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Date of Birth
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14-March-1950
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Place of Birth
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Jacksonville
(United States of America, Florida, Duval County, Area code 904)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Rigdon Osmond Dees III, Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots, Rigdon Osmond Dees, Rigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III, Rick Dees III, Rick
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Profession
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Actor, Comedian, Radio personality, Presenter, Businessperson, Songwriter, Screenwriter, Disc jockey
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Rigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 novelty song "Disco Duck". He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. He wrote two songs that appear in the film Saturday Night Fever, plus performed the title song for the film Meatballs. Dees is also co-founder of the E. W. Scripps television network, Fine Living Network, and has been the host of the Rick Dees in the Morning show at Hot 92.3 in Los Angeles, CA as well as his own syndicated daily radio show The Daily Dees.
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