Frankie Avalon
Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. 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.
Frankie Avalon | |
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Avalon in 1976 | |
| Born | Francis Thomas Avallone September 18, 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1952–present |
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Kathryn Diebel (m. 1963) |
| Children | 8 |
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| Website | www |
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".
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