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
To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death.
You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it.
My home has always been show business.
When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in time.
There are lines that I know are going to get a belly laugh, but after a few shows I get sick of hearing myself say them so I drop them.
There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.
There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.
May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin.
Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.
"The Entertainer" He did it all.
When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy.
We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.