Barry Hansen
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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.
Known for
Credits
UHF (1989)
as Whipped Cream Eater
Zabagabee (1987)
as Self
The Compleat Al (1985)
as Self (Dr. Demento)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home (1996)
as Self
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos (1998)
as Cashier, Dancer, Technician
Fish Heads (1980)
as Bum
The Pursuit of Happiness (1999)
as Self
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music (1999)
as Self (as Dr. Demento)
Your Friend Logan (2025)
as Self
Behind the Dementia (2000)
as Dr. Demento / Himself
Neil Hamburger: Western Music and Variety (2009)
as Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party (1991)
as Dr. Demento
The Spike Jones Story (1988)
as Self
Rhino Resurrected (2012)
as Self (as Dr. Demento)