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Frankie Avalon

1940 - Today

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Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), known professionally as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" in 1959 and "Why" in 1960. Avalon 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". He also had a supporting role as Smitty, the youngest of the Alamo defenders and one of Davy Crockett's Tennesseans, in the 1960 American epic Western war film, The Alamo, which starred John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in the lead roles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Frankie Avalon is the 3,656th most popular actor (down from 3,472nd in 2024), the 5,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,203rd in 2019) and the 1,716th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Frankie Avalon ranks 3,656 out of 13,578. Before him are Dina Meyer, Julianna Margulies, Bo Svenson, Nadya Nozharova, Jason Priestley, and Simon McBurney. After him are James Roday, Bae Suzy, Julie Adams, Finneas O'Connell, Kristanna Loken, and Jean-Pierre Darroussin.

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Among people born in 1940, Frankie Avalon ranks 302. Before him are Veikko Kankkonen, Pharoah Sanders, Ansumane Mané, José Nápoles, Jurandir de Freitas, and Giacomo Bulgarelli. After him are Peter Gethin, Valie Export, Chuck Close, Kurt Ahrens Jr., Francesco Guccini, and Conny Plank.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frankie Avalon ranks 5,986 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), Dina Meyer (1968), Julianna Margulies (1966), Pete Rose (1941), William Henry Conley (1840), and Garry Shandling (1949). After him are James Roday (1976), Harold Hotelling (1895), Julie Adams (1926), Francis Hunter (1894), Finneas O'Connell (1997), and Johnny Appleseed (1774).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frankie Avalon ranks 1,716. Before him are Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Lew Ayres (1908), James Arness (1923), Olivia Rodrigo (2003), Dina Meyer (1968), and Julianna Margulies (1966). After him are James Roday (1976), Julie Adams (1926), Finneas O'Connell (1997), Kristanna Loken (1979), Robert Z'Dar (1950), and Selma Blair (1972).

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