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Ernie Maresca(1938-2015)

  • Composer
  • Actor
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Ernie Maresca was born on 21 August 1938 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Road House (1989) and The Expendables 2 (2012). He died on 8 July 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 21, 1938
DiedJuly 8, 2015(76)
BornAugust 21, 1938
DiedJuly 8, 2015(76)
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Known for

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines
6.4
  • Soundtrack("The Wanderer")
  • 2001
Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
Road House
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Runaround Sue")
  • 1989
Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, and Jason Statham in The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 2
6.6
  • Soundtrack("The Wanderer")
  • 2012
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Sleeping with the Enemy
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Runaround Sue")
  • 1991

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Composer

  • Status Quo: The Wanderer (1984)
    Status Quo: The Wanderer
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Racey: Runaround Sue
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1980

Actor

  • Rock Around the Clock (1956)
    Rock Around the Clock
    6.2
    • Ernie (uncredited)
    • 1956

Music Department

  • Status Quo: The Anniversary Waltz - Part One
    6.8
    Music Video
    • song: "The Wanderer"
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 21, 1938
    • Bronx, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 8, 2015
    • Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote "Runaround", which was a hit for The Regents.

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    Singer/songwriter; wrote the #1 hit for Dion DiMucci in 1961, "Runaround Sue" and had his own top-five hit in the early '60s with "Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out).".

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