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Bobby Pickett
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American musician and novelty hit record artist (1938-2007)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Monster Mash
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Film & TV
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Bobby "Boris" Pickett (born Robert George Pickett, February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007) was a Somerville, Massachusetts-born musician and actor, best known for singing and co-writing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Pickett performed the track in an impersonation of veteran horror film stars Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi (as in the line "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?").…
Known for
- The Boneyard Collection — The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")2008
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills — Self2006
- Boogie with the Undead — The Manager2003
- Monster Mash: The Movie — Dr. Victor Frankenstein1995
- Spooky World — Self1994
- Halloween Monster Bash — Self1991
- Lobster Man from Mars — The Astrologer / The King of Mars1990
- Frankenstein General Hospital — Man in Elevator1988
- Sister, Sister — Roger1987
- Splitz — Chef1984
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 2007
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 31,122
- Total plays
- 116,885
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Bobby "Boris" Pickett (born Robert George Pickett, February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007) was a Somerville, Massachusetts-born musician and actor, best known for singing and co-writing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Pickett performed the track in an impersonation of veteran horror film stars Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi (as in the line "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"). Bobby Pickett co-wrote the song along with Leonard Capizzi. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bobby+%2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Family name
- Pickett
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Somerville
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Bobby "Boris" Pickett 2005.jpg
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- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1938-02-11
- date of death
- 2007-04-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- writing language
- English language
Sources (2)
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Gallery (2)
Available in 11 languages
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