Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon
Avalon in 1959
Born
Francis Thomas Avallone

(1940-09-18) September 18, 1940 (age 84)[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1952–present
Spouse
Kathryn Diebel
(m. 1963)
Children8
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
Websitewww.frankieavalon.com Edit this at Wikidata

Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940),[2] better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol.[1][3] He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" and "Why" in 1959. He is the earliest surviving singer to have scored a solo number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Avalon started appearing in films in the 1960s; he is well-known for having appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film Grease, in which he sings the song "Beauty School Dropout".[3]

  1. ^ a b "Frankie Avalon". Frankieavalon.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Ouzounian, Richard (August 23, 2013). "Frankie Avalon on beach parties, the simplicity of the past, and Annette Funicello: The Big Interview". The Star. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2015). "Frankie Avalon". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2020.