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Ross Bagdasarian Sr.

Ross S. Bagdasarian, known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose to prominence in 1958 with the songs "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which both became Billboard number-one singles. He produced and directed The Alvin Show, which aired on CBS in 1961–62.


Aliases
  • Ross Bagdasarian
  • Ross S. Bagdasarian
  • Sipon Rostom Bagdasarian
  • Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian
  • David Seville
  • Dave Seville
English
  • Born In Fresno, California, U.S.
  • Born January 27, 1919
  • Died January 16, 1972
  • Gender Male
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com Wikidata Wikipedia
  • Created November 13, 2019 by
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  • Modified March 27, 2023 by
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