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Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer and was also known for his impersonations of actors and other celebrities.
Primarily a dancer and singer, Davis started as a child vaudevillian who became known for his performances on Broadway and Las Vegas. He went on to become a world famous recording artist, television and film star. Davis was also a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack".
At the age of three 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, he became a recording artist. In 1954, he lost his left eye in an automobile accident.
His film career began as a child in 1933. In 1960 he appeared in the first Rat Pack film, 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' 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 earning him the nickname Mister Show Business.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (born May 8, 1926) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic.
Rickles was born in the New York City borough of Queens to Max Rickles, who had emigrated in 1902 with his parents Joseph and Frances Rickles from Kaunas, Lithuania (then in the Russian Empire), and Etta (Feldman) Rickles, born in New York to immigrant parents from the Austrian Empire. His family was Jewish and spoke Yiddish at home. Rickles grew up in the Jackson Heights area.
After graduating from Newtown High School, Rickles enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II on the USS Cyrene as a seaman first class. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Two years later, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and then played bit parts on television. Frustrated by a lack of acting work, Rickles began doing stand-up comedy. He became known as an insult comedian by responding to his hecklers. The audience enjoyed these insults more than his prepared material, and he incorporated them into his act. When he began his career in the early 1950s he started calling ill-mannered members of the audience a "hockey puck". His style was similar to an older insult comic, "Mr. Warmth" Jack E. Leonard, though Rickles denies that Leonard influenced his style.
Actors: Don McManus (actor), Richard Nixon (actor), Jeff Larson (actor), Dave Mallow (actor), Adam Brody (actor), Chris Noth (actor), Bob Hope (actor), Hank Azaria (actor), Bobby Cannavale (actor), Brian Gattas (actor), Walter Cronkite (actor), Johnny Carson (actor), James Franco (actor), Eric Roberts (actor), Robert Patrick (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Jamie Gillis (miscellaneous crew), Robert Easton (miscellaneous crew), David Hemmings (actor), Melanie Griffith (actress), David Field (actor), Nik Powell (producer), Rose Byrne (actress), Nicholas Hope (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Vincent Ball (actor), Tony Barry (actor), Joel Edgerton (actor), Sean Lynch (actor), Portia de Rossi (actress), Abe Forsythe (actor),
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music,Actors: Fidel Castro (actor), Natasha Henstridge (actress), Richard Nixon (actor), Tony Nappo (actor), Cedric Smith (actor), Lisa Shamata (miscellaneous crew), Patrick Williams (composer), Bill Lake (actor), Ardon Bess (actor), Vince Nyuli (miscellaneous crew), Katie Griffin (actress), Martin Doyle (actor), Susan Seidelman (director), William Bast (writer), William Bast (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: James Belushi (actor), John Belushi (actor), Jim Breuer (actor), Garth Brooks (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Billy Crystal (actor), Emilio Estevez (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Chris Farley (actor), Chris Farley (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor),
Plot: All the best game show parodies of Saturday Night Live come together in this video that features such hilarious game shows as Old French Whore, Sucker Punches, Jeopardy 1999!, Celebrity Jeopardy, Bensonhurst Dating Game, and much more! With hosts like Will Ferell, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey, Tom Hanks, Mike Myers, Billy Crystal, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Joe Pesci, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and many more!
Keywords: celebrity-impersonation, fictional-game-show, insult, sketch-comedy, spoof, stupidityActors: Conan O'Brien (actor), Tom Davis (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Chris Farley (actor), Al Franken (actor), Wayne Gretzky (actor), Tom Hanks (actor), Phil Hartman (actor), Jon Lovitz (actor), Tim Meadows (actor), Lorne Michaels (actor), Dennis Miller (actor), Mike Myers (actor), Kevin Nealon (actor), Chris Rock (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Gina Gershon (actress), John Wesley (actor), Don Stark (actor), Olympia Dukakis (actress), Bob Gunton (actor), Rod Steiger (actor), Brian Markinson (actor), Jeff Corey (actor), Robin Gammell (actor), Joe Grifasi (actor), Jack Betts (actor), Bruce Gray (actor), Joe Santos (actor), Rena Riffel (actress), Marcia Gay Harden (actress),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: John Eldredge (actor), Michael Dugan (actor), Phil Arnold (actor), Leonard Bremen (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Jim Backus (actor), George Chakiris (actor), Roscoe Ates (actor), Jerry Colonna (actor), Chuck Courtney (actor), Dan Dailey (actor), Jack Daly (actor), Benny Burt (actor), Sammy Davis Jr. (actor), Dick Elliott (actor),
Plot: Chuck Redwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not to begin with...
Keywords: gambling, loveIf I am fancy free,
And love to wander,
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!
There's something calling me
From way out yonder,
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!
I've got to give vent to my emotions,
I'm only content havin' my way
There is no other life,
Of which I'm fonder,
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!
No cares!
No strings!
My heart has wings!
If I am fancy free,
And I love to wander,
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!
(Instrumental Break)
I've got to give vent to my emotions,
I'm only content havin' my way
There is no other life,
Of which I'm fonder,
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!
No cares!
No strings!
My heart has wings!
If I am fancy free,
And love to wander,
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!
It's just the Gypsy in my soul!