Vic Damone
Born
June 12, 1928 (97 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
2020
Mantovani, the King of Strings
2014
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Self (archive footage)
1998
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
(1 episode)
1977
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (1 episode)
1967
Spree
Self
1967
Jericho
(2 episodes)
1966
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
Woodsman
1965
Hullabaloo
Self · (1 episode)
1965
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (4 episodes)
1964
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
1963
Miss USA
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Lively Ones
(16 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ric Vallone · (1 episode)
1961
Hell to Eternity
Cpl. Pete Lewis
1960
Playboy's Penthouse
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Rebel
Jess Wilkerson · (1 episode)
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Stan Skylar · (1 episode)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Garry Moore Show
(1 episode)
1958
The Dick Clark Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1958
The Thin Man
(1 episode)
1957
The Stingiest Man in Town
Young Scrooge
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · (3 episodes)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Vic Damone (uncredited)
1956
Kismet
Caliph
1955
Hit the Deck
Rico Ferrari
1955
Deep in My Heart
Performer in Maytime
1954
Athena
Johnny Nyle
1954
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1954
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
The Strip
Himself
1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
Andre Milan
1951
What's My Line?
Self · (2 episodes)
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1948