Biography of bobby burgess
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Biography of bobby burgess
Bobby Burgess
American dancer and singer (born 1941)
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Born | Robert Wilkie Burgess (1941-05-19) May 19, 1941 (age 83) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer |
Spouse | Kristie Floren (m. 1971) |
Children | 4 |
Robert Wilkie Burgess (born May 19, 1941) is an American dancer and singer.
He was one of the original Mouseketeers.[1] Later, he was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show.[2][3]
Early life
Growing up in Southern California, Burgess started performing at age five, which included dancing, singing and playing the accordion.
At the age of 13, in 1955, he was selected as one of the original Mouseketeers by Walt Disney to appear on his new ABC television series, The Mickey Mouse Club, giving young Burgess his first taste of celebrity.[4] He also guest starred on The Donna Reed Show as a suitor of Mary Stone (Shelley F