Robert Wilkie "Bobby" Burgess (born May 19, 1941 in Long Beach, California) is an American dancer and singer. As a child he was an original Mouseketeer and later in life a regular on the The Lawrence Welk Show.
Has four children named Becki Jane (b. 1976), Robert Floren (b. 1979), Wendi Ellen (b. 1983), and Brenton Christopher (b. 1986) with wife Kristie Floren.
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Auditioned to be a cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) a total of five times. He was finally chosen by dancing barefoot to a jazz version of "Rock Around The Clock".
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One of only nine original Mouseketeers to last the entire duration of The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) from 1955 to 1959.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Lawrence Welk Show
1961-1979
TV Series performer - 14 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Andy Williams Show
1962
TV Series
Dancer
The Crowded Sky
1960
Teenager (uncredited)
The Donna Reed Show
1958
TV Series
Ernie
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures
2007
TV Movie documentary thanks
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
2001
TV Movie documentary grateful acknowledgment
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney and the Road to Oz
2013
Documentary short
Himself - Panelist
Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Working with Walt
2006
Video short
Himself
Larry King Live
2002
TV Series
Himself
Lawrence Welk: Milestones & Memories - A Musical Family Reunion
2001
TV Movie
Himself
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The All New Mickey Mouse Club
1990
TV Series
Himself
The Lawrence Welk Show
1961-1982
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Dancer / Regular Performer
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1957-1980
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Mouseketeer / The Scarecrow
The Mike Douglas Show
1976-1980
TV Series
Himself - Dancer / Himself - Actor
Tomorrow Coast to Coast
1975
TV Series
Himself
Dinah's Place
1973
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1973
TV Series
Himself
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955-1957
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mickey Mouse Club Story
1995
TV Special documentary
Himself
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1993
Documentary
Actor in 'The Mickey Mouse Club Show' Clip (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1956
TV Series
Bobby
Known for movies
The Lawrence Welk Show (1961-1982) as Himself / Himself - Dancer / Regular Performer
Walt Disney and the Road to Oz (2013) as Himself - Panelist
$2.5 Million
