Dennis Day

Dennis W. Day (July 12, 1942 – July 2018) was an American actor, singer, dancer, and theater director, best known as one of the original cast members of The Mickey Mouse Club. After ending his career as a child actor, he went on to work as a theater director before relocating to Oregon in the 1980s. Day disappeared in July 2018, and was found dead several months later. A roommate was charged with his death in 2019. Life and career Early life Day was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and later moved to Downey, California. He started acting at age six and after auditioning with his sister, was a Mouseketeer for the first two seasons of The Mickey Mouse Club in 1955–1957. At age 11, he appeared in a minor uncredited role in the film A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) with James Cagney.