![]() ![]() As a teenager, he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints. His trumpet playing was also featured on some of his LP songs as well. Two singles showcasing Avalon's trumpet playing were issued on RCA Victor's X sublabel in 1954. In December 1952, Avalon made his American network television debut playing the trumpet in the Honeymooners "Christmas Party" sketch on The Jackie Gleason Show. His paternal grandmother was from Sicily. His father was a butcher who was born in Philadelphia, whose father Francesco was from Salerno, in Campania, Italy. Early life and education Īvalon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary and Nicholas Avallone. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, " Venus" and " Why" in 1959.Īvalon started appearing in films in the 1960s, he is well-known for having appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film Grease, in which he sings the song " Beauty School Dropout". Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. ![]()
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