- Ray Santilli
Infobox Person
name = Ray Santilli
caption =
birth_date = birth date and age|1957|9|30
birth_place =London ,England , UK
death_date =
death_place =
other_names = Raymond Santilli
known_for = "Alien autopsy " Footage
occupation =Musician ,Record producer ,Film producer
nationality = BritishRay Santilli (born
30 September 1957 ) is a Britishmusician , record, andfilm producer , best-known for his exploitation in 1995 of the controversialalien autopsy Footage. Santilli then became the subject of theAnt & Dec movie "Alien Autopsy".Life and career
He was born to Italian immigrants who made their way to
England afterWorld War II . Santilli was brought up inIslington and left school at the age of 18 to join a pop group as guitarist. Santilli entered into artist management in 1978.Career
In 1982 Santilli started AMP Entertainment, whereupon he produced and promoted acts of the day. His credits include:
Ian Dury ,Boy George ,Dollar ,Hazel O'Connor ,Hot Chocolate , Howard Jones,Jimmy Nail ,Shriekback ,Grace Kennedy ,Noddy Holder ,Bill Wyman ,Slade , Sweet,Thompson Twins , Uriah Heep,Leo Sayer ,Chris de Burgh ,The Tourists (laterEurythmics ),The Belle Stars ,The Lambrettas ,Connie Francis ,Kid Creole & The Coconuts ,The Foundations , The Searchers,The Troggs ,The Drifters ,The Platters ,Jerry Lee Lewis , ABC,The Piranhas , andMusical Youth .In 1985 he founded “Music Broadcasting Services Ltd”, an independent record label which handled the exclusive rights to the
Walt Disney Audio Catalogue in the United Kingdom.In 1991 Santilli Founded the Merlin Group. This company specialized in the re-recording of hits with original artists. Merlin also produced and marketed a number of television specials.
Santilli is best known for his claim to have discovered footage which depicted the Autopsy of an Alien creature. The infamous
Alien Autopsy footage was broadcast to a worldwide audience on 28th August 1995 smashing audience figures for the broadcasters concerned.In 2006 the story of Ray Santilli and the Alien Autopsy was the subject of a
Warner Brothers movie Alien Autopsy featuring the British double actAnt & Dec . Dec played Ray Santilli.During 2006 Ray Santilli claimed that sections of the Alien Autopsy footage had been restored. The debate continues as to whether it was hoaxed.
External links
*imdb name|id=1904513|name=Ray Santilli
* [http://www.outtahear.com/beyond_updates/Introduction/santilli.html Interview with Ray Santilli]
* [http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/santstry.html My Story by Ray Santilli]
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