Dr. Demento

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Born:
April 2, 1941, he's 68 and American.
Names:
Birthname: Barrett Eugene Hansen. Alternative names: BEH & Barry Hansen.
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An artist with 11 releases.

Biography

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Dr. Demento is the stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941) a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. He created the persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM.

After Hansen played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, DJ Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play that. Thereafter, the name stuck. His weekly show went into syndication in 1974 and from 1978 to 1992 was syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Network. It is still on the air .

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LA Premiere Of 20th Century Fox's "The Simpsons Movie" - After Party

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