Dr. Demento

Summary

Dr. Demento is a human^[1]. Born in Minneapolis^[2], he… he was born on April 2, 1941^[3]. He worked as a disc jockey^[4], musicologist^[5], radio personality^[6], actor^[7], and screenwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,929 views/month, #6,246 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Dr. Demento's place of birth was Minneapolis^[2].
• Dr. Demento was born on April 2, 1941^[3].
• Dr. Demento held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Dr. Demento's native language^[11].
• Dr. Demento worked as a disc jockey^[4].
• Dr. Demento's professions included musicologist^[5].
• Dr. Demento's professions included radio personality^[6].
• Dr. Demento's professions included actor^[7].
• Dr. Demento's professions included screenwriter^[8].
• Dr. Demento was educated at Reed College^[12].
• Dr. Demento was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[13].
• Dr. Demento is recorded as male^[14].
• Dr. Demento's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Dr. Demento's genre is comedy rock^[16].
• Dr. Demento's discography is recorded as Dr. Demento discography^[17].
• Dr. Demento's Commons category is recorded as Dr. Demento^[18].
• Dr. Demento's family name is recorded as Hansen^[19].
• Dr. Demento's given name is recorded as Barry^[20].
• Dr. Demento's pseudonym is recorded as Dr. Demento^[21].
• Dr. Demento's official website is recorded as https://drdemento.com^[22].
• Dr. Demento's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Dr. Demento's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barret Eugene Hansen'}^[24].
• Dr. Demento's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barry Hansen'}^[25].
• Dr. Demento's start of work period is recorded as 1970^[26].
• Dr. Demento's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/UCLA^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1941-04-02^[30]

• Genre(s): comedy^[31]

• Community tags: comedy, parody, united states^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6190e5c4-e47a-4ad3-9d7e-2b8acfe7d7a3^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Minneapolis^[2], Dr. Demento… he was born on April 2, 1941^[3]. English was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Reed College^[12], a liberal arts college^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1908^[36] and University of California, Los Angeles^[13], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1919^[39], headquartered in Los Angeles^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include disc jockey^[4], musicologist^[5], radio personality^[6], actor^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Why It Matters

Dr. Demento ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,929 views/month, #6,246 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Dr. Demento born?

Born in Minneapolis^[2], Dr. Demento…

What did Dr. Demento do for work?

Dr. Demento worked as disc jockey^[4], musicologist^[5], radio personality^[6], actor^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Where did Dr. Demento go to school?

Dr. Demento was educated at Reed College^[12] and University of California, Los Angeles^[13].