show, The Midnight Special. The music videos were also transferred to film and projected in movie theaters all over Europe. He also made two different videos for his hit "The Other Woman". The first was Halloween-themed and centered around a haunted castle with dancing corpses and vampires. The second was more performance-oriented, with Parker performing the song against an outer space background with backup singers. Parker's "Ghostbusters" video, helmed by the film's director, Ivan Reitman, was one of the first movie-themed videos to find success on MTV. Acting In addition to Uptown Saturday Night, Parker also made acting appearances on the 1980s sitcom Gimme a Break, 1984 CBS Saturday morning kids' show Pryor's Place (for which Parker appeared in the opening title sequence singing the theme song), two episodes of Berrenger's (1985), Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (1986) (V) aka Terms of Enrollment (USA: short title), Disorderlies (1987), Enemy Territory (1987). He was also a production assistant for the film Fly by Night (1993). He made guest appearances on 21 Jump Street and Kids Incorporated. In early 2009, Parker appeared in a television advertisement for 118 118, a British directory enquiries provider. This featured Parker singing a 118-specific version of the Ghostbusters theme song. On April 15, 2009, Parker's 118 theme song was made available as a downloadable ringtone from the 118 118 mobile website. In 2014, Parker appeared in the fifth episode of the first season of NBC's romantic comedy television series A to Z, singing the "Ghostbusters" theme song for a Halloween party. Parker was highlighted on TV One's series Unsung, in the fifth season. Discography For Ray Parker Jr.'s releases with Raydio, see Raydio discography.'' Solo studio albums Compilation albums Solo singles References External links SoulTracks.com profile of Ray Parker Jr. Ray Parker Jr. Live interview on Soul Patrol.net Radio August 2006 Ray Parker Jr 2012 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com Ray Parker Jr. NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2015) 1954 births Living people 20th-century American guitarists African-American Christians African-American guitarists African-American male singers African-American record producers African-American songwriters American bandleaders American baritones American funk guitarists American male guitarists American rhythm and blues guitarists American session musicians American soul guitarists Grammy Award winners Guitarists from Detroit Northwestern High School (Michigan) alumni Record producers from Michigan Singers from Detroit Songwriters from Michigan The Funk Brothers members The Love Unlimited Orchestra members