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Bob Gaudio (born 17 November 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer born in the Bronx, New York. He's best known for his role in the popular pop group Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons as well as for being behind the critically acclaimed musical 'Jersey Boys'. He shot to musical fame at the mere age of 15 as a member of The Royal Teens, co-writing the novelty hit "Short Shorts". Further success eluded him for several years until he met Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi, all of them from Newark, New Jersey.
Forming the group that became The Four Seasons, he found that he had finally hit the big time in a huge way. Gaudio played keyboards and wrote the Seasons' first hit, titled "Sherry", in 1962. Together with producer Bob Crewe, Gaudio wrote a string of subsequent 60s hits for the Seasons, including "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Ronnie", "Save It For Me", and "Bye Bye Baby". He also helped create "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a gold record (being the first big success under Valli's name as a 'solo artist').
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