Jesse pearson biography 1963
Jesse pearson biography 1963
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Jesse Pearson (actor)
American actor (1930-1979)
Jesse Pearson | |
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| Born | Bobby Wayne Pearson (1930-08-18)August 18, 1930 Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1979(1979-12-05) (aged 49) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and screenwriter |
Jesse Pearson (born Bobby Wayne Pearson; August 18, 1930 – December 5, 1979) was an American actor, singer, director, and writer.[1]
Career
After releasing two singles on Decca Records with little success, Pearson was heard by composer Charles Strouse, who recommended him for the national tour of the musical Bye Bye Birdie.
When Dick Gautier, the original actor playing Conrad Birdie, fell ill, Pearson took the role of the rock idol inspired by Elvis Presley. He repeated his characterization in the 1963 film version, Bye Bye Birdie.[1] That same year (1963), he made two unsuccessful singles for RCA records.