Barry Hansen

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Apr 02, 1941 (84 years old)

Barry Hansen

Known For

Behind The Dementia
0h 50m
Movie 2000

Behind The Dementia

Documentary on Dr. Demento which was produced for AlCon 2000

The Pursuit of Happiness
1h 52m
Movie 1999

The Pursuit of Happiness

Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related series of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fourth of the six films, "The Pursuit of Happiness," filmmaker Robert Zemeckis delves into the history of America's relationship with mind-altering substances over the past 100 years, presenting interviews with historians and professionals in the drug treatment field, interspersed with a treasure trove of film and television clips depicting the highs and lows of smoking, drinking and drugging in the 20th century

Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
0h 37m
Movie 1999

Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music

VH1's Behind the Music Special for Weird Al Yankovic

Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party
0h 45m
Movie 1991

Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party

Join Dr. Demento as he celebrates twenty years of lovable lunacy, with performances by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Tiny Tim, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and more. Recorded live at the Raymond Theatre in Pasadena, California.

UHF
1h 37m
Movie 1989

UHF

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

The Spike Jones Story
0h 59m
Movie 1988

The Spike Jones Story

This program presents a combination of entertainer Spike Jones' personal and professional history, featuring Milton Berle and Danny Thomas, plus numerous family members and collaborators.

The Compleat Al
1h 42m
Movie 1985

The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al (a title parody/homage of the 1982 documentary ‘The Compleat Beatles’) is a mockumentary about the life of "Weird Al" Yankovic, the Grammy® award-winning master of musical parody and rock-and-roll comedy, from his birth to 1985. Although a mockumentary, it is roughly based on Yankovic's real life, beginning with his childhood years, his high school and college days, and up through his early-career rise to stardom. This semi-concocted chronicle also contains classic moments from AL-TV, footage from his trip to Japan, and a somewhat embellished version of how he received permission from Michael Jackson for "Eat It". And to top it off, The Compleat Al contains eight "Weird Al" music video classics: "Ricky", "I Love Rocky Road", the award-winning "Eat It", "I Lost on Jeopardy", "This Is the Life", "Like a Surgeon", "One More Minute", and "Dare to Be Stupid"!

Biography

Barret Eugene 'Barry' Hansen, known professionally 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 KPCC -FM.

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