Edward (Eddie) Lawrence Kelly is an actor and dance and music
consultant born August 26, 1943 at the Episcopal Hospital in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known as a dancer on American
Bandstand.An only child, Kelly spent his younger years in Kensington,
Philadelphia. His mother was a housewife and his father a police
officer and detective with the Philadelphia Police Department. He
attended The Ascension of Our Lord Grammar School and Northeast
Catholic High School.An avid fan of American Bandstand, Kelly made his
first appearance on the show in 1959. Kelly was featured in national
teen magazines of the time (Teen, 16, Dig, Teen Screen, Movie Teen
Illustrated etc.) but was one of the few regulars to be acknowledged
outside of the fan based periodicals, like Photoplay magazine, which
was primarily devoted to Hollywood movie stars.Kelly appeared in the
1997 Teleductions documentary, Bandstand Days, and represented
Bandstand in the American Bandstand Anniversary Special 33 1/3 held in
Santa Monica, California. In 1985, he was one of only six regular
Bandstand dancers to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has been a
guest on The Today Show, and, along with his Bandstand partner,
Kathleen "Bunny" Gibson, made a cameo appearance on American Dreams
the TV series. He appeared in the Broadway Revue - Radio Hits of 1958
and is depicted on the mural in the original American Bandstand studio
in Philadelphia.
consultant born August 26, 1943 at the Episcopal Hospital in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known as a dancer on American
Bandstand.An only child, Kelly spent his younger years in Kensington,
Philadelphia. His mother was a housewife and his father a police
officer and detective with the Philadelphia Police Department. He
attended The Ascension of Our Lord Grammar School and Northeast
Catholic High School.An avid fan of American Bandstand, Kelly made his
first appearance on the show in 1959. Kelly was featured in national
teen magazines of the time (Teen, 16, Dig, Teen Screen, Movie Teen
Illustrated etc.) but was one of the few regulars to be acknowledged
outside of the fan based periodicals, like Photoplay magazine, which
was primarily devoted to Hollywood movie stars.Kelly appeared in the
1997 Teleductions documentary, Bandstand Days, and represented
Bandstand in the American Bandstand Anniversary Special 33 1/3 held in
Santa Monica, California. In 1985, he was one of only six regular
Bandstand dancers to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has been a
guest on The Today Show, and, along with his Bandstand partner,
Kathleen "Bunny" Gibson, made a cameo appearance on American Dreams
the TV series. He appeared in the Broadway Revue - Radio Hits of 1958
and is depicted on the mural in the original American Bandstand studio
in Philadelphia.
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