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Jackie Gleason (I) (1916–1987)

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Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York public schools. He was a master of ceremonies in amateur shows, a carnival barker, daredevil driver and a disc jockey., and later a comedian in night clubs. By the mid-1950s he had turned to writing original music and recording a series of popular and best-selling albums with his orchestra for Capitol Records... See full bio »

Born:

Herbert Walton Gleason Jr.
in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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1986 Nothing in Common
Max Basner
 
1985 Izzy & Moe (TV movie)
Izzy Einstein
 
1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (TV movie)
Ernest Johnson
 
1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Buford T. Justice
 
1983 The Sting II
Fargo Gondorff
 
1982 The Toy
U.S. Bates
 
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II
Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
 
1978/I The Honeymooners (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden
 
1978/II The Honeymooners (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden
 
1977 The Honeymooners (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden / Daddy Cratchit
 
1977 Smokey and the Bandit
Sheriff Buford T. Justice of Portague County
 
1977 Mr. Billion
John Cutler
 
1976 The Honeymooners (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden
 
1975 Three for Two (TV movie)
Fred/Herb/Mike
 
1973 The Jackie Gleason Special (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden / Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul
 
1970 How Do I Love Thee?
Stanley Waltz
 
1966-1970 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Ralph Kramden / 'Big' Jim Finley / Gangster Big Sam / …
– The Honeymooners: Operation Protest (1970) … Ralph Kramden
– The Honeymooners: We're Off to See the Wizard (1970) … Ralph Kramden
– Double Trouble (1969) … Ralph Kramden
– The Honeymooners: The Match Game (1969) … Ralph Kramden
– The Honeymooners: The Sun and Raccoon Capital (1969) … Ralph Kramden
See all 44 episodes »
 
1969 Don't Drink the Water
Walter Hollander
 
1969 How to Commit Marriage
Oliver Poe
 
1968 Skidoo
Tough Tony Banks
 
1968 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Ralph Kramden
– Lucy Visits Jack Benny (1968) … Ralph Kramden (uncredited)
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
the Vast Waistline
– The Big Stomach (1966) … the Vast Waistline
 
1962-1966 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Ralph Kramden / Joe the Bartender / Reginald Van Gleason III
– The Honeymooners: The Adoption (1966) … Ralph Kramden
– Episode #2.30 (1964)
– Episode #1.4 (1962) … Ralph Kramden / Joe the Bartender
– Episode #1.1 (1962) … Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / Ralph Kramden
 
1963 Soldier in the Rain
MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter
 
1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
Jack Griffith
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Maish Rennick
 
1962 Gigot
Gigot
 
1961 The Hustler
Minnesota Fats
 
1960 The Big Sell (TV movie)
Salesman / Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / …
 
1960 The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (TV movie)
Narrator/Himself
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Joe
– The Time of Your Life (1958) … Joe
 
1952-1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Ralph Kramden / Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / …
– Manager of the Baseball Team (1957) … Ralph Kramden
– Episode dated 18 May 1957 (1957) … Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender
– Six Months to Live (Re-Staging) (1957) … Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / Ralph Kramden
– Episode dated 20 April 1957 (1957) … Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / the Poor Soul
– I Remember Mau Mau (1957) … Ralph Kramden
See all 96 episodes »
 
1955-1956 The Honeymooners (TV series)
Ralph Kramden
– A Man's Pride (1956) … Ralph Kramden
– Dial J for Janitor (1956) … Ralph Kramden
– The Bensonhurst Bomber (1956) … Ralph Kramden
– Alice and the Blonde (1956) … Ralph Kramden
– Mind Your Own Business (1956) … Ralph Kramden
See all 39 episodes »
 
1953-1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Jerry Giles / Sam Wheeler / Uncle Ed
– Uncle Ed and Circumstances (1955) … Uncle Ed
– Short Cut (1954) … Sam Wheeler
– The Laugh Maker (1953) … Jerry Giles
 
1954-1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul
– Episode #5.2 (1955) … the Poor Soul
– Episode #3.16 (1954) … Reginald Van Gleason III
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Aubrey Piper
– The Show-Off (1955) … Aubrey Piper
 
1951 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Fenwick Babbitt / Joe the Bartender / Ralph Kramden / …
– Christmas Party (1951) … Ralph Kramden / Fenwick Babbitt / Joe the Bartender / …
 
1951 The James Melton Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1951)
 
1951 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Jimmy Smith
– No! No! Nanette! (1951) … Jimmy Smith
 
1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Camping Sketch / Guest
– Episode #1.18 (1951) … Guest / Camping Sketch
 
1950 The Desert Hawk
Aladdin
 
1949-1950 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Chester A. Riley / Chester Riley
– Five Dollar Bill (1950) … Chester A. Riley
– The Banned Book (1950) … Chester A. Riley
– Junior and the Bully (1950) … Chester A. Riley
– Riley's Quarrel (1950) … Chester A. Riley
– South American Job (1950) … Chester A. Riley
See all 26 episodes »
 
1942 Springtime in the Rockies
Commissioner (uncredited)
 
1942 Orchestra Wives
Ben Beck
 
1942 Escape from Crime
Convict (as Jackie C. Gleason)
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Hobart (as Jackie C. Gleason)
 
1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Hank
 
1942 Lady Gangster
Wilson (as Jackie C. Gleason)
 
1941 Steel Against the Sky
Cliff, the Drunk in Diner (uncredited)
 
1941 All Through the Night
Starchy (as Jackie C. Gleason)
 
1941 Navy Blues
Tubby (as Jackie C. Gleason)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (11 titles)
2006 The Break-Up (musician: "Tenderly")
 
2003 Northfork (playback singer: "It All Depends on You")
 
1993 Toen was geluk heel gewoon (TV series) (composer: additional music)
 
1985 Izzy & Moe (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1978/I The Honeymooners (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1977 The Honeymooners (TV movie) (composer: score)
 
1976 The Honeymooners (TV movie) (conductor)
 
The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series) (composer: theme music - 37 episodes, 1966-1970) (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade" - 3 episodes, 1966-1967)
– The Honeymooners: Operation Protest (1970) (composer: theme music)
– The Honeymooners: We're Off to See the Wizard (1970) (composer: theme music)
– The Honeymooners: The Match Game (1969) (composer: theme music)
– The Honeymooners: The Sun and Raccoon Capital (1969) (composer: theme music)
– The Honeymooners: Hawaii, Oh! Oh! (1969) (composer: theme music)
See all 40 episodes »
 
1966 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series) (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade" - 1 episode)
– The Honeymooners: The Adoption (1966) (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade")
 
1960 The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1952 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series) (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade")
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1955-1956 The Honeymooners (TV series) (production supervisor - 39 episodes)
– A Man's Pride (1956) (production supervisor)
– Dial J for Janitor (1956) (production supervisor)
– The Bensonhurst Bomber (1956) (production supervisor)
– Alice and the Blonde (1956) (production supervisor)
– Mind Your Own Business (1956) (production supervisor)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1954-1955 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series) (production supervisor - 2 episodes)
– The Honeymooners: Principle of the Thing (1955) (production supervisor)
– Ralph's Sweet Tooth (1954) (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1988 Gleason: He's the Greatest (TV series) (supervising producer - 26 episodes)
– Episode #1.26 (1988) (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.25 (1988) (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.24 (1988) (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.23 (1988) (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.22 (1988) (supervising producer)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1966 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1961 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series) (supervising producer - 8 episodes, 1957) (producer - 3 episodes, 1952)
– I Remember Mau Mau (1957) (supervising producer)
– Framed in Spain (1957) (supervising producer)
– The Honeymooners: Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1957) (supervising producer)
– Curse of the Kramdens (1957) (supervising producer)
– The Honeymooners: When in Rome (1957) (supervising producer)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1954 Stage Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (16 titles)
2009 Whatever Works (performer: "If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight")
 
2007 We Own the Night (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You")
 
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (writer: "It's Such A Happy Day' / performer: "Tenderly", "It's Such A Happy Day')
 
2004 The Sopranos (TV series)
– In Camelot (2004) (performer: "Melancholy Serenade" - uncredited)
 
2003 Northfork (performer: "It All Depends on You" 1926)
 
2002 Hollywood Ending (performer: "Too Close For Comfort" 1956, "Serenade in Blue" 1942)
 
2000 Return to Me (writer: "It's Such a Happy Day")
 
1999 Blast from the Past (writer: "Honeymooner's Theme")
 
1997 L.A. Confidential (performer: "But Not for Me" 1930)
 
1990 Alice (performer: "Limehouse Blues" 1921, "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" 1926, "I Remember You" 1942, "Moonlight Becomes You" 1942)
 
1987 Nadine (performer: "LOVE IS HERE TO STAY")
 
1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
– The Honeymooners: The Honeymoon Is Over (1969) (performer: "Love on a Bus")
 
1963 Papa's Delicate Condition (performer: "Call Me Irresponsible", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" - uncredited)
 
1960 The Fabulous Fifties (documentary) (performer: "Sid, Ol' Kid")
 
1956 The Honeymooners (TV series)
– Head of the House (1956) (performer: "You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine" - uncredited)
– The $99,000 Answer (1956) (music: "Melancholy Serenade" - uncredited)
 
1952 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowComposer (8 titles)
1985 Izzy & Moe (TV movie)
 
1978/I The Honeymooners (TV movie) (music composed by)
 
1976 The Honeymooners (TV movie)
 
1962 Gigot
 
1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie)
 
1961 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– The Time of Your Life (1958)
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Laugh Maker (1953)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2004 The Wool Cap (TV movie) (story "Gigot")
 
1962 Gigot (original story)
 
1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie) (story)
 
1955-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Tale of St. Emergency (1956) (story)
– Uncle Ed and Circumstances (1955) (story)
 
1951 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
– Razor Blades (1951)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1978/I The Honeymooners (TV movie)
 
1978/II The Honeymooners (TV movie)
 
1977 The Honeymooners (TV movie)
 
1976 The Honeymooners (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (42 titles)
1986 Gleason: In His Own Words (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Honeymooners Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself - Host (also archive footage) / Ralph Kramden (also archive footage)
 
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter & Performer
 
1985 The Honeymooners Reunion (TV movie)
Himself - Host (also archive footage) / Ralph Kramden (also archive footage)
 
1984 All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968-1980 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself - Guest / …
– Episode dated 7 May 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 January 1976 (1976) … Himself - Guest Co-Host
– Episode dated 15 January 1976 (1976) … Himself - Guest Co-Host
– Episode dated 14 January 1976 (1976) … Himself - Guest Co-Host
– Episode dated 13 January 1976 (1976) … Himself - Co-Host
See all 18 episodes »
 
1977 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1975-1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 11 February 1977 (1977) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 January 1975 (1975) … Himself - Guest
 
1976 Bing Crosby's White Christmas (TV movie)
Himself / Santa Claus
 
1976 The Captain and Tennille (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … Himself - Guest
 
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jackie Gleason (TV movie)
Himself - Man of the Hour
 
1974 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is (TV movie)
Himself / Ralph Kramden / Joe the Bartender / …
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.179 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.156 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.122 (1970) … Himself
 
1966-1970 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Ralph Kramden / …
– Episode #4.18 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #4.17 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #4.16 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #4.15 (1970) … Himself - Host
– Episode #4.14 (1970) … Himself - Host
See all 39 episodes »
 
1962-1966 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Himself / Joe the Bartender / Reginald Van Gleason III / …
– Gleason Gaities 1966 (1966) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 23 April 1966 (1966) … Himself/Joe the Bartender
– Episode #4.28 (1966) … Himself/the Poor Soul/Rum Dum/Joe the Bartender
– Episode #4.27 (1966) … Himself / Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender
– Episode #4.26 (1966) … Himself / Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender
See all 115 episodes »
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.2 (1961) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1961) … Himself - Host
 
1961 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– We're Gonna Have a Party (1961) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1960 The Arthur Godfrey Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 The Fabulous Fifties (documentary)
Narrator
 
1959 Small World (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.4 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Timex All-Star Jazz Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Golden Age of Jazz (1959) … Himself - Host
 
1949-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / the Poor Soul / Ralph Kramden / …
– Episode #12.2 (1958) … Himself (on film)
– Episode #9.40 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #7.40 (1954) … Himself/the Poor Soul
– Episode #6.14 (1952) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #5.38 (1952) … Ralph Kramden / the Poor Soul
See all 9 episodes »
 
1952-1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Ralph Kramden / Joe the Bartender / …
– Episode dated 25 May 1957 (1957) … Himself - Host/Joe the Bartender/the Poor Soul
– Episode dated 4 May 1957 (1957) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 27 April 1957 (1957) … Himself - Host/Fenwick Babbitt/Joe the Bartender
– Episode dated 26 January 1957 (1957) … Himself - Host / the Poor Soul / Reginald Van Gleason III
– Tribute to Tommy Dorsey (1956) … Himself - Host
See all 45 episodes »
 
1956 The Herb Shriner Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.23 (1956) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1953-1955 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest #1
– Episode dated 25 September 1955 (1955) … Himself - Mystery Guest #1
– Episode dated 8 March 1953 (1953) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1955 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– Jackie Gleason Show (1955) … Himself
 
1955 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1950-1953 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 1953 (1953) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 1951 (1951) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 October 1950 (1950) … Himself - Guest
 
1953 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1950-1952 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Host / Ralph Kramden / Joe the Bartender / …
– Episode #3.44 (1952) … Himself - Host
– Episode #3.43 (1952) … Himself - Host
– Episode #3.42 (1952) … Himself - Host
– Episode #3.41 (1952) … Himself - Host
– Vacation at Fred's Landing (1952) … Himself - Host / Ralph Kramden
See all 93 episodes »
 
1951 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host / Reginald Van Gleason
– Episode #2.1 (1951) … Himself - Host/Reginald Van Gleason
– Episode #1.40 (1951) … Himself - Host
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.42 (1951) … Himself - Host
 
1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 3 April 1951 (1951) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.29 (1951) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1950-1951 Cavalcade of Bands (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.25 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1951) … Himself
– Tommy Tucker (1950) … Himself - Guest
 
1951 Ford Star Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1951) … Himself
 
1949 The Lamb's Gambol (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1949 (1949) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (31 titles)
2009 Working with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino Conforti (video documentary short)
Clip from 'Three for Two'
 
2007 Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 The Hustler: The Inside Story (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Honeymooners (TV documentary)
Ralph Kramden
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 The Rat Pack (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Behind the Laughs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (TV documentary)
Himself - Roastee
 
1998 A Bing Crosby Christmas (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters (TV movie)
Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul / Joe the Bartender / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth / Rudy the Repairman / Fenwick Babbit
 
1993 TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Honeymooners First Christmas (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden/Fenwick Babbitt/Joe the Bartender/the Poor Soul/Rudy the Repairman/Reggie Van Gleason III
 
1993 The Honeymooners: The Really Lost Debut Episodes (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden
 
1992 Legends of Comedy (TV documentary)
 
1991 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Best of Gleason 3 (TV movie)
Himself/Joe the Bartender/Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth)/Rudy the Repairman/the Poor Soul/Ralph Kramden/Reginald Van Gleason III/Fenwick Babbit
 
1988 Gleason: He's the Greatest (TV series)
 
1988 Jackie Gleason: The Great One (TV documentary)
Himself/Ralph Kramden/Rum Dum/Sheriff Buford T. Justice
 
1988 The Best of Gleason 2 (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden/Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth)/Reginald Van Gleason III/Fenwick Babbit/Rudy the Repairman/the Poor Soul
 
1988 The Best of Gleason (TV movie)
Ralph Kramden/Reginald Van Gleason III/Fenwick Babbit/the Poor Soul/Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth)/Rudy the Repairman
 
1963 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
 
1963 CBS: The Stars' Address (TV movie)
Himself
 
1958-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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He could neither read or write music on paper, but he hired his own studio orchestra and orchestrators and composed melodies by either humming or picking the tune with one finger on a piano. In that manner he released over 20 albums on Capitol Records, often with Bobby Hackett as featured trumpet soloist... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jackie C. Gleason

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on what inspired him to became a "mood music" legend, via a series of successful albums] Every time I ever watched Clark Gable do a love scene in the movies, I'd hear this really pretty music, real romantic, come up behind him and help set the mood. So I'm figuring that if Gable needs that kinda help, then a guy in Canarsie has gotta be dyin' for something like this. See more »

Trivia:

Has a street named after him in Iowa City, Iowa. See more »

Nickname:

"The Abdominal Showman" See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces