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Roger Clinton Jr.
Born
Roger Cassidy Clinton

(1956-07-25) July 25, 1956 (age 68)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.

Roger Cassidy Clinton (born July 25, 1956) is an American actor and musician and the half-brother of former US President Bill Clinton.

Roger Clinton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas,[1] the son of Virginia Clinton Kelley and Roger M. Clinton, who were Bill Clinton’s mother and stepfather, respectively.[2]

As a child, Bill often had to protect Roger from his periodically alcoholic and abusive father.[3] Roger became a musician and formed a rock band, which Bill Clinton described as talented in his autobiography.

Acting career

Clinton has guest-starred on a number of television shows, including The Nanny as himself (neighbor), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Cybill. He also played the character of Mayor Bubba in Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, and most recently, himself in the film Fred Claus (see cast list).

Music career

Clinton developed his singing career under the direction of Arkansas' iconic music impresario Butch Stone (manager, Black Oak Arkansas, Krokus) where he developed his chops singing the warm-ups for the studio audiences for the Designing Women sitcom and playing lounges. Via a deal struck by Stone and rock attorney Stann Findelle, Clinton was initially contracted to Atlantic Records through Danny Goldberg in 1992 on the cusp of the presidential inaugural for his half-brother Bill Clinton. Due to contentiousness that developed with his management during that period, the album Nothing Good Comes Easy was eventually released in September 1993 on the Pyramid/Atlantic/Rhino label.

Presidential pardon

During the campaign and subsequent administration of his half-brother President Bill Clinton, Roger was given the codename "Headache" by the Secret Service due to his knack for being a troublemaker and his tendency to get headaches. [4] In 2001, Roger was pardoned by President Clinton for a 1985 conviction related to cocaine for which he had served a year in jail. The pardon removed his criminal conviction from records.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166935/
  2. ^ Maraniss, David (1994-01-07). "The Woman Who Shaped the President". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  3. ^ Clinton, Bill, My Life, 2004
  4. ^ Watson, Robert. "Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and The President's House". State University of New York Press, 2004, p. 125.
  5. ^ "Clinton pardons: Cast of characters". BBC. February 22, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2010.


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