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Rick Dees

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Rigdon Osmond Dees III (born March 14, 1950), best known as Rick Dees, is an American radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 satirical novelty song "Disco Duck". Dees is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. He performed the title song for the film Meatballs. He co-founded the E. W. Scripps television network Fine Living, now the Cooking Channel, and has hosted Rick Dees in the Morning at KIIS-FM and KHHT in Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Dees is the 11,908th most popular actor (down from 11,613th in 2019), the 17,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,706th in 2019) and the 5,582nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Rick Dees ranks 11,908 out of 13,578. Before him are Kevin McHale, Luke Pasqualino, Karen David, Julie McNiven, Audrey Marie Anderson, and Trevante Rhodes. After him are Arjun Sarja, Katy O'Brian, Carly Pope, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gideon Emery, and Meaghan Rath.

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Among people born in 1950, Rick Dees ranks 768. Before him are Minako Takashima, Mike Simpson, Miki Sugawara, Mari Miyamoto, Nirupama Rao, and Winston E. Scott. After him are Kate Grenville, Takao Orii, Rafael Macedo de la Concha, Kazuko Hironaka, and Lawrence J. DeLucas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Dees ranks 17,356 out of 20,380. Before him are Debbie Wasserman Schultz (1966), Kevin McHale (1988), Julie McNiven (1980), Winston E. Scott (1950), Audrey Marie Anderson (1975), and Trevante Rhodes (1990). After him are Jerry Stackhouse (1974), Katy O'Brian (1989), Anthuan Maybank (1969), Amy Frazier (1972), Jalen Brunson (1996), and Brian Sandoval (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rick Dees ranks 5,585. Before him are Artie Lange (1967), Calpernia Addams (1971), Kevin McHale (1988), Julie McNiven (1980), Audrey Marie Anderson (1975), and Trevante Rhodes (1990). After him are Katy O'Brian (1989), Jean Louisa Kelly (1972), Jay Brannan (1982), Lucas Hedges (1996), Annie Ilonzeh (1983), and Adrienne Wilkinson (1977).

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