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Rick Dees

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Rigdon Osmond Dees III (born March 14, 1950), best known as Rick Dees, is an American radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 satirical novelty song "Disco Duck". Dees is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. He performed the title song for the film Meatballs. He co-founded the E. W. Scripps television network Fine Living, now the Cooking Channel, and has hosted Rick Dees in the Morning at KIIS-FM and KHHT in Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rick Dees is the 12,520th most popular actor (down from 11,614th in 2024), the 17,738th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,706th in 2019) and the 5,714th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Rick Dees ranks 12,520 out of 13,578. Before him are Kevin McHale, Luke Pasqualino, Karen David, Julie McNiven, Audrey Marie Anderson, and Trevante Rhodes. After him are Choi Hee-seo, Cleo King, Arjun Sarja, Katy O'Brian, Manish Dayal, and Carly Pope.

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Among people born in 1950, Rick Dees ranks 768. Before him are Minako Takashima, Mike Simpson, Miki Sugawara, Mari Miyamoto, Nirupama Rao, and Winston E. Scott. After him are Kate Grenville, Takao Orii, Rafael Macedo de la Concha, Kazuko Hironaka, and Lawrence J. DeLucas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Dees ranks 17,745 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin McHale (1988), Julie McNiven (1980), Winston E. Scott (1950), Audrey Marie Anderson (1975), Reggie White (1961), and Trevante Rhodes (1990). After him are Cleo King (1962), Jeff Pinkner (1964), Jerry Stackhouse (1974), Katy O'Brian (1989), Anthuan Maybank (1969), and Amy Frazier (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rick Dees ranks 5,717. Before him are Artie Lange (1967), Calpernia Addams (1971), Kevin McHale (1988), Julie McNiven (1980), Audrey Marie Anderson (1975), and Trevante Rhodes (1990). After him are Cleo King (1962), Katy O'Brian (1989), Manish Dayal (1983), Jean Louisa Kelly (1972), Jay Brannan (1982), and Lucas Hedges (1996).

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