Barry Hansen

Barry Hansen

Actor

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
April 2, 1941

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.

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Representative Works

UHF
UHF
6.7
/ English
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
8.5
/ English
Zabagabee
Zabagabee
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Compleat Al
The Compleat Al
6.7
/ English
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
9.0
/ English
Fish Heads
Fish Heads
No Rating Yet
/ English
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
7.0
/ English
Rhino Resurrected
Rhino Resurrected
No Rating Yet
/ English
Your Friend Logan
Your Friend Logan
No Rating Yet
/ English
Behind the Dementia
Behind the Dementia
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Spike Jones Story
The Spike Jones Story
4.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

UHF
1989Nominee

Best Performance

UHF

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999Winner

Best Performance

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music

Zabagabee
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Zabagabee

Career Highlights

The Compleat Al
1985Highlight

Best Performance

The Compleat Al

"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos
1998Highlight

Best Performance

"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos

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