1. Leon Redbone appeared on film and television in acting and voice-over roles.
20 Facts About Leon Redbone
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In concert, Redbone often employed comedy and demonstrated his guitar-playing skill.
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Leon Redbone sang the theme to the 1980s television series Mr Belvedere, and released 18 albums.
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Leon Redbone was elusive about his origins, and never explained the origin of his stage name.
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Leon Redbone's parents lived in Jerusalem, but fled in 1948 for Nicosia, Cyprus, where Redbone was born.
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Leon Redbone met Bob Dylan at the Mariposa Folk Festival in 1972.
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Leon Redbone was introduced to a larger public as a semi-regular musical guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live, appearing twice in the first season.
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Leon Redbone was a guest on A Prairie Home Companion.
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Leon Redbone survived a small plane crash in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on February 12,1979.
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Leon Redbone died on May 30,2019, from the effects of dementia.
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Leon Redbone was survived by his wife Beryl Handler, daughters Blake and Ashley, and three grandchildren.
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Leon Redbone departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover, and a simple tip of his hat.
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One of Leon Redbone's songs, "Seduced", was featured prominently in the 1978 film The Big Fix.
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Leon Redbone sang "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Zooey Deschanel over the closing credits of the 2003 film Elf and provided the voice of Leon the Snowman in the film.
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Leon Redbone performed the theme songs for the TV shows Mr Belvedere and Harry and the Hendersons.
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Leon Redbone appeared regularly on the PBS children's show Between the Lions.
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Leon Redbone narrated the 2011 Emmy Award-winning documentary Remembering the Sirens, celebrating the exceptional, yet little-known musical legacy of the Scranton Sirens, one of the most significant "territory" dance bands in American musical history.
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Leon Redbone performed in TV commercials for various companies, including Budweiser beer, the US automobile brand Geo, All laundry detergent, and InterCity British Rail service.
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Leon Redbone lent his voice to an animated caricature of himself in a commercial for Ken-L Ration dog food.
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Leon Redbone was the subject of the 2018 short documentary film Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone by Mako Funasaka, Liam Romalis and Jason Charters, produced by Riddle Films.