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Barret Eugene "Barry" Hansen, better known as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM. He played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, and DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play it and the name stuck. His weekly show went into syndication in 1974 and was syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Network from 1978 to 1992. Broadcast syndication of the show ended on June 6, 2010, but the show continues to be produced weekly in an online version.
Birth Name
Barret Hansen
Born
Wednesday, 02 April 1941
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Jingle Bell Rocks! | Self (Aka Doctor Demento) | 2013 |
Some Jerk with a Camera | Dr. Demento | 2011 |
Western Music and Variety | Dr. Demento / Self | 2009 |
Derailroaded | Self | 2005 |
Jandek on Corwood | 2003 | |
E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
Behind the Music | Self | 1997 |
The Weird Al Show | Dr. Demento | 1997 |
'Weird Al' Yankovic: There's No Going Home | Self / Himself | 1996 |
Bobby's World | (voice) (as Barret Hansen) | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Jingle Bell Rocks! | Self (Aka Doctor Demento) | 2013 |
Some Jerk with a Camera | Dr. Demento | 2011 |
Western Music and Variety | Dr. Demento / Self | 2009 |
Derailroaded | Self | 2005 |
Jandek on Corwood | 2003 | |
E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
Behind the Music | Self | 1997 |
The Weird Al Show | Dr. Demento | 1997 |
'Weird Al' Yankovic: There's No Going Home | Self / Himself | 1996 |
Bobby's World | (voice) (as Barret Hansen) | 1990 |
Lobster Man from Mars | Narrator | 1990 |
The Simpsons | Dr. Demento | 1989 |
UHF | Whipped Cream Eater | 1989 |
Demented Top 20 Video Countdown | Dr. Demento | 1988 |
The Spike Jones Story | Self | 1988 |
Biography | Self | 1987 |
Square One Television | Self | 1987 |
The Compleat Al | Self / Himself | 1985 |
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads | 1980 | |
Saturday Night Live | Homeless Man | 1975 |
Lily | (as Dr. Demento) | 1975 |
Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |