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According to Romancing Miss Stone, Alvin says that his birthday is nearby and he is turning nine years old (along with his brothers). However, later on in the series, they are stated to be eight years old several times, despite being 4th graders.
- The Chipmunks owe a debt to The Wizard of Oz. In the late 1950s, actor and musician Ross Bagdasarian was down to his last $200. Supporting a family of five, he decided to buy a tape recorder for $190 and record a song he felt would be in tune with the fast and sometimes indecipherable lyrics of modern music.
- They performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. The earliest live-action incarnation of the Chipmunks came in 1959, when Bagdasarian appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show alongside a trio of Chipmunk hand puppets.
- Their first cartoon was short-lived. Following the success of the albums, Bagdasarian accepted an offer for an animated series from CBS. Debuting in September 1961, The Alvin Show focused on the group’s domestic adventures and musical sessions and had a supporting cast that included manager (and Bagdasarian's alter ego) Dave Seville and non-human friends like Stanley the Eagle.
- “Dave” had to pack a pistol during recording sessions. Bagdasarian was soon in the Chipmunk business full-time, recording a string of albums, sometimes with supporting vocalists.
Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks and billed for their first two decades as the Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore.
- Alvin, Simon, Theodore
- 1958–1972, 1979–present
- California, United States
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Alvin Seville is the titular main protagonist of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise. He is the lead singer of the Chipmunks and is also the oldest (middle in the 2015 CGI series) child. His brothers are Simon and Theodore.
Alvin Seville: The oldest brother and leader of the Chipmunks, Alvin is the talented troublemaker and leader of the group. He tends to start chaos and can be rather narcissistic at times, but he's actually sweet and golden-hearted at his core.
