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Frankie Valli est un Acteur et Producteur exécutif Américain né le 3 mai 1934 à Newark (Etats-Unis)
Frankie Valli (born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio; May 3, 1934) is an American popular singer, known as the frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful falsetto voice.
Valli scored 29 Top 40 hits with The Four Seasons, one Top 40 hit under The Four Seasons' alias 'The Wonder Who?', and nine Top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of The Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits included "Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll" (1964) and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975). Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. "You're Ready Now", a Valli solo recording from 1966, became a surprise hit in Great Britain as part of the Northern soul scene and hit number eleven on the British pop charts in December 1970. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease" (1978).
Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Bob Gaudio – the original members of The Four Seasons – were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2015, April Kirkwood wrote a book, Big Girls Do Cry, detailing her decades-long affair with Valli that extended to include the time Valli was married to all three of his wives. The affair began when she lost her virginity to him at a Holiday Inn when Valli was thirty-nine and Kirkwood was sixteen. Kirkwood described how the 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) tall Valli would "strut around the room naked" while complaining to her about his various girlfriends and wives. Kirkwood wrote that Valli was "disgusting, rude and callous" and finally concluded that Valli is a "very very very selfish man".
Valli has been a supporter of heritage-related causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2006, he received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the foundation's Anniversary Gala. In 2008, NIAF presented a scholarship in his name to an Italian-American music student during the foundation's East Coast Gala.
In May 2012, Valli received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his commitment to many humanitarian causes.
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Nom de naissance Francesco Stephen Castelluccio
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 3 mai 1934 (90 ans) à Newark (Etats-Unis)
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 3 mai 1934 (90 ans) à Newark (Etats-Unis)
Valli scored 29 Top 40 hits with The Four Seasons, one Top 40 hit under The Four Seasons' alias 'The Wonder Who?', and nine Top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of The Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits included "Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll" (1964) and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975). Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. "You're Ready Now", a Valli solo recording from 1966, became a surprise hit in Great Britain as part of the Northern soul scene and hit number eleven on the British pop charts in December 1970. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease" (1978).
Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Bob Gaudio – the original members of The Four Seasons – were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Valli has been married three times. He married his first wife, Mary Mandel, who already had a two-year-old daughter, when he was in his early twenties; they had two daughters together and divorced 13 years later in 1971. He married MaryAnn Hannagan in 1974, and that marriage lasted eight years. In 1984 he married Randy Clohessy, 26 years his junior; the couple had three sons and separated in 2004. In 1980 his stepdaughter, Celia, was killed when she fell off a fire escape, and six months later a drug overdose claimed the life of his youngest daughter Francine.In 2015, April Kirkwood wrote a book, Big Girls Do Cry, detailing her decades-long affair with Valli that extended to include the time Valli was married to all three of his wives. The affair began when she lost her virginity to him at a Holiday Inn when Valli was thirty-nine and Kirkwood was sixteen. Kirkwood described how the 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) tall Valli would "strut around the room naked" while complaining to her about his various girlfriends and wives. Kirkwood wrote that Valli was "disgusting, rude and callous" and finally concluded that Valli is a "very very very selfish man".
Valli has been a supporter of heritage-related causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2006, he received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the foundation's Anniversary Gala. In 2008, NIAF presented a scholarship in his name to an Italian-American music student during the foundation's East Coast Gala.
In May 2012, Valli received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his commitment to many humanitarian causes.
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Filmographie de Frankie Valli (5 films)
| Année | Nom | Métier | Rôle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ainsi va la vie | Acteur | Le propriétaire du club |
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | Producteur exécutif | |
| 1998 | Mafia, la trahison de Gotti | Acteur | |
| 1990 | Eternity | Acteur | |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Acteur |