Biography

Ernie Maresca was born on August 21, 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 July 8, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

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).".

Was an original member of the 1950s doo-wop group The Regents, who did the classic "Barbara Ann", which hit #1 on the pop charts in 1961. Their follow-up song, "Runaround", hit #28 the same year.