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Vic Damone Biography

Birth Name:Vito Rocco Farinola

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Was awarded the 1997 Songwriters Hall of Fame Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Is the cousin of singer and actress Doretta Morrow
  • In Janurary 1987, he got married to actress Diahann Carroll
  • Got his big break when he won "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" in 1947
  • Before becoming a singer, he worked as an usher and elevator operator
  • Performed "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the 1964 Indianapolis 500 race
  • Spent two years serving in the United States Army