Johnny Mathis

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1935-09-30 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Gilmer, Texas, USA

Also Known As John Royce Mathis

Johnny Mathis

Biography

Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018). Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.

Known For

Actor

2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2017
Just Getting Started

as Johnny Mathis

2014
'51 Dons

as Narrator

2007
2005
Criminal Minds

as Himself

1996
1996
1989
The Simpsons

as Johnny Mathis (voice)

1982
Wogan

as Self

1975
Numéro un

as Self

1975
Numéro un

as Self - Host

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1971
The Pet Set

as Self

1968
Night-Club

as self

1968
Cilla

as Self

1964
Shindig!

as Self - Singer

1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1958
A Certain Smile

as Johnny Mathis (uncredited)

1958
1957
Lizzie

as Piano Singer

1957
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Crew

2023