ensuing bank bailout, inspired him to write and record The TARP Song. Criticising the too big to fail concept of banking. Zucker sent copies of The TARP Song music video to several news stations. It was shown in certain news segments on CNBC, FOX, VH1, MSNBC Zucker then wrote another comedy song satirising the use of social media called The Twitter Song. The music video featured clips submitted by Zucker’s fans, as well as video produced by Zucker himself. Later Career and Death Zucker wrote the first installment of The Kelsey Grammer Bill Zucker Comedy Hour The first 3 episodes were broadcast on Kelseylive.com in early 2010. The show received poor reviews and no further episodes were made. Zucker produced A Day with the Simmons family in which Zucker spent the day at the family home of KISS musician Gene Simmons and his partner Shannon Tweed. Zucker filmed two parody episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter entitled Dog the Bounty Hunter Hunts Bill Zucker, and Dog the TP hunter. Both released on Zucker’s YouTube channel. In 2011 Zucker released music videos for some of his new songs: The Answer, Summer Girl, Friends, and Shannon, – the latter being a wedding present to his friends Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed. He then recorded Rock and Roll Hair which featured Kelsey Grammer and Scott Baio. In early 2012 Zucker moved to Hollywood from Miami, to concentrate on filming new television and film projects. Also in 2012 Zucker released a new studio album called Half the Man EP. The video for the title track Half The Man starred the actress, presenter and playboy model, Jenny McCarthy as his love interest. This was Jenny McCarthy's first music video. Jenny McCarthy also appeared in another Bill Zucker video briefly as a woman who admits she is stalking Bill Zucker. Bill Zucker appeared on episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, and Beverly Hills Pawn. Bill Zucker's last television appearance was as a guest on The John Kerwin Show. Followed by a role in the movie "Beverly Hills Christmas" starring Dean Cain. Zucker died of a heart attack in the early morning of September 19th 2016, in his Hollywood apartment. He was 60 years old. References External links http://www.facebook.com/mrbillzucker http://www.reverbnation.com/billzucker https://twitter.com/BillZucker American male composers American composers Berklee College of Music alumni Western Washington University alumni 1955 births 2016 deaths