Gene Andrusco (April 6, 1961 – March 20, 2000), better known as Gene Eugene, was a

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-born actor, record producer, engineer, composer, and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the

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band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies (credited as Prickly Disco), and as a founding member of the supergroup Lost Dogs. Prior to his music career, Eugene was a child actor including one role as "Young

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" in a 1971 episode of '' Bewitched'' ("Out of the Mouths of Babes"). On top of his own musical projects, Eugene was a record producer producing albums for other contemporary

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artists ranging from

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to The Prayer Chain to

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. Eugene was married to musician and fellow Adam Again band member, Riki Michele until they divorced in 1994. Eugene was found dead in his studio on March 20, 2000 as a result of an undiagnosed brain aneurism.

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