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Leon Redbone
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Overview
Born
August 26
,
1949
·
Nicosia, Cyprus
Died
May 30
,
2019
·
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
(complications from dementia)
Birth name
Dickran Gobalian
Mini Bio
Leon Redbone was born on August 26, 1949 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He was an actor and composer, known for
Elf (2003)
,
50 First Dates (2004)
and
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
. He was married to Beryl Handler,. He died on May 30, 2019 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Family
Spouse
Beryl Handler,
(? - May 30, 2019) (his death, 2 children)
Trademarks
Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and bow tie
Singing while sitting at attention on stool while playing guitar
Trivia
Sang at
Adam Sandler
's wedding.
Appeared/sang in commercials for Budweiser beer, Burgers-n-Bones dog food, and Saturn automobiles.
Died exactly one week before fellow musician Dr. John, with whom he had sang a classic duet of "Frosty the Snowman.".
Appeared in the music video for Hank Williams Jr's 'All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight.'.
Lampooned in the Far Side and Mister Boffo comic strips.
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