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Rick Dees was raised in
Greensboro, North Carolina. Dees began his career on a dare. A fellow
student challenged him to audition for a local radio program. He did, got
the job and has been on the air ever since. His ingrained sense of the
absurd and fervent love of comedy have rocketed him to the top of the
ratings in every city in which he's worked.
Rick has been honoured with many awards for his accomplishments, including his own star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. He wrote and recorded "Disco Duck," which became an unexpected runaway hit, hitting #1 and selling more than four million copies. That platinum record also earned him a People's Choice Award. His follow-up single, "Dis-gorilla", a parody based on the 1976 Dino De Laurentis movie King Kong, failed to have the same impact. Subsequent albums, "I'm Not Crazy", "Rick Dees' Greatest Hit (The White Album)" and "Put it Where the Moon Don't Shine" have proven successful follow-ups to his Grammy-nominated "Hurt Me Baby, Make Me Write Bad Checks." Since 1983, Los Angeles enjoys a good laugh, courtesy of Dees and his radio show on KIIS-AM/FM. His is also a familiar voice each weekend on the internationally syndicated "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40." The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 reaches 30 million people a week. The syndicated show is heard on over 350 radio stations in the USA and in 23 countries. |
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For the past eleven years,
Dees has been named Billboard Magazine's "Number One Radio Personality
in America." In the motion picture "La Bamba," Rick portrayed Ted Quillen, the young man who helped launch the career of Richie Valens. Rick was the character Rocket Rick in "Jetsons: The Movie." His television credits include appearances on "Roseanne," Married With Children" and "Burke's Law," as well as the host of the ABC-TV late night program "Into The Night", and the popular syndicated series, "Solid Gold." Rick is also known for his character voices for animated children's programs including "The Flintstones," for which he provided the voice of "Rock Dees." Rick is married to Julie Dees, one of the nation's most talented voice artists and comediennes. The couple lives in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles, with their son Kevin. |
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