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Chubby Checker

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  • Composer
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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker was born on 3 October 1941 in Spring Gulley, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Spider-Man 3 (2007), Un espion ordinaire (2020) and La Couleur des sentiments (2011). He has been married to Catharina Johanna Lodders since 12 April 1964. They have three children.
BornOctober 3, 1941
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BornOctober 3, 1941
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      • 1 win total

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    James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Evelyn O. Vaccaro, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
    Spider-Man 3
    6.3
    • Soundtrack("The Twist")
    • 2007
    Merab Ninidze, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessie Buckley, and Rachel Brosnahan in Un espion ordinaire (2020)
    Un espion ordinaire
    7.2
    • Soundtrack("Let's Twist Again")
    • 2020
    Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in La Couleur des sentiments (2011)
    La Couleur des sentiments
    8.1
    • Soundtrack("Let's Twist Again")
    • 2011
    Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book : Sur les routes du sud (2018)
    Green Book : Sur les routes du sud
    8.2
    • Soundtrack("Slow Twisting")
    • 2018

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    Actor



    • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
      Las Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Chubby Checker
      • 2005
    • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
      Ally McBeal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Chubby Checker
      • 2001
    • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
      Murphy Brown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1998
    • Food Rocks (1994)
      Food Rocks
      8.8
      Short
      • Chubby Cheddar (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Marilyn Monroe, Jason Priestley, Jerry O'Connell, and Gabriel Olds in Calendar Girl (1993)
      Calendar Girl
      5.2
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1993
    • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
      Amen
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1991
    • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Code Quantum (1989)
      Code Quantum
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1989
    • P'luch melody (1988)
      P'luch melody
      4.6
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1988
    • Fat Boys & Chubby Checker: The Twist (Yo, Twist) (1988)
      Fat Boys & Chubby Checker: The Twist (Yo, Twist)
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1988
    • Never Too Young (1965)
      Never Too Young
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1965
    • Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau (1964)
      Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau
      4.4
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1964
    • Chubby Checker in Place au twist (1962)
      Place au twist
      5.2
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1962
    • Chubby Checker, Clay Cole, Dion DiMucci, Vicki Spencer, and The Marcels in Twist Around the Clock (1961)
      Twist Around the Clock
      4.8
      • Chubby Checker
      • 1961
    • Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano, and Diane Jergens in Teenage Millionaire (1961)
      Teenage Millionaire
      4.5
      • Chubby Checker - Performer
      • 1961

    Composer



    • Chubby Checker, David L. Cook, and Dino Kartsonakis in The Artists Music Guild Presents: The AMG Heritage Awards (2013)
      The Artists Music Guild Presents: The AMG Heritage Awards
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Chubby Checker Rock & Roll Documentary (2003)
      Chubby Checker Rock & Roll Documentary
      Video
      • Composer (Music Score)
      • 2003

    Writer



    • Chubby Checker Rock & Roll Documentary (2003)
      Chubby Checker Rock & Roll Documentary
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2003

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    • Official site
      • Official Chubby Checker Website
    • Alternative name
      • The Golden Boys
    • Height
      • 1.80 m
    • Born
      • October 3, 1941
      • Spring Gulley, South Carolina, USA
    • Spouse
      • Catharina Johanna LoddersApril 12, 1964 - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      Single: "Spread Joy" and "She Said".
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Portrayals
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article
      • 2 Pictorials

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      His name, "Chubby Checker", is a play on the name of another famous singer of his era, Fats Domino. The name was suggested by the wife of Bandstand (1952) host Dick Clark.
    • Quotes
      [To Bill Takacs (an IMDb biography writer), who in 1979 met him on a flight to New York from Johannesburg, South Africa (he had been performing in nearby Swaziland) and who addressed him as Mr. Evans (his real name)] "Don't call me Mr. Evans; only my minister can call me that."
    • Trademark
        Popularized the Twist; a dance craze that swept the world in the early 1960s.
    • Nickname
      • Checker

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    • How old is Chubby Checker?
      83 years old
    • When was Chubby Checker born?
      October 3, 1941
    • Where was Chubby Checker born?
      Spring Gulley, South Carolina, USA
    • What is Chubby Checker's birth name?
      Ernest Evans
    • How tall is Chubby Checker?
      5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters

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