Perry Como
Also Known As: Pierino Ronald Como, Mr. C, Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label in 1943. "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. Como received five Emmys from 1955 to 1959, a Christopher Award (1956), and shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in 1956. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1990 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1987. Posthumously, Como received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. He has the distinction of having three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio, television, and music.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: May 18, 1912
Deathday: May 12, 2001
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Gender: Male
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Perry Como's Early American Christmas
Overview: Perry Como celebrates an early American Christmas in Williamsburg VA with John Wayne and Diana Canova.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-13
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Words and Music
Overview: Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-31
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Doll Face
Overview: Burlesque queen Doll Face Carroll is dismissed from an audition for a legitimate Broadway show because she lacks culture. Her boss/manager Mike decides that she can get both culture and plenty of publicity by writing her autobiography. He hires a ghost writer to do all the work, but doesn't count on the possibility that Doll Face and her collaborator might have more than a book on their minds.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-31
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If I'm Lucky
Overview: Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate is really a stooge for a corrupt political machine, which discovers the band's handsome and appealing singer would make a better stooge. Meanwhile, romance blossoms between the band's singers. When election day approaches, the band's singer wants out of the campaign, but the machine threatens to smear him and his pals in the band if he quits.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-09-02
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Something for the Boys
Overview: The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern plantation Magnolia Manor, which alas proves to be a "termite trap" and tax liability. Fortunately, Sgt. Rocky Fulton from a nearby army camp appears with a plan to convert the place to a hotel for army wives; but to pay bills until then, they decide to put on a show. Of course, romantic and military complications intervene...
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-01
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Some of Manie's Friends
Overview: A multitude of entertainment's biggest stars come together to celebrate the life of the late Manie Sacks, recording executive for Columbia Records, and vice president of both NBC and RCA.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-10
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The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Overview: "The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-31
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Night of 100 Stars III
Overview: A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-21
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Perry Como's Irish Christmas
Overview: Perry Como's last great concert special, filmed in Ireland and screened in 1994. Como appears before an audience of 4,500 in Ireland's celebrated Point Theater, with Irish President Mary Robinson and actress Maureen O'Hara in attendance.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-01
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Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Overview: Travel the world at Christmastime with the legendary Perry Como enjoying unforgettable performances of your favorite carols, songs and hymns.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-06
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Overview: "Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Grammy award singer Lou Rawls, Frankie tells his own story. Classic archive footage of the great performances of the past has been painstakingly collected, and new interview material shot with distinguished guests such as Clint Eastwood,Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dick Clark, Ringo Starr, Patti Page, Pat Boone, Maria Cole, Mitch Miller, Michel Legrand, John Williams, Kay Starr, Jack Jones, Herb Jeffries, Peter Marshall, Howard Keel, Terry Moore, Lucy Marlow, Sammy Nestico, and A.C. Lyles. From Dick Clark's American Bandstand to The Bob Hope Show, from Rawhide to Blazing Saddles, from the Ed Sullivan Show to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, audiences will journey through the life of one of the most popular male vocalists of all time.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-23
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The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Overview: This was the first of two one-hour musical specials which were part of CBS' 1968 multi-million-dollar contract with Doris Day's production company, a contract that Day insists to this day was negotiated by her husband and manager Martin Melcher without her knowledge. When Melcher died suddenly in April 1968, Day chose to go ahead and honour the contract, appearing in both specials as well as starring in her eponymous sitcom for five seasons, from 1968-1973.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-14
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The Perry Como Christmas Show
Overview: The first of Perry Como's Christmas specials includes appearances by Rich Little and figure skater Peggy Fleming as well as performances by the Carpenters and by Perry Como himself. Also featured a reenactment of the Birth of Jesus Christ.
Genres: Comedy Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-17
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My Music: A Classic Christmas
Overview: Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols performed, throughout decades past, by an array of artists, including Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Brenda Lee, Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Gene Autry, Jimmy Boyd, the Supremes, Rosemary Clooney, the Lennon Sisters, Burl Ives, Mahalia Jackson, Mitzi Gaynor, Julie Andrews, the Beach Boys, the Carpenters, Jose Feliciano, the Drifters, Ronnie Spector, the Harry Simeone Chorale, and David Bowie.
Genres: Music Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-16
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Julie on Sesame Street
Overview: Julie on Sesame Street was one of a series of Julie Andrews TV specials, produced by ATV and distributed by ITC. It was broadcast on ABC on November 23, 1973 and later in the UK on ITV on July 10, 1974. Using the alleys and stoops of the Sesame Street neighborhood as the venue for this television special, Julie Andrews and Perry Como join forces with the Sesame Street Muppets for an hour of music and antics.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-23
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Overview: This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-22
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Overview: This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-22
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Overview: The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special was a network Christmas special hosted by Bob Hope, which aired on December 19, 1977, on NBC. Guest stars featured in the special included Olivia Newton-John, Perry Como, Mark Hamill, and the Muppets.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-19
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Perry Como's Christmas in England
Overview: In this Christmas special from England, Perry Como and guests perform holiday songs throughout the country.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-15
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Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land
Overview: Perry Como celebrates Christmas in Israel with vists to Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-13
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Perry Como's Christmas in Paris
Overview: Perry Como hosts this Christmas special, featuring music and songs Parisian-style.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-18
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Perry Como's Christmas in New York
Overview: Perry Como takes the Big Apple for Christmas.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-12
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Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
Overview: Ann-Margret singing and dancing at the Grand Ole Opry House with Minnie Pearl, Bob Hope, Perry Como and Chef Atkins.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-26
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Perry Como's Easter in Guadalajara
Overview: Perry Como's musical Easter special featured special guests Charo, Ann Jillian and Pedrito Fernández.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-03
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Christmas Around The World With Perry Como
Overview: In this enchanting video keepsake, Reader's Digest invites you to travel the world at Christmastime with the legendary Perry Como, enjoying unforgettable performances of your favorite carols, songs and hymns with special guest stars including John Wayne, Debbie Boone, Dorothy Hamill, Richard Chamberlain, The Vienna Boys Choir and more. You'll join Perry in France, Canada, Austria, Mexico, Colonial Williamsburg and the Holy Land. You'll enjoy glorious holiday pageantry and share in fascinating customs, festivities and traditions.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-06
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