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Vic Damone

Vic Damone

Actor · Born 1928-06-12 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola in New York, June 12, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. His father was an electrician; and his mother taught piano. His cousin was the actress and singer Doretta Morrow. Inspired by his favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, Damone began taking voice lessons. By mid 1947, Damone had signed a contract with Mercury Records. His first release, "I Have But One Heart", reached #7 on the Billboard chart. "You Do" reached the same peak. These were followed by a number of other hits. In 1948 he got his own weekly radio show, Saturday Night Serenade. In 1951, Damone appeared in two movies: The Strip and Rich, Young and Pretty. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States Army, but before going into the service he recorded a number of songs which were released during that time. After leaving the service, he married the Italian actress Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli), and in 1954 made two more movies: Deep in My Heart and Athena. He also made some guest appearances on Milton Berle's television show in 1954. He has been married five times; besides to Pier Angeli also to actress and singer Diahann Carroll.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) — Ric Vallone
  2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  3. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  4. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
  5. That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
  6. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
  7. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  8. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  9. Hell to Eternity (1960) — Cpl. Pete Lewis
  10. Deep in My Heart (1954) — Performer (segment "Maytime")
  11. Kismet (1955) — Caliph
  12. Hit the Deck (1955) — Rico Ferrari
  13. The Strip (1951) — Himself
  14. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) — Vic Damone (uncredited)
  15. The Rebel (1959) — Jess Wilkerson
  16. Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) — Andre Milan
  17. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  18. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
  19. The Thin Man (1957)
  20. Athena (1954) — Johnny Nyle
  21. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self
  22. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — Self
  23. The Hollywood Palace (1964) — Self
  24. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) — Self
  25. The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) — Stan Skylar
  26. The Judy Garland Show (1963) — Self
  27. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) — Self
  28. Miss USA (1963) — Self - Judge
  29. Spree (1967) — Self
  30. Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998) — Self (archive footage)
  31. The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) — Young Scrooge
  32. The Garry Moore Show (1958)
  33. The Dick Clark Show (1958) — Self
  34. Jericho (1966) — Gino Paolini
  35. Mantovani, the King of Strings (2014) — Self
  36. Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020) — Self
  37. MGM Parade (1955) — Self
  38. The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965) — Woodsman
  39. The Woman Who Came from the Sea (1954)
  40. Hullabaloo (1965) — Self