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Bobby Pickett
Acting

Bobby Pickett
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-02-11,Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Monster Mash: The Movie

4.9

Monster Mash: The Movie
1995-11-10

Halloween Monster Bash

3

Halloween Monster Bash
1991-10-27

5

Deathmaster
1972-08-15

6.2

The Baby Maker
1970-10-01

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

8.2

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006-01-01

Strange Invaders

5

Strange Invaders
1983-09-16

It's a Bikini World

3.9

It's a Bikini World
1967-04-14

Three's a Crowd

6.7

Three's a Crowd
1969-12-02

6

Spooky World
1994-10-31

Lobster Man from Mars

5.2

Lobster Man from Mars
1990-02-09

The Boneyard Collection

5.3

The Boneyard Collection
2008-01-01

Chrome and Hot Leather

5.6

Chrome and Hot Leather
1971-09-29

4.7

Sister, Sister
1987-09-13

3.8

Hot Money
1983-01-01

4.6

Splitz
1984-05-31

Frankenstein General Hospital

4.5

Frankenstein General Hospital
1988-03-18

Boogie with the Undead

0

Boogie with the Undead
2003-10-28

Petticoat Junction

5.9

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

Petticoat Junction

5.9

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

6.5

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27