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Film & TV
Acting · Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Known for
- The Outrageous Sophie Tucker — Self2014
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright2009
- Wildwood Days2004
- The Golden Years in Concert Vol. 42004
- Chubby Checker: Let's Twist Again — Vocals2003
- Las Vegas — Chubby Checker2003
- Ally McBeal — Chubby Checker1997
- Food Rocks — Chubby Checker (uncredited)1994
- Calendar Girl — Himself1993
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration — Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")1993
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Malvern
- Active from
- 1941
Discography
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- 602,334
- Total plays
- 3,463,824
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Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing several dance styles, including the Twist, through his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' song "The Twist," and the Pony, with his 1961 cover of "Pony Time." His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again," was released in 1962. That year, he also popularized "Limbo Rock," originally an instrumental by the Champs, by adding lyrics and promoting its associated Li
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Quotes
- “The Twist is putting out a cigarette with both feet or coming out of the shower and wiping off your bottom with a towel to the beat of the music. If you're wiping off your bottom with a towel to the beat of the music, you can't touch your partner at the same time. That instantly gives us this thing we call dancing apart to the beat.”
- “I've been baking this cake for the last 30 years, and all of a sudden the Fat Boys come and put icing on it. And it looks like we're gonna put some candles on it and blow 'em out.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Ernest Evans , ( 1941-10-03 ) October 3, 1941 (age 84) , Spring Gully, South Carolina , U.S.
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock and roll
- Occupations
- Singer dancer
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Labels
- Parkway MCA
- Spouse
- Catharina Lodders ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 )
- Website
- chubbychecker .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- chubbychecker.com
- Image
- WIKI CHUBBY CHECKER 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chubby Checker
- date of birth
- 1941-10-03
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- birth name
- Ernest Evans
- pseudonym
- Chubby Checker
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Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the Pony, with his 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962). That same year, Checker also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics and its trademark Limbo dance. He also introduced other dance styles, such as the Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained in an August 2013 update of the list. In 2014, Checker was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, and he was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.
Early life