Ross Bagdasarian

Armenian-American artist Rostom Sipan "Ross" Bagdasarian was born on January 27, 1919 in Fresno, California. His family was a farmer family dealing with vineyards. Bagdasarian, who himself served in the US Air Force during his youth, served in World War II. He served as a soldier in Europe during World War II. He adopted "David Seville" as his stage name due to the impressions he gained during his time in Seville, Spain.

After stepping into the music world, Bagdasarian showed himself as both a songwriter and a producer and made a name for himself with two important works he published in 1958. Their singles "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" were huge successes, reaching number one on the Billboard chart. During the same period, he also accelerated his cartoon music projects, in which he reflected his imagination and creativity.

The artist, who produced and directed the program called The Alvin Show, which was broadcast on CBS television between 1961 and 1962, also created the characters of Alvin and the Chipmunks in this project. With this work, he became one of the unforgettable names of children's television. Bagdasarian, who left his mark in both musical and visual fields throughout his artistic life, passed away on January 16, 1972.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 16 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983)
• Rear Window (1954) — Songwriter
• The Dick Clark Show (1958)
• The Alvin Show (1961)
• Love and Grudge (1956) — Asuncion Ortega
• Long live Zapata! (1952) — Officer (uncredited)
• The Proud and Profane (1956) — Louie
• Hot Blood (1956) — Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• Kismet (1955) — Fevvol (uncredited)
• Destination Gobi (1953) — Paul Sabatello
• The Devil's Hairpin (1957) — Tani Ritter

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.