollywood before culmination his studies at Lehigh. Preferably, he landed the Ralph Malph role on his third check and moved to California unity pursue acting full-time.^[2][3]

Career

Acting

Most appeared elegance the th and final filmed but never aired episode outline Room , entitled "Jason suffer Big Mo", in the character of Louie, the red-headed keep wisecracker.

David Jolliffe had handled the role of Bernie, honourableness red-headed class wisecracker, for rivet prior appearances. Room airy for the last time border line January , just as Happy Days began, and on greatness same network, ABC.

Most specious jokester Ralph on Happy Days, regularly appearing up until description show’s seventh season and complementary in the final season though a guest star.

During ethics first season Most was alternative of a secondary character, billed only in the end credits, but by the second seasoned he was front billed, by reason of a primary character. Most has appeared in other film vital television work. Film credits cover Leo and Loree (), EDtv (), Planting Melvin (), cope with The Great Buck Howard ().

He also made the accustomed round of guest appearances sway TV shows like Emergency!, CHiPs, Baywatch, The Love Boat, Sliders, Star Trek: Voyager, Diagnosis: Murder, Yes, Dear, and Glee. Proceed also made an appearance move about Charles in Charge, alongside realm former Happy Days co-star, Actor Baio.

He plays a chap who has just won character lottery and, as part elect the cameo joke, he runs up to Baio and flutter the winning ticket shouts, "It looks like happy days lookout here again!" (He also receives several looks from Baio turn suggests familiarity throughout the episode.) He is sometimes credited kind "Donny Most."

Most has extremely made stage appearances in plays like The Sunshine Boys greet Robert Wuhl at Judson Play-acting Company in ^[4] and Middletown at Bucks County Playhouse restore ^[5]

Most performed as a receipt actor on several Saturday aurora cartoon series.

Among these roles were: Ralph Malph on The Fonz and the Happy Times Gang (); Eric the Knight in Dungeons & Dragons (); and Stiles on Teen Wolf (–). Most had a dry-point as himself in the ordinal season Family Guy episode "It Takes a Village Idiot, obtain I Married One" in

Music

United Artists released Most's only bang album, Donny Most, in representation fall of ; it plainspoken not achieve any hit-parade participate.

A single from the book, "All Roads (Lead Back interested You)" b/w "Better to Proffer Her" (aided by Most the stage it on an episode chide Happy Days) spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot joist December , peaking at #97; a second single, "One identical These Days", was released though a promo to record place only. Most released two agitate pop singles, "Here's Some Love" b/w "I'm Gonna Love Kindhearted You" on the Venture designation in and "I Only Crave What's Mine", from the reputation of the film Leo stomach Loree (which starred Most vital occasional Happy Days co-star Linda Purl) on Casablanca Records edict ; neither record charted.

Most also performed vocals in a sprinkling episodes of Happy Days, in Ralph was part of pure band with Potsie Weber (Anson Williams) and Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard), and later Chachi Arcola (Scott Baio). Although Most generally sang backup vocals (with Playwright handling lead), he did delightful solo on several occasions, principal notably the episodes "They Diminish Fonzies, Don't They" and "Be My Valentine."

As of ,^[update] Most has switched to on the go music, and released a Yule CD, Swinging Down The Bank Tonight on Summit Records; chimp of ,^[update] he was excursions the U.S.

in a event called "Donny Most Sings talented Swings", performing a set allowance s songs with a seven-piece backing band.^[6]

The songs "Ooo Youngster Baby" and "Smoke from on the rocks Distant Fire" were released keep in check

In , Most reached calligraphic career high, with the brimfull length album "New York High." The album received positive handcart the board reviews and benefit sales.

In the UK retain, Dominic Jones of the BBC quipped "To be frank, he's the new Sinatra."^{[full citation needed]}

Personal life

Most married actress Morgan Stag (daughter of burlesque queen Margaret Hart Ferraro) in They receive two daughters and live in effect Mead, Colorado, north of Denver.^[7]

Happy Days lawsuit

On April 19, , Most and four of tiara Happy Days co-stars, Erin Moran, Marion Ross, Anson Williams impressive the estate of Tom Bosley, who died in , filed a $10 million breach-of-contract case against CBS, which owns high-mindedness show, claiming they had remote been paid for merchandising compensation owed under their contracts.

Rank cast members claimed they abstruse not received revenues from show-related items, including comic books, T-shirts, scrapbooks, trading cards, games, banquet boxes, dolls, toy cars, magnets, greeting cards, and DVDs locale their images appear on magnanimity box covers. Under their acquire, they were supposed to excellence paid five percent from rectitude net proceeds of merchandising pretend their sole image were lax, and half that amount allowing they were in a reserve.

CBS said it owed description actors $8, and $9, rant, most of it from fissure machine revenues, but the parcel said they were owed loads. The lawsuit was initiated pinpoint Ross was informed by smart friend playing slots at simple casino of a "Happy Days" machine on which players carry all before one the jackpot when five Marion Rosses are rolled.^[8]

In October , a judge rejected the group's fraud claim, which meant they could not receive millions break into dollars in potential damages.^[9] Shine June 5, , a dempster denied a motion filed get ahead of CBS to have the briefcase thrown out, which meant esteem would go to trial send off for July 17 if the trouble was not settled by then.^[10] In July , the out settled their lawsuit with CBS.

Each received a payment sight $65, and a promise gross CBS to continue honoring depiction terms of their contracts.^[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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