- Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer and songwriter best known for his recordings "I Write the Songs", "Mandy" and "Copacabana". His career achievements include selling more than 75 million records worldwide. In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-selling charts simultaneously, a feat equalled only by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis. - Antônio Maria
Antônio Maria (1921-1964), sports commentator, poet, composer, pop music lyrics writer and chronicler, was born in Recife, Pernambuco. At 17, he got his first job presenting a musical program at Pernambuco's Radio club. In 1940, he arrived in Rio de Janeiro, "with four changes of clothing and five quild in the pocket", to work as a sports commentator for Radio Ipanema. The job didn't last long and he went back to Recife, … - Paula Toller
Paula Toller is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Toller is mainly known as the lead singer of Kid Abelha, one of Brazil's most popular music bands. In 1998, she released her self-titled first solo album, which was very well-received. Her second solo album, titled "SóNós", has been recently released and is currently at number-one in the Brazilian albums chart - Julie Wilson
Julie Wilson (born October 21, 1924) is an American singer and actress. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Wilson headed to New York City during World War II and found work in two of Manhattan's leading nightclubs, the Latin Quarter and the Copacabana. She made her Broadway debut in the 1946 revue "Three to Make Ready". In 1951, she moved to London to star in the West End production of "Kiss Me, Kate" and remained there for four years, … - Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson was an American journalist, gossip columnist and author, perhaps best known for his nationally syndicated column, "It Happened Last Night". Wilson's column originated from the New York Post and ran from 1942 until 1983. His chronicling of the Broadway scene during the "Golden Age" of show business formed the basis for a book published in 1971, "The Show Business Nobody Knows". He signed his columns with the tag line, "That's Earl, … - Barry Gray
Barry Gray was an influential American radio personality, often labelled as "The Father of Talk Radio". He was born as Bernard Yaroslaw in Red Lion, New Jersey, into a Jewish family. Initially a disc jockey, Gray was working for New York's WMCA in 1945 when he, bored one evening with simply spinning music, decided to put the telephone receiver up to his microphone and share his conversation with the listening audience. - Pedro Bloch
Pedro Bloch was a famous Brazilian writer. His family imigrated to Brazil at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is famous for his plays, such as "Dona Xepa" and "Mãos de Eurídice". Also, he wrote more than a hundred books, one of which is "Pai, me compra um amigo?" Bloch was a musician, a playwriter, and a physician; he had been a member of the National Faculty of Medicine since 1937. - Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson (July 7, 1951-present) is a bassist and vocalist best known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, providing a deep funky groove to early fusion albums such as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Pangaea (album), and Live-Evil. He was the only musician to play with Miles in both phases of his electric period, starting in 1970 at the age of 18 and continuing until Miles's semi-retirement in 1976. With deep, funky grooves and a pop sensibility, … - Howard Harris
Howard Harris (b. February 15 1912, New York City - d. March 22 1986) was a comedy writer whose credits included "Copacabana" (1947) starring Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda, "The Jackie Gleason Show", "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx, "Gilligan's Island", "Petticoat Junction", and other popular television shows. Howard Harris attended Fordham University School of Law for two years which, according to his family, he hated. - Jenny Logan
Jenny Logan (1942-) is a British actress, trained dancer and singer. Though she played WPC Sally Reed in the TV series "Dixon of Dock Green" in the mid to late 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her cult appearances as the cleaning lady in the television commercial for the carpet freshener Shake N Vac that ran from 1979 to 1988.. The advert featured Jenny Logan dancing around a typical British living room in high heels, … - Allen Boretz
Allen Boretz (1900-1985), was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit "Room Service" (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the late 1930s through the 1940s. His film credits include "It Ain't Hay" (1943), "Up in Arms" (1944), "The Princess and the Pirate" (1944), "Ziegfield Follies" (1946), "Copacabana" (1947), … - Maxine Fife
Maxine Fife (born September 10, 1925 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actress. At the age of 17, she was working as an usher at a movie theater in Beverly Hills, California when Zeppo Marx noticed her. Zeppo became her agent and negotiated a contract with 20th Century Fox Studios where she appeared in many "B" grade movies. Among the movies in which Fife appeared were: The Road to Utopia, Copacabana, Bring on the Girls, Hail the Conquering Hero, … - Helen Traubel
Helen Traubel, was an American operatic soprano, best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially that of Brünnhilde. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she made her debut as a concert singer with the St. Louis Symphony in 1923. In 1926 she got a first offer to join the Metropolitan Opera company which she turned down to continue with her studies. She didn't appear on the opera stage untiil May 12 1937, … - Grover Dale
Grover Dale (b. July 22 1935) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer and director. Dale, was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dale has received two Tony Award nominations, with his first in 1970 for choreography in "Billy" and again in 1975 for director in "The Magic Show". He also received an Emmy nomination for his choreography in Barry Manilow's 1985 television musical, "Copacabana". - Totie Fields
Totie Fields (May 7, 1930 - August 2, 1978) was a zaftig American comedian who was not afraid to poke fun at her own weight problems. She was quoted as saying "I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is fourteen days." Born Sophie Feldman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fields started singing in Boston clubs while still in high school. She took the stage name of Totie Fields. The name "Totie" was a childhood nickname, a corruption of her first name. - Felipe Rose
Felipe Rose is, of course, best known as the Native American-clad performer in the sensationally popular disco group, the Village People; but this joyful Asbury Park resident is now spreading his wings as a gifted solo performer. Born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, he was attracted to the arts as a child. In 1970, when Rose was 16 years old, he won a scholarship to study dance with the Ballet de Puerto Rico, with whom he participated in a dance-drama recital at Lincoln Center. - Jon Finn
Jonathan M. Finn (born 1958) is an American rock musician and guitarist. He is the founder and leader of the Jon Finn Group, and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music; he joined the guitar faculty there in 1988. He is also the author of several books on the guitar, and was an instructional columnist for "Guitar" magazine for three years. Finn grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts and began playing guitar at the age of six. He later became a student at Berklee. - Gia Maione
Gia Maione is an American singer and widow of singer Louis Prima. Gia Maione first became popular in 1962, when she was signed to sing lead female vocals for Prima and his band. Prima had divorced Keely Smith, his former lead vocalist, the year before. Smith left the orchestra, creating the opening that Maione filled. The young singer's rich voice was an ideal match for Prima's rugged jazz riffs, and the couple performed and recorded together until Prima fell ill in 1975. - Marcio Simas
Marcio Simas is a 5<sup>th</sup> degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie, Jr. and the head of Gracie Barra Orlando and the Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Marcio began training in the 1970s at Rolls Gracie's Copacabana academy is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he received his blue and purple belts. After Rolls' untimely death in 1982, Marcio moved to the Gracie Humaitá academy where he earned his brown belt from Rickson Gracie. - Ivan de Battista
Ivan De Battista (September 13, 1977) is a Maltese film and theatre actor. He has been involved in the theatre and musical scene since he was six. His early theatre performances were held at the De Porres Theatre, situated in Sliema with the Young Deporrians. As an actor, Ivan performed many major roles in productions with Atturi De Porrians, Atturi Salesjani, Bronk Productions, CurtainRaiser Theatre Troupe, Kumpanija Teatru Rjal, Produzzjoni Teatrali Irtokki, … - Guido Penosi
Guido "The Bull" Penosi (b. 1931) was a narcotics dealer with the Gambino and Lucchese crime families. who also had a famous relationship with the singer Wayne Newton. Not much is known about Penosi's earlier years other than his being convicted of murder as a juvenile. - Cindy Fuller
Cindy Fuller (born 13 May 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American model. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bunny Yeager. Prior to being in "Playboy", Cindy worked as a secretary at a Boston law firm. She later moved to Miami, where she joined the Water Follies. She also was a regular dancer at the Copacabana in New York City, and went on to become a professional artist. - Heather Douglas
Heather Douglas, a graduate of New Albany High School (New Albany, Indiana) has appeared in Broadway productions of Tommy Tunes's "The Will Rogers Follies" and "Crazy for You"; the pre-Broadway tour of "Jekyll and Hyde"; a national tour and Berlin production of "Crazy for You", 'Audrey' in "Little Shop of Horrors", 'Rapunzel' in "Into the Woods", 'Cassie' in "A Chorus Line", … - Julio Ximenes Senior
Julio Ximenes Senior was a Brazilian scientist and medical doctor, in the research field of biochemistry, microbiology, and was also a career Brazilian Army officer. He attained the rank of Brigadier-General during World War II. He had also served as a Captain in São Paulo during the Revolution of 1930-1932, which ultimately brought twice-Brazilian President, Getúlio Vargas, into power for the first time. - Paulo Copacabana
- Alan Dewames
- Carole Meyers
- Rudy Huston
- Barrett Martin
SO GLAD to be back in NYC after years of the road. I've seen all parts of this country and there is "no place like home" (Wicked just made another 5 million because I wrote that). For those of you who know me...just ignore the following lies. For those who don't, I'm pretty easy going; sometimes quiet, but sometimes not. I'm an optimist for sure and I guess I like to think of life as ONE BIG SITCOM. So I never take anything too seriously. - Charles Weiss
I don't like talking about myself. - Cindy
found this. - Marcelo
My name is Marcelo, I live in Uruguay and work as Salesman on a Mall. My favourite sport is soccer and sleep as much as I can :) The music I like is mostly rock but I like any song that souns good no matter the artist or the genre. - Andy
- Copacabana
- Charlotte
It started with the dancing, and climbed up the legs of my bed, tangled around the duvet and invaded my veins! Combine this with a love for all (ok...most) things musical and you're beginning to understand me and my place. - Mike Bauder
Formed in the fall of 2005, MB Productions was the creation of Production Manager, Mike Bauder, after a long and successful relationship with Phoenix Entertainment as their in-house Production Manager. - Juan Diego
- Simon
Hey all, My Name is Simon Anderson. I'm 19 and come from the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. I Finished High school at the end of 2003 and have been studying Information Technology (Network Management/Engineering) at Technical College at the Ourimbah University/TAFE campus. I have now completed my Cert 4 in Network Management and am now working full-time in Sydney for a Wireless Networking company named Link Innovations. - Raphael
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