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 Entertainer" He did it all.
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,
Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.
I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.
May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin.
Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.
I didn't hate being 60 as much as I had 50.
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.
A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with.
Once I get outside my house in the morning, I'm on.