25 Facts About Bobby Pickett

Robert George Pickett, better known as Bobby "Boris" Pickett, was an American singer-songwriter and comedian.

Bobby Pickett is best known for co-writing and performing the 1962 smash hit novelty song "Monster Mash".

Bobby Pickett started improvising impressions of Hollywood film stars at a young age.

At a turning point in his career, Bobby Pickett was a vocalist for a local swing band called Darren Bailes and the Wolf Eaters.

Bobby Pickett co-wrote his signature song, "Monster Mash", with Leonard Capizzi in May 1962 as a spoof of popular contemporary dance crazes.

Bobby Pickett made appearances on television, film, and radio as a guest star, narrator, actor, and disc jockey.

Bobby Pickett released Monster Mash: Half Dead in Hollywood, an autobiography, in 2005.

Bobby Pickett died of leukemia on April 25,2007, at age 69.

Robert George Bobby Pickett was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, on February 11,1938.

Bobby Pickett's family lived in the Winter Hill neighborhood, and he attended Somerville High School.

Bobby Pickett served in the United States Army from March 9,1956, to March 13,1959, and was stationed in Korea for an unknown period of time.

An aspiring actor, Bobby Pickett began his music career as a vocalist for a local swing band, Darren Bailes and the Wolf Eaters.

Bobby Pickett co-wrote "Monster Mash" with Leonard Capizzi in May 1962.

In 1973, Bobby Pickett rerecorded "Me and My Mummy" for a Metromedia 45, but it did not chart.

In 1975, Bobby Pickett recorded a novelty spoof on Star Trek called "Star Drek" with Peter Ferrara, again performing some of the various voices, which was played on Dr Demento's radio show for many years.

Bobby Pickett performed a duet with Ferrara in 1976 titled "King Kong " spoofing the King Kong remake released that year.

In 1993, Bobby Pickett wrote and performed "It's Alive", another sequel of sorts to the original "Mash" song.

In 2004 and 2005, Bobby Pickett provided vocals for two Flash cartoons, "Monster Slash" and "Climate Mash", featuring new versions of his hit single.

Bobby Pickett starred in it with Candace Cameron, Jimmie Walker, Mink Stole, John Kassir, Sarah Douglas, Anthony Crivello, Adam Shankman and Carrie Ann Inaba.

In 1962 or 1963, Bobby Pickett hosted a weekly disc jockey show on KRLA in Los Angeles.

Bobby Pickett appeared in films in several classic genres: beach movie, It's a Bikini World ; biker, Chrome and Hot Leather ; horror, Deathmaster and the sci-fi comedy film, Lobster Man from Mars.

Bobby Pickett appeared in such roles as Archie Bunker as part of a stage comedy revue about television, presented in Boston, titled Don't Touch That Dial.

In 2004, Bobby Pickett served as the narrator of the children's film Spookley the Square Pumpkin.

In 2005, Bobby Pickett published his autobiography through Trafford Publishing, titled Monster Mash: Half Dead in Hollywood.

For many years, Bobby Pickett performed for Barry Scott's radio show The Lost 45s during its annual Halloween show in the Boston area.