
Tony Orlando
Born
April 3, 1944 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis (born April 3, 1944), better known as Tony Orlando, is an Americanshow business professional, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the early 1970s. Discovered by producer Don Kirshner, Orlando had songs on the charts in 1961 when he was 16, "Halfway to Paradise" and "Bless You". Orlando then became a producer himself, and at an early age was promoted to a vice-president position at CBS Records, where he was in charge of the April-Blackwood Music division. He sang under the name "Dawn" in the 1970s, and when the songs became hits, he went on tour and the group became "Tony Orlando and Dawn". They had several songs which were major hits including "Candida", "Knock Three Times", and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". The group hosted a variety program, "The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show" on CBS from 1974–76, and then broke up in 1978. Orlando then continued as a solo singer, performing in Las Vegas and Branson, Missouri.[1] Orlando has hosted the New York City portions of the MDA Labor Day Telethon on WWOR-TV since the 1980s but quit in 2011 in response to Jerry Lewis' firing from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Cuckold Sessions 42
2024

Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot
Self
2024

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Self
2023

TGirl Tops #1
2021

Sandy Wexler
Testimonial
2017

Dice
Self · (1 episode)
2016

That's My Boy
Steve Spirou
2012

Tony Orlando & Dawn: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
2005

Las Vegas
(1 episode)
2003

Waking Up in Reno
Self
2002

Oswald
Sammy Starfish (voice) · (52 episodes)
2001
A Christmas Card from Branson
Himself
1996

MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995

The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
Christopher (voice)
1990

The Cosby Show
Tony Castillo · (1 episode)
1984

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Jose Ferrer
1982

Lynda Carter: Street Life
Self
1982

300 Miles for Stephanie
Alberto Rodriguez
1981

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · (1 episode)
1980

A Star Is Born
Self
1976

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Self
1976

Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (54 episodes)
1974

Dinah!
Self · (2 episodes)
1974

Chico and the Man
(1 episode)
1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (1 episode)
1973

The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (3 episodes)
1961

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1961