Ghostbusters catchphrases "Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" and "I ain't afraid of no ghost." The song was a huge hit, staying at number one for three weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and for two weeks on the Black Singles chart, and brought Parker an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. According to Bruce A. Austin (in 1989), the theme "purportedly added $20 million to the box office take of the film". In autumn of 1984, singer and songwriter Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarism, claiming that Parker copied the melody from his 1984 song "I Want
Ashley Parker Angel role as Carson Wheetly for the movie "" (originally titled, "Wild Things: Criss-Cross") by Sony, filmed in Miami over two months. In June 20 Parker played pop singer Danny Starr in the "Danny Starr / Quinceañera" episode of the children's cartoon "Handy Manny" on the Disney Channel. In which he sang an original song "Twisty Turn Twist" which he co-wrote for the show. In late March 2010 Parker was cast in the role of Todd for the upcoming family superhero movie "Pizza Man" starring Frankie Muniz filmed in Los Angeles. Pizza Man was due for theatrical release in late 2011