Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser was an American actor, screenwriter, film director and musician.
17 Facts About Wings Hauser
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Wings Hauser received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male for his role in Tough Guys Don't Dance.
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The elder Wings Hauser's career was hampered by the Red Scare, and the family moved outside Los Angeles when Wings Hauser was 8 years old, where his father started a small theatre group.
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Wings Hauser earned his nickname during high school, when he played football as a wing-back.
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Wings Hauser made his film debut at the age of 18, when he played a small role in the 1967 war film First to Fight.
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In 1975, Wings Hauser released an album for RCA titled Your Love Keeps Me Off the Streets.
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Wings Hauser first attracted notice in December 1977, when as an unknown he was cast to play Greg Foster on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, succeeding Brian Kerwin in the part.
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Wings Hauser remained with the show until 1981, when he was succeeded by Howard McGillin.
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Wings Hauser returned to the part nearly thirty years later for three episodes, in 2010.
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Wings Hauser had his film breakthrough playing the villainous pimp Ramrod in Vice Squad.
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Wings Hauser wrote and performed the film's theme song, "Neon Slime".
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In 1982, Wings Hauser starred as Garrard in Hear No Evil, a television film.
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Wings Hauser appeared in 41 television series, including recurring roles in Beverly Hills 90210, Murder, She Wrote, and Roseanne, and a cameo as a juror in the season-4 episode "Mr Monk Gets Jury Duty" of Monk.
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In 2010, Wings Hauser appeared in Rubber, a French film directed by Quentin Dupieux.
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Wings Hauser had a daughter, Bright Wings Hauser, from his first marriage to Jane Boltinhouse.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease resulted in declining health for Wings Hauser, who relied on breathing assistance from oxygen tanks in his final years.
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Wings Hauser died in Santa Monica on March 15,2025, at the age of 77.