Joey Dee
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the dance form that rocked the world.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • as Joey Dee
Film about the creation of New York's famous Peppermint Lounge, where the Twist became a dance craze.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self
An insider's look at the most famous person most people have never heard of: singer-songwriter Billy Vera.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Joey
In this musical, fairly light movie, two young people, Joey and Piper are in love. They embark on a cruise to Paris to get married, with the acerbic but kind Aggie as a chaperon. Along the way, their sweet innocent romance runs into trouble when Coco, a french dancer uses Joey to make her straying boyfriend jealous.