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Annette Funicello

Born Annette Joanne Funicello
October 22, 1942 (1942-10-22) (age 65)
Utica, New York, U.S.
Years active 1955–1995
Spouse(s) Jack Gilardi (1965–1981) 3 children
Glen Holt (1986–present)

Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American singer and actress. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She was Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer, and went on to appear in a series of beach movies. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter

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Biography and career

Early life and early stardom

Born in Utica, New York to Italian-Americans Joseph and Virginia Funicello, she took dancing and music lessons as a child to try to overcome shyness. Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Her family moved to southern California when she was four years old. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U [1]

In 1955, the 12-year-old was discovered by Walt Disney as she performed as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake at a dance recital in Burbank, California. Swan Lake ( Лебединое Озеро, Lebedinoye Ozero) is a Ballet, op Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. On the basis of this appearance, Disney cast her as one of the original "Mouseketeers". She was the last to be selected, and the only one picked by Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter She soon proved to be very popular. By the end of the first season of Mickey Mouse Club, she was receiving 6,000 letters a month, according to her Disney Legends biography. Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes men and women who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company.

In addition to appearing in many of the Mouseketeers' sketches and dance routines, Funicello starred or co-starred in a number of serials on The Mickey Mouse Club. Serials in Television and Radio are series often in a weekly Prime time slot that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion These included Adventure in Dairyland, her own self-titled serial, Walt Disney Presents: Annette (which co-starred Richard Deacon), and the second and third Spin and Marty serials,The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty and The New Adventures of Spin and Marty. Walt Disney Presents Annette was a television serial that ran on The Mickey Mouse Club during the show's third season (1957-1958 Richard Deacon ( May 14, 1921 – August 8, 1984) born in Philadelphia, was an American television and motion picture actor Spin and Marty was a popular series of television shorts that aired as part of the Mickey Mouse Club show of the mid-1950s produced by Walt Disney It was in a hayride scene in the Annette serial that she performed the song that was to launch her singing career. The studio received so much fan mail about "How Will I Know My Love", written by the Sherman Brothers, that Walt Disney decided to issue it as a single, and to give Funicello, somewhat unwillingly, a recording contract. The Sherman Brothers are Academy Award -winning American Songwriters who specialize in Musical films. [2]

Actress and singer

After the Mickey Mouse Club she remained under contract with Disney for a time, with television roles in Zorro, Elfego Baca and The Horsemasters. Zorro, a half-hour Walt Disney Productions TV series based on the well-known Zorro character premiered October 10, 1957 on ABC Elfego Baca ( February 10, 1865 &ndash August 27, 1945) was a legendary lawman lawyer and politician in the For Zorro she played Anita Cabrillo in a three-episode storyline, about a teen-aged girl who arrives in Los Angeles to visit a father who does not seem to exist. This role was reportedly a birthday present from Walt Disney, and the first of two different characters played opposite Guy Williams as Zorro. Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) ( January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion Annette also co-starred in Disney-produced movies such as The Shaggy Dog, Babes in Toyland, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, and The Monkey's Uncle. The Shaggy Dog is a Black and white 1959 Walt Disney movie about Wilby Daniels a teenager who is transformed into Babes in Toyland is a 1961 Christmas Musical film in Technicolor, directed by Jack Donohue, produced by The Misadventures of Merlin Jones is a 1964 Walt Disney production starring Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello. The Monkey's Uncle is a 1965 Walt Disney production starring Tommy Kirk as genius college student Merlin Jones and Annette Funicello as Jennifer [3]

Although uncomfortable being thought of as a singer, Annette had a number of pop record hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, mostly written by the Sherman Brothers and including: "Tall Paul", "First Name Initial", "O Dio Mio", "Train of Love" (written by Paul Anka) and "Pineapple Princess". Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Sherman Brothers are Academy Award -winning American Songwriters who specialize in Musical films. " Tall Paul " was a seminal song in both the careers of Annette Funicello and the Sherman Brothers. Paul Mustapha Abdi Anka, ( Arabic: بول مصطفى عبدي أنكا OC (born 30 July 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a " Pineapple Princess " is an American Rock and roll song made popular by Annette Funicello in the summer of 1960. Annette also recorded "It's Really Love" in 1959, a reworking of an earlier Paul Anka song called "Toot Sweet"; Anka reworked the song for a third time in 1962 as "Johnny's Theme" and it opened The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on television for the next three decades. Paul Mustapha Abdi Anka, ( Arabic: بول مصطفى عبدي أنكا OC (born 30 July 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 In an episode of the Disney anthology television series titled "Disneyland After Dark", Annette can be seen singing live at Disneyland. The first incarnation of the Walt Disney anthology television series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27 Disneyland After Dark was an episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color that aired on April 15, 1962. Walt Disney was reportedly a fan of 1950s pop star Teresa Brewer and tried to pattern Annette's singing in the same style. Teresa Brewer ( May 7, 1931 &ndash October 17, 2007) was an American pop and jazz Singer who was one of the most popular However, Funicello credits "the Annette sound" to her record producer, Tutti Camarata, who worked for Disney in that era. Salvador "Tutti" Camarata ( May 11, 1913 - April 13 2005) was a Composer, Arranger and Trumpeter Camarata had her double-track her vocals, matching her first track as closely as possible on the second recording to achieve a fuller sound than her voice would otherwise produce. [2]

Beach icon and spokesperson

After maturing, she moved on from Disney and became a teen idol, starring in a series of "Beach Party" movies with Frankie Avalon for American International Pictures. ‎ Teen idols refers to someone idolized by teens a teen idol is often young but in many cases no longer teenaged Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor American International Pictures was a Film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing These included Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach and Beach Blanket Bingo. Muscle Beach Party is the second of the ' Beach Party films. It was made in 1964 by American International Pictures and was directed by Bikini Beach is a 1964 Teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Beach Blanket Bingo is an American International Pictures Beach Party film, released in 1965 and was directed by William Asher.

When she was cast in her first beach movie, Walt Disney himself -- for the sake of her virginal image -- asked her not to appear in any provocative scenes or wear any attire that showed her navel. She (perhaps unintentionally) did not fully comply with the latter request. She is seen wearing a two piece fishnet suit in the second film (Muscle Beach Party) and a blue and white bikini in the third (Bikini Beach). Both swimsuits showed her navel, particularly in Bikini Beach, where it is visible extensively during close up shots in a sequence early in the film when she meets Frankie Avalon's "Potato Bug" character outside his tent. [4]

She and Avalon became so iconic as "beach picture" stars that they were re-united in 1987 for Back to the Beach, parodying their own films of two decades earlier. Back to the Beach is a 1987 Comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. They then toured the country as a singing act.

In 1979, Funicello began starring in a series of television commercials for Skippy peanut butter. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Skippy peanut butter is a commercial brand of Peanut butter made in the United States [5]

Personal

Funicello was married to her first husband, Jack Gilardi, from 1965 until 1981. They had three children together, Gina (b. 1965), Jack, Jr. (b. 1970) and Jason (b. 1974). In 1986 she married Glen Holt. [1]

Funicello announced [6] in 1992 that she suffers from multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the She had kept her condition a secret for many years, but felt it necessary to go public to combat rumors that her impaired carriage was the result of alcoholism. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions That same year, she was inducted as a Disney Legend. Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes men and women who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company. [7] In 1993, she opened the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation.

Funicello's best friend is Shelley Fabares. Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her roles on Movies Soap operas Shelley and Annette have been friends since they were young teenagers, and Shelley was a bridesmaid at Annette's first wedding.

Her autobiography, published in 1994, is A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: My Story. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" The year 1994 in literature involved some significant events and new books The title is taken from a song from the movie Cinderella. " A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes " is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for the Walt Disney Cinderella is a 1950 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio A made-for-TV movie based on the book, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story, was made in 1995. In the final scene, the actress portraying Funicello, riding in a wheelchair, is turned away from the camera — turning back, it is Funicello herself, who delivers a message to a group of children. During this period she also produced her own line of teddy bears for the Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Company. The last collection in the series was made in 2004.

Positions in Billboard

Filmography

Television work

Book

References

  1. ^ a b Annette Funicello Biography (1942-). Crystal Reference, Biography. com. A&E Television Networks (2003). Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
  2. ^ a b Oct 22nd Happy 65th Birthday Annette (video interview). You Remember That. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies
  3. ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. New York: Hyperion Books. Hyperion is a general-interest book publishing division of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1991. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.  
  4. ^ Documented at http://www.beachpartymoviemusic.com/TheMythoftheHiddenNavel.html
  5. ^ History of Skippy. Unilever (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
  6. ^ Annette Funicello Fund For Neurological Disorders. California Community Foundation (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted
  7. ^ Disney Legends. Disney (2005). Retrieved on 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again

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