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Ross Bagdasarian

1919 - 1972

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Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David "Dave" Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose to prominence in 1958 with the songs "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which both became Billboard number-one singles. He produced and directed The Alvin Show, which aired on CBS in 1961–62. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ross Bagdasarian is the 1,562nd most popular actor (up from 5,865th in 2019), the 2,899th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,603rd in 2019) and the 766th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 1,562 out of 13,578Before her are Maggie Cheung, Daniel Brühl, Brad Davis, Adam Goldberg, Barbara Bain, and Elsa Lanchester. After her are Jeanne Duval, Margarita Lozano, Farley Granger, Josh Brolin, Myrna Loy, and Elizabeth Hurley.

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Among people born in 1919, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 92Before her are Mitja Ribičič, Ella Grasso, Frederik Pohl, Marina Ginestà, Joop den Uyl, and Ashraf Pahlavi. After her are P. F. Strawson, Artur Fischer, Janko Bobetko, Mario Bunge, Ernst Barkmann, and Mad Mike Hoare. Among people deceased in 1972, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 79Before her are Paul Goodman, Maximus V of Constantinople, Stephen Timoshenko, Prescott Bush, Harold Rainsford Stark, and Alejandra Pizarnik. After her are Watchman Nee, Chen Yi, Joseph Paul-Boncour, Brandon deWilde, Richard Courant, and C. Rajagopalachari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 2,899 out of 20,380Before her are Jimmy Ellis (1940), Henry George (1839), Barbara Bain (1931), Jim Abrahams (1944), Wendell R. Anderson (1933), and George Allen (1952). After her are Oscar Robertson (1938), William H. Keeler (1931), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Farley Granger (1925), and Josh Brolin (1968).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 766Before her are Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Billy Dee Williams (1937), Gordon Scott (1926), Brad Davis (1949), Adam Goldberg (1970), and Barbara Bain (1931). After her are Farley Granger (1925), Josh Brolin (1968), Myrna Loy (1905), Peter Boyle (1935), Ben Foster (1980), and Ian Somerhalder (1978).