Fabian (entertainer)
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Fabiano Anthony Forte known as Fabian, is an American
teen idol
of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand
. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100
listing.
and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor Records
. At the time, record producer
s were looking to the South Philadelphia
neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks, and Frankie Avalon
, also of South Philly, suggested Fabian as a possibility.
Fabian was the oldest of three brothers, and with his father ill and unable to work, he hoped to earn enough for his family. At 15, Fabian won the Silver Award as "The Promising Male Vocalist of 1958."
s Doc Pomus
and Mort Shuman
, Fabian released a series of hit singles for Chancellor Records including "I'm a Man", "Hound Dog Man", (US #9; UK
#46), "Turn Me Loose" (US #9), and his biggest hit, "Tiger", which reached number 3 in the US charts. Other singles that charted included "String Along", "About This Thing Called Love" and "This Friendly World", which reached #12 on the US charts.
His career in music basically ended after he bought out of his contract with Marcucci after signing a seven-year deal with 20th Century Fox
. During the payola
scandal of the 1960s, Fabian testified before Congress that his recordings had been doctored electonically to "significantly improve his voice."
The 1980 film The Idolmaker
, written by Edward Di Lorenzo
and directed by Taylor Hackford
, was a thinly-disguised biography of Fabian (called "Caesare" in the film), as well as songwriter/producer Marcucci (called "Vinnie Vacarri") and Frankie Avalon (called "Tommy Dee"). In the movie version, singer Caesare - a pretty boy with little singing talent - goes through a whirlwind of success in a short time, and in a fit of pique, he abruptly fired his songwriters and quits his record label. The real-life Fabian threatened a lawsuit at the time of the picture's release, though the filmmakers insisted that the movie presented only fictional characters (even though Marcucci was a paid consultant on the film). Fabian claimed they settled out of court, where he and his wife received apologies and Marcucci's 7.5% ownership of the film passed to Fabian.
beginning with Don Siegel
's Hound-Dog Man
, based on Fred Gipson
's novel. The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film featured a photo of Fabian's screen test where he appeared in the same outfit that Elvis Presley
wore in Love Me Tender
. He appeared in more than 30 film
s, including Five Weeks in a Balloon
, High Time
, Ten Little Indians
(1965), North to Alaska
, The Longest Day
and Ride the Wild Surf
(1964) (with Tab Hunter
) and Peter Brown
. Most of his early films were comedies, and cast him as a restless teenager with a penchant for singing. After 1965 his film and singing career began to fade, along with his popularity as a teen idol. He made several films for American International Pictures
, including portraying Pretty Boy Floyd
in A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970). He also played Josh Ashley
in Little Laura and Big John (1973) for Crown International Pictures
.
to perform concerts as The Golden Boys.
He appeared in a 1982 television commercial for The Idols of Rock n' Roll and in the 2005 documentary film
The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania
.
In his latest endeavor, Fabian hosts and headlines in the hit show The Original Stars of Bandstand at The Dick Clark Theater in Branson, Missouri
. The show stars Fabian and Bobby Vee
and features The Chiffons
, Brian Hyland
, Chris Montez
and rare footage of the performers and Dick Clark.
. According to USMC Lt. Col. Arthur Eppley, Fabian was declared 4F (unfit for service) after presenting a doctor's note stating that induction into the army could cause him to develop homosexual tendencies.
He has been married three times; to Kathleen Regan (1966, with whom he had 2 children); to Kate Netter Forte from 1980 to 1990 and to his current wife Andrea Patrick
, a former Bituminous Coal Queen
and Miss Pennsylvania USA
, whom he married in 1998. He has a son, Christian (born 1969), and a daughter, Julie (born after 1969), from his first marriage. Christian is a screenwriter with the 1996 movie Albino Alligator
, starring Matt Dillon
, Faye Dunaway
, and Gary Sinise
and directed by Kevin Spacey
, to his credit. He also both wrote and directed Deep in the Valley
with Denise Richards
, Chris Pratt
, and Brendan Hines
, released in October 2009, and he is the co-screenwriter for The Monkey Wrench Gang
, which is scheduled for release in 2013. Christian and his wife have one daughter, Ava Josephine.
Fabian and his wife are actively involved in the American Diabetes Association
, the American Heart Association
and Fabian has helped raise money for veterans with his Celebrity Golf Tournament in North Carolina
. They live on 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) in Southwestern Pennsylvania with their dog Max, in a home which Andrea designed.
.
NME
- October 1959
, Nicolas Cage
's character keeps a picture of Fabian on his car's sun visor.
On the TV show Laverne & Shirley
, the title characters would often talk about how much they loved Fabian (he guest-starred
in the Season 3, Episode 8 episode "Laverne & Shirley Meet Fabian").
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teen idol
Teen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand
American Bandstand
American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer...
. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
listing.
Early life
Fabian was the son of Josephine and Domenic Forte. His father was a policeman. Fabian was discovered in 1957 by Bob MarcucciBob Marcucci
Robert Phillip "Bob" Marcucci was a personal manager at Chancellor Records and Robert P. Marcucci Productions. He discovered and managed the careers of Fabian and Frankie Avalon, amongst others...
and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor Records
Chancellor Records
Chancellor Records was a record label associated with ABC-Paramount Records, which initially distributed the smaller label. Based in Philadelphia, PA, it was an integral part of the dominance of popular Philadelphia artists and music in the late 1950s and early 1960s.Its first hit was "With All My...
. At the time, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s were looking to the South Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west.-History:...
neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks, and Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon is an American actor, singer, playwright, and former teen idol.-Career:By the time he was 12, Avalon was on U.S. television playing his trumpet. As a teenager he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints...
, also of South Philly, suggested Fabian as a possibility.
Fabian was the oldest of three brothers, and with his father ill and unable to work, he hoped to earn enough for his family. At 15, Fabian won the Silver Award as "The Promising Male Vocalist of 1958."
Singing career
With songwriterSongwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s Doc Pomus
Doc Pomus
Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
and Mort Shuman
Mort Shuman
Mort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
, Fabian released a series of hit singles for Chancellor Records including "I'm a Man", "Hound Dog Man", (US #9; UK
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#46), "Turn Me Loose" (US #9), and his biggest hit, "Tiger", which reached number 3 in the US charts. Other singles that charted included "String Along", "About This Thing Called Love" and "This Friendly World", which reached #12 on the US charts.
His career in music basically ended after he bought out of his contract with Marcucci after signing a seven-year deal with 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
. During the payola
Payola
Payola, in the American music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio, in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast. Under U.S...
scandal of the 1960s, Fabian testified before Congress that his recordings had been doctored electonically to "significantly improve his voice."
The 1980 film The Idolmaker
The Idolmaker
The Idolmaker is a 1980 American musical drama starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano.The film is based on the life of rock promoter and manager Bob Marcucci, who discovered and promoted several rock 'n' roll stars including Frankie Avalon and Fabian....
, written by Edward Di Lorenzo
Edward di Lorenzo
Edward di Lorenzo is a screenwriter with a cult following among fans of Gerry Anderson's science fiction TV series Space: 1999.He also wrote for series Miami Vice and The Wild Wild West...
and directed by Taylor Hackford
Taylor Hackford
Taylor Edwin Hackford is an American film director, and the current president of the Directors Guild of America.-Early life:Hackford was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Mary , a waitress, and Joseph Hackford...
, was a thinly-disguised biography of Fabian (called "Caesare" in the film), as well as songwriter/producer Marcucci (called "Vinnie Vacarri") and Frankie Avalon (called "Tommy Dee"). In the movie version, singer Caesare - a pretty boy with little singing talent - goes through a whirlwind of success in a short time, and in a fit of pique, he abruptly fired his songwriters and quits his record label. The real-life Fabian threatened a lawsuit at the time of the picture's release, though the filmmakers insisted that the movie presented only fictional characters (even though Marcucci was a paid consultant on the film). Fabian claimed they settled out of court, where he and his wife received apologies and Marcucci's 7.5% ownership of the film passed to Fabian.
Film career
Fabian was contracted to 20th Century Fox20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
beginning with Don Siegel
Don Siegel
Donald Siegel was an influential American film director and producer. His name variously appeared in the credits of his films as both Don Siegel and Donald Siegel.-Early life:...
's Hound-Dog Man
Hound-Dog Man
Hound-Dog Man is a 1959 film directed by Don Siegel. The film is based on the book by Fred Gipson.-Cast:* Fabian as Clint* Stuart Whitman as Blackie Scantling* Carol Lynley as Dony Wallace* Arthur O'Connell as Aaron McKinney...
, based on Fred Gipson
Fred Gipson
Frederick Benjamin Gipson was an American author. He is best known for writing the 1956 novel Old Yeller, which became a popular 1957 Walt Disney film. Gipson was born on a farm near Mason in the Texas Hill Country, the son of Beck Gipson and the former Emma Deishler...
's novel. The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film featured a photo of Fabian's screen test where he appeared in the same outfit that Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
wore in Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender is the title of:*Love Me Tender , starring Elvis Presley*"Love Me Tender" , a song by Elvis Presley, adapted from the tune of the American Civil War song "Aura Lee" from 1861...
. He appeared in more than 30 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s, including Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an adventure novel by Jules Verne.It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with...
, High Time
High Time (film)
High Time is a 1960 collegiate comedic film, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bing Crosby. The film is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man who enters the world of a new generation of postwar youth...
, Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians (1965 film)
The 1965 version of Ten Little Indians is the second film version of Agatha Christie's detective novel And Then There Were None . Although its background story is the same as the 1945 version , this one takes place on an isolated snowy mountain...
(1965), North to Alaska
North to Alaska
North to Alaska is a 1960 comedic western movie directed by Henry Hathaway and John Wayne . It starred Wayne along with Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian and Capucine....
, The Longest Day
The Longest Day (film)
The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II....
and Ride the Wild Surf
Ride the Wild Surf
Ride the Wild Surf is romantic drama in the beach party style. It was filmed in 1963 and distributed in 1964. Unlike most films in the genre, it is known for its exceptional big wave surf footage – a common sight in surf movies of the time, but a rarity in beach party films...
(1964) (with Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter is an American actor, singer, former teen idol and author who has starred in over forty major films.-Background:...
) and Peter Brown
Peter Brown (actor)
Peter Brown is an American television actor known for his role as Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell in the 1958 Warner Bros. western series Lawman.-Early life:...
. Most of his early films were comedies, and cast him as a restless teenager with a penchant for singing. After 1965 his film and singing career began to fade, along with his popularity as a teen idol. He made several films for American International Pictures
American International Pictures
American International Pictures was a film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer...
, including portraying Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was an American bank robber. He operated in the West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained heavy press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by law enforcement officers...
in A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970). He also played Josh Ashley
John Ashley (bandit)
John Ashley was a 20th century American outlaw, bank robber, bootlegger, and occasional pirate active in southern Florida during the 1910s and 1920s. Between 1915 and 1924, the self-styled "King of the Everglades" or "Swamp Bandit" operated from various hideouts in the Florida Everglades...
in Little Laura and Big John (1973) for Crown International Pictures
Crown International Pictures
Crown International Pictures is an independent film studio formed in 1959 by Newton P. Jacobs Jacobs was a former branch head of RKO Pictures until 1947 when he formed his own company "Favorite Films"; a film releasing organisation. Jacobs became one of the first franchises for showing American...
.
Later life
Forte never regained his teenage popularity, but has continued performing for more than 40 years. Recently he has been appearing with Frankie Avalon and Bobby RydellBobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell is an American professional singer, mainly of rock and roll music. In the early 1960s he was considered a so-called "teen idol"...
to perform concerts as The Golden Boys.
He appeared in a 1982 television commercial for The Idols of Rock n' Roll and in the 2005 documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania
The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania
The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania is a 2005 documentary film directed by David Hunt and Jody Eldred about the fiftieth annual "Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen" beauty pageant in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. The film is produced by Hunt's wife Patricia Heaton, and prominently features...
.
In his latest endeavor, Fabian hosts and headlines in the hit show The Original Stars of Bandstand at The Dick Clark Theater in Branson, Missouri
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
. The show stars Fabian and Bobby Vee
Bobby Vee
Robert Thomas Velline , known as Bobby Vee, is an American pop music singer. According to Billboard magazine, Vee has had 38 Hot 100 chart hits, 10 of which hit the Top 20.-Career:...
and features The Chiffons
The Chiffons
The Chiffons was an all girl group originating from the Bronx area of New York in 1960.-Biography:The Chiffons were one of the top girl groups of the early 1960s...
, Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland is an American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s...
, Chris Montez
Chris Montez
Chris Montez , is an American singer.-Early life:Montez grew up in Hawthorne, California, influenced by the Latino-flavored music of his community and the success of Ritchie Valens....
and rare footage of the performers and Dick Clark.
Personal life
He was drafted but rejected for military service during the Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. According to USMC Lt. Col. Arthur Eppley, Fabian was declared 4F (unfit for service) after presenting a doctor's note stating that induction into the army could cause him to develop homosexual tendencies.
He has been married three times; to Kathleen Regan (1966, with whom he had 2 children); to Kate Netter Forte from 1980 to 1990 and to his current wife Andrea Patrick
Andrea Patrick
Andrea Patrick Forte, CEO/Owner of Patrick Talent Agency. Born February 19, 1961 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Andrea launched her career in the entertainment industry as a dancer. In her teen years, her hours of training and dedication paid off and at age 16, she was selected as Miss Dance...
, a former Bituminous Coal Queen
The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania
The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania is a 2005 documentary film directed by David Hunt and Jody Eldred about the fiftieth annual "Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen" beauty pageant in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. The film is produced by Hunt's wife Patricia Heaton, and prominently features...
and Miss Pennsylvania USA
Miss Pennsylvania USA
The Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant.Michele McDonald is Pennsylvania's only Miss USA so far. At only eighteen, she was one of the youngest competitors ever to win the crown...
, whom he married in 1998. He has a son, Christian (born 1969), and a daughter, Julie (born after 1969), from his first marriage. Christian is a screenwriter with the 1996 movie Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator is a 1997 film directed by Kevin Spacey in his directorial debut. It stars Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise and William Fichtner as three small-time criminals who take hostages when they are cornered by the police...
, starring Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
, Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway is an American actress.Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Network after receiving previous nominations for the critically acclaimed films Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown...
, and Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, film director and musician. During his career, Sinise has won various awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George Milton in the successful film adaptation of...
and directed by Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey, CBE is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner. He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television...
, to his credit. He also both wrote and directed Deep in the Valley
Deep in the Valley
Deep in the Valley is a 2009 film written and directed by Christian Forte, son of 1950s and 1960s teen icon Fabian.-Plot:Lester Watts works at a liquor store, happily selling alcohol to minors while spending his spare money on his porno collection...
with Denise Richards
Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...
, Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt
Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt is an American actor, best known for his roles as Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott in the television series Everwood, the recurring character Winchester "Ché" Cook in season 4 of The OC, Andy Dwyer in the television series Parks and Recreation and for portraying...
, and Brendan Hines
Brendan Hines
Brendan Hines is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He has had a number of small television roles and leading roles in a handful of independent films.-Biography:...
, released in October 2009, and he is the co-screenwriter for The Monkey Wrench Gang
The Monkey Wrench Gang
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey , published in 1975.Easily Abbey's most famous fiction work, the novel concerns the use of sabotage to protest environmentally damaging activities in the American Southwest, and was so influential that the term "monkeywrench"...
, which is scheduled for release in 2013. Christian and his wife have one daughter, Ava Josephine.
Fabian and his wife are actively involved in the American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is a United States-based association working to fight the consequences of diabetes, and to help those affected by diabetes...
, the American Heart Association
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...
and Fabian has helped raise money for veterans with his Celebrity Golf Tournament in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. They live on 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) in Southwestern Pennsylvania with their dog Max, in a home which Andrea designed.
Filmography
- Hound-Dog ManHound-Dog ManHound-Dog Man is a 1959 film directed by Don Siegel. The film is based on the book by Fred Gipson.-Cast:* Fabian as Clint* Stuart Whitman as Blackie Scantling* Carol Lynley as Dony Wallace* Arthur O'Connell as Aaron McKinney...
(1959) - High TimeHigh Time (film)High Time is a 1960 collegiate comedic film, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bing Crosby. The film is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man who enters the world of a new generation of postwar youth...
(1960) - North to AlaskaNorth to AlaskaNorth to Alaska is a 1960 comedic western movie directed by Henry Hathaway and John Wayne . It starred Wayne along with Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian and Capucine....
(1960) - Love in a Goldfish BowlLove in a Goldfish BowlLove in a Goldfish Bowl is a 1961 teen film directed by Jack Sher starring singing idols Tommy Sands and Fabian.-Plot:Two platonic college friends spend a weekend away together. Michaels is romanced by a member of the coast guard .-Cast:* Fabian* Tommy Sands* Toby Michaels* Jan Sterling* Edward...
(1961) - Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationMr. Hobbs Takes a VacationMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a 1962 American comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara. The film is based on a novel by Edward Streeter and features a popular singer of the time, Fabian.- Plot :Mr...
(1962) - Five Weeks in a BalloonFive Weeks in a Balloon (film)Five Weeks in a Balloon is a 1962 science fiction adventure film loosely based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne filmed in CinemaScope. It was produced and directed by Irwin Allen; his last feature film in the 1960s before moving to producing several science fiction television series. ...
(1962) - The Longest DayThe Longest Day (film)The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II....
(1962) - Ride the Wild SurfRide the Wild SurfRide the Wild Surf is romantic drama in the beach party style. It was filmed in 1963 and distributed in 1964. Unlike most films in the genre, it is known for its exceptional big wave surf footage – a common sight in surf movies of the time, but a rarity in beach party films...
(1964) - Dear BrigitteDear BrigitteDear Brigitte is a 1965 American family-comedy starring James Stewart and directed by Henry Koster.-Plot:Stewart stars as an American college professor with a genius son, the precocious Erasmus . After using his skills for gambling at the horse track, Erasmus becomes infatuated with model and...
(1965) - Ten Little IndiansTen Little Indians (1965 film)The 1965 version of Ten Little Indians is the second film version of Agatha Christie's detective novel And Then There Were None . Although its background story is the same as the 1945 version , this one takes place on an isolated snowy mountain...
(1965) - Fireball 500Fireball 500Fireball 500 is a stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s...
(1966) - Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl BombsDr. Goldfoot and the Girl BombsDr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs is a 1966 Italian spy-spoof film directed by Mario Bava and starring Vincent Price, Fabian, Francesco Mulé, Laura Antonelli and the Italian comedy team of Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia....
(1966) - Thunder AlleyThunder Alley (film)Thunder Alley is a 1967 film directed by Richard Rush and starring Annette Funicello and Fabian.-Plot:A race car driver retires after a blackout causes the death of another driver on the motorway. After the accident, he then begins working at a "Thrill Circus" as a stunt driver. There he meets the...
(1967) - Maryjane (1968)
- The Wild Racers (1968)
- The Devil's 8 (1969)
- A Bullet for Pretty Boy'' (1970)
- Little Laura and Big John (1973)
- The Day the Lord Got Busted (1976)
- Disco Fever (1978)
- Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981)
- Get CrazyGet CrazyGet Crazy is a 1983 film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, and Ed Begley, Jr.-Premise:...
(1983) - Up Close & PersonalUp Close & PersonalUp Close & Personal is an American romantic drama film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Robert Redford as a news director and Michelle Pfeiffer as his protegée, with Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna and Kate Nelligan in supporting roles....
(1996)
TV Appearances
- The Pat Boone Chevy ShowroomThe Pat Boone Chevy ShowroomThe Pat Boone Chevy Showroom is a half-hour variety show that aired on ABC from October 3, 1957 to June 23, 1960, starring the young singer Pat Boone and a host of top-name guest stars. The program was of course sponsored by Chevrolet...
- The Greatest Show on EarthThe Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)The Greatest Show on Earth is an American drama series starring Jack Palance about the American circus, which aired on ABC from September 17, 1963, to April 28, 1964...
("Uncaged", 1963 ABC television series with Jack PalanceJack PalanceJack Palance , was an American actor. During half a century of film and television appearances, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all as Best Actor in a Supporting Role, winning in 1991 for his role in City Slickers.-Early life:Palance, one of five children, was born Volodymyr...
) - The Eleventh HourThe Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)The Eleventh Hour is an American medical drama about psychiatry starring Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, and Ralph Bellamy, which aired sixty-two new episodes plus selected rebroadcasts on NBC from October 3, 1962, to September 9, 1964.-Series premise:...
as Gilbert Brubaker in "You're So Smart, Why Can't You Be Good" (1964) - Daniel Boone - The First Beau / December 9, 1965 (Season 2, Episode 12)Daniel Boone (TV series)Daniel Boone is an American action/adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Native American friend, for the...
as David Ellis) - The Rat PatrolThe Rat PatrolThe Rat Patrol is an American television program that aired on ABC during the 1966–1968 seasons. The show follows the exploits of four Allied soldiers who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II...
- Season 1, Episode 21 'The B Negative Raid', Guest Star (1967) - The VirginianThe Virginian (TV series)The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
- Season 3, Episode 17 'Two Men Named Laredo', Guest Star (1965)
Singles
- I'm In Love/Shivers Chancellor (1958)
- Be My Steady Date/Lilly Lou (1958)
- I'm A Man/Hypnotized (1959)
- Turn Me Loose/Stop Thief (1959)
- Tiger/Mighty Cold (1959)
- Come On And Get Me (1959)
- Got The Feeling (1959)
- Hound Dog Man (1959)
- This Friendly World (1959)
- String Along (1960)
- About This Thing Called Love (1960)
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter/Strollin' In The Springtime (1960)
- King Of Love/Tomorrow (1960)
- Kissin' And Twistin'/Long Before (1960)
- You Know You Belong to Someone Else/Hold On (1961)
- Grapevine/David and Goliath (1961)
- The Love That I'm Giving to You/You're Only Young Once (1961)
- A Girl Like You/Dream Factory (1961)
- Tongue Tied/Kansas City (1961)
- Wild Party/Made You (1961)
- Break Down and Cry/She's Staying Inside With Me (1963)
Quotation
On his audition for Bob MarcucciBob Marcucci
Robert Phillip "Bob" Marcucci was a personal manager at Chancellor Records and Robert P. Marcucci Productions. He discovered and managed the careers of Fabian and Frankie Avalon, amongst others...
.
NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
- October 1959
Pop culture references
In the 1986 US film Peggy Sue Got MarriedPeggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce, who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high school...
, Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
's character keeps a picture of Fabian on his car's sun visor.
On the TV show Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from January 26, 1976, to May 10, 1983...
, the title characters would often talk about how much they loved Fabian (he guest-starred
Guest appearance
In show business , a guest appearance is a participation of an outsider performer , usually called guest artist , in an event , i.e., the participation of a performer which does not belong to the regular crew In performance...
in the Season 3, Episode 8 episode "Laverne & Shirley Meet Fabian").
External links
- Fabian Official website