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| − | Lead singer of '''Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers''', this is the big cheesy more famous rock star Spinal Tap runs into in a Memphis hotel lobby in ''[ | + | Lead singer of '''Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers''', this is the big cheesy more famous rock star Spinal Tap runs into in a Memphis hotel lobby in ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258 This Is Spinal Tap]''. The non-offensive cover of his 1982 album ''Ow'' featuring his hit single "Cancer Dance" (b/w "I'm Your Puppet") shows Duke tied up and surrounded by bullwhip-wielding naked women, prompting Tap's classic comment there's "...such a fine line between stupid and ...clever." Duke Fame was portrayed by Paul Shortino. His manager is Terry Ladd (Howard Hesseman). |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Spinal Tap]] | + | * [[Spinal Tap]] |
| − | *[[The Folksmen]] | + | * [[The Folksmen]] |
[[Category:1982|Fame, Duke]] | [[Category:1982|Fame, Duke]] | ||
[[Category:Spinal Tap|Fame, Duke]] | [[Category:Spinal Tap|Fame, Duke]] | ||
[[Category:Rock|Fame, Duke]] | [[Category:Rock|Fame, Duke]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:05, 28 April 2025
Lead singer of Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers, this is the big cheesy more famous rock star Spinal Tap runs into in a Memphis hotel lobby in This Is Spinal Tap. The non-offensive cover of his 1982 album Ow featuring his hit single "Cancer Dance" (b/w "I'm Your Puppet") shows Duke tied up and surrounded by bullwhip-wielding naked women, prompting Tap's classic comment there's "...such a fine line between stupid and ...clever." Duke Fame was portrayed by Paul Shortino. His manager is Terry Ladd (Howard Hesseman).
