- Jon Bauman
Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born
September 14 ,1947 inBrooklyn ,New York ) was a member of the bandSha Na Na and a one-time game show host. Bauman's popular Sha Na Na character "Bowzer" (sometimes called "Bowzer J Bowzer" and sometimes "Choo Wate") was a gangly greaser in a muscle shirt.Biography
Bauman started attending
The Juilliard School at age 12, and is a graduate "magna cum laude" ofColumbia University . After his heyday with Sha Na Na, Bauman was a VJ on the music channelVH-1 during its first two years. He has appeared on several television series such as "Miami Vice " and has also done voice-overs for animated series such as "Animaniacs " and animated feature films including ' and '. He also hosted the "Hollywood Squares" half of the "Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour ". He also hosted "The Pop 'N Rocker Game ", a weekly syndicated rock 'n' roll game show, a few weeks before "MGHS" premiered.Jon Bauman Productions produced "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll", a ten-hour series for the A & E network.
Bauman currently tours extensively with his group, Bowzer and the Stingrays, at fairs, amusement parks, cruise ships and conventions all over the world. They currently headline "Bowzer's Ultimate Doo-Wop Party."
Bauman lives in
Los Angeles with his wife Mary. Their two children, Nora and Eli, are recent graduates ofColumbia University .Bauman has also spoken on behalf of musicians who are upset over groups using their name, despite not having any of the original members in the line-ups. He has also helped create laws saying that any group using the name of a classic group must have at least one of the original members, often having support from Charlie Thomas of
The Drifters .Bauman has also appeared in an infomercial for
Time Life 's Oldies But Goodies collection of cd's.External links
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* http://truthinmusic.org/tim_msnbc.htm
* http://www.bowzerparty.com/bio.htm
* http://www.classicsquares.com/sequelsii.html
* http://www.celebritynooz.com/watn/bowzer.html
* http://www.vocalgrouphalloffame.com/truth.htm
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