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Sammy Davis

  • Birthplace: New York, New York
  • Birthday: December 8, 1925

Dynamic, consummate entertainer, noted for his aggressive drive and versatility. Dubbed 'Mr. Entertainment', Davis sustained a successful career as a nightclub and concert headliner, film actor and recording artist for almost 60 years. A polished song stylist with a distinctive throaty baritone, an energetic, graceful tap dancer, an accomplished impressionist and musician, Davis began as a professional performer at age three touring with his father and "uncle" Will Mastin on the vaudeville circuit. By age seven he had made his film debut in the…more

Credits

Actor
Music
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 1990

    Owed $5.2 million to the IRS at time of death because beginning in 1972, the IRS started disallowing Davis' tax shelters

  • 1989

    Played a veteran hoofer in last film, "Tap"

  • 1988

    Received an articial hip

  • 1988

    Toured with former Rat Pack member Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli (who replaced Dean Martin who dropped out due to ill health) in reunion concert

  • 1985

    Underwent hip surgery

Awards

  • 2001

    The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award:

  • 1989

    NAACP Hall of Fame Award:

  • 1987

    Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award:

  • 1974

    National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Special Citation Award:

  • 1968

    Spingarn Medal Award, NAACP:

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