Bob DeSimone is an American actor who has starred in several movies. He is perhaps best known for his role as Billy, the cocaine-snorting mental health worker, in the 1985 horror movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

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. His other films were Savage Streets

Savage Streets

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(1984), and Angel III: The Final Chapter. DeSimone also appeared on the hit comedy show, Make Me Laugh and was a headliner at The Comedy Store and Improv during their heyday, working with Jay Leno

Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...

, David Letterman

David Letterman

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, Richard Prior and Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy Seinfeld , which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David, and, in the show's final two seasons,...

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Before DeSimone turned to comedy and acting, he was, (and still is) an accomplished drummer. Almost immediately after arriving in California, he was in demand. The early 1970s found DeSimone playing with many top bands in and out of the studios. He was a fixture at the Ash Grove

Ash Grove (music club)

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 club in West Hollywood, noted for promoting up and coming blues and folk musicians. Teaming up with Bernie Pearl, they both backed Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins

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, Big Mama Thornton

Big Mama Thornton

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record the hit song "Hound Dog" in 1952. The song was #1 on the Billboard R&B charts for seven weeks in 1953. The B-side was "They Call Me Big Mama," and the single sold almost two million...

, The Bernie Pearl Band, Dr. John

Dr. John

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, Albert King

Albert King

Albert King was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing.-Career:...

, Luke "Long Gone" Miles

Luke "Long Gone" Miles

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, Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal (musician)

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 and Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

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From there he signed on with Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 with a popular band named, "Country". With a signature sound, harmonies, strong musicianship and all original material, they were described by music critics as a "Rhythmic Cross Between Crosby Stills & Nash, and "The Band". Signed by Peter Asher

Peter Asher

Peter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...

, they opened for America

America (band)

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, Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

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, Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt

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, and the Bee Gees

Bee Gees

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DeSimone still plays drums and is currently working with local R&B, blues and rock bands in Southern California

He married his girlfriend, Lisa Stern in 1994, and together they have two daughters, Amanda and Gianna. They live in Santa Rosa Valley, California.

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