# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/leo-reisman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:54:11.211Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/leo-reisman"
name: "Leo Reisman"
slug: "leo-reisman"
description: "Leo F. Reisman was an American violinist and bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Born and reared in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Inspired by the Russian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz, Reisman studied violin as a young man. After being rejected by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he formed his own band in 1919. He became famous for having over 80 hits on the popular charts during his career. Jerome Kern called Reisman's orchestra \"The String Quartet of Dance Bands\"."
tagline: "American violinist and bandleader (1897–1961)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leo_Reisman_-_Jun_1929_Variety.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1897-10-11"
deathDate: "1961-12-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.42
  momentum:             0.375
  historical:           8.347733333333332
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718457/"
    handle:    "nm0718457"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1678808"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ليو ريسمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ليو ريسمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Reisman"
    title: "Leo Reisman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Reisman"
    title: "Leo Reisman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Reisman"
    title: "Leo Reisman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3"
    title: "レオ・レイズマン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Reisman"
    title: "Leo Reisman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1c75e101-ea15-4c75-9e4c-3e9d7aae9a84"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137506"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5138490"
    title: "Leo Reisman"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump