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Charles Calello

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Charles Calello is known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Cry-Baby (1990) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
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    Known for

    Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Joseph Cali, Anthony Holland, and Carla Romanelli in The Lonely Lady (1983)
    The Lonely Lady
    3.2
    • Composer
    • 1983
    Johnny Depp and Amy Locane in Cry-Baby (1990)
    Cry-Baby
    6.5
    • Soundtrack("A Teenage Prayer")
    • 1990
    Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, Susan Blu, Robert Stack, and Lionel Stander in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
    The Transformers: The Movie
    7.2
    • Music Department(as Charles Callelo)
    • 1986
    Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
    Eyes of Laura Mars
    6.2
    • Soundtrack(as Charlie Calello, "Native New Yorker")
    • 1978

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    Composer



    • Steven Bauer, Treat Williams, and Craig T. Nelson in Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990)
      Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 1990
    • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
      CBS Summer Playhouse
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Composer (as Charlie Calello)
      • 1989
    • Billy Campbell, Dennis Farina, Paul Butler, Steve Ryan, and Bill Smitrovich in Crime Story (1986)
      Crime Story
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1986
    • Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Joseph Cali, Anthony Holland, and Carla Romanelli in The Lonely Lady (1983)
      The Lonely Lady
      3.2
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • Barbra Streisand: My Heart Belongs to Me
      6.6
      Music Video
      • composer
      • 1977
    • Sal Mineo and Juliet Prowse in Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)
      Who Killed Teddy Bear
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 1965

    Music Department



    • Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, Susan Blu, Robert Stack, and Lionel Stander in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
      The Transformers: The Movie
      7.2
      • musical technical advisor (as Charles Callelo)
      • 1986
    • Juice Newton: The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) (1981)
      Juice Newton: The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)
      5.3
      Music Video
      • music arranger
      • music producer
      • 1981
    • The Golden Lady (1979)
      The Golden Lady
      4.5
      • music arranger: songs (as Charlie Calello)
      • 1979
    • Sooner or Later (1979)
      Sooner or Later
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • songs arranged by
      • 1979
    • The Landlord (1970)
      The Landlord
      6.9
      • music supervisor (as Charlie Calello)
      • 1970
    • Sal Mineo and Juliet Prowse in Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)
      Who Killed Teddy Bear
      6.6
      • conductor
      • 1965

    Producer



    • Lorrie Morgan: The Color of Roses (2003)
      Lorrie Morgan: The Color of Roses
      Video
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Every Road Leads Back to You (2001)
      Every Road Leads Back to You
      Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Charlie Calello
    • Other works
      Songwriter: Wrote (w/Bob Crewe) "You're Gonna Hurt Yourself", a hit for Frankie Valli.
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      • 1 Portrayal

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      Hit #104 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Dance, Dance, Dance" in March of 1976.

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