Barry Hansen
Birthday
1941/04/02 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
Dr. Demento, Barret Eugene Hansen
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.
Acting
(1989) UHF
as Whipped Cream Eater
(1999) The Pursuit of Happiness
as Self
(2000) Behind The Dementia
as Dr. Demento / Himself
(1999) Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
as Self (as Dr. Demento)
(1996) 'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
as Himself
(2009) Neil Hamburger: Western Music and Variety
as Dr. Demento
(1991) Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party
as Dr. Demento
(1998) "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos
as Cashier, Dancer, Technician
(1985) The Compleat Al
as Self (Dr. Demento)
Your Friend Logan
as self
(1988) The Spike Jones Story
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Dr. Demento (voice)
(1983) Prime Times
as Dr. Demento
(1997) The Weird Al Show
as Dr. Demento