Rick Dees Net Worth

Rigdon Osmond Dees net worth is
$35 Million

Rigdon Osmond Dees Wiki Biography

Rigdon Osmond Dees III was born on the 14th March 1950, in Jacksonville, Florida USA, and is a Golden Globe Award-nominated actor, comedian and radio personality, best known for his radio show “The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown” which has aired since 1983. Dees has also worked in such movies as “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) and “La Bamba” (1987). Rick was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1999, and the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2007. His career started in 1976.

Have you ever wondered how rich Rick Dees is as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Dees’ net worth is as high as $35 million, an amount earned thanks to his successful career on the radio. In addition to being a host of popular radio shows, Dees also worked as an actor and appeared on television as well, which improved his wealth.

Rick Dees Net Worth $35 Million

Rick Dees grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he went to the Grimsley High School, and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in motion pictures, TV, and radio from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Rick began working on radio while at high school, while in 1976, he recorded the song called “Disco Duck”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and achieved over six million sales. In 1977, Dees worked on the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated movie “Saturday Night Fever” starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, and Barry Miller, while in 1978, he had a role in “Record City”. He continued appearing in numerous series during the ‘80s, and from 1986 to 1988, Rick lent his voice to various characters in TV series“The Flintstone Kids”. In 1987, he had a minor part in the Golden Globe Award-nominated “La Bamba” starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, and Rosanna DeSoto, and more recently, he appeared in two episodes of “The Young and the Restless” in 2008.

Rick Dees also works as a host, including on 11 episodes of a Primetime Emmy Award-winning “Solid Gold” (1984-1985), and 20 episodes of Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Into the Night” (1990-1991), among others. In addition to being a regular on radio, on which he has made most of his fortune, Dees has also released five albums: “The Original Disco Duck” (1976), “Hurt Me Baby, Make Me Write Bad Checks” (1983), “Put It Where the Moon Don’t Shine” (1984), “I’m Not Crazy” (1985), and “Spousal Arousal” (1996), adding to his net worth.

In 1984, Rick asked Marvin Fisher, the owner of the copyright to the music of the song “When Sunny Gets Blue”, to give him permission to use the sample of the song on his album “Put It Where the Moon Don’t Shine”. Fisher refused, but Dees decided to go with it and used the song, and Fisher later sued him for copyright infringement. The trial court concluded that Dees is not guilty of infringement as the song was used to “poke fun”.

Regarding his personal life, Rock Dees was married to Nancy Carmody from 1970 to 1976, and then married Julie McWhirter in 1978, with whom he has a child.

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Full Name	Rick Dees
Net Worth	$35 Million
Date Of Birth	March 14, 1950
Place Of Birth	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Profession	Entertainer
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel, Hill Grimsley High School
Nationality	American
Spouse	Julie McWhirter (m. 1977), Nancy Carmody (m. 1970–1976)
Children	Kevin Dees
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/RickDees1
Twitter	https://twitter.com/rickdees
IMDB	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214418/
Awards	People's Choice Award for Favorite New Song
Albums	Disco Duck, Hurt Me Baby Make Me Write Bad Checks!
Nominations	Juno Award for International Single of the Year
Movies	Jetsons: The Movie, La Bamba, The Gladiator, Stanley the Ugly Duckling, Record City, Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum
TV Shows	Solid Gold

#	Fact
1	Received his Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1972).
2	Attended and graduated from Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina (1968).
3	Named morning radio host of KHHT 92.3 FM in Los Angeles, California. [March 2012]
4	Named morning show host of Movin 93.9 FM in Los Angeles, California. [August 2006]
5	He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1560 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on September 17, 1984.
6	Was replaced with entertainment personality Ryan Seacrest from his 20 year position in radio, as producers for his show wanted to go with someone younger. [January 2004]
7	Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1999 and the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2007.
8	As Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots, he hit #1 on the Billboard Charts in 1976 with the song "Disco Duck".
9	(1983-present) Counts down two different versions (Contemporary Hit Radio and Hot AC) of "The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40" on international radio.
10	He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care".

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum	2011	Short
The Young and the Restless	2008	TV Series	Bartender
Diagnosis Murder	1996	TV Series	Rick Dees
Burke's Law	1994	TV Series
Roseanne	1992	TV Series	Ken
Jetsons: The Movie	1990		Rocket Rick Ragnarok (voice)
The Flintstone Kids	1986-1988	TV Series	Additional Voices
La Bamba	1987		Ted Quillin
The Gladiator	1986	TV Movie	Garth Masters
Pink Panther and Sons	1984	TV Series	Additional Voices
The Greatest American Hero	1983	TV Series	Announcer
The Gary Coleman Show	1982	TV Series	Additional Voices
Stanley, the Ugly Duckling	1982	TV Movie	D.J. (voice)
The Love Boat	1982	TV Series	Melvin
Strike Force	1982	TV Series	Lothario
Top Ten	1980	TV Movie
Casper and the Angels	1979	TV Series voice
Record City	1978		Gordon
Days of Our Lives	1965	TV Series	Ricardo Diaz (1999)

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Live Fearless	2011	TV Series
Cigars!: The New Rage!	1996	Video documentary written by
Into the Night		TV Series creator - 6 episodes, 1990 - 1991 writer - 6 episodes, 1990 - 1991
Solid Gold		TV Series 10 episodes, 1984 - 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1984

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Cinema Snob	2016	TV Series performer - 1 episode
One Hit Wonderland		TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012
The Secret Disco Revolution	2012	Documentary performer: "Disco Duck" / writer: "Disco Duck"
Todd's Pop Song Reviews		TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
I Love the '70s: Volume 2		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
Beavis and Butt-Head		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1994 writer - 1 episode, 1994
Meatballs	1979	performer: "Meatballs"
Saturday Night Fever	1977	performer: "Dr. Disco", "Disco Duck" / writer: "Disco Duck"
Top of the Pops		TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1976 writer - 2 episodes, 1976

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
InFocus: Robb Report Car of the Year	2010	TV Movie executive producer
Cigars!: The New Rage!	1996	Video documentary executive producer

Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
Cigars!: The New Rage!	1996	Video documentary

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Love Ranch	2010	the producers wish to thank
Mr. Show with Bob and David	1995	TV Series special thanks - 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Under the Smogberry Trees	2016	Documentary post-production	Himself
Home & Family	2016	TV Series	Himself
Live Fearless	2011	TV Series	Himself
Longtime Listener	2006	Short	Himself
Jingle Ball Rock	2003	TV Movie	Himself
2003 Radio Music Awards	2003	TV Special	Himself
The 2000 Radio Music Awards	2000	TV Special	Himself - Presenter DJ
E! True Hollywood Story	1998	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Festival of Fools	1996	TV Movie	Himself - Host
Cigars!: The New Rage!	1996	Video documentary	Himself - Host
Advanced English: Interviews with the Famous	1995	TV Series	Himself
Married with Children	1994	TV Series	Himself
Vicki!	1994	TV Series	Himself
Melrose Place	1992	TV Series	Himself
The Howard Stern Show	1992	TV Series	Himself
Dying for a Smoke	1992	Video documentary	Himself
Into the Night	1990-1991	TV Series	Himself - Host
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards	1991	TV Special	Himself
Voices that Care	1991	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Choir Member
The 4th Annual Soul Train Music Awards	1990	TV Special	Himself
The Pat Sajak Show	1989	TV Series	Himself
The New Hollywood Squares	1988	TV Series	Himself
Soul Train	1985	TV Series documentary	Himself
Solid Gold	1984-1985	TV Series	Himself - Host
The 27th Annual Grammy Awards	1985	TV Special	Himself
Best Defense	1984		Himself
The Alan Thicke Show	1981	TV Series	Himself
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour	1977	TV Series	Himself
The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards	1977	TV Special	Himself - Performer
New American Bandstand 1965	1976	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Queens of Disco	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
20 to 1	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
Top of the Pops	1976	TV Series	Himself

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1984	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Radio	Awarded on September 17, 1984 at 1560 N. Vine Street

Known for movies

La Bamba (1987)
as Ted Quillin

Saturday Night Fever (1977)
as Soundtrack

Days of Our Lives (1965)
as Ricardo Diaz (1999)

Solid Gold (1984-1985)
as Writer