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Don Steele was an American actor, disc jockey, and radio personality. Born Donald Steele in Los Angeles on April 1, 1936, he was educated at Hollywood High School. He spoke and wrote in English. Steele worked as a television actor and radio personality during his career.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Steele died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in Hollywood on August 5, 1997. He was male and a citizen of the United States.
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Film & TV
Hollywood, California, USA
Don Steele (born Donald Steele Revert; April 1, 1936 – August 5, 1997) was one of the most popular disc jockeys in the United States from the middle of the 1960s until his retirement (for health reasons) in May 1997. He was better known as "The Real Don Steele," a name suggested by his program director, Steve Brown, at KOIL-AM in Omaha, Nebraska. Brown hoped the moniker would click with listeners…
Known for
- Runaway Daughters — XRAY DJ1994
- Rebel Highway — XRAY DJ1994
- Wings — Radio Announcer1990
- Gremlins — Rockin' Ricky Rialto (voice)1984
- Eating Raoul — Howard Swine - Swingers Party Host1982
- Rock 'n' Roll High School — Screamin' Steve Stevens1979
- KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park — Self1978
- Grand Theft Auto — Curly Q. Brown1977
- Death Race 2000 — Junior Bruce1975
- The Day the Earth Moved — Disc Jockey1974
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1981
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 62
- Total plays
- 788
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Donald
- Family name
- Steele
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of death
- 1997-08-05
- date of birth
- 1936-04-01
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
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