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Tony Orlando
Tony Orlando (center, with moustache) at a party in 1976
Tony Orlando (center, with moustache) at a party in 1976
Background information
Birth name Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis
Born April 3, 1944 (1944-04-03) (age 64)
Occupation(s) Singer
Associated acts The Five Gents
Tony Orlando and Dawn

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Biography

Born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis to a Greek father and a Puerto Rican mother, he was raised in Manhattan's then-notorious Hell's Kitchen. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions A Puerto Rican ('puertorriqueño' ( Taíno term boricua) is a person who was born in Puerto Rico. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that includes roughly the area between

Tony Orlando's musical career started with The Five Gents, a doo-wop group he formed. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s His first success came when he recorded the hits Bless You and Halfway To Paradise in 1961. Bless you is a common English expression addressed to a person after they Sneeze. After becoming general manager at Columbia Records, he was tempted back to a recording career when he was asked to record a demo record of Candida. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company " Candida " was the first single released by Tony Orlando and Dawn, in August 1970 The label liked the demo so much that Tony's performance was released, under the band name Dawn (named after a record executive's daughter). Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) is a Pop music group that was popular in the 1970s After Orlando discovered that there were six touring groups using that name, Dawn became Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (which changed to Tony Orlando and Dawn in 1974). Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Joining Tony were Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson, and the trio scored a string of #1 hits with Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Knock Three Times, and He Don't Love You (Like I Love You). Telma Hopkins (born Telma Louise Hopkins, 28 October 1948 Louisville, Kentucky, U Joyce Vincent Wilson (born 14 December 1946, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer, most famous for being one-third " Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree " was a song by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando. " Knock Three Times " is a Popular song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. With a successful recording career, Orlando then set his sights on television which resulted in his highly rated weekly variety series Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour on CBS. Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) is a Pop music group that was popular in the 1970s CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Breaking new ground, it was television's first multi-ethnic variety show. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and Orlando (of Hispanic and Greek origins) and Hopkins and Wilson (African Americans) were an instant hit. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The show, which ran for four seasons from 1974 to 1976, welcomed the biggest names in show business each week as Tony's guests, including his boyhood idols, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Lewis. Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick

Discography

Albums

Solo hit singles

Orlando also recorded with the studio group Wind in 1969 and had a #28 hit that year with Make Believe. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Tony Orlando in popular culture

During the "Marge on the Lam" episode of the animated series The Simpsons, recurring character Troy McClure, while emceeing a public television marathon, opens with a version of his familiar catchphrase by stating: "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. " Marge on the Lam " is the sixth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season, which originally aired on November 4 1993 on Fox For the daytime equivalent see Recurring status. A recurring character is a Fictional character, usually in a Prime time Troy McClure is A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Troy McClure is You might remember me from such telethons as Out with Gout '88 and Let's Save Tony Orlando's House. A telethon is a Fundraising event broadcast on Television that lasts many hours or even days the purpose of which is to raise Money for a charitable political "

Let's Save Tony Orlando's House later inspired the title of a song by the Hoboken, New Jersey indie rock band Yo La Tengo, which was released on the band's 2000 album And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out. Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Yo La Tengo is an American Indie rock band based in Hoboken, New Jersey. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out is a 2000 (see 2000 in music) album by Yo La Tengo, an Indie rock music group from Hoboken

In the Sports Night episode "The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail," anchor Dan Rydell of Sports Night (the fictional show-within-a-show) is supposed to give the audience a piece of trivia about Troy Aikman for the show's "You Should Know" segment but, when nothing shows up on his teleprompter, he improvs a piece of trivia about Tony Orlando. Sports Night is an American Television series about a fictional Sports news show (also called Sports Night) and the people who Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21 1966 in West Covina California) is a former American football Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the He claims that Tony Orlando is neither Italian nor Latin, as one might assume, but that he actually hails from Greece. After the show is over, he admits that he was making it up off the top of his head and had no idea if it was true or not. His "improv" is partially correct, as Tony Orlando is of Greek descent.

In the Christmas episode of Stroker and Hoop, when Santa Claus was about to die, he asked C. Stroker and Hoop (also Stroker & Hoop) is an American Flash Animated television series on Cartoon Network Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the A. R. R. to tell Mrs. Claus that Santa forgives her for an affair that she apparently had with Tony Orlando.

Tony Orlando appeared in an episode of Mad TV doing a skit involving a court case, where the defense sings to persuade the jury about their side. Tony Orlando sings for the prosecution absolutely persuading the judge to give the defense jail for life.

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