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Frankie Avalon
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Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frankie Avalon (born September 18, 1940) is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frankie Avalon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story — Self2023
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)2022
- Stallone: Frank, That Is — Self2021
- Papa — Jack Freidman2018
- The Grease Story — Teen Angel2017
- The Wrecking Crew — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2008
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self2007
- Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974 — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood — Self2006
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Francis Thomas Avallone , ( 1940-09-18 ) September 18, 1940 (age 85) , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer, actor
- Years active
- 1952–present
- Spouse
- Kathryn Diebel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 )
- Genres
- Pop rock and roll jazz swing
- Instruments
- Vocals , trumpet
- Website
- www .frankieavalon .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Frankie Avalon
Welcome to the official website of Frankie Avalon—legendary singer, actor, and entertainment icon. Explore his timeless music, classic films, new merchandise, and latest updates. From chart-topping hits like ‘Venus’ to beloved Hollywood roles, discover the legacy of this pop culture sensation. Stay connected and relive the golden era with exclusive content, memorabilia, and more.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- television actor
- Participant in
- Sanremo Music Festival 1964
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.frankieavalon.com
- Image
- Frankie Avalon - publicity.JPG
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- Commons category
- Frankie Avalon
- date of birth
- 1940-09-14
- birth name
- Francis Thomas Avalone
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), known professionally as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" in 1959 and "Why" in 1960.
Avalon started appearing in films in the 1960s; he is well known for having appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for supporting roles in the 1960 western The Alamo and in the 1978 musical film Grease. In the latter film, he sings the song "Beauty School Dropout".
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