Billy Hufsey
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Billy Hufsey is an American
actor
and singer.
. He went on to play the role of another singing hopeful, Emilio Ramirez, on the daytime drama Days of our Lives
from 1988 to 1991. The producers of Days of Our Lives were so impressed with Billy's voice, they had him write and perform several songs for the show, including "I'll Be There" and "Only This Time".
Billy Hufsey's other television credits include Married With Children, Webster
, The Young and the Restless
, General Hospital
, Rags to Riches, and Baby Talk. He has also had roles in several movies, which include Tomcats
, Zero Tolerance, Cold Nights Into Dawn, Round Trip to Heaven, Off the Wall, and Graduation Day
. He recently appeared on VH1
's Confessions of a Teen Idol
, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their entertainment careers.
Hufsey was the recipient of some notoriety in the 1980s when he posed for a poster in a shower wearing only a small towel. The poster was used in a scene in the British film The Fruit Machine
and is still popular today.
Hufsey performed a free Christmas concert in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on December 12, 2008, to raise money for Feed a Family, a local charity that provides food to families that are hurting and in need. At this event, over $219,000 was raised.
Billy Hufsey is one of the stars on the new VH-1 series, Confessions of a Teen Idol
, which premiered on January 4, 2009. He enjoyed his time in the house with the other six idols, as they all learned from each other. While on the show, Billy got the chance to record his new single, "Better Man", and shoot a video for the song. The video will be shown on vh1.
"My music is so personal," Hufsey says. "When I create a song, it gives voice to my soul, reveals my essence. When I give interpretation to an existing song, I identify with it and the version expresses a piece of my heart."
Hufsey is currently recording an album of all new material, set for release in mid-2009. He also will start filming "Raven" later this year.
In addition to his musical and acting talents, Hufsey is also a former Golden Gloves champion in boxing and has a black belt in karate.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and singer.
Career
Billy Hufsey emerged as a minor television singing sensation in the mid-1980s, playing the role of Christopher Donlon on the syndicated drama FameFame (1982 TV series)
Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
. He went on to play the role of another singing hopeful, Emilio Ramirez, on the daytime drama Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
from 1988 to 1991. The producers of Days of Our Lives were so impressed with Billy's voice, they had him write and perform several songs for the show, including "I'll Be There" and "Only This Time".
Billy Hufsey's other television credits include Married With Children, Webster
Webster (TV series)
Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989...
, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, Rags to Riches, and Baby Talk. He has also had roles in several movies, which include Tomcats
Tomcats (film)
Tomcats is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Gregory Poirier.- Plot :The story concerns a group of guys who have made a deal to each invest in a fund, which would be paid to the last remaining bachelor of the group...
, Zero Tolerance, Cold Nights Into Dawn, Round Trip to Heaven, Off the Wall, and Graduation Day
Graduation Day (film)
-Plot:It's just weeks before high school graduation and members of the track team are being mysteriously and gruesomely murdered, one by one. When the team's star runner, Laura Ramstead, falls dead from a heart attack at the championship meet, her U.S...
. He recently appeared on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's Confessions of a Teen Idol
Confessions of a Teen Idol
Confessions of a Teen Idol is an American reality series that began airing on VH1 on January 4, 2009 and concluded on February 22, 2009. It ran for eight episodes. The series was hosted and produced by former teen idols Scott Baio and Jason Hervey...
, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their entertainment careers.
Hufsey was the recipient of some notoriety in the 1980s when he posed for a poster in a shower wearing only a small towel. The poster was used in a scene in the British film The Fruit Machine
The Fruit Machine (film)
The Fruit Machine was known as Wonderland in the United States.The Fruit Machine is a British Film thriller directed by BAFTA-winner Philip Saville about two bud gay teens running from an underworld assassin and the police...
and is still popular today.
Hufsey performed a free Christmas concert in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on December 12, 2008, to raise money for Feed a Family, a local charity that provides food to families that are hurting and in need. At this event, over $219,000 was raised.
Billy Hufsey is one of the stars on the new VH-1 series, Confessions of a Teen Idol
Confessions of a Teen Idol
Confessions of a Teen Idol is an American reality series that began airing on VH1 on January 4, 2009 and concluded on February 22, 2009. It ran for eight episodes. The series was hosted and produced by former teen idols Scott Baio and Jason Hervey...
, which premiered on January 4, 2009. He enjoyed his time in the house with the other six idols, as they all learned from each other. While on the show, Billy got the chance to record his new single, "Better Man", and shoot a video for the song. The video will be shown on vh1.
"My music is so personal," Hufsey says. "When I create a song, it gives voice to my soul, reveals my essence. When I give interpretation to an existing song, I identify with it and the version expresses a piece of my heart."
Hufsey is currently recording an album of all new material, set for release in mid-2009. He also will start filming "Raven" later this year.
In addition to his musical and acting talents, Hufsey is also a former Golden Gloves champion in boxing and has a black belt in karate.
