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Barry Hansen
Person

Barry Hansen

Specialty
Acting
Birth
April 2, 1941 · 85 years
Origin
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Technical Alias

Dr. DementoBarret Eugene Hansen

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography