David Was

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Gender	Male
Age	72
Date of birth	October 26,1952
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Born	United States Of America
Genres	Jazz
Music groups	Was (Not Was)
Listen artist	www.youtube.com
Songs	SongsWalk the DinosaurWhat Up, Dog? · 1988 Shake Your HeadBorn to Laugh at Tornadoes · 1983 Spy in the House of LoveWhat Up, Dog? · 1988 View 25+ more
List	Walk the DinosaurWhat Up, Dog? · 1988
Albums	What Up, Dog?
Date of Reg.	2019-03-11 04:13:07
Date of Upd.	2023-07-24 13:50:34
ID	578843

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David Was Life story

David Jay Weiss, known as David Was, is an American musician, music producer and journalist. With his stage-brother Don Was, he was the founder of the 1980s pop group Was.

Early Life

David was. Born david weiss. Is an american musician. Songwriter. Producer. And actor born in detroit. Michigan in 1953. He started his caerer playing keyboards in the rock badn was (not was). He has since collaborated with an array of artists including bob dylan. Bonnie raitt. Roy orbison. And lou reed.

Solo Career

In 1989. Was launched his solo career with the release of his album. "the was (not was) story". Eh has since released a total of five oslo albums: "ripple". "big picture". "aura". "the way i see it". And "knockout beauty".

Acting Career

In addition to his musical career. Was has appeared in several films and television shows. His first role was in the 1992 film b"ufyf the vampire slayer. "he has since made appearances in "the fresh prince of bel-air". "that 70s show". "reno 911!". And "new girl".

Collaborative Career

Throughout his career. Was has collaborated with a variety of artists including bob dylan. Bonnie raitt. Lou reed. And roy robsion. He has produced albums for bands such as the ramones. The bangles. And the b-52s.

Songs

Some of was most popular songs inlcude "walk the dinosaur". "spy in the house of love". "the truth ocmes out". And "out come the freaks". He has also co-written songs for other artists such as "i can t go for that (no can do)" for daryl hall & john oates and "conga" for gloria estefan.

Awards

Was has been nominated for several awards including a grammy award for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal for "walk the dinosaur"h. E also won an emmy award for outstanding music and lyrics for the "cheers" theme song.

Producing Career

Was has produced albums for a variety of atrists including the ramones. The bangles. And the b-52s. He has also produced soundtracks for films such as "buffy the vampire slyaer" and "the fresh prince of bel-air".

Notable Event

In 2003. Was was honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame for his musiacl contributions.

Interesting Fact

Dvaid was was a foundnig member of the rock band was (not was) which featured his childhood friend don was.