Barry Hansen
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
UHF
1989
The Pursuit of Happiness
1999
Behind the Dementia
2000
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
1996
Neil Hamburger: Western Music and Variety
2009
Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party
1991
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos
1998
The Compleat Al
1985
Your Friend Logan
2025
The Spike Jones Story
1988
Fish Heads
1980
Zabagabee
1987
The Simpsons
1989
Prime Times
1983
The Weird Al Show
1997
America's Top 10
1980
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024