Dean Martin - Biography

Last Editor: kirjailija				Dean Martin Biography -   Name : Dean Martin Date of birth : 7 June 1917 Place of birth : Steubenville, Ohio, USA Date of death : 25 December 1995 Place of death : Beverly Hills, California, USA. (emphysema) Birth name : Dino Paul Crocetti Nickname : Dino Height : 5' 11

Dean Martin Trivia -

His son, Dean Paul Martin (Dino), was killed in a plane crash. Member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. All appeared in Ocean's Eleven (1960). Father of Gail Martin, Heather Lyn and Dean Paul Martin. Grandfather of Alexander Martin. Born at 11:55pm-CST Interred at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. His parents were Gaetano and Angella Crocetti. Although born in Ohio, he spoke only Italian until age 5. He had a fear of elevators and a love of comic books, which he read his entire life. His career as a boxer was summed up by him as follows, "I won all but 11 of 12 fights." He fought under the name of Kid Crochet. Father of Claudia Martin (with first wife). Died exactly 29 years to the day (25 December 1995) of the death of his mother, Angela Crocetti (25 December 1966). Nephew of actor/comedian Leonard Barr. Much of the "booze" that he drank on stage during his famous "Rat Pack" performances was really apple juice. (Son Dean Paul Martin spilled this secret, after the variety show ended production, stating that his father couldn't have performed if he'd really drunk that much liquor.) Father of Deana Martin Father in law of Carole Costello. She was married to Craig Martin, his oldest son & was the daughter of Lou Costello. From 1973 to 1984, he was the host of the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts." In one of the most classic television series of all time, Dean and his panel of actors and comics would shower the guest of honor with insults. This series contained the most famous names in the history of entertainment, such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, George Burns, James Stewart, Orson Welles, Jack Benny, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, Don Rickles, Rich Little, John Wayne, and Foster Brooks. Despite the name changes in his television shows, Dean's television career lasted 19 years: from 1965 to 1984. Dean is one of few actors that have received not just one, but TWO, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for Motion Pictures at 6519 Hollywood Blvd., and one for Television at 6651 Hollywood Blvd. Underwent rhinoplasty when he was 27. Son-in-law was the late Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys (married to Dean's daughter Gina). Has a street named after him in San Antonio, Texas. "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" - words written on his tombstone, after his signature hit. Starred (with Jerry Lewis) on NBC Radio's "The Martin and Lewis Show" (1949-1953). He and Frank Sinatra were best friends, a fact he held very dear to his heart. The two didn't speak much, in the years after Dean quit the "Rat Pack Reunion" tour, but they did reconcile a few months before his death, over dinner - and a breadroll fight. While he always played affable and easygoing, offstage he was usually quiet and reserved; friends noted the contrast. He and former wife Jeanne Martin maintained a friendship after their divorce, and consulted each other on family matters. When his health declined, Jeanne encouraged him not to worry about facing death, and to look at it as the chance he longed for, to be reunited with their son Dean Paul Martin, and with his parents. His style of singing was initially influenced by Harry Mills of The Mills Brothers. Father of Ricci Martin. When 20th Century-Fox fired Marilyn Monroe as his co-star in Something's Got to Give (1962) and then attempted to replace her with Lee Remick, he reminded the studio that he had contractual approval of his co-star, and refused to continue the project without Monroe. His act of loyalty eventually got Marilyn re-hired, but she died of a drug overdose before shooting on this never-finished film could resume. Although he had almost 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1951 and 1968, only three went to number one: "That's Amore" (Capitol: 1953), "Memories Are Made of This" (Capitol: 1956), and his theme song, "Everybody Loves Somebody" (Reprise: 1964). Despite the legend that he and comedy partner Jerry Lewis always despised each other, the two were actually quite close friends and the tension between the two began in 1956, when "outside people" (as Lewis called them to Peter Bogdanovich) began to "poison" Martin against Lewis. Frank Sinatra eventually staged a public reunion over 20 years after they stopped speaking to each other. Over the next 10 years they became close again. Is portrayed by Joe Mantegna in The Rat Pack (1998) (TV) and by Danny Gans in Sinatra (1992) (TV). He and the other members of the Rat Pack were banned from Marilyn Monroe's funeral by Joe DiMaggio Diagnosed with lung cancer in September 1993.

Dean Martin Detailed Biography -

Dean Martin made his name opposite Jerry Lewis, as the straight half of one of America's most successful comedy duos of the 1940s and 1950s. They appeared together in sixteen films, including ‘Sailor Beware’ in 1951, ‘Artists & Models’ in 1955 and ‘Hollywood or Bust’ in 1965. When the team's ten-year partnership ended, the relaxed and often self-spoofing Martin sustained his popularity via recordings (such as the hit ‘Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime’), TV specials and his own long-running TV variety show. He also had several competent screen roles, often as a smooth ladies' man, in films such as Edward Dmytryk's ‘The Young Lions’ and Vincente Minnelli's ‘Some Came Running’ - both of which were released in 1958. A year later, he featured in Howard Hawks' ‘Rio Bravo’, opposite John Wayne, and this was followed by four appearances in 1960, including his turn in ‘Ocean's Eleven’ and the almost tailor-made role in the Minnelli musical ‘Bells Are Ringing’. Even at the peak of his fame, Martin remained strangely contemptuous of stardom, and remained largely elusive. As a member of Frank Sinatra's inner circle in the early 1960s, he co-starred in the Rat Pack's off-the-cuff movies (‘Robin and the Seven Hoods’ in 1964) and he also played a hammy, Americanised version of James Bond in the Matt Helm movies of the late 60s. By the late 1970s, Martin's health had begun to fail, and his career was primarily confined to casino club stages. After pulling out of a 1988 reunion tour with Sinatra and Davis, Martin spent his final years in solitude and died on Christmas Day, 1995.