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Joey Scarbury

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Joey Scarbury was born on 7 July 1955 in Ontario, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Greatest American Hero (1981), Free Guy (2021) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).
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    • Known for

    The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2021
    Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
    The 40-Year-Old Virgin
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2005
    John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen, and Martin Lawrence in Wild Hogs (2007)
    Wild Hogs
    5.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
      Hardcastle and McCormick
      6.6
      TV Series
      • singer: theme song
      • 1984
    • Ann Jillian in Jennifer Slept Here (1983)
      Jennifer Slept Here
      7.0
      TV Series
      • singer: theme song
      • 1983–1984
    • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
      The Greatest American Hero
      7.3
      TV Series
      • singer: theme music
      • singer: main title theme
      • 1981–1983

    Actor

    • Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton in Rhinestone (1984)
      Rhinestone
      4.0
      • Rhinestone House Band
      • 1984
    • It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984)
      It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
      6.6
      TV Short
      • Vocals by (voice)
      • 1984
    • Peanuts (1965)
      Peanuts
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Vocals (voice)
      • 1984

    Soundtrack

    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • performer: "Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)"
      • 2021
    • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2021)
      The Goldbergs
      8.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Believe It or Not (The Greatest American Hero - Theme)" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic in Mike & Mike (2006)
      Mike & Mike
      6.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Believe It or Not" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      5.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Believe It or Not" (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • CBS Mornings (1954)
      CBS Mornings
      4.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Believe It or Not" (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Bert Newton and Catriona Rowntree in 20 to 1 (2005)
      20 to 1
      5.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Believe It Or Not"
      • 2010
    • Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2008)
      Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion
      3.2
      • performer: "Believe It or Not"
      • 2008
    • Colin Firth, Uma Thurman, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Accidental Husband (2008)
      The Accidental Husband
      5.6
      • performer: "Ain't Got You"
      • 2008
    • John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen, and Martin Lawrence in Wild Hogs (2007)
      Wild Hogs
      5.9
      • performer: "The High Cost of Low Living"
      • 2007
    • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
      ER
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Believe It or Not"
      • 2006
    • Joan Allen, Kathy Bates, and Jessica Lange in Bonneville (2006)
      Bonneville
      6.1
      • performer: "High Cost of Low Living"
      • 2006
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat (2006)
      Borat
      7.4
      • performer: "Heart Says Yes"
      • 2006
    • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Vincent Martella, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
      Everybody Hates Chris
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)"
      • 2006
    • Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
      The 40-Year-Old Virgin
      7.1
      • performer: "Believe It or Not (The Greatest American Hero - Theme)"
      • 2005
    • Larva (2005)
      Larva
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • performer: "The High Cost of Low Living"
      • 2005

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 7, 1955
      • Ontario, California, USA
    • Children
        Jeremy
    • Other works
      Single (#2 on Billbord charts): "Believe It or Not". NOTE: This was the theme from the TV series The Greatest American Hero (1981).

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Hit #2 on the Billboard charts with his song "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It or Not)" in 1981

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    • How old is Joey Scarbury?
      69 years old
    • When was Joey Scarbury born?
      July 7, 1955
    • Where was Joey Scarbury born?
      Ontario, California, USA
    • What is Joey Scarbury known for?
      The Greatest American Hero, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Wild Hogs, and Free Guy

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