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Where did Dean Martin begin his solo singing career?
Las Vegas in 1956
Where was Dean Martin born?
Steubenville, OH
Within what venue did he perform on TV?
Movies and TV specials starting in 1956
Was Dean Martin able to read music?
No.
How many times was he married?
three
At what age did he begin to do odd jobs and why
At age 16 he dropped out of school because he thought he was smarter than the teachers
What was his birth name?
Dino Paul Crocetti (parents Italian immigrants)
What TV show did he perform on?
The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974-1984)
Dean Martin recorded 600 songs. Name three.
Return to Me; Everybody Loves Somebody, Dream a Little Dream; A Marshmallow World
How many children did he have from marriage?
8
What kind of nonmusical odd jobs did Dean Martin do?
delivered bootleg liquor, speakeasy blackjack dealer, worked in steel mill, boxing under name of Kid Crochet
What ended his boxing "career"?
Frequent injuries to his nose
Who did he perform with?
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford
When was his last Las Vegas show?
1990
How did Dean deal with his eldest son's death in 1987?
His son died in a military training exercise, plane crash and Dean was devastated, retiring into solitude and shortening his last tour with the Rat Pack in 1988.
At age 16 where did Dean Martin gain experience singing?
local nightclubs
Was Dean Martin a boozing playboy?
Onstage it was his role and his son said the drink he had onstage was apple juice not bourbon.
What was the name of the group that he performed with in the 1960s?
The Rat Pack
What was Dean Martin's music nickname?
King of Cool
How many films did he make in his career?
51
When did he take the stage name Dean Martin?
1940 touring with Sammy Watkins band as featured vocalist
What was he afraid of?
Riding in elevators
What comedian did he perform with in Atlantic City?
Jerry Lewis
When he died in 1995 what did he leave his family?
$30 million dollars in a family trust (no will) that went to all his children.
Was his first show in Atlantic City with Jerry Lewis successful?
No it was a hostile audience and they had to completely rewrite the second show or lose their job.