Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr.was an American entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also an actor of stage and screen, comedian, musician, and impressionist, noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. At the age of three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and Will Mastin as the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, Davis returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro'safter...
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth8 December 1925
CityNew York City, NY
The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.
Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.
I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.
All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.
Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All that wildness, all those laughs were like the shining silver and gold paper on packages, but there was nothing inside.
I've done some things I wish I could erase. . . . I invented mistakes. But the mistakes must be seen in context, and they must be weighed along with the positives.
In terms of addiction, there is nothing more powerful than men's toys.
I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was 4.
I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.
I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding.