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Line 1: − {{merge|Dean Martin}}+ − '''Dino Paul Crocetti''' was born in Steubenville, Ohio on June 7, 1917. A − high school drop out, he worked as a bootlegger, steelworker and a − boxer before changing his name to Dean Martin and becoming a − vocalist with the Sammy Watkins band. − − Martin appeared permanently destined for the nightclub circuit until − he met fledgling comic Jerry Lewis in New York, where both men − were performing. Martin and Lewis soon formed a music-comedy − team. Their success led to a string of well-paying engagements up − and down the East coast, culminating with a triumphant run at the − crown jewel of nightclubs, New York's Copacabana. − − Martin and Lewis were the hottest comedy act in America during the − early '50s, with Dean stepping out on his own to score a giant hit − with his recording, “That’s Amore” in 1953. Two years later in 1955 − Dean Martin was at the top of the charts with his #1 hit, “Memories − Are Made of This” signaling the start of a break up that finally took − place in 1956. In 1958 Dean once again hit with his third million − selling single, “Return To Me” and also hit big with “Volare.” − 1964 would deliver the biggest hit yet with, “Everybody Loves Somebody” − followed by “The Door Is Still Open to My Heart.” He would reach − the top ten one more time with “I Will” in 1965. − − As a member of Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack”, Dean Martin played Las − Vegas to sold out audiences as a headliner for several years. In 2005, − Las Vegas renamed *Industrial Road “Dean Martin Drive". − − With as estimated 600 songs and more than 100 albums to his − credit, NBC television launched the weekly Dean Martin Show in − 1965, top rated for several years. − − An accomplished actor, besides his comedy roles in several Martin − and Lewis films, Dean starred in dozens of motion pictures − including “The Young Lions” in 1957, “Rio Bravo” in 1959, − “The Sons of Katie Elder” in 1965, “The Silencers” in 1966, − “Bandolero!” in 1968 and “Airport” in 1970. − − Dean Martin's world would crumble in 1987, when his son − Dean Paul Martin was killed in a plane crash while on − maneuvers with the California Air National Guard. − − On Christmas morning, 1995, in his 78th year Dean Martin died of respiratory failure. − − The lights of the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor.
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