Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 12, 1928
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
43 titles
Vic Damone
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.
Known For
Filmography
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
Mantovani, the King of Strings
Self
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Spree
Self
Jericho
Gino Paolini
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
Woodsman
Hullabaloo
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self
The Judy Garland Show
Self
Miss USA
Self - Judge
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Lively Ones
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ric Vallone
Hell to Eternity
Cpl. Pete Lewis
Playboy's Penthouse
Self
The Rebel
Jess Wilkerson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Stan Skylar
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
The Garry Moore Show
The Dick Clark Show
Self
The Thin Man
The Stingiest Man in Town
Young Scrooge
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Vic Damone (uncredited)
Kismet
Caliph
MGM Parade
Self
Hit the Deck
Rico Ferrari
Deep in My Heart
Performer (segment "Maytime")
Athena
Johnny Nyle
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
The Oscars
Self
The Strip
Himself
Rich, Young and Pretty
Andre Milan
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self