ACTOR

Ross Bagdasarian

1919 - 1972

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Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David "Dave" Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor of Armenian descent best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose to prominence in 1958 with the songs "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which both became Billboard number-one singles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ross Bagdasarian has received more than 473,374 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ross Bagdasarian is the 5,868th most popular actor (up from 6,103rd in 2019), the 8,601st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,118th in 2019) and the 2,670th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 5,868 out of 13,578. Before her are Helen Ferguson, Mark Valley, Cathy Moriarty, Ann Harding, Heiner Lauterbach, and Danny Lloyd. After her are Özge Gürel, David Hess, Ian Charleson, Ben Lyon, Tamara Taylor, and Richard LeParmentier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 293. Before her are Jean Tamini, Gevorg Emin, Marie Windsor, Vladimír Vašíček, Pief Panofsky, and Frank Piasecki. After her are Forrest Tucker, Alexander Courage, Bill Nicholson, George E. P. Box, Kurt Wires, and Alan Cottrell. Among people deceased in 1972, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 214. Before her are Henry Dreyfuss, Andrea Andreen, François Devries, Pandurang Vaman Kane, Juan Manuel Gálvez, and Frank Tashlin. After her are Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Wesley Ruggles, Caesar ten Cate, Werner Klingler, Colin Munro MacLeod, and Mary Frizzell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 8,601 out of 20,380. Before her are Cathy Moriarty (1960), William C. deMille (1878), Spencer Dryden (1938), Emily Donelson (1807), Ann Harding (1902), and Danny Lloyd (1972). After her are Joseph Kruskal (1928), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Frances Perkins (1880), David Hess (1936), Joseph P. Allen (1937), and Ben Lyon (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 2,670. Before her are Evan Rachel Wood (1987), Helen Ferguson (1901), Mark Valley (1964), Cathy Moriarty (1960), Ann Harding (1902), and Danny Lloyd (1972). After her are David Hess (1936), Ben Lyon (1901), Richard LeParmentier (1946), Jamie Farr (1934), Richard Lewis (1947), and Adrian Pasdar (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rear Window
Songwriter
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Aug 1st 19548.4 / 10
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are adopted by human, Dave.
6.7 / 10
Viva Zapata!
Officer (uncredited)
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
Feb 7th 19526.9 / 10