Biography
Barret Eugene 'Barry' Hansen, known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPCC -FM.
Movie Credits
Barry Hansen has appeared in 8 movies.
These include The Pursuit of Happiness, Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music, 'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home, Behind The Dementia, Neil Hamburger: Western Music and Variety, The Spike Jones Story, The Compleat Al and UHF.TV Credits
Barry Hansen has appeared in 3 TV Series.
These include Prime Times, The Weird Al Show and The Simpsons.