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
Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart.
Tap dancing all started with the old clog waltz.
My talent was the weapon, the power, the way for me to fight. It was the one way I might hope to affect a man's thinking,
You don’t swing where you sleep.
Talk about handicap! I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.
During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in your heart.
Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right.
Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens.
We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.
When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy.
"The Entertainer" He did it all.
Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.
There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.