Bobby Pickett

Biography

Bobby "Boris" Pickett (born Robert George Pickett, February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007) was a Somerville, Massachusetts-born musician and actor, best known for singing and co-writing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Pickett performed the track in an impersonation of veteran horror film stars Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi (as in the line "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"). Bobby Pickett co-wrote the song along with Leonard Capizzi. It became a million seller, as well as reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was styled as being by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, but it then pinnacled at Number 3 in the UK singles chart. A Christmas themed follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", was also released in 1962, and it became a minor hit. After releasing a variety of other Halloween-based songs as well as trying his hand at script-writing, Bobby died of leukemia on April 25, 2007, at age 69.

Known For

T. J. Hooker

as Charlie Brubaker

Strange Invaders

as Editor

Petticoat Junction

as Stonewall Jackson

Petticoat Junction

as Walter Thorp

Sister, Sister

as Roger

Lobster Man from Mars

as The Astrologer / The King of Mars

Frankenstein General Hospital

as Man in Elevator

Monster Mash: The Movie

as Dr. Victor Frankenstein

It's a Bikini World

as Woody (as Bob Pickett)

The Baby Maker

as Dr. Sims