Harvey Sid Fisher
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Labels | Amarillo, Dovecote |
Website | harveysidfisher |
Harvey Sid Fisher is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, model, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and performing mostly humorous songs about
Fisher has referred to himself as "one of L.A.'s top ten thousand photographic models."[2]
Biography
Fisher moved from New York to Los Angeles in 1969 to further pursue acting and music.[3]
Actor
Fisher has performed in small television and film roles since 1967. Some of his credits include I Dream of Jeannie, Marcus Welby, M.D., The New Perry Mason, Kojak, Barnaby Jones, The Young and the Restless, Scrooged, and Lethal Weapon 3.[citation needed]
Screenwriter
As Harvey Fisher, he sold a screenplay titled Final Recourse which was filmed in Texas in mid-2013 and released in 2014 starring Chazz Palminteri, Teri Polo, and Terese Carrera.
Songwriter and singer
Fisher concurrently worked as a model, and musical performer.
Fisher's subsequent releases included the song "Mommy" which appeared on
In 2001, Fisher collaborated with the Chicago-based band, Cheer-Accident in covering "Those 52 Girls" for the B-52s tribute album Wigs on Fire! on Nihilist Records. Cheer-Accident also serves as an occasional back-up band for Fisher.
Fisher has also self-released the songs "Bonga Chong," "Battle of the Sexes," and "Kick that Butt" through his website.
In December 2009, Dovecote Records released the Harvey Sid Fisher: A Dovecote Holiday EP, of which Fisher covers the songs of Dovecote artists Mason Proper, Tim Williams, and Trevor Giuliani.[4]
References
- ^ Beets, Greg (March 19, 2004), "SXSW Picks & Sleepers", Austin Chronicle, retrieved February 1, 2010
- ^ Strauss, Neil (February 27, 1995), "Songs About Astrology From a Thrift-Store Singer: Harvey Sid Fisher at Fez", New York Times, retrieved February 1, 2010
- ^ a b c Harvey Sid Fischer Speaks Scram Magazine. September 23, 2006.
- ^ Shen, Maxine (December 21, 2009), "Harvey Sid Fisher gets into holiday spirit, we think", New York Post, archived from the original on October 16, 2012, retrieved February 1, 2010