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- Bobby Bare was born on April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Cruel Intentions (1999) and Tremors (1990). He has been married to Jeannie Bare since 1964. They have two children.
- SpouseJeannie Bare(1964 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- President Bill Clinton has cited Bare's 1976 hit, "Dropkick Me, Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life)" as being one of his favorite songs.
- Country music performer and writer.
- Although he's not credited for "composing" in The Deer Hunter, the characters, which include Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, sing the lyrics of "Dropkick Me, Jesus" the night before being sent off to Vietnam. Meanwhile, the song came out after the Vietnam war ended.
- Had a string of highly successful country singles between 1963 and 1980; however, only his 1974 hit, "Marie Laveux", went to No. 1 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart.
- Father of singer Cari Bare.
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