ACTOR

Rick Dees

1950 - Today

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Rigdon Osmond Dees III (born March 14, 1950), best known as Rick Dees, is an American entertainer, radio personality, comedian, actor, and voice artist, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Dees has received more than 1,035,138 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Dees is the 11,617th most popular actor (down from 10,556th in 2019), the 16,712th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,316th in 2019) and the 5,473rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rick Dees ranks 11,617 out of 13,578. Before him are Linda Wagenmakers, Georgina Haig, Edward Holcroft, Kel Mitchell, Jung Ji-so, and Andy Allo. After him are Meredith Salenger, Jill Flint, Skyler Samuels, KJ Apa, Michael Urie, and Alessandra Torresani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Rick Dees ranks 760. Before him are Megumi Ogawa, Richard Dannatt, Mike Simpson, Tim Russert, Mark Udall, and Dave Freudenthal. After him are Nirupama Rao, Andrew Puzder, Kate Grenville, Per-Kristian Foss, Lawrence J. DeLucas, and Rafael Macedo de la Concha.

Others Born in 1950

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Dees ranks 16,712 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter T. King (1944), Johnny Kelly (1968), Eric Garcetti (1971), Terrence Trammell (1978), Kel Mitchell (1978), and Daniel J. Bernstein (1971). After him are Stanley G. Love (1965), Meredith Salenger (1970), Jill Flint (1977), Skyler Samuels (1994), Chet Huntley (1911), and Kaitlyn (1986).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rick Dees ranks 5,473. Before him are Dana Snyder (1973), Squire Fridell (1943), Abby Elliott (1987), Michael Bacall (1973), Susan Kelechi Watson (1981), and Kel Mitchell (1978). After him are Meredith Salenger (1970), Jill Flint (1977), Skyler Samuels (1994), Michael Urie (1980), Alessandra Torresani (1987), and Booboo Stewart (1994).

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