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David "Dave" Seville is a fictional character, the adoptive father and producer and manager of the fictional singing group Alvin and the Chipmunks.The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian, who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior to the creation of the Chipmunks, while writing and recording novelty records in the 1950s. [1]
The Chipmunks are not involved in any incidents on the recordings, however, during the instrumental of "Twist and Shout", Dave Seville tells Alvin that his wig is falling off and to fix it, with Alvin yelling "Okay! Okay!" and then the sound of Alvin fixing the wig with muffled tones.
Dave Seville is injured when a cardboard cutout of Alvin sends him flying across the stage during a charity benefit concert in Paris. While he recovers in a French hospital, Dave asks his aunt, Jackie, to look after the Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. Arrangements are also made for them to attend West Eastman High School.
Ross S. Bagdasarian [a] (/ b æ ɡ d ə ˈ s ɛər i ə n /; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David "Dave" Seville, [3] was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks.
The song earned three Grammy Awards and was later adapted into a short for The Alvin Show (1961–1962). In 2007, following the release of the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film, the song reappeared on the charts nearly five decades after its initial success. Bagdasarian performed as both David Seville and the voices of all three ...
Dave Seville is the adoptive father, manager, and caretaker of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in the franchise. Created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. in 1958, Dave is portrayed as a compassionate yet often exasperated figure, trying to balance his career as a songwriter with raising the mischievous Chipmunks.
However, he soon has to cope with the concurrent candidacy of Alvin. After the campaign devolves into a petty war and an unauthorized pool party thrown by Alvin at the Seville home, Dave forces Alvin to resign and he confesses to Simon that Bocarter asked him to run too so he would take votes away from his brother in exchange for favours.
Simulating an anthology of a famous band, songwriter Dave Seville is raising platinum recording groups the Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon, and Theodore) and the Chipettes (Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor). Dave's patience is tested everyday, but despite all of this, he loves the entire band like his own family.