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dablink|This is about the singer/actor. For other uses, see Steve Lawrence (disambiguation) .Infobox musical artist| name = Steve Lawrence| image = Steve lawrence eydie gorme.JPG| caption = Lawrence with wife Eydie Gormι.| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Sidney Liebowitz| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1935|7|8|mf=y| origin = Brooklyn, New York , United States|U.S. | genre = Big band , Swing (genre)|swing , traditional pop music | occupation = Singer , actor | years_active = 1952present Steve Lawrence (born July 8, 1935) is an United States|American singer and actor , perhaps best known as a member of a Duet (music)|duo with his wife Eydie Gormι , billed as " Steve and Eydie ". The two appeared together since appearing regularly on Steve Allen (comedian)|Steve Allen 's The Tonight Show in the mid-1950s until Gormι's retirement. http://www.lvol.com/bios/e190.html Biography from Las Vegas Online http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0310/17/lkl.00.html 2003 Interview with Larry King , from a CNN website
Biography
Personal life
Lawrence was born Sidney Liebowitz to Jewish parents http://www.steveandeydie.com/nysun.html A Treasure You May Be Overlooking in Brooklyn , Max, a Hazzan|cantor and house painter, and Anna (nιe Gelb). http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/Steve-Lawrence.html Steve Lawrence profile at Film Reference.com He attended Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn, New York)|Thomas Jefferson High School .
Marriage
He and Gormι married on December 29, 1957 at the Thunderbird (resort)|El Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada . They had two sons, the younger of whom, Michael, died unexpectedly in 1986 of ventricular fibrillation resulting from an undiagnosed heart condition at the age of 23. Their elder son, David Nessim Lawrence|David , composed the score for High School Musical .
In the late 1950s, Steve Lawrence was drafted into the Army and served as the official vocal soloist with United States Army Band|The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" in Washington, D.C. Citation needed|date=September 2011
Career
Lawrence had success on the record chart s in the late 1950s and early 1960s with such hits as " Go Away Little Girl " (U.S. #1), "Pretty Blue Eyes" (U.S. #9), "Footsteps" (U.S. #7), "Portrait of My Love" (U.S. #9), and " Party Doll " (U.S. #5). "Go Away Little Girl" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc .cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 147 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 However, much of his musical career has centered on nightclubs and the musical stage. He is also an actor, appearing in guest roles on television shows in every decade since the 1950s,imdb name|id=493031|name=Steve Lawrence in shows such as The Danny Kaye Show , The Judy Garland Show , The Carol Burnett Show , The Julie Andrews Hour , Night Gallery , Police Story (TV series)|Police Story , Murder, She Wrote , Gilmore Girls , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI . In the fall of 1965, Lawrence was briefly the star of a variety show called The Steve Lawrence Show , "the last television show in black and white on CBS".
He and Gormι appeared together in the Broadway theatre|Broadway musical theatre|musical Golden Rainbow , which ran from February 1968 until January 1969. Although the show was not a huge success (a summary of this experience is chronicled in unflattering detail in William Goldman 's 1968 book The Season ), Citation needed|date=September 2011 the show contained the memorable song " I've Gotta Be Me ". This song was originally sung by Lawrence at the end of the first act of the musical; Sammy Davis, Jr. would later record a version of the song that became a Top 40 hit in 1969. Citation needed|date=September 2011 In 1980, Lawrence was introduced to a new generation of fans with his portrayal of Maury Sline in The Blues Brothers (film)| The Blues Brothers .
He played Mark McCormick's father, Sonny Daye, in two episodes of Hardcastle and McCormick . In 1999, he appeared as the much talked about, but never before seen, Morty Fine, father of Fran Fine on the final episode of The Nanny .
Awards
Lawrence received a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Sammy Glick in What Makes Sammy Run? on Broadway (1964), and two Emmy Awards , one for production for Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978).
With Gormι, he has been the recipient of two Emmies for Our Love is Here to Stay , a tribute to George Gershwin|George and Ira Gershwin ; a "Best Performance By a Vocal Duo or Group" Grammy Award for We Got Us ; a Film Advisory Board's Award of Excellence and a Television Critics Circle Award for From This Moment On , a tribute to Cole Porter .
The duo has also won a Las Vegas Entertainment Award for "Musical Variety Act of the Year" four times, three of them consecutively. They have been honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame , http://www.steveandeydie.com/ Official website of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormι and in 1995 were the recipients of an Ella Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Singers , a non-profit organization that helps professional singers with counseling and financial assistance.
Single discography
Year
Single
Chart positions
US
US AC
US R& B
UK
1952
"Poinciana"
21
-
1953
"How Many Stars Have To Shine"
26
-
1957
"The Banana Boat Song"
18
-
"Party Doll"
5
-
"(The Bad Donkey) Pum-Pa-Lum"
45
-
"Can't Wait For Summer"
42
-
"Fabulous"
71
-
"Fraulein"
54
-
1958
"Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah"
73
-
"Many a Time"
97
-
1959
"(I Don't Care) Only Love Me"
62
-
"Pretty Blue Eyes"
9
-
1960
"Footsteps"
7
-
4
"Girls, Girls, Girls"
-
-
49
1961
"Portrait of My Love"
9
-
"My Clair De Lune"
68
13
"In Time"
94
19
"Somewhere Along the Way"
67
16
1962
"Our Concerto"
107
-
"The Lady Wants To Twist"
120
-
"Go Away Little Girl"
1
1
14
1963
"Don't Be Afraid, Little Darlin'"
26
12
"Poor Little Rich Girl"
27
11
"More"
117
-
"I Want To Stay Here"
28
8
3
"Walking Proud"
26
-
"I Can't Stop Talking About You"
35
14
1964
"My Home Town"
106
-
"A Room Without Windows"
120
-
"Everybody Knows"
72
18
"Yet...I Know"
77
15
1965
"Bewitched..."
103
-
"I Will Wait For You"
113
-
"Last Night I Made a Little Girl Cry"
126
-
"Millions of Roses"
106
11
1966
"The Week-end"
131
24
"The Ballad of the Sad Young Men"
-
36
1967
"The Honeymoon Is Over"
-
14
"Sweet Maria"
-
23
"I've Gotta Be Me"
-
6
1968
"The Two of Us"#
-
33
"Runaround"
-
27
1969
"Real True Lovin'"
119
20
"The Drifter"
-
14
1970
"Mama, a Rainbow"
-
38
"(You're My) Soul & Inspiration"
-
21
"Groovin'"
-
25
1971
"Love is Blue/ Autumn Leaves"
-
37
1972
"Ain't No Sunshine/ You Are My Sunshine"
-
24
"We Can Make It Together (featuring the Osmonds)"
http://blog.milestonebroadcasting.com/2010/01/13/doug-miles-interviews-steve-lawrence-wslr-radio.aspx Radio interview with Steve Lawrence "Big Band Files w/Doug Miles" WSLR
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