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вЂњI never thought of myself as a celebrity,вЂќ he told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003. The block of 11th Street where he grew up was christened Bobby Rydell Boulevard by his hometown in 1995. Rydell never strayed far from his Philadelphia roots, living in the area for most of his life.

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He didnвЂ™t want to move to Hollywood, however, and вЂњBirdieвЂќ became his only significant movie role - though the high school in the hit вЂ™70s musical вЂњGreaseвЂќ was named for him. He had recurring roles on вЂњThe Red Skelton ShowвЂќ and other television programs, and 1963вЂ™s вЂњBye Bye BirdieвЂќ was rewritten to give Rydell a major part as the boyfriend of Ann-Margret.

Rydell, who credited a 2012 kidney and liver transplant with extending his life, was 79.ДЄlong with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, Rydell was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.Д«etween 19, he had nearly three dozen Top 40 singles including вЂњWild One,вЂќ вЂњVolare,вЂќ вЂњWildwood Days,вЂќ вЂњThe Cha-Cha-ChaвЂќ and вЂњForget Him,вЂќ a song of consolation for a bereft girl that helped inspire the BeatlesвЂ™ classic вЂњShe Loves You.вЂќ READ MORE: Ronnie Spector, вЂ™60s icon who sang вЂBe My Baby,вЂ™ dies at 78 Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia, according to a statement posted by his marketing and event coordinator Maria Novey. Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock вЂn roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical вЂњBye Bye Birdie,вЂќ died Tuesday.

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