Perry Como
Actor
Biography
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Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label in 1943. "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world.
Como received five Emmys from 1955 to 1959, a Christopher Award (1956), and shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in 1956. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1990 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1987. Posthumously, Como received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
He has the distinction of having three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio, television, and music.
Filmography
Doll Face
as Nicky Ricci 1945
Something for the Boys
as Sergeant Laddie Green 1944
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self (archive footage) 2002
The Perry Como Christmas Show
as Himself 1974
If I'm Lucky
as Allen Clark 1946
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self 1990
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage) 2019
Perry Como's Christmas in New York
as Self / Host 1983
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage) 2006
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
as Self 1971
Julie on Sesame Street
as Self 1973
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Luke Sleepwalker / Musical Guest 1977
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
as Self 1978
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
Perry Como's Irish Christmas
as Self 1994
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
as Self 2012