Toni Basil Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family

Age, Biography and Wiki

Toni Basil is an American singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, actress, and filmmaker. She is best known for her 1981 hit single "Mickey", which reached number one in the United States and the United Kingdom. Basil was born Antonia Christina Basilotta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an Italian-American family. She began her career as a dancer and choreographer in the 1960s, working with artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Who, and The Beach Boys. She also appeared in several films, including Easy Rider (1969) and Five Easy Pieces (1970). In the 1970s, Basil began to focus on her music career, releasing her debut album Word of Mouth in 1981. The album featured her hit single "Mickey", which reached number one in the United States and the United Kingdom. She followed up with the album Toni Basil in 1983, which featured the singles "Over My Head" and "Shoppin' from A to Z". Basil has continued to perform and record music throughout her career, releasing her most recent album, Toni Basil Live, in 2018. She has also appeared in several films and television shows, including The Simpsons and The King of Queens. Basil has been married twice, first to actor and director Bill O'Connor, and then to actor and producer Mark Hudson. She has one daughter, actress and singer-songwriter Erika O'Connor.

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Toni Basil Height, Weight & Measurements

At 79 years old, Toni Basil height is 5' 5" (1.65 m) .

Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

Toni Basil Net Worth

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Timeline

Although she found future chart success elusive, Basil remained busy appearing in such films as Rockula (1990) and has appeared in a guest shot on Baywatch (1989) in the late 1990s.

In 1984, Toni Basil's self-titled follow-up album was released, which included the American Top 40 hit "Over My Head".

The song topped the American music charts in December 1982, and the video (directed by Basil, as were all of her others) still receives airplay, today.

After several films, she launched her music career with her first album, "Word of Mouth", in 1981, which was released both as a record and a video, quite an innovation at the time. Culled from that album was a innocent little ditty called "Mickey", which soon became a massive hit all over the world, first in Britain.

Later, she choreographed the hit film American Graffiti (1973) and also began appearing in films, including the now-classic Easy Rider (1969).

Was a member of the very first locking group, The Lockers, in the early 1970s. Fred Berry--"Rerun" of What's Happening!! (1976)--was also a member.

Toni Basil began her career as a dancer and assistant choreographer, working on such shows as Hullabaloo (1965) choreographed by David Winters.

'Weird Al' Yankovic spoofed her song "Mickey" as "Ricky" (about I Love Lucy (1951)).

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