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Danny was born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn in 1913, the son of an immigrant Russian tailor. After dropping out of high school he worked for a radio station and later as a comedian in the Catskills. After his solo success in the Catskills, he joined the dancing act of Harvey and Young in 1933. On opening night he lost his balance and the audience broke into a roar of laughter. He would later incorporate this into his act. Enjoying growing popularity in 1939, Danny won over the Broadway crowd that same year with his show-stopping comic singing in "Lady in the Dark," in which he rattled off the names of more than fifty polysyllabic Russian composers in 39 seconds in a song called "Tchaikovsky." Throughout the early 1940's he performed night club acts, on Broadway, and to support the troops overseas during WWII. Though he appeared in his first film in 1937, it wasn’t until almost 10 years later that his film career hit its stride. Throughout his career he starred in seventeen movies, including THE KID FROM BROADWAY (1946), THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (1947), THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (1949), HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1952), and the incomparable THE COURT JESTER (1956). In one of his final performances, he proved the versatility of his talent and earned rave reviews for his impassioned portrayal of a Holocaust survivor in the 1981 television movie SKOKIE. In 1987 Danny died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. An amazing actor, singer, dancer, comic, and all-around entertainer, he was a Renaissance man off the stage as well as on, where he was a celebrated chef, a baseball team owner, and an airplane pilot, flying everything from Piper Cubs to Boeing 747’s. His deep and continued commitment to the betterment of the people of the world was an inspiration, and his intelligent humor created a style all his own that made him one of the most beloved entertainers of his time. In a clip from the 1952 film "Hans Christian Andersen", Danny shows off his incredible style with "Inchworm.
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Added: 7th November 2007
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A frequent performer on The Ed Sullivan Show--for all the youngsters out there--was Italian mouse Topo Gigio.
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Remember this song?
Remember Austrain Hans Hozel?
How about Falco?
Falco was rising the song charts with four international number ones back then.
In 1986, Falco reached his success with a song that came about from a movie released two years prior, Milos Forman's "Amadeus".
"Rock Me Amadeus" was unique to English speaking countries, because it was in German throughout.
It was number one in a few countries, including America.
He had a another number one song in 1982 called "Der Kommissar," which was all in German too.
But that one never go as beig as "Rock Me Amadeus." The neat fact about that song is that it was brought out in English. Remember the group After the Fire?
It was funny how they did there best to reinterpet "Der Kommissar" into "English Pop".
It went right up to the fifth position in America, and was played in other countries too.
Laura Branigan as well went into the studio and made a new version of the Falco song, but now with newer lyrics. It was called "Deep In The Dark."
That is a thoroughly good way to make Falco's name live on. He passed in the late 90s due to a traffic fatalty. Falco contributed unique songs to the English listening audience with his approach at songs. This is all very well good in the music world, leaving memorable songs that will continue playing for decades.
Hey check out the rating this memorable song got.
Seems that somebody online here hates this song.
Only takes one brat to spoil it. Kinda funny to see a famous song like this embedded with only three stars. I suppose, the one who voted three stars for this is full of nonsense behind the keyboard. Still, it is a great song from the 80s.
Except to the unbeknownst(?) individual who had absolutely no reason to rate a Falco media post. Obviously, he posted a three star rating so he could show-off his double clicking computer mouse pressing talents at me.
You be the judge on that one. YRT is the place to be for apprehensive comedy.
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Added: 27th September 2009
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