Gilligan&#… Editing Les Brown Jr. 1 You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ALes_brownjr.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C350px%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Les_brownjr.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Les%20brownjr%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A350%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-3895969325f60ae31b3538" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/1/1e/Les_brownjr.png/revision/latest?cb=20140807170634" width="188" height="193" class="image thumb alignRight" data-image-name="Les brownjr.png" data-image-key="Les_brownjr.png" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Born in 1940, <b>Les Brown, Jr.</b> is the son of Big Band leader and composer Lester Raymond "Les" Brown, Sr., best known for his nearly seven decades of work with the big band, Les Brown and His Band of Renown. In his youth, he worked as an television actor in several TV shows, including "Gunsmoke,' "General Hospital," "The Baileys of Balboa" and "Gilligan's Island," where he played a member of the fictional pop group, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Mosquitoes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Mosquitoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Mosquitoes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-3895969325f60ae31b3538" href="/wiki/The_Mosquitoes" title="The Mosquitoes">The Mosquitoes</a>, alongside <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Wellingtons%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Wellingtons%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Wellingtons%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-3895969325f60ae31b3538" href="/wiki/The_Wellingtons" title="The Wellingtons">The Wellingtons</a>. He also worked as a rock musician and producer with Carlos Santana and as a concert promoter for many country music artists including Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn. After the death of his father, Les became the full-time leader of the Band of Renown. continuing to perform throughout the world and a regular big band show in Branson, Missouri. He also hosts a national radio show on the "Music of Your Life" network. In 2004, he received the "Ambassador of Patriotism" award from the POW Network. His nephew is Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, one of the co-creators of the animated Disney series, "Phineas and Ferb." </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Episode(s)</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Mosquitoes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Mosquitoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Mosquitoes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-3895969325f60ae31b3538" href="/wiki/The_Mosquitoes" title="The Mosquitoes">The Mosquitoes</a> </li></ul> <hr / data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <p /> Loading editor Actors Guest Stars Living Actors Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> {{Reflist}} <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} <nowiki></nowiki> <!-- --> <span class="plainlinks"></span> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ∞ ‘ “ ’ ” «» ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ View this template This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes