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Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks.
Jul 27, 2013 · He appeared on TV shows including The Honeymooners, and, in 1956, landed a role in the film The Swan, opposite Alec Guinness. Even though his acting career was short, Parks' relationship with ...
Apr 25, 2017 · By breaking with pop-music standards, Van Dyke Parks created some of the most inventive and sonically breathtaking arrangements of the past 40 years.
May 14, 2018 · Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1943 and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he was a child star who appeared on “The Honeymooners” and other TV shows, sang at the Met, and studied music at Carnegie Tech before coming to Los Angeles and becoming the beloved Van Dyke Parks.
Acting in over eighty live television shows (The Honeymooners, Studio One, Philco Playhouse, Mr Peepers, Kraft Theater), it all helped pay my tuition at music school. The first of these, a one-season Bonino. I was hired for four episodes, but invited to stay for fourteen more.
Nov 18, 2005 · He also worked steadily on television as a child actor between 1953 and 1958, including a role as Ezio Pinza's son on the NBC television show Bonino, as well as a recurring role as Little Tommy Manacotti (the kid from upstairs) on Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners.
Feb 11, 2010 · Legendary pop musician Van Dyke Parks makes a rare live appearance in Portland's Mississippi Studios.
