Fred Astaire
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 36 years ago |
Date of birth | May 10,1899 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Omaha |
Nebraska | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 22,1987 |
Died | Century City Doctors Hospital |
Los Angeles | |
California | |
United States | |
Height | 175 (cm) |
Job | Dancer |
Choreography | |
Singer | |
Film Producer | |
Television presenter | |
Voice acting | |
Choreographer | |
Percussionist | |
Books | Steps in Time |
En revenant sur mes pas | |
Spouse | Robyn Smith |
Phyllis Potter | |
Children | Fred Astaire Jr. |
Ava Astaire-McKenzie | |
Parents | Frederic Austerlitz |
Johanna Austerlitz | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 430075 |
Royal Wedding
Swing Time
Shall We Dance
The Band Wagon
Holiday Inn
Flying Down to Rio
Daddy Long Legs
Easter Parade
The Gay Divorcee
Follow the Fleet
The Towering Inferno
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Barkleys of Broadway
Carefree
Second Chorus
Silk Stockings
Broadway Melody of 1940
Three Little Words
Ghost Story
Blue Skies
You'll Never Get Rich
The Belle of New York
You Were Never Lovelier
Finian's Rainbow
Ziegfeld Follies
That's Entertainment, Part II
A Damsel in Distress
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Let's Dance
The Over-the- Hill Gang Rides Again
The Sky's the Limit
Roberta
Yolanda and the Thief
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
The Pleasure of His Company
On the Beach
The Notorious Landlady
An Evening with Fred Astaire
It Takes a Thief
A Purple Taxi
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Midas Run
The Amazing Dobermans
Alcoa Premiere
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Paris When It Sizzles
A Family Upside Down
American Masters
Hollywood Musicals of the 50's & 60's
Top Hat
The Fred Astaire Show
Kennedy Center Honors
AFI Life Achievement Award
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Grammy Hall of Fame
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
David di Donatello Special Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy
Fred Astaire Life story
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, actor, singer, choreographer and presenter. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time". He received numerous accolades including an Honorary Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
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I learned to sing using YouTube - and now it's my job
Frankie Mack was working as a holiday rep in Tenerife when a recently-bereaved man asked him to sing his Late Wife 's favourite song On Stage .
He spent all afternoon practising for the evening show, then gave it his Best Shot .
" I was absolutely terrible, " he says. " I'm embarrassed at how bad I was at singing. "
But his performance of Dean Martin 's Little Ole Wine Drinker Me went down so well with The Widower and The Hotel guests it set Frankie on a New Course .
He set about learning How To sing by watching YouTube videos - and he now earns a living as a professional singer.
The 28-year-old, from Edinburgh, taught himself by searching for breathing tips and vocal exercises.
" I would also study how my favourite singers such as Robbie Williams , Fred Astaire and Michael Buble would sing, and even their mannerisms, " he says.
" I was learning a song a week until I had about 45 minutes worth of material. "
At the Age Of 22, he finished the season in Tenerife and flew back to the UK, where he auditioned for a singing job on a Cruise Ship .
However, 13 people auditioned and Frankie was the only one who did not receive a job offer.
He went back to Edinburgh and was sitting in a pub in Leith when he told the Bar Owner of his Bad Luck at missing out on the Cruise Ship jobs.
" She told me I was not to give up, " he says. " I was to buy some equipment and do it myself.
" She then said I could even sing in her pub Every Friday . "
Frankie bought a speaker and a microphone and started singing in her pub, then in care homes in the area.
" I absolutely loved it, " he says. " I loved singing in the care homes and loved meeting people. "
Frankie decided to fly back to Tenerife as a singer, where he ended up winning best newcomer at the Tenerife Entertainment Awards in 2019.
" All the singers and entertainers in the Canaries enter this award, so to win best newcomer was just incredible - especially after teaching myself from YouTube in such a short space of time, " he says.
His Social Media followers surged and he decided to try to make it in the US.
He entered The Reel Awards in Las Vegas in 2020, where he won the Rising Star accolade for his swing tribute.
The Vegas Reel Awards are held over Three Days for hundreds of singers and impersonators from around The World . Frankie performed six songs in his set.
" This Was The Point I realised I belonged on a stage, " he says.
" I was bringing joy to The Audience and it felt like it was The Reason why I'm here in The World . "
Frankie has returned to Scotland as part of a 15-date UK tour. He will then go back out to Tenerife where he has been working for three years.
He also has a Facebook Live page where about 20,000 fans watch him do a show Every Sunday .
" I'm recognised all The Time when I'm walking in The Street all over the UK, it's very overwhelming and surprising, " he says.
" It's a weird sensation when people you don't know start speaking to you like they know you.
" They know That I grew up in Leith and That I was a shy overweight teenager. Just a few years ago I wasn't even a singer. "
Frankie now has a string of swing and jazz songs in his repertoire.
A video of The Time he sang with Michael Buble at one of The Star 's shows has reached More Than 87,000 views on Social Media .
Frankie says he had met The Singer at a hotel Pool - That video has had 1. 4 million views.
" He asked which row I was sitting in at his show That Night , and got me to sing with him at his concert in Las Vegas , " Frankie says.
" I felt incredible. I literally played That moment 10,000 times in my head before I even went to The Show .
" I told people I was going to sing with him and everyone laughed. When it happened I couldn't really believe it myself. "
Frankie says he was proud at the response from The Audience - and Michael Buble himself had quipped: " You're not taking my gig. "
Source of news: bbc.com