Scatman Crothers Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1981, he was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to Motion Pictures
• Won a Saturn Award in 1981 for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Shining․"
• Made up his stage name when the director of a radio show he was auditioning for didn't think his birth name was catchy enough
• When he was 15, he started playing drums in a speakeasy band in his home town
• Appeared in four films with his friend Jack Nicholson, "The King of Marvin Gardens," "The Fortune," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Shining․"
• Did scat singing, performed on piano and played drums with several bands as well as by himself
• Performed for the gangster Al Capone in his early days as a musician