Dr. Demento is the professional name of Barry Hansen, a 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. 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.
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- Dr. Demento is the professional name of Barry Hansen, a 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. 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 as of September 2009, syndicated by his own company, Talonian Productions. Since August 3, 2009, he is also starring in a weekly video podcast show, called simply Dr. Demento, on The Real UHF. On August 5, 2009, it was announced that he will be formally inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in November.
- Dr. Demento ist ein US-amerikanischer Radiomoderator, der sich auf Parodien und Novelty Songs spezialisiert hat. Er gilt als Entdecker des Parodisten Weird Al Yankovic. Die Kunstfigur Dr. Demento entwickelte er bereits 1970 bei einem Radiosender in Los Angeles. Seine wöchentliche Sendung war ab 1974 in den USA syndiziert und wird 2008 noch immer ausgestrahlt. Weiterhin wirkte er als Schauspieler und Drehbuchautor.
- Dr. Demento on yhdysvaltalainen radio-DJ, joka on erikoistunut huumorimusiikkiin. Dr. Dementon vuonna 1970 alkanut radio-ohjelma pääsi syndikointiin 1974, ja vuosina 1978–1992 syndikoinnista vastasi Westwood One. Nykyään ohjelman levityksestä vastaa Talonian Productions. Tunnetuimpia Dr. Dementon radio-ohjelman avulla pinnalle nousseita artisteja on "Weird Al" Yankovic. Dr. Demento nimettiin Radio Hall of Fameen vuonna 2009.
- Barry Hansen est un acteur et scénariste américain né le 2 avril 1941 à Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- Dr. Demento is the professional name of Barry Hansen, a 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. 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.
- Dr. Demento ist ein US-amerikanischer Radiomoderator, der sich auf Parodien und Novelty Songs spezialisiert hat. Er gilt als Entdecker des Parodisten Weird Al Yankovic. Die Kunstfigur Dr. Demento entwickelte er bereits 1970 bei einem Radiosender in Los Angeles. Seine wöchentliche Sendung war ab 1974 in den USA syndiziert und wird 2008 noch immer ausgestrahlt. Weiterhin wirkte er als Schauspieler und Drehbuchautor.
- Dr. Demento on yhdysvaltalainen radio-DJ, joka on erikoistunut huumorimusiikkiin. Dr. Dementon vuonna 1970 alkanut radio-ohjelma pääsi syndikointiin 1974, ja vuosina 1978–1992 syndikoinnista vastasi Westwood One. Nykyään ohjelman levityksestä vastaa Talonian Productions. Tunnetuimpia Dr. Dementon radio-ohjelman avulla pinnalle nousseita artisteja on "Weird Al" Yankovic. Dr. Demento nimettiin Radio Hall of Fameen vuonna 2009.
- Barry Hansen est un acteur et scénariste américain né le 2 avril 1941 à Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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