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
Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.
The ultimate mystery is one's own self.
Imitations only better the original.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Elvis eleven.
A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
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.
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.
Tap dancing all started with the old clog waltz.
You don’t swing where you sleep.
Talk about handicap! I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.
Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right.
We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.
"The Entertainer" He did it all.