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| '''John O'Banion''' (] |
'''John O'Banion''' (] ] – ] ]) was an ] ] and ]. | ||
| ==Early career== | ==Early career== | ||
| ⚫ | He was born in ], ] in 1947 and was performing in theater by the age of 13 as well as in a local Indiana ] "Hog Honda & the Chain Guards." By age 15, he hosted his own ] show on ] and had hosted his own local ] show by age 20. | ||
| ⚫ | He was born in ] in 1947 and was performing in theater by the age of 13 as well as in a local Indiana band "Hog Honda & the Chain Guards." By age 15, he hosted his own radio show on ] and had hosted his own local television show by age 20. | ||
| ==Recording and acting career== | ==Recording and acting career== | ||
| ⚫ | His ] "Love You Like I Never Loved Before" was a ] in ], making it to #24 on the ] ]. He also appeared in the ]s '']'' with ], TV movie ''Courage'' with ] and ] and starred in the ] independent film ''The Judas Project''. In ] he released an ] with ] ]s of such contemporary hits, such as "]" (]), "What You Won't Do For Love" (]) and the title track "Hearts" (]). | ||
| ==Death== | |||
| ⚫ | His song "Love You Like I Never Loved Before" was a hit in ], making it to #24 on the ] chart. He also appeared in the |
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| Just two days shy of his 60th birthday, O'Banion died of ] as a result of an accident he suffered while ] in ], ]. He died at his home in ], ] surrounded by friends and family. He had been battling the long term effects received as a result of the trauma to the head following the incident in New Orleans. | |||
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| Just two days shy of his 60th birthday, John died of ] resulting from an accident he suffered while ] in ]. | |||
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| *{{imdb name|id=0639317|name=John O'Banion}} | *{{imdb name|id=0639317|name=John O'Banion}} | ||
| John O'Banion died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by friends and family. He had been battling the long term effects received as a result of blunt force trauma to the head following an incident in New Orleans, Louisiana in the early 90's in which he was struck by a car - the driver of the car was never found, and all reports (police, ambulance) were lost. | |||
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John O'Banion (16 February 1947 – 14 February 2007) was an American vocalist and actor.
Early career
He was born in Kokomo, Indiana in 1947 and was performing in theater by the age of 13 as well as in a local Indiana band "Hog Honda & the Chain Guards." By age 15, he hosted his own radio show on WIOU and had hosted his own local television show by age 20.
Recording and acting career
His song "Love You Like I Never Loved Before" was a hit single in 1981, making it to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also appeared in the films Borderline with Charles Bronson, TV movie Courage with Sofia Loren and Billy Dee Williams and starred in the 1990 independent film The Judas Project. In 1997 he released an album with jazz cover versions of such contemporary hits, such as "I'm Not in Love" (10CC), "What You Won't Do For Love" (Bobby Caldwell) and the title track "Hearts" (Marty Balin).
Death
Just two days shy of his 60th birthday, O'Banion died of blunt force trauma as a result of an accident he suffered while touring in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died at his home in Los Angeles, California surrounded by friends and family. He had been battling the long term effects received as a result of the trauma to the head following the incident in New Orleans.