Rick Dees was born on March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA as Rigdon Osmond Dees. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Solid Gold (1980) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Festival of Fools (1996). He has been married to Julie McWhirter since 1977. They have one child. He was previously married to Nancy Carmody.