Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola in New York, June 12, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. His father was an electrician; and his mother taught piano. His cousin was the actress and singer Doretta Morrow. Inspired by his favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, Damone began taking voice lessons. By mid 1947, Damone had signed a contract with Mercury Records. His first release, "I Have But One Heart", reached #7 on the Billboard chart. "You Do" reached the same peak. These were followed by a number of other hits. In 1948 he got his own weekly radio show, Saturday Night Serenade. In 1951, Damone appeared in two movies: The Strip and Rich, Young and Pretty. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States Army, but before going into the service he recorded a number of songs which were released during that time. After leaving the service, he married the Italian actress Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli), and in 1954 made two more movies: Deep in My Heart and Athena. He also made some guest appearances on Milton Berle's television show in 1954. He has been married five times; besides to Pier Angeli also to actress and singer Diahann Carroll.

Filmography

• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
• 1974That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Jericho — Gino Paolini
• 1965The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood — Woodsman
• The Lively Ones
• The Dick Van Dyke Show — Ric Vallone
• 1960Hell to Eternity — Cpl. Pete Lewis
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson — Stan Skylar
• The Rebel — Jess Wilkerson
• The Garry Moore Show
• The Thin Man
• 1956Meet Me in Las Vegas — Vic Damone (uncredited)
• 1956The Stingiest Man in Town — Young Scrooge
• 1955Hit the Deck — Rico Ferrari
• 1955Kismet — Caliph
• 1954Athena — Johnny Nyle
• 1954Deep in My Heart — Performer (segment "Maytime")
• 1954The Woman Who Came from the Sea
• 1951Rich, Young and Pretty — Andre Milan

Appearances as themselves (25)

• 2020Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth — Self
• 2014Mantovani, the King of Strings — Self
• 2005James Dean: Forever Young — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Judy Garland Duets — Self (archive footage)
• 1998Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century — Self (archive footage)
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• 1967Spree — Self
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self
• Hullabaloo — Self
• The Hollywood Palace — Self
• Miss USA — Self - Judge
• The Judy Garland Show — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self, Self - Co-Host
• Playboy's Penthouse — Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour — Self
• The Dick Clark Show — Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self
• MGM Parade — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• 1951The Strip — Himself
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self