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Mario Lanza

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American tenor and actor (1921-1959)

United StatesActorsLived 1921 to 1959 · aged 38
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Mario Lanza was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B.

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Photos 7

Filmography 16

That's Entertainment!1974 · ★ 7.4
Serenade1956
The Great Caruso1951
The Student Prince1954
The Toast of New Orleans1950
For the First Time1959
Seven Hills of Rome1957
That Midnight Kiss1949
Because You're Mine1952
Winged Victory1944
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
Moments in Music1950
The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century1998
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso1983
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza2005
Mario Lanza: The Best of Everything2017

17 credits on file

Television 1

Legends2006

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Mario Lanza was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Prior to that, the adult Lanza sang only two performances of an opera. The following year (1948) he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly in New Orleans.

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1959 · aged 38
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31 languages

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