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- Birth nameDirk Drew Davenport Summers
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Dirk Wayne Summers was born on June 9, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1986), Biosphere 2 (1991) and The Global Forum (1990). He died on September 27, 2021 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Always ahead of his time, Mr. Summers created two "boy-bands" in the early 1980s - "Outre" and "The Wumblies" - long before *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and others filled this market in the late 1990s.
- Son of Kate Davenport. Cousin of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Wallace Reid Jr.. Grandson of Harry Davenport and Phyllis Rankin. Great-grandson of McKee Rankin. Nephew of Ned Davenport, Ann Davenport, Dorothy Davenport, Wallace Reid and Arthur Rankin. Great-nephew of Mrs. Sidney Drew and Doris Rankin.
- He has received two EMMY nominations: for writing; and for producing; the 1972 film Survival of Spaceship Earth (1972).
- Because Chicago was home to Radio in its early days, as a child actor Dirk spent each "radio-season" (from September to May) in the 'Windy City.' His grandmother, Georgianna Hall, who mostly raised him, decided to turn over Dirk's formal education to the Jesuits and Religious School.
- Apparently an A student, Dirk was advanced & skipped one year of grammar school, then completed his four years of high-school in under two years. He entered the University of Illinois (Urbana campus) (on a Scholarship) before his sixteenth birthday.
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