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James Darren
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American actor, singer (1936–2024)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Cookbook
- Ralph's Italian Restaurant, 100 Years and 100 Recipes
- Arbutus Manor
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Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 - September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. He wanted to be an actor and studied in New York City with Stella Adler for a number of years. He would also occasionally sing although he later said "I wasn't really a singer. I was…
Known for
- The Shuttlepod Show — Self2022
- What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Self2018
- New Dimensions — Self2018
- Lucky — Paulie2017
- Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist1998
- Diagnosis: Murder — Councilman Matthew Watson1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Vic Fontaine1993
- Melrose Place1992
- Renegade — Lou Delgado1992
- T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport — Officer Jim Corrigan1986
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-06-08
- Active to
- 2024-09-02
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34,465
- Total plays
- 353,558
Tags
James Darren (born James William Ercolani on 8 June 1936; died 2 September 2024) was an American singer and actor remembered for his teen pop hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. Darren began his career as a teen idol. This encompassed roles in films, most notably his role as Moondoggie in Gidget in 1959, as well as a string of pop hits for Colpix Records, the biggest of which was "Goodbye Cruel World" (#3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1961). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Guns of Navarone
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.jamesdarren.com
- Image
- James Darren (1966).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- James Darren
- date of birth
- 1936-06-08
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- birth name
- James William Ercolani
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
- date of death
- 2024-09-02
- name in native language
- James Darren
- pseudonym
- James Darren
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