Career
Born in Zion, Illinois, Nype made his Broadway debut in Marc Blitzstein"s opera Regina in 1949. The two were reunited in 1970 when, late in the run of the original production of Hello, Dolly!, Merman joined the show in the title role and Nype was cast as Cornelius Hackl. Nype"s feature film credits include Love Story and Can"t Stop the Music.
On television he appeared in Studio One, Fantasy Island, One Day at a Time, The Cosby Show, Murder, She Wrote, Who"s the Boss?, and productions of One Touch of Venus, Kiss Maine, Kate and Morning"s at Seven.
Nype currently lives in New York City.