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Dean Martin
Age: 78 (passed away Dec. 25th, 1995)
Height: 5' 11 1/2"
Birth Place: Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Born: Jun. 7th, 1917
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Dean Martin's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Though best known for the 51 films he made, Dean Martin was a prizefighter, steel mill laborer, gas station attendant and card shark before seeing the first glimmer of fame. It came when he teamed up with comedian Jerry Lewis (I) in 1946. Films such as At War with the Army (1950) sent the team toward superstardom. After teaming with Lewis, Martin - born Dino Paul Crocetti - became a dramatic actor and the star of a long-running television variety show. Personality conflicts broke up the comedy duo in 1957. Few thought that Martin would go one to achieve solo success, but he did, winning critical acclaim for his role in The Young Lions (1958) with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift. A succession of films followed for the singer-actor, including Some Came Running (1958) with Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra. All would later be members of the "Rat Pack." Martin learned well and proved potent at the box office throughout the 1960s, with films such as Bells Are Ringing (1960) and Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), again with Rat Pack pals Sammy Davis Jr. and Sinatra. During much of the 1960s and 1970s Martin's movie persona of a boozing playboy prompted a series of films as secret agent Matt Helm and his own television variety show. Airport (1970) followed, featuring Martin as a pilot. He also played a phony priest in The Cannonball Run (1981). His last public role was a return to the stage, for a cross-country concert tour with Davis and Sinatra. He spoke affectionately of his fellow Rat Packers. "The satisfaction that I get out of working with these two bums is that we have more laughs than the audience has", Martin said.
TRIVIA:
- Member of the "Rat Pack" with 'Frank Sinatra' (qv), 'Sammy Davis Jr.' (qv), 'Peter Lawford' (qv) and 'Joey Bishop (I)' (qv). All appeared in _Ocean's Eleven (1960)_ (qv).
- Has a street named after him in San Antonio, Texas.
- Died exactly 29 years to the day (25 December 1995) after his mother, Angela Crocetti (25 December 1966).
- Godfather of 'Tori Spelling' (qv).
- Starred (with 'Jerry Lewis (I)' (qv)) on NBC Radio's "The Martin and Lewis Show" (1949-1953).
- He and 'Jerry Lewis (I)' (qv) recorded a radio spot promoting their film _The Caddy (1953)_ (qv), and noticing the tape was still rolling, decided to improvise additional radio spots, with Jerry slipping profanities into his dialog. The unedited master recording was surreptitiously taken from the studio and made into a "bootleg" record that sold briskly among collectors.
- Dean was so distraught over the murder of his _The Wrecking Crew (1968)_ (qv) co-star and friend 'Sharon Tate (I)' (qv) that he abandoned the next already-announced "Matt Helm" motion picture series installment (to be titled "The Ravagers"), and never played the character again.
- He declined to participate in the March on Washington in August 1963.
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