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'''Dean Martin''' (b. Dino Paul Crocetti, Steubenville, Ohio, June 7, 1917 – Beverly Hills, California, December 25, 1995) Italian American actor, comedian and singer. [[Jerry Lewis]] and Martin made, since 1946, a successful comedy team for 10 years. They were a popular comedy duo which appeared together in 17 movies. They were the hottest act in America during the early '50s. | '''Dean Martin''' (b. Dino Paul Crocetti, Steubenville, Ohio, June 7, 1917 – Beverly Hills, California, December 25, 1995) Italian American actor, comedian and singer. [[Jerry Lewis]] and Martin made, since 1946, a successful comedy team for 10 years. They were a popular comedy duo which appeared together in 17 movies. They were the hottest act in America during the early '50s. | ||
| − | Movies such as The Young Lions (1958) and Rio Bravo (1959) brought him international fame. In 1965 | + | Movies such as The Young Lions (1958) and Rio Bravo (1959) brought him international fame. In 1965 he won a Golden Globe Award. He was a close friend of [[John Wayne]] and [[Gary Cooper]]. ''If there had to be one image for cool, the one man to fit it would be him.'' (Anonymous) |
He died on Christmas Day, 1995. | He died on Christmas Day, 1995. | ||
Revision as of 22:40, August 30, 2007
Dean Martin (b. Dino Paul Crocetti, Steubenville, Ohio, June 7, 1917 – Beverly Hills, California, December 25, 1995) Italian American actor, comedian and singer. Jerry Lewis and Martin made, since 1946, a successful comedy team for 10 years. They were a popular comedy duo which appeared together in 17 movies. They were the hottest act in America during the early '50s.
Movies such as The Young Lions (1958) and Rio Bravo (1959) brought him international fame. In 1965 he won a Golden Globe Award. He was a close friend of John Wayne and Gary Cooper. If there had to be one image for cool, the one man to fit it would be him. (Anonymous)
He died on Christmas Day, 1995.
"The satisfaction that I get out of working with these two bums is that we have more laughs than the audience has"
(In a concert tour with Sammi Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra.)