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Full Bill Mumy Biography
Charles William Mumy, Jr. (IPA: /ˈmuːmi/) (born February 1, 1954) is a popular American actor, musician, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and a figure in the science fiction community, who is known primarily for his roles in movies and television, whose also works in television production.
Mumy was born in San Gabriel, California and began his professional career at the age of six and has worked on over 400 television episodes, 18 motion pictures, various commercials and scores of voice over work as well as working as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and writer.
He is well known as a player in the original The Twilight Zone, especially in the episode, "It's a Good Life", where he played the all-powerful and evil child "Anthony" who completely dominates and terrorizes his town. He later played an adult Anthony, whose daughter (played by his daughter, Liliana Mumy) has similar powers, in the second revival of The Twilight Zone.
Mumy was the first choice for the role of Eddie Munster but his parents objected because of the extensive make-up; Billy did appear in one episode as a friend of Eddie.
He played a Starfleet member in the acclaimed Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558". To his delight, he plays a human character who assists Ezri Dax in turning cloaked Dominion mines against an army of Jem'hadar.
Mumy is an accomplished musician who plays guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and percussion. Among his various musical credits Bill has recorded and written songs with America, toured with Shaun Cassidy, and played in Rick Springfield's band in the film, Hard to Hold. He also created the band The Be Five with other Babylon 5 actors. Along with comic book artists who also are musicians, he'll perform at SDCC in a band called Seduction of the Innocent.
Mumy has released a number of solo CDs, including Dying To Be Heard, In The Current, Pandora's Box, "After Dreams Come True", "Los Angeles Times" and "Ghosts" as well as 9 albums with partner Robert Haimer as Barnes and Barnes. Their most famous hit is the song "Fish Heads" which was named as one of the top 100 videos of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
At age 11, Mumy began working with Jonathan Harris in 1965 on Lost In Space, and the two became close friends, on and off. He would also spend time with Harris's family, while not working on Space or taking a hiatus from the show. In 1996, it was mentioned that Mumy was also reunited with Harris, again at a Walt Disney convention in Orlando, before he worked with Harris on Lost In Space: Forever, a couple of years later, where Mumy wrote the script and Harris rewrote the lines, this was done one year, after the rest of the cast (including both Mumy & Harris), who appeared inside TV Guide, that the Sci-Fi Channel had planned to do a Lost in Space marathon while promoting a new movie. Harris was involved in the movie, Lost In Space: The Journey Home, with him, but died before production started in 2002, and Mumy attended his series' star's funeral, where he read the eulogy. After Harris's death, Mumy was asked to narrate his longtime friend's life on A&E Biography, that same year.
Unlike many child actors, Mumy entered the profession at his own insistence, and his parents took pains to make sure he matured properly in his job. His father, who was a cattle rancher, carefully invested his son's income, and thereby avoided problems encountered by other child actors of his period, like Charles Herbert.
He currently lives in Hollywood Hills, California, with his wife Eileen and their two accomplished child actor children, Seth and Liliana. |
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