Barry Hansen

🎬 Actor

Born

2 April 1941 (85)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also known as

Dr. Demento, Barret Eugene Hansen

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.