Craig Huxley
| Craig Huxley | |
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Huxley in December of 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Craig Hundley |
| Born |
November 22, 1954 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, music producer, Film composer, Actor, Writer |
| Instruments | Conductor, Piano, Modular synthesizer, Microtonal Clavichord, Blaster Beam |
| Labels | The Enterprise Group, Slingshot Entertainment |
| Website | www |
Craig Huxley (born Craig Hundley November 22, 1954) is an American film actor, producer, musician and soundtrack producer.
Born Craig Hundley in Hollywood, California, Huxley began his career as a child actor. His roles included two guest appearances in the original Star Trek series: as Captain James T. Kirk's nephew Peter Kirk in the episode "Operation: Annihilate!" in 1967, and as the orphan Thomas "Tommy" Starnes, Jr., in "And the Children Shall Lead" in 1968. At the age of 10, he had guest-starred on Bewitched as Samantha's warlock nephew. Also appeared in the episode, "Military School" on the Beverly Hillbillies.
At age 14, Huxley led the youthful jazz band The Craig Hundley Trio, while concurrently making a name as a concert pianist, performing Bartók's 3rd, Beethoven's 4th, Tchaikovsky's 1st and his own adaptation of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with major symphonies and on network primetime broadcasts. The Craig Hundley Trio became a sensation in the 1960s, especially after an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The trio consisted of Craig Hundley on piano, Jay Jay Wiggins on bass, and Gary Chase on drums. Their first (1968) album was titled Arrival of a Young Giant and was recorded when Craig Hundley was 14 years old. The second (1969) album was Craig Hundley Plays with the Big Boys and included an orchestra along with the trio. A third solo release "Rhapsody In Blue" was issued in 1970. All three records were released by World Pacific Records. Huxley performed Bach and Steve Reich in concert with Michael Tilson Thomas, and also composed dozens of his own songs and multimedia pieces. During this period, Hundley/Huxley appeared in an episode of The Brady Bunch as Greg's friend Tommy, who is responsible for a misunderstanding regarding Greg smoking cigarettes. He also appeared on The Streets of San Francisco as a musician. His appearance on Kung Fu began a long friendship with David Carradine, leading to Huxley composing the score to Americana (1981), a film directed by Carradine and starring Carradine's then wife, Barbara Hershey. He also composed the scores to the horror films Alligator (1980) and Schizoid (1980), and gained starring roles in Gene Roddenberry's Planet Earth (1974), as well as in Ron Howard's first film as a director, Grand Theft Auto.
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