Rick Dees

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Radio Personality • Comedian • Voice Actor

Birth Date: March 14, 1950

Age: 74 years old

Birth Place: Jacksonville, Florida

Spouses: Julie McWhirter

Rick Dees worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Dees worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Best Defense" (1984), "Meatballs" with Bill Murray (1979) and "Record City" with Leonard Barr (1977). He also contributed to "Saturday Night Fever" with John Travolta (1977), "Solid Gold" and "Top Ten" (NBC, 1979-1980). In the eighties, Dees devoted his time to various credits, such as "Pink Panther and Sons" (NBC, 1984-85), "Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade" (ABC, 1984-85) and "Gladiator" (ABC, 1985-86). He also worked on "La Bamba" (1987) starring Lou Diamond Phillips.

In the eighties and the nineties, Dees lent his talents to projects like "Into the Night Starring Rick Dees" (ABC, 1989-1991), "A Salute to America's Pets" (ABC, 1990-91) and "The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards" (ABC, 1990-91). His credits also expanded to "Voices That Care" (Fox, 1990-91) and "Burke's Law" (CBS, 1993-95). Dees most recently appeared in "The 2003 Radio Music Awards" (NBC, 2003-04).