Vic Damone

Born: 1928-06-12

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.


Placeholder

Athena

as Johnny Nyle
Released: 1954-11-04

A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food...

Movie page

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)
Released: 1974-06-21

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...

Movie page

Deep in My Heart

as Performer in Maytime
Released: 1954-12-09

Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.

Movie page

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Vic Damone (uncredited)
Released: 1956-03-09

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he...

Movie page

Hit the Deck

as Rico Ferrari
Released: 1955-02-24

Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.

Movie page

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

Movie page

Hell to Eternity

as Cpl. Pete Lewis
Released: 1960-08-01

Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a...

Movie page

Kismet

as Caliph
Released: 1955-10-08

A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp...

Movie page

Rich, Young and Pretty

as Andre Milan
Released: 1951-07-09

A rancher's daughter visits Paris to meet her mother and find love.

Movie page

The Strip

as Himself
Released: 1951-08-31

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in...

Movie page

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

as Self
Released: 2020-03-06

An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur...

Movie page

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1998-05-15

Acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, Arena explores the rise of...

Movie page

The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood

as Woodsman
Released: 1965-11-28

Everyone knows the story of Red Riding Hood. But every story has two sides and now the wolf has...

Movie page

The Woman Who Came from the Sea

as uncredited
Released: 1954-01-22

Movie page

Spree

as Self
Released: 1967-06-21

This documentary on the nightlife of Las Vegas was filmed primarily at the Topicana and Dunes...

Movie page

Mantovani, the King of Strings

as uncredited
Released: 2014-05-26

Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani...

Movie page

The Stingiest Man in Town

as Young Scrooge
Released: 1956-12-23

This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a...

Movie page

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

TV Show page

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

TV Show page

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

TV Show page

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

TV Show page

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

TV Show page

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1956-06-24

TV Show page

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

TV Show page

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-30

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC....

TV Show page

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

TV Show page

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

TV Show page

The Thin Man

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-20

Nick Charles was a private detective who married the wealthy Nora and decided to settle down and...

TV Show page

The Dick Clark Show

as Self
First aired: 1958-02-15

The Dick Clark Show is an American musical variety show broadcast weekly in the United States on...

TV Show page

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

TV Show page

The Judy Garland Show

as Himself
First aired: 1963-12-08

The Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on...

TV Show page

The Rebel

as Jess Wilkerson
First aired: 1959-10-04

The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on...

TV Show page

The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

TV Show page

Hullabaloo

as Self
First aired: 1965-01-12

Hullabaloo is an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965 through...

TV Show page

Jericho

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-15

Jericho is an American espionage series set during World War II. The series stars John Leyton,...

TV Show page