Perry Como
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Comowas an American singer 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 for RCA and pioneered a musical variety television show. Como was seen weekly on television from 1949 to 1963, then continued hosting the Kraft Music Hall variety program monthly until 1967. His television shows and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth18 May 1912
CityCanonsburg, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I had 13 weeks off and I would pack up the family and drive to some mountain retreat where we could be together and fish all day. I loved it. I needed it.
For the amount of talent I had (and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke) I enjoyed a tremendous career.
Actually, I would love to make a music video. Maybe it would finally put to rest those persistent rumours that have followed me throughout my career - particularly when I was on camera performing - that I had died.