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Pat Boone Biography
Birth Name:Charles Eugene Boone
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame
- Won the 1959 Golden Laurel Award for Top Male Musical Performance
- Graduated from both Columbia University School of General Studies magna cum laude, and at the University of North Texas
- Is the father of singers Debby Boone and Cherry Boone
- Performed at the 1957 Inaugural Ball of President Dwight D․ Eisenhower
- Was a majority owner of the American Basketball Association's Oakland Oaks
- Was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity during college
Awards
- 1958Golden Laurel-Top Male Musical Performance: nominated
- 1959Golden Laurel-Top Male Musical Performance: winner
- 1963Golden Laurel-Top Male Musical Performance: nominated
- 2020Wild Bunch Film Festival Award-Best Narrator: winner
- 2021Faith in Film Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature-Best Faith Cast: winner