Sammy Davis Jr.

Oyuncu Doğum: 1925-12-08 • Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, Davis was a childhood vaudevillian who became known for his performances on Broadway and in Las Vegas, as a recording artist, television and film star, and as a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack". At the age of four Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and "uncle" as the Will Mastin Trio, toured nationally, and after military service, returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's after the 1951 Academy Awards, with the trio, became a recording artist, and made his first film performances as an adult later that decade. In 1954, he lost his left eye in an automobile accident. Later the same year, he converted to Judaism. In 1960, he appeared in the first Rat Pack movie, Ocean's 11. After a starring role on Broadway in 1956's Mr Wonderful, Davis returned to the stage in 1964's Golden Boy, and in 1966 had his own TV variety show, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. Davis's career slowed in the late sixties, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man", in 1972, and became a star in Las Vegas. As an African American, Davis was the victim of racism throughout his life, and was a large financial supporter of civil rights causes. Davis had a complex relationship with the African American community, and attracted criticism after physically embracing Richard Nixon in 1970. One day on a golf course with Jack Benny, he was asked what his handicap was. "Handicap?" he asked. "Talk about handicap — I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew." This was to become a signature comment, recounted in his autobiography, and in countless articles. After reuniting with Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1987, Davis toured with them and Liza Minnelli internationally, before dying of throat cancer in 1990. He died in debt to the Internal Revenue Service, and his estate was the subject of legal battles. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sammy Davis Jr.

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The Pigeon

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

Sweet and Low

Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!

The Rat Pack

The Perils of P.K

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Rat Pack

Sammy Stops the World

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

Bio’s Bahnhof

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

It's Black Entertainment

EPiC: Elvis Presley Konserde

People's Choice Awards

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin

Jazz Ball

James Dean Remembered

Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley

Magic Night

Cinderella at the Palace

Sammy and Company

V.I.P. Schaukel

The Julie Andrews Hour

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Hayatın Özü

The Emmy Awards

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection

I Dream of Jeannie

The Jack Benny Program

All in the Family

This Is Bob Hope...

The Carol Burnett Show

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Out of Shadows

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Dancing in the Wings

The Sammy Davis Jr. Show

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Dean Martin: King of Cool

The Wrecking Crew

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Sixties

Batman

This Is Joan Collins

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

The Fall

77 Sunset Strip

Omnibus

Hunter

The Rifleman

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

The Oscars

What's My Line?

Rufus Jones for President

This Is Elvis

Uptown Comedy Express

…Sings Musicals

A Música Segundo Tom Jobim

Movin' with Nancy

Sanford

Dinah!

Parkinson

The Cosby Show

Tatlı Charity

Kim Novak, l'âme rebelle d'Hollywood

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Movie Orgy

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