{"id":439606,"date":"2023-10-24T13:45:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/?p=439606"},"modified":"2023-10-24T13:45:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:45:16","slug":"roy-orbison-jr-returned-to-below-deck-med-for-season-8-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/roy-orbison-jr-returned-to-below-deck-med-for-season-8-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Orbison Jr returned to Below Deck Med for season 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below Deck Mediterranean season eight teased by Bravo<\/h3>\n

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Below Deck Med.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Roy Orbison Jr hopped on board for Below Deck Med season eight and many fans are curious to know more about the guest star.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In series eight, episode five, which aired on Monday, October 23, Captain Sandy Yawn announced there would be a familiar face joining them on Mustique.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was then revealed it was none other than Roy Orbison Jr with his wife Asa and their three boys whom the crew welcomed with open arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those who are new to the Below Deck Med universe, Orbison previously featured in series five and six.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This time around, they were also joined by his younger brother and sister-in-law, as well as Jackass actor Ehren McGhehey.<\/p>\n

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Who is charter guest Roy Orbison Jr?\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n

Roy Orbison Jr is a musician, record producer and the co-founder of the record label Roy\u2019s Boys, as well as the co-president of Still Working Music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has been surrounded by music from a young age thanks to his dad, singer, songwriter and musician Roy Orbison who he is named after.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nicknamed The Big O and The Caruso of Rock, Orbison Snr was behind hit songs like You Got It, Only the Lonely, In Dreams and Crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arguably his biggest hit though was 1964\u2019s Oh, Pretty Woman which was used for the main song in the movie Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.<\/p>\n

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Orbison Jr\u2019s godparents were none other than Ring of Fire singer Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter-Cash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He grew up backstage watching the likes of Bob Dylan and George Harrison from The Traveling Wilburys and wrote a song with U2\u2019s Bono when he was just 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even 35 years after his dad\u2019s death aged 52, Orbison Jr continues to keep his memory alive, sharing memories of their time together and his music.<\/p>\n

He also co-produced the album Roy Orbison: The Ultimate Collection which reached No.10 in the UK Album Charts.<\/p>\n