George Hamilton - Biography

Last Editor: polly.tan				George Hamilton Biography -   Name : George Hamilton Profession : Actor Born : George Stevens Hamilton August 12, 1939 (1939-08-12) (age 69) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation : Actor Spouse(s) : Alana Stewart (1972-1975) Domestic partner(s) : Kimberly Blackford (1997-1999)

George Hamilton Trivia -

George and ex-wife Alana Stewart reunited for a belief stint on TV with their talk show "George & Alana" (1995). [1996] He won the best actor award as a student in a Palm Beach High School contest. Son with Kimberly Blackford named George-Thomas. [January 2000] One of the last contracted MGM stars George's older half-brother, William Potter, became an interior decorator for Eva Gabor Interiors in Palm Springs. He was hired in 1975 to redecorate the million dollar mansion purchased by industrialist James Randall from Debbie Reynolds. Hit #134 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1963 with "Don't Envy Me" (MGM 13178) Father, with Alana Stewart, of Ashley Hamilton. He is often confused with actor Warren Beatty. His cameo in Bulworth (1998) pokes fun at this happening. Ex-father-in-law of Shannen Doherty and Angie Everhart. He had his loft renovated by Paul DiMeo of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2003). Friend of Joan Collins. In April of 2006, Hamilton served as Grand Marshall for the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. He is known for his close personal friendship with Imelda Marcos, erstwhile shoe-worshiping first lady of the Philippines. In 2006, Hamilton was tested as the replacement for Bob Barker on "The New Price Is Right" (1972) . He was a finalist but Drew Carey won the honors. He is not related to George Hamilton IV, the 1960s country singer.

George Hamilton Detailed Biography -

Born on  August 12, 1939, George Hamilton  is an American film and television actor and occasional film director. Hamilton is the eldest son of society band leader George "Spike" Hamilton.[1][2] and his first wife, Ann Stevens (formerly Mrs. William Potter). He was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, where he lived until the age of 12. He won many awards as a student at Palm Beach High School and was the lead in his high school's production of Brigadoon. After shifting to California, he was put under contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who showcased him in films namely Home from the Hill, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Light in the Piazza and Two Weeks in Another Town. His stepfathers were Carleton Hunt and Jesse Spalding; his stepmother was June Howard, with whom according to Hamilton, he had an affair when he was 12, shortly after she married his father. His elder half-brother, William Potter, became an interior decorator for such prestige firms as Eva Gabor Interiors in Palm Springs where Hamilton also owned a home a few streets away from Elvis Presley and his manager "Colonel" Tom Parker, who became his good friend. Hamilton also has a younger brother, David Hamilton. George Halimton had a brilliant careergraph. He started his movie career in the year 1952. As an actor, he is often compared to Warren Beatty; Beatty's movie Bulworth contained a reference to this. In the mid-1980s, he starred in the 6th season of the ABC Aaron Spelling-produced nighttime television serial Dynasty. Hamilton was a semi-regular panelist on the 1998 revival of Match Game. In the year 2003, he hosted The Family, a reality television series on ABC spanning one season in 2003. It starred ten members from a traditional Italian-American family, who were each fighting for a $1,000,000 prize. In 2006, he competed in the second season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars[5] and was voted off in round 6. At age 66 and recovering from knee injuries, Hamilton, unable to match the limber dance moves of his younger competitors, charmed the audience and judges with endearingly silly dances utilizing props including a Zorro mask and sword from his 1981 film Zorro, The Gay Blade. Along with a successful movie career, he is famous  for his style of dress. At one point he was known for having 100 bespoke suits in his closet. Hamilton's other trademark is his deep tan. In the year 2006, a buzz was on that George Hamilton would replace Bob Barker on The Price is Right. He did an audition and in March 2007, TMZ reported that Hamilton was a frontrunner to replace Barker. According to Reuters, Hamilton was one of the final 3 contenders to host the show, alongside Mark Steines and Todd Newton. Afterwards Drew Carey was named as Barker's successor. In August of 2008, Hamilton co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle. So far as his personal life is concerned is concerned, Hamilton had a highly publicized relationship with Lynda Bird Johnson in 1966, due to his status as an actor and her status as the daughter of the President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson. Their relationship eventually ended in 1967. Hamilton tied knot with actress Alana Stewart from 1972 to 1975. Their son, Ashley Hamilton, was born in 1974. He has a younger son, George Thomas Hamilton, born in January 2000, with Kimberly Blackford. In April 2006, Hamilton served as Grand Marshal for the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia.