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- Birth nameScott Jared Simon
- 'Screamin' Scott' Simon was born on December 9, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Grease (1978), Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985) and The Fall Guy (1981). He was married to Deborah Richetta and Sarina Beges. He died on September 5, 2024 in Ojai, California, USA.
- SpousesDeborah Richetta(2000 - September 5, 2024) (his death)Sarina Beges(1971 - 1988) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenNick RickettaMorgan SimonNina Simon
- RelativesRocket Simon(Grandchild)Naomi Ricketta(Grandchild)
- In 1970, Simon answered an ad in the daily Columbia newspaper about an opening for a piano player and guitarist for a campus doo-wop group. Sha Na Na had played right before Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock in August 1969 but still was relatively unknown.
- Simon continued to tour with the group Sha Na Na, along with founding member Jocko Marcellino, until December 5 2022, when it was announced that Sha Na Na would no longer be touring. During his time in Sha Na Na, he played on every album, with the exception of their first album, which was released in 1969.
- He graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1966, and graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in 1970.
- 'Screamin' Scott' Simon was an American pianist known for playing in Sha Na Na from April 1970 until the band's disbandment in December 2022. He played piano - banging out energetic covers of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "At the Hop" and others - and was known for his signature shirt whose sleeves bore piano keys, which he often pretended to play.
- He co-wrote the song "Sandy" that John Travolta crooned in Grease.
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