What is DJ Casper real name? Was DJ Casper in Orange is the new black?

DJ Casper, the 58-year-old US artist who had a worldwide success with Cha Cha Slide, has died. He was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016 and died as a result of the illness.

Casper devised Cha Cha Slide in 1998 as a musical exercise routine for his personal trainer nephew, Willie Perry Jr, in Chicago, where he continued to live, and its popularity began to snowball in the Chicago area.

The song was first signed locally, then by a large label, propelling it to the international scene. With its line-dancing routine and enthusiastic commands from Casper (who released it as Mr C the Slide Man), it quickly became a favorite at weddings, children’s parties, sporting events, and other occasions.

What is DJ Casper real name?

Willie Perry Jr, a US MC and songwriter, topped the UK singles chart with the song in 2004.
The Chicago-born singer, who also choreographed the song’s accompanying dance, was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016 and underwent treatment.

Was DJ Casper in Orange is the new black?

DJ Casper also appeared as himself in an episode of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” when Crazy Eyes hallucinates the convicts and guards line dancing to the “Cha Cha Slide.”