Eddie Fisher

Birth Name:

Edwin John Tisch

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor

One of his daughters, with Debbie Reynolds, is Carrie Fisher, the actress who played Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" trilogy
Began singing professionally in 1940, when he sang on the Philadelphia radio program "When I Grow Up" at the age of 12
Performed on radio shows like "Junior Music Hall" and "Teen Time" and later dropped out of high school to pursue his music career, allowing him to aid his impoverished family
Was a talented singer from a very young age and claimed to have never taken a voice lesson in his life
Quote: "Everything that has happened in my life, the fame I've enjoyed, the fortunes I've earned, the marriages, the affairs, the scandals, even my drug addictions, everything I owe to the fact that when I opened my mouth this sound, this music, came out․"
Quote: "(On his impoverished childhood): "Somehow I knew I was going to get out of that world, and I knew that my voice was going to take me out of it․""
Published two autobiographies: "Eddie: My Life, My Loves" in 1984 and "Been There, Done That: An Autobiography" in 2000
Best known as a singer and television host whose hit songs included "Thinking of You" and "Wish You Were Here․"

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