George Duke(1946-2013)

Music Department
Actor
Composer

George Duke was born on 12 January 1946 in San Rafael, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Spaceballs (1987), Footloose (2011) and Footloose (1984). He was previously married to Corine Salanga. He died on 5 August 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations

Photos

George Duke, Tom Fowler, Frank Zappa, and Jean-Luc Ponty in Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

George Duke, John Hopkins, and Sam Troughton in Dancing on the Edge (2013)

Keith Moon, George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar, Janet Neville-Ferguson, Howard Kaylan, Lucy Offerall, Ian Underwood, and Mark Volman in 200 Motels (1971)

Known for:

Spaceballs

7.1

Soundtrack("My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own")

1987

Footloose

5.8

Music Department

2011

Footloose

6.6

Soundtrack("Let's Hear It for the Boy")

1984

Bulletproof

5.8

Soundtrack("I Wanna Know Your Name")

1996

Credits

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Music Department

Footloose
- Record Producer
- 2011
Celebration of Gospel
- musical director
- TV Movie
- 2003
Malcolm & Eddie
- composer: theme music
- TV Series
- 1996–2000
The 1998 Soul Train Christmas Starfest
- music director
- TV Special
- 1998
2nd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
- musical director
- TV Special
- 1996
The 10th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
- musical director
- TV Special
- 1996
1st Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
- musical director
- TV Special
- 1995
Marilu
- theme music composer
- TV Series
- 1994
Leap of Faith
- music producer: gospel songs and choir
- 1992
Sunday Night
- musical director
- TV Series
- 1989
The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards
- musical director
- TV Special
- 1988
Soul Train
- music producer
- TV Series
- 1987–1988
The Heavenly Kid
- music producer: songs
- 1985
Jeffrey Osborne: Stay with Me Tonight
- song producer
- Music Video
- 1983
200 Motels
- music performer: Mothers of Invention
- 1971

Actor

Trivia
Joined Frank Zappa's group in 1970.

Quotes
[on being told he could study music] I don't remember it too well, but my mother told me I went crazy. I ran around saying, 'Get me a piano! Get me a piano!'