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Ricky Nelson

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Ricky Nelson: Biography

Birth Name: Eric Hilliard Nelson
Birth Place: Teaneck, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/08/1940, Taurus
Date of Death: 12/31/1985
Profession: Actor; singer; songwriter

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Ricky Nelson Fast Facts:

Was a nationally ranked tennis player at 15.
Got his big music break performing a cover of Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'" on the family TV series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in 1957.
His signature line from the TV series, "I don't mess around, boy," became a national catch phrase.
In a 1958 issue of Time Magazine, they coined the term "Teenage Idol" to describe him.
Was so popular, the Hollywood post office had a room just for his incoming fan mail.
Because his father used so many of the family's real-life adventures as plots for the TV show, young Ricky often cautioned his friends to be careful about what they said around Ozzie.
Fans booing his appearance at a 1971 Madison Square Garden oldies show, where he was playing his new songs and not the classics they had come to hear, inspired his chart-topping hit song "Garden Party."
Was killed in a private-plane crash on December 31, 1985, on the way to a New Year's Eve concert in Dallas.

Ricky Nelson Relationships:
Ozzie Nelson - Father
Harriet Nelson - Mother
David Nelson - Brother
Kristin Harmon - Ex-wife
Tracy Nelson - Daughter
Gunnar Nelson - Son
Matthew Nelson - Son
Sam Nelson - Son
Helen Blair - Fiancée
Ricky Nelson Awards:
1986 Grammy: Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording - Winner
1959 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actor - Nominee

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