Rick Dees



First NameRick
Last NameDees
Age61
Date of BirthMarch 29, 1950
BirthplaceJacksonville, Florida
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignAries
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolGrimsley High School, Greensboro, North Carolina
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation CategoryRadio Personality
Claim to FameTop Top-40 radio hack before Ryan Seacrest

Rigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III (born March 14, 1950) is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song "Disco Duck." He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. He wrote two songs that appear in the film Saturday Night Fever, plus performed the title song for the film Meatballs. Dees is also co-founder of the E.W. Scripps television network, FINE LIVING, and is the former host of the Rick Dees Morning Show at Movin' 93-9 FM in Los Angeles.


Lucy Rank
#33,976
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"


Filmography

Selected Rick Dees film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2011
Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum
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1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Festival of Fools
Host

1995
Don Felder

1994
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1990
Rocket Rick Ragnarok

1990
Into the Night
Host

1988
Ken

1987
Ted Quillin

1986
The Gladiator
Garth Masters

1982
Stanley, the Ugly Duckling
D.J.

1979
Casper and the Angels
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1978
Record City
Gordon

1977
Melvin

1965
Ricardo Diaz

Soundtrack Credits

1979
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Writer Credits

2011
Live Fearless
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1990
Into the Night
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1980
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