Chubby Checker
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 03, 1941
Deathday: N/A
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Overview: The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-06
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It's Trad, Dad!
1962-03-30
It's Trad, Dad!
Overview: The hero and heroine want to popularize a trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about a trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The hero and heroine go to London television studio to ask trad jazz musician to support their trial.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-30
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Twist Around The Clock
1961-12-30
Twist Around The Clock
Overview: The plot is virtually identical to the plot of the earlier film "Rock Around the Clock." A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into a overnight nationwide sensation. Features performances by Chubby Checker and Dion.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-30
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Let the Good Times Roll
1973-05-25
Let the Good Times Roll
Overview: Documentary of a 1950s rock and roll revival show, with split-screen editing to rival Woodstock.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-25
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Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978-11-25
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Overview: The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.
Genres: TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-25
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Teenage Millionaire
1961-08-01
Teenage Millionaire
Overview: A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-08-01
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Don't Knock the Twist
1962-04-13
Don't Knock the Twist
Overview: A TV executive tries to create a musical special to save his network.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-13
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Purple People Eater
1988-12-01
Purple People Eater
Overview: A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-01
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Chubby Checker: Let's Twist Again
2003-11-04
Chubby Checker: Let's Twist Again
Overview: Recorded live at Coc Severinsen's Music Showplace in Oklahoma City, USA on January 17, 1986.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-04
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988-01-01
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Overview: There was a time when the biggest names in pop music believed they could change the world for the better. Faced with the intolerance and excesses of the established authorities, music celebrities decided to use their prestige to draw attention to the problems that less favoured people in the world faced. Wembley Stadium, London, 1988: thousands of English people fill one of the most famous football arenas in the world to celebrate an unforgettable pop music festival, with a lofty goal above entertainment - the celebration of the seventieth birthday of African leader Nelson Mandela.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Calendar Girl
1993-09-03
Calendar Girl
Overview: Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-03
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The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014-05-02
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Overview: The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, and Hollywood throughout the 20th century. Before Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, and Mae West, Sophie Tucker was the first woman to infatuate her audiences with a bold, bawdy and brassy style unlike any other. Using all of "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas" 400-plus recently rediscovered personal scrapbooks, authors Susan and Lloyd Ecker take you on their seven-year journey retracing Tucker's sixty-year career in show business.`
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-02
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The Comedy Man
1964-09-03
The Comedy Man
Overview: A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-03
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Wildwood Days
2004-07-15
Wildwood Days
Overview: WILDWOOD DAYS is the pop culture history of a quirky rock 'n roll resort of neon-lit motels being threatened by a wrecking ball - as told by Bruce Willis, Dick Clark, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, legendary radio personality Jerry "The Geator" Blavat, and others. Far from the world of bland, impersonal chains, Wildwood welcomes you to 50's and 60's motels with names like the Astronaut, the Eden Roc and the Bonanza - or whatever was new and exotic at the time. It's also home to the country's biggest boardwalk and a rich musical history. ..
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-15
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The Golden Years in Concert Vol. 4
2004-01-01
The Golden Years in Concert Vol. 4
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988-06-11
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Overview: Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-11
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright
2009-10-19
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright
Overview: Presenting of some of the best moments of speeches, performances and backstage moments of the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-19
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Twist
1992-09-18
Twist
Overview: Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the dance form that rocked the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
1986-05-23
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
Overview: Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party (1986)
Genres: Comedy Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-23
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Chubby Checker Show - Med TV på Twistgala
1963-01-01
Chubby Checker Show - Med TV på Twistgala
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Genres: Music
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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