Vic Damone

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1928-06-12 (96 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Vito Rocco Farinola

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

Actor

2005
Judy Garland Duets

as Self (archive footage)

1998
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

as Self (archive footage)

1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1967
Spree

as Self

1965
Hullabaloo

as Self

1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Ric Vallone

1960
Hell to Eternity

as Cpl. Pete Lewis

1959
The Rebel

as Jess Wilkerson

1956
The Stingiest Man in Town

as Young Scrooge

1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Vic Damone (uncredited)

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

1955
Kismet

as Caliph

1955
Hit the Deck

as Rico Ferrari

1954
Deep in My Heart

as Performer in Maytime

1954
Athena

as Johnny Nyle

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
The Strip

as Himself

1951
Rich, Young and Pretty

as Andre Milan

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Singer

Sound