Bobby Pickett

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Bobby "Boris" Pickett (born Robert George Pickett, February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007) was a Somerville, Massachusetts-born musician and actor, best known for singing and co-writing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Pickett performed the track in an impersonation of veteran horror film stars Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi (as in the line "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"). Bobby Pickett co-wrote the song along with Leonard Capizzi. It became a million seller, as well as reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was styled as being by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, but it then pinnacled at Number 3 in the UK singles chart. A Christmas themed follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", was also released in 1962, and it became a minor hit. After releasing a variety of other Halloween-based songs as well as trying his hand at script-writing, Bobby died of leukemia on April 25, 2007, at age 69.

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2008
The Boneyard Collection
Movie The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
2006
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Movie Self
2003
Boogie with the Undead
Movie The Manager
1995
Monster Mash: The Movie
Movie Dr. Victor Frankenstein
1994
Spooky World
Movie Self
1991
Halloween Monster Bash
Movie Self
1990
Lobster Man from Mars
Movie The Astrologer / The King of Mars
1988
Frankenstein General Hospital
Movie Man in Elevator
1987
Sister, Sister
Movie Roger
1984
Splitz
Movie Chef
1983
Strange Invaders
Movie Editor
1983
Hot Money
Movie Stewart
1982
T. J. Hooker
TV show Charlie Brubaker
1972
Deathmaster
Movie Curt
1971
Chrome and Hot Leather
Movie Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
1970
The Baby Maker
Movie Dr. Sims