Jesse Pearson

Acting · Directing · Writing

Born August 18, 1930, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

Born Bobby Wayne Pearson, he was a singer and comedian. He had a couple of hit records, was in a couple of movies (including Bye-Bye Birdie), and worked behind the camera with a couple of porn films. He developed cancer and he and his partner moved to be closer to Pearson's mother. He died at 49.

Filmography

• 1979Pro-Ball Cheerleaders — Screenplay, Assistant Director
• 1978The Legend of Lady Blue — Director, Writer
• 1978The Norseman — Narrator (voice)
• 1973Manson — Narrator (voice)
• 1964Advance to the Rear — Cpl. Silas Geary
• 1963Bye Bye Birdie — Conrad Birdie