David Naughton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

David Naughton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

David Walsh Naughton (born February 13, 1951) is an American actor and

singer known for his starring roles in the horror film An American

Werewolf in London (1981) and the Disney comedy Midnight Madness

(1980), as well as for a long-running "Be a Pepper" ad campaign for

beverage maker Dr Pepper. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom

Makin' It and sang its hit theme song "Makin' It", giving him a Top 5

hit on the Billboard charts.Naughton was born in West Hartford,

Connecticut, the son of Rosemary (née Walsh) and Joseph Naughton,

both of whom were teachers. He is the younger brother of theater and

film actor James Naughton. His family is Irish American. Naughton

attended the University of Pennsylvania and the London Academy of

Music and Dramatic Art. Naughton was an Assistant Stage Manager and

Understudy for the Broadway production of Hugh Leonard's Da.Naughton

first became widely known as a result of his four-year stint singing

and dancing in television commercials and personal appearances to

promote Dr Pepper. He starred in the sitcom Makin' It and hit the

Billboard Top Ten in 1979 with the sitcom's theme song, also titled

"Makin' It." A US million selling disc, the track also peaked at #44

in the UK Singles Chart. He starred in the Disney comedy Midnight

Madness (1980) followed by his lead role in the Academy Award-winning

horror film An American Werewolf in London (1981). He also appeared in

the television series My Sister Sam and also in episodes of MacGyver,

Melrose Place, Murder, She Wrote, JAG and Seinfeld. Dr Pepper ended

its relationship with Naughton after he appeared naked in An American

Werewolf in London.
David Naughton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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