What is Jay Wolpert?
'''Jay Wolpert''' (January 29, 1942 – January 3, 2022) was an American television producer and screenwriter. He was born in [[New York City]]. Wolpert was a producer for the game show ''[[The Price is Right]]''. He won the 1969 [[Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions]]. Wolpert also wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 movie)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''. Wolpert died on January 3, 2022 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] from problems caused by [[Alzheimer's disease]], aged 79.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Jay Wolpert, Original ‘Price Is Right’ Producer Turned ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Screenwriter, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jay-wolpert-dead-price-is-right-pirates-of-the-caribbean-1235069382/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolpert, Jay}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York City]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] {{US-bio-stub}}