15 Facts About Paul Kreppel

Paul Kreppel was born on June 20,1947 and is an American actor and director.

Paul Kreppel later moved to Boston to attend Emerson College, and graduated with honors as a member of the Class of 1969.

Paul Kreppel started his acting career by starring in the improvisational theater group, "The Proposition," which included Jane Curtin, Josh Mostel, Judith Kahan, and Munson Hicks.

Paul Kreppel performed in Agamemnon and The Comedy of Errors in the late 1970s.

In 1979, Paul Kreppel moved to Los Angeles to become the memorable waitress-harassing pianist, Sonny Mann, of It's a Living.

Paul Kreppel starred in all 120 episodes, and directed some episodes.

Paul Kreppel was a semi-regular celebrity guest on the 1980s versions of the game show Pyramid, and made celebrity appearances on Hollywood Squares, Win, Lose or Draw, Body Language, Blackout, and The New Liar's Club.

Paul Kreppel was the voice of Apollo Blue in Jetsons: The Movie, and guest-starred in and directed other television shows, including appearing as Jackie's dad in That '70s Show.

Paul Kreppel appeared off Broadway for more than a year in the one-man show My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy.

Paul Kreppel has served on the Council of Actors' Equity Association and as a board member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Paul Kreppel is active in arts education as a professional arts educator, and as a member of the board of directors of Enrichment Works, a not-for-profit that provides curriculum-based theatre for schools in Southern California.

Paul Kreppel played the Wizard of Oz during the second national tour of the musical Wicked, from March 7,2012, to March 10,2013.

Paul Kreppel appeared in the 2021 drag-themed television movie The Bitch Who Stole Christmas.

Paul Kreppel reprised these roles in the 2023 national tour.

In 1992, Paul Kreppel received an Alumni Achievement Award from Emerson College, for outstanding achievements in his field.