Dean Martin

Pop Singer

Birthday June 7, 1917

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Steubenville, OH

DEATH DATE Dec 25, 1995 (78)

#6,532 Most Popular

About

King of Cool who gained prominence as the on-set partner of Jerry Lewis. He was a crooner and a member of the Rat Pack.

Before Fame

After dropping out of high school, he worked as a bootleg liquor delivery boy, speakeasy croupier, blackjack dealer, boxer, and steel mill worker.

Trivia

In 2006, his duet with Martina McBride, "Baby, It's Cold Outside," reached #7 on the R&R AC chart.

Family Life

His uncle was comedian Leonard Barr. He had a long-term relationship with Phyllis Davis in the 1970s. In 1973, he married Catherine Hawn, and they divorced several years later. He lost custody of his children, Stephen, Claudia, and Barbara, after divorcing their mother, Elizabeth Anne McDonald.

Associated With

He starred with Frank Sinatra in the 1958 drama Some Came Running.

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