Ray Santilli
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| Ray Santilli | |
| Born | September 30, 1957 London, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Raymond Santilli |
| Occupation | Musician, Record producer, Film producer |
| Known for | Alien autopsy Footage |
Ray Santilli (born 30 September 1957) is a British musician, record, and film producer, best-known for his creation in 1995 of the controversial alien autopsy Footage. Santilli then became the subject of the Ant & Dec movie Alien Autopsy.
[edit] Life and career
He was born to Italian immigrants who made their way to England after World War II. Santilli was brought up in Islington and left school at the age of 18 to join a pop group as guitarist. Santilli entered into artist management in 1978.
In 1982 Santilli started AMP Entertainment whereupon he produced and promoted acts of the day. His credits include: Ian Dury, Boy George, Dollar, Hazel O'Connor, Hollywood Beyond, Hot Chocolate, Howard Jones, Jimmy Nail, Ronnie Laine, Shriekback, Grace Kennedy, Noddy Holder, Bill Wyman, Slade, Sweet, Thompson Twins, Uriah Heep, Leo Sayer, Chris de Burgh, The Tourists (later Eurythmics), The Belle Stars, The Lambrettas, Connie Francis, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, The Foundations, The Searchers, The Troggs, The Drifters, The Platters, Jerry Lee Lewis, ABC, The Piranhas, Musical Youth, The Tweets (Birdy Song).
In 1985 he founded “Music Broadcasting Services Ltd”, an independent record label which handled the exclusive rights to the Walt Disney Audio Catalogue in the United Kingdom.
In 1991 Santilli Founded the Merlin Group. This company specialized in the re-recording of hits with original artists. Merlin also produced and marketed a number of television specials.
Santilli is best known for his claim to have discovered footage which depicted the Autopsy of an Alien creature. The infamous Alien Autopsy footage was broadcast to a world-wide audience on 28th August 1995 smashing audience figures for the broadcasters concerned.
In 2006 the story of Ray Santilli and the Alien Autopsy was the subject of a Warner Brothers movie Alien Autopsy featuring the British double act Ant & Dec. Dec played Ray Santilli.
During 2006 Ray Santilli claimed that sections of the Alien Autopsy footage had been restored. The debate continues as to whether it was hoaxed.
