Ray Santilli
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{{Infobox Person
|name = Ray Santilli
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|9|30}}
|birth_place = [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
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|other_names = Raymond Santilli
|known_for = '''''[[Alien autopsy]]''''' Footage
|occupation = [[Musician]], [[Record producer]], [[Film producer]]
|nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
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'''Ray Santilli''' (born [[30 September]] [[1957]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[musician]], [[record producer|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 (film)|Alien Autopsy]]''.
==Life and career==
He was born to [[Italian Briton|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 (musician)|Howard Jones]], [[Jimmy Nail]], Ronnie Laine, [[Shriekback]], [[Grace Kennedy]], [[Noddy Holder]], [[Bill Wyman]], [[Slade]], [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]], [[Thompson Twins]], [[Uriah Heep (band)|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 (band)|The Searchers]], [[The Troggs]], [[The Drifters]], [[The Platters]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[ABC (band)|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 (film)|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.
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=1904513|name=Ray Santilli}}
*[http://www.outtahear.com/beyond_updates/Introduction/santilli.html Interview with Ray Santilli]
*[http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/santstry.html My Story by Ray Santilli]
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