Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks

American musician and actor
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Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is known for his 1967 album Song Cycle and for his lyrics on the Beach Boys' unfinished album Smile. In addition to producing or arranging albums by Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson, Phil Ochs, Little Feat, Happy End, Ry Cooder and Joanna Newsom, Parks has worked with performers such as Syd Straw, Ringo Starr, U2, Grizzly Bear, Inara George, Kimbra, Suzy Williams and Silverchair.

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Van Dyke Parks was born on Sunday, 3 January 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is best known as a songwriter. Parks' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Van Dyke Parks is 82 years old and his zodiac star sign is Capricorn.

You can find people similar to Van Dyke Parks by visiting our lists Bella Union artists and Musicians from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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Van Dyke Parks is known for his role in the TV series The Bear (2022) as writer - 1 episode.

He is also known for his role in the video game Mafia III (2016) as writer: "Heroes and Villains" - uncredited.

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