Dean pulled off being a drunk so well and fooled millions of viewers. He never over did it like comedians/actors do today, that's why he was so believable. Let's face it. He was born with coolness
History proved that Dean Martin had more talent than Jerry Lewis especially when it came to comedy, dramatic roles and success on television. When the team split in 1956 the so-called critics had predicted Martin's show business career would be over with in a year. Boy were they wrong.
I was blessed with a studio singing career for 55 years. During that time I worked for 6 years on the Dean Martin tv show. The greatest man to work for EVER. The whole drinking thing was his schtick, it was apple juice. RIP Bods, I truly miss you
Nan Dowden I think that was probably a large part of his popularity (apart from his amazing talent of course). There was never any big star ‘don’t you know who I am’ air about Dean. He always came across as just a regular guy, the sort of bloke you could have a pint with down the pub, and he and Jeannie seemed like the sort of friendly family you’d like to have as neighbours.
To this day, I STILL love Dean Martin, even though he is no longer on earth. He’s in my heart and memories. His voice, his personality is like no other. I miss him!!
I loved Dean Martin. Awww. I still love Dean Martin. I could listen to him sing the phone book!! I especially loved it when he would croon in Italian. Nobody like him. Never will be again.
Even though it was all just an act, for him it was a lifestyle. Life was simple and people were nice to each other. He was one of the few people who apparently took his act home with him. Truly a exceptional human being
Gosh ive seen other vicious comments and im afraid it makes me so so sad but they should be ashamed Dean was the very very best and it was heartbreaking to me when he lost his son and all you can do is try to trash him for it you you should be ashamed to not be aware of the torturous pain he was suffering YES HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME
I met him once at the club he used to drink at on the Sunset Strip (no, it wasn't "Dino's Lodge"). He was the sweetest, most unassuming big star I've ever met. A real "class act."
HE WENT THROUGH HIS OWN PRIVATE HELL WITH THE DEATH OF HIS SON, AN AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT. SOME PEOPLE CANNOT STAND THE SUCCESS OF THOSE WHO SUCCEED..
@@brianmcnellis5512 He never recovered from Dinos death, it destroyed him, poor Dean. Can't imagine what 'private hell' he and Jeannie went through. Perfect words Brian.
@@jodeeb.6496 Yep. by ALL accounts, Dino's death was the precipitous downfall of Dean. He not only never got over it, but it's essentially what killed him. I remember footage of Dean getting out of a limo many months after Dino's death, and he looked like death warmed over. VERY sad to watch him, as it was obvious he was a completely broken man who was waiting to die.
I say it now...and probably again, but Dean Martin is un-replaceable...the charm, the charismatic touch, Dino is such a humble, good hearted man. Such a treat.
Oh ja, er war der perfekte Gentleman mit dem SOOO wunderbaren italienischen Touch. Besser ausgedrückt, er war der perfekte italienische Gentleman mit einem feinen englischem Humor ausgestattet, welcher in den USA eine brillante Karriere hinlegte. DANKE!!!
George Horner Apparently even Elvis was a fan of Dean. According to Deana’s biography, he told her and her sisters when they met him at Paramount studio; “People call me the king of rock and roll, but your Dad is the King of Cool” I’m guessing that their old man got a bit more respect around the house after that accolade!
I grew up watching Dean Martin he's absolutely the most amazing natural talent to grace the stage the screen. He was a well rounded man that was just a super human being. I loved watching Dean Martin and the gold diggers
Jay I play some of the old rock n roll, soul music plus Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra for my daughter & she really likes the stuff, too! She also loves Louis Armstrong!!
I would kiss my mother’s Dean Martin albums when I was 4 yo. Have always loved the man. I named my Tux cat Dean Martin, and he lives up to his namesake. Dean❤️
Grew up in Youngstown about an hour away. He was idolized in my house. My family always told me I resembled him. Then I started to watch his old stuff w parents. Found out how much stuff was so close. People said I looked like him. His last name is Crocetti. (Cro chet tee) Mine is Carchedi (car ched dee) Family from the same part of Italy. They Came over to the area in the same year his parents did. My work history involves steel mills like his family. Obvious proud American Italian Catholics. Born a week apart in June ( not year obviously) Anyway, when is was younger I was in sales and working door to door in Steubenville, a nice ol Italian couple answered the door. I got to talking to them. Right off the rip the Mrs told me I looked like Dean. She said what’s your name. ( at this time I didn’t know his real last name). I said Tommy Carchedi. She about shit a brick. She said your a decent of his!!! Then I said it slower a few times...... anyway, sorry to bore you. That’s my story. But this cat is the coolest in history. And No offense to the Sinatra lovers( love him too) but Deanos voice blows him away.
I soooo miss entertainers like Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin was such a great entertainer. His show was so much fun. I am 59 and don't remember a lot but me and my granmom always watched the Dean Martin show. Nothing entertaining on these days!!
Sometimes a star is born so cool and effortlessly bright. So sad even stars die and leave a darkness. Remember nature always eventually fills that darkness with light. It just won’t be Dean Martin, one of a kind. Thanks for the memories.
JaleelJohanson62 Although he was well-loved by just about everyone who knew him, Dean apparently wasn’t much of a party animal, unlike Frank. He was by nature a more quiet and private man, who preferred to retire early so he could be up early the next morning to play golf. But you’re right, his wonderful sense of humour made him very popular company whenever Jeannie could drag him out to a social function.
If there is anything to be said about Dino, it is that he was FUN! He did not see himself as "cool" -- he was just being himself! He went through some bad times with the loss of his son in 1987, but he tended to roll with the punches and ended up on his feet. Good guy.
Coolest of the cool. Sinatra was cool. Sammy - meh. Deano - next level. Great chops and he invited you in with the off the cuff bits and mistakes. Never will be another like him. Much respect for him keeping time with his family a priority.
Our house came to a stop when Dean was on tv, my mom dropped everything... never heard a bad thing about this man, not from Co stars, not from family not even his enemies, if he had any... smooth as silk voice and charm....
Kelly Gervais, ABSOLUTELY, l can relate with your Mom. I almost had my daughter at home. Dean's show was on & l didn't want to miss it. Did make to hospital in time. That was Oct. 16TH 1967.🤗
Dean Martin and Steve McQueen were two very different people, each was suave but in their own way, nothing alike at all. But McQueen NEVER ever looked like what you described -- shame, shame!
If I have interpreted your comment correctly Mark L then I agree with you. McQueen was cool in his movies but he had nervous habits of rapid speech and fidgety moves, not because he was nervous but because he was full of energy and always on the go. To me he seemed like he wanted to fit in as much as he could in life and raced out to embrace it which is why he seemed fidgety.
9/4/19....Talk about sex appeal! Smooth voice/funny disposition/ so very handsome! I actually met Dean Martin @ a shoot in Alpalculo! I'll NEVER forget the thrill.....
Oh my goodness the memories this brings back. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were the pinnacle of entertainment. They were the top dogs and everyone knew it.
My aunt and uncle lived that life style. A drink before dinner, a glass of wine with dinner and sometimes an after dinner drink, sometimes just coffee after dinner. Never saw them drunk. I still love the music, brings back so many happy memories.
Sinatra was in awe of his friend, Dean. Sinatra worked to seem relaxed. Martin just WAS relaxed. Sinatra sang, but also conducted a handful of albums. One of them was with Peggy Lee. The other was with Dean Martin.
I’ll never forget the interview where he was asked about how many children he had and when he thought he’d have enough. His response...I screwed myself out of a seat at the dinner table. LMAO!
Being Italian, this is one of the classiest Gentlemen to ever walk on this planet. Would love to see him take over the Music industry today. Unlike the stuff of this generation.
How right you are!There really isn't a class act from a male or female performer (USA) today.It's all pretty much mediocre shit....more annoying than anything else.I find the more some moronic performer is glorified in the press the moreridiculous and banal it all is...………...that goes for the movies as well.
When I was a child, the only thing I knew about Dean was that he sang "That's Amoré" and "Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime." Maybe saw a couple of his variety show episodes, especially the Christmas ones. But I never really appreciated him or his talent. Now, at 56 years old, I think he was DEFINITELY one of the coolest cats ever! I binge watch (and listen to) everything of his I can find. I am totally hooked on his Celebrity Roasts and the western movies he starred in! To me, he and Sammy Davis Jr. were the most talented gentlemen of that era and I can't get enough of either of them 💕!
He was cool, and I have his CD's and listen and sing along with them. And he died when I was a kid. I just lived in the wrong time. I love the old .crooners.
Dean etait un cadeau merveilleux tellement drôle spirituel gentil nature c était une grande force merci Dean vous nous avez gâté tête votre vie a bientôt de vous entendre mais surtout. Rip.
I love Dean he was my favorite singer Frank may have been around longer but to me Dean was the better singer. He could sing' dance make movies had his own nite club. He was a smooth operator he could handle his business. lOVE Me some Dean.
I’d love to say I caught Dino and jerry in 46, on the movie set of Rio Bravo, watched the rat pack live, was in his audience on his tv show and the roasts. My heaven bucket list.
Fenway Park I think you’re getting your films mixed up, Jerry Lewis was never in Rio Bravo, Dean starred in that with John Wayne and Angie Dickinson. It was made in 1959, three years after he broke up with Jerry. I think the film you may be thinking of was Pardners , their penultimate movie they made together just before they split up in 1956.
BunnyGalore And nor would he have had such a long and successful career. Contrary to many peoples belief, it wasn’t alcohol that killed Dean, he actually died of emphysema (caused by a lifetime of heavy smoking), exacerbated by his broken heart over Dean Paul’s tragic death.
BunnyBear Dean Martin was a heavy smoker and died of emphysema which many actors from that era died from cancer caused from heavy smoking or least brought on cancer or emphysema. Legendary actor Humphrey Bogart a 4 pack a day smoker and heavy drinker died from esophageal cancer due to his habits, John Wayne’ s lung cancer he was diagnosed with in 1964 due his 3-5 pack a day habit but lived until 1979 when died of stomach cancer. Gary Cooper and others to all smoked heavily and it took its toll as did on Dean Martin.
Pure class, a man’s man. A true talent, they don’t make them that like that anymore. It’s a shame that there’s not a single ounce of talent in the entertainment industry(Hollywood)period.....
I grew up with my dad watching jackie gleason, joey bishop along with dean martin. When dean came on it was like when your favorite uncle or friend showed up. It was always more fun with them around.
''There Was One,now He's gone,but He Be Reincarnated..I don't Look At him Like Cool.The woman All Loved him.My mother Alway's Wached him.He Used to Cary A gun In His Back Pocket,From A Photo Takin Once when He Bent Over Getting in A Car.I Never Thought nothing Of It.Cause I Think Sense We Are Allowed to Arm Ourself,Why not,2nd.Amendment.If Teachers Armed there Self,We would'ent lose so Many Of Our Children.They Only Kill Defenceless Children,Or Teacher's.They Don't fight with People that's Armed.The Only Way to Stop A Bad Man With A gun,Is with A Good Man With A Gun.So Yea,Well All Miss Dean,He Was born for the stage,to sing,And Make Us Laugh,And He did It Very Well..RIP Dean..Well all Be with you Shortly,..
Dean was The Shit before Elvis !! E' loved Dino too ! * Dean was born in the same Ohio town as my Grandfather Joe Capeto, Stubenville !! My Nanu Joe was older, born on 2/5/1908..* He always said Dean was THE BEST !! Hip' for sure, I am now 54 and love all from that classic era !!
So I'm watching the Joey Bishop Show, late '60's. Guy in audience jokingly asks Joey about Deans drinking. Joey looks at the guy and asks how he can believe a major tv network would invest millions in a show centered around a drunk. Amazing what humans can believe!
He was the best of all the rest ,singing ,acting ,comedy you name it he was the very best , he is still missed so many times over .When Dean passed ,the world loss so very much ,R.I.P. the best of all the rest!!
To me Dean Martin was the best, better than Frank Sinatra. His voice was one of a kind, smooth and relaxing. Even when Frank Sinatra sung some songs you can see he was straining is voice. With Dean Martin every song he sung was so relaxed.
Michael Hastie , Dino was a natural. Frank was a professional. Dean didn’t have to work to become a good singer. Frank worked very hard at it. Frank was giving Deana, Deans daughter, some singing pointers. She asked “is that what daddy does” Frank said “Dean doesn’t know he’s supposed to do that. He just does it. He’s a natural.
Frank, from what I've heard, was a much more tortured soul. Mental illness, booze, women, run ins with the law... It all made him kind of edgy and restless. Dean was way more relaxed, more at peace. A good fire and ice combo.
Dean couldn't have been as great as he was in partnership with Jerry Lewis. It's just a shame that it had to end with the acrimony. Jerry remained bitter until he died. His book 'Dean and me' tried to portray Dean as a friendless, sad old man. Not nice from a person who owed his career to Dean's brilliance as a partner.
Sloppify Well, I don’t know... he certainly always tried to give that impression and his whole stage act was built around his supposed lackadaisical ‘couldn’t-care-less’ attitude. But there are a few times in some interviews where he let the mask slip to inadvertently reveal much deeper feelings. I just feel that deep down Dean DID care about some things a whole lot more than he usually let on. It’s said that he was bullied in school because of his bad English (he apparently only spoke Italian at home and didn’t learn to speak English at all until he went to school and so of course had a very heavy Italian accent, something which he later admitted that he was always very self-conscious about; “when Jerry and I used to go to parties, I didn’t speak English very good so I used to keep my mouth shut, and because of that people thought I was stuck-up and snobbish”) As many who were bullied as a child will know, that often does make you retreat into yourself and learn not to let anyone get close enough to hurt you again. So maybe that was possibly the true reason for his also being known as a very private, introspective man.
Agreed, Martin was in a completely different league of coolness from Steve McQueen or Elvis! Completely effortless and naturally at ease and great fun. They don't make em like Dean or Frank anymore. Frank adored Dean!
Never forget the eyes of a cute young cashier when Dean's voice came over the airwaves one Christmas season as she was ringing up my purchase. Her pupils flared as she looked up at the screen to see who was singing. Quite a response!
Dean for me was the best of the rat pack no doubt. As a small child of the 60s I recognized right away that Dean was cool, Frank never struck me that way ever.
Dean pulled off being a drunk so well and fooled millions of viewers. He never over did it like comedians/actors do today, that's why he was so believable. Let's face it. He was born with coolness
Please tell these leftist,humorless comics to watch over,and over and over, dinos generations!!! And learn if you can!!!
Dean Martin was naturally cool greatness at it's best..
History proved that Dean Martin had more talent than Jerry Lewis especially when it came to comedy, dramatic roles and success on television. When the team split in 1956 the so-called critics had predicted Martin's show business career would be over with in a year. Boy were they wrong.
@Hello Mark how are you doing
I was blessed with a studio singing career for 55 years. During that time I worked for 6 years on the Dean Martin tv show. The greatest man to work for EVER. The whole drinking thing was his schtick, it was apple juice. RIP Bods, I truly miss you
That's so cool!
A great talent that didn't take himself too seriously.
Well said and well put !
Nan Dowden I think that was probably a large part of his popularity (apart from his amazing talent of course). There was never any big star ‘don’t you know who I am’ air about Dean. He always came across as just a regular guy, the sort of bloke you could have a pint with down the pub, and he and Jeannie seemed like the sort of friendly family you’d like to have as neighbours.
Nan Dowden perfectly said
@@garynelson3677 he didn't take himself that serious and he wasn't that talented he was so overrated big time
Sean Fitzpatrick to each their own
To this day, I STILL love Dean Martin, even though he is no longer on earth. He’s in my heart and memories.
His voice, his personality is like no other.
I miss him!!
I truly miss the days when being polite, having class and having good fun was the in thing in Hollywood.
Jessica Greene so do I...those days will never be seen again
I guess that's what they mean by 'one of a kind'.
@Jessica. i agree. the hippies sure made things trashy
Can you imagine those guys being alive today and the shit Hollywoods become today
Unless you were black; then you had to go in through the servants' entrance...
I loved Dean Martin. Awww. I still love Dean Martin. I could listen to him sing the phone book!! I especially loved it when he would croon in Italian. Nobody like him. Never will be again.
I miss Deano...When Elvis met Dean's daughter he told her, "I may be the King Of Rock And Roll, but your daddy's the King Of Cool"
Even though it was all just an act, for him it was a lifestyle. Life was simple and people were nice to each other. He was one of the few people who apparently took his act home with him. Truly a exceptional human being
Gosh ive seen other vicious comments and im afraid it makes me so so sad but they should be ashamed Dean was the very very best and it was heartbreaking to me when he lost his son and all you can do is try to trash him for it you you should be ashamed to not be aware of the torturous pain he was suffering YES HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME
Dean Martin was truly "comfortable in his own skin!" He truly enjoyed being Dean Martin, and it showed.
I met him once at the club he used to drink at on the Sunset Strip (no, it wasn't "Dino's Lodge"). He was the sweetest, most unassuming big star I've ever met. A real "class act."
HE WENT THROUGH HIS OWN PRIVATE HELL WITH THE DEATH OF HIS SON, AN AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT. SOME PEOPLE CANNOT STAND THE SUCCESS OF THOSE WHO SUCCEED..
@@brianmcnellis5512
He never recovered from Dinos death, it destroyed him, poor Dean. Can't imagine what 'private hell' he and Jeannie went through. Perfect words Brian.
@@jodeeb.6496 Yep. by ALL accounts, Dino's death was the precipitous downfall of Dean. He not only never got over it, but it's essentially what killed him. I remember footage of Dean getting out of a limo many months after Dino's death, and he looked like death warmed over. VERY sad to watch him, as it was obvious he was a completely broken man who was waiting to die.
When I found out what happened to his son, I went through all the available research material. It was so sad, especially the pictures of Mr. Martin.
@Bobby lobby They were good people. I wish we had more men like them.
I say it now...and probably again, but Dean Martin is un-replaceable...the charm, the charismatic touch, Dino is such a humble, good hearted man. Such a treat.
The only member of the Rat Pack who didn't kowtow to Frank Sinatra..... Respect!
Dean was a gift to us all who love great singing, and entertainment
Oh ja, er war der perfekte Gentleman mit dem SOOO wunderbaren italienischen Touch. Besser ausgedrückt, er war der perfekte italienische Gentleman mit einem feinen englischem Humor ausgestattet, welcher in den USA eine brillante Karriere hinlegte. DANKE!!!
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The Dean Martin Show...back in the day when we were ENTERTAINED by TV not shocked and sickened by it. He was magnificent and they broke the mold....
I grew up with dino..best singer ever! Good looking, had everything going for him. Miss him so much😢
Jamie, you are dead on. God, TV sucks today.
The man was epitome of COOL! None of the supposed stars performing these days could hold a candle to him. GOD BLESS this man!
False, Dean Martin was not the coolest cat to ever live, he is the coolest cat who will ever exist.
George Horner Apparently even Elvis was a fan of Dean. According to Deana’s biography, he told her and her sisters when they met him at Paramount studio; “People call me the king of rock and roll, but your Dad is the King of Cool” I’m guessing that their old man got a bit more respect around the house after that accolade!
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@@lindashelley3635 i remember hearing that too
@George Horner Elvis wasn't cool like Dean, not even close.
Be nice people and simmer down! They were BOTH as cool as they come...just in their own individual way.
His variety show was one of the best TV shows ever!
I grew up watching Dean Martin he's absolutely the most amazing natural talent to grace the stage the screen. He was a well rounded man that was just a super human being. I loved watching Dean Martin and the gold diggers
Still missing you Dean! Your kind will never be seen again in America! Thanks for all the laughs Dino!
Dan Zabo forget America, Dino's type was never and will never be seen anywhere in the world
One FABULOUS Entertainer. The Consummate Performer.
15 and I’m glad I grew up listening to Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, and Frank Sinatra
Stanley Deloach haha thanks, if I could I’d turn back time to see these legends in person.
Jay I play some of the old rock n roll, soul music plus Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra for my daughter & she really likes the stuff, too! She also loves Louis Armstrong!!
@@billolsen4360 SO DO WE ALL.
I would kiss my mother’s Dean Martin albums when I was 4 yo. Have always loved the man. I named my Tux cat Dean Martin, and he lives up to his namesake. Dean❤️
He was awesome. Loved him and wow, was he gorgeous!
Grew up in Youngstown about an hour away. He was idolized in my house.
My family always told me I resembled him. Then I started to watch his old stuff w parents. Found out how much stuff was so close.
People said I looked like him.
His last name is Crocetti. (Cro chet tee) Mine is Carchedi (car ched dee)
Family from the same part of Italy. They Came over to the area in the same year his parents did.
My work history involves steel mills like his family.
Obvious proud American Italian Catholics.
Born a week apart in June ( not year obviously)
Anyway, when is was younger I was in sales and working door to door in Steubenville, a nice ol Italian couple answered the door. I got to talking to them. Right off the rip the Mrs told me I looked like Dean. She said what’s your name. ( at this time I didn’t know his real last name). I said Tommy Carchedi. She about shit a brick. She said your a decent of his!!! Then I said it slower a few times......
anyway, sorry to bore you. That’s my story. But this cat is the coolest in history. And No offense to the Sinatra lovers( love him too) but Deanos voice blows him away.
Great story, and tribute to Dean.👍
When I was young I thought Elvis was cool...and he was. But Dean invented it.
mm hmm!
Bob; Couldn't have said it better myself.. ;)
Every guy wanted to be like him and every guy wanted all the women Dean had around him! Special brand of cool.
Bob Sirunkle Elvis did not have an original bone in his body. He borrowed from the best and made it his own.
Elvis was a big fan of Dean. He would drive by Dean's house just to look. Later, Elvis met Dean.
The Dean Martin show was the Best show on TV... How these shows are so missed
Never again will America see the likes of Martin and Sinatra.
And Sammy Davis Jr
I soooo miss entertainers like Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin was such a great entertainer. His show was so much fun. I am 59 and don't remember a lot but me and my granmom always watched the Dean Martin show. Nothing entertaining on these days!!
Sometimes a star is born so cool and effortlessly bright. So sad even stars die and leave a darkness. Remember nature always eventually fills that darkness with light. It just won’t be Dean Martin, one of a kind.
Thanks for the memories.
Marina Capri Never..ever...be another Dean Martin...so cool...funny..and a great voice..
In my mind, the most charismatic and outstanding entertainer ever.
I'll bet Dean was the life of every party he ever attended... Glad I grew up watching him on TV...
JaleelJohanson62 Although he was well-loved by just about everyone who knew him, Dean apparently wasn’t much of a party animal, unlike Frank. He was by nature a more quiet and private man, who preferred to retire early so he could be up early the next morning to play golf. But you’re right, his wonderful sense of humour made him very popular company whenever Jeannie could drag him out to a social function.
If there is anything to be said about Dino, it is that he was FUN! He did not see himself as "cool" -- he was just being himself! He went through some bad times with the loss of his son in 1987, but he tended to roll with the punches and ended up on his feet. Good guy.
Bring the dean martin shows back tv and/or internet! Loved Deans shows!
He is so beautiful singer in screen, anyway Dean is remakable shinger.
Coolest of the cool. Sinatra was cool. Sammy - meh. Deano - next level. Great chops and he invited you in with the off the cuff bits and mistakes. Never will be another like him. Much respect for him keeping time with his family a priority.
I always liked the Rat Pack. Dino was my favorite. The essence of cool. His TV shows were unreal. Enjoyed everyone...
Our house came to a stop when Dean was on tv, my mom dropped everything... never heard a bad thing about this man, not from Co stars, not from family not even his enemies, if he had any... smooth as silk voice and charm....
merle cadiz just love dis man.
Kelly Gervais, ABSOLUTELY, l can relate with your Mom. I almost had my daughter at home. Dean's show was on & l didn't want to miss it. Did make to hospital in time. That was Oct. 16TH 1967.🤗
When you love what you do.....And exquisite talent.
Definitely the King of Cool. He makes Steve McQueen look like a jittery middle school boy.
Dean Martin and Steve McQueen were two very different people, each was suave but in their own way, nothing alike at all. But McQueen NEVER ever looked like what you described -- shame, shame!
Why’d they get so offended^ hahahh
If I have interpreted your comment correctly Mark L then I agree with you. McQueen was cool in his movies but he had nervous habits of rapid speech and fidgety moves, not because he was nervous but because he was full of energy and always on the go. To me he seemed like he wanted to fit in as much as he could in life and raced out to embrace it which is why he seemed fidgety.
9/4/19....Talk about sex appeal!
Smooth voice/funny disposition/
so very handsome!
I actually met Dean Martin @ a shoot in Alpalculo! I'll NEVER forget the thrill.....
He seemed like a very nice man.
Very classy.
And to think he started out as a boxer, notice the size of his hands there massive.
He was. I knew many people (I'm an actor) who knew him and worked with him, He was gracious and giving to everyone.
i loved his show and I was just a kid, I watched with my Mom, she loved Dino
When men were classy and humorous at the same time. Dean is what being cool was all about, and still is about.
Let's not forget his ability as an actor, he was excellent in Rio bravo and the sons of Katie elder with John Wayne and my favorite movie Airport.
Peter yep he was very good
I was lucky when my mother in law passed away I inherited her collection of the best of the dean martin variety show .
He really impressed me in The Young Lions. Impressed everyone else too. He was a gifted actor. But such an icon of cool, that it was hard to overcome.
Respect, but it wasn't Dean's favourite movie.
Great movies
Absolutely loved dean martin
Oh my goodness the memories this brings back. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were the pinnacle of entertainment. They were the top dogs and everyone knew it.
It's 2019 and I am sitting here missing Dean Martin. I loved his talent,I loved him.
U and me both man. Being Italian hes is always playing. Just such a brilliant man and perfect voice 👌
The people Loved Dino !
yeh my guys of all time! sinatra, deano and sammy. wow never ever to be repeated. how lucky we were ....
Never again, will we have have the large quantity of qualified and real talent. It was a great time, never to pass this way again.
My aunt and uncle lived that life style. A drink before dinner, a glass of wine with dinner and sometimes an after dinner drink, sometimes just coffee after dinner. Never saw them drunk. I still love the music, brings back so many happy memories.
I play his videos almost every night. Miss him.
Sinatra was in awe of his friend, Dean. Sinatra worked to seem relaxed. Martin just WAS relaxed. Sinatra sang, but also conducted a handful of albums. One of them was with Peggy Lee. The other was with Dean Martin.
I wish Nick At Nite TV &TV Land would play all of Dean Martin's TV & Roast Shows.
you can see all those here on youtube,just type in Dean Martin Roast,Lot's Of Them..
I don't think they have them all, but darn near it!
They do have the Roasts in Amazon Prime
The world I’d to PC for them today...Sad.
I’ll never forget the interview where he was asked about how many children he had and when he thought he’d have enough. His response...I screwed myself out of a seat at the dinner table. LMAO!
Being Italian, this is one of the classiest Gentlemen to ever walk on this planet. Would love to see him take over the Music industry today. Unlike the stuff of this generation.
How right you are!There really isn't a class act from a male or female performer (USA) today.It's all pretty much mediocre shit....more annoying than anything else.I find the more some moronic performer is glorified in the press the moreridiculous and banal it all is...………...that goes for the movies as well.
Gareth Colfer ok boomer
When I was a child, the only thing I knew about Dean was that he sang "That's Amoré" and "Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime." Maybe saw a couple of his variety show episodes, especially the Christmas ones. But I never really appreciated him or his talent. Now, at 56 years old, I think he was DEFINITELY one of the coolest cats ever! I binge watch (and listen to) everything of his I can find. I am totally hooked on his Celebrity Roasts and the western movies he starred in!
To me, he and Sammy Davis Jr. were the most talented gentlemen of that era and I can't get enough of either of them 💕!
I had the great pleasure to meet Dean at studio one at old NBC , short Sweet conversation ,, later met Deena and told her the story , sweet Gal,,
I loved Dean Martin. Smooth, cool, kind and so daman sweet. A darling man. Genuine honey xxxxx
How so many great Italian singers back then? Also Perry Como, Bobby Darin, Franky Lane, Mario Lanza, the Four Seasons,
Don't forget Louis Prima!
He was cool, and I have his CD's and listen and sing along with them. And he died when I was a kid. I just lived in the wrong time. I love the old .crooners.
Terrific. Watching in 2019 and its still as enchanting as ever!
Caroline Clegg
You, my dear, are correct............
Same in 2022, cool never goes out of style!
Simply "the man," the king of cool
He was brilliant in Rio Bravo! Such a great talent.
Dean etait un cadeau merveilleux tellement drôle spirituel gentil nature c était une grande force merci Dean vous nous avez gâté tête votre vie a bientôt de vous entendre mais surtout. Rip.
I love Dean he was my favorite singer Frank may have been around longer but to me Dean was the better singer. He could sing' dance make movies had his own nite club. He was a smooth operator he could handle his business. lOVE Me some Dean.
I’d love to say I caught Dino and jerry in 46, on the movie set of Rio Bravo, watched the rat pack live, was in his audience on his tv show and the roasts. My heaven bucket list.
Fenway Park I think you’re getting your films mixed up, Jerry Lewis was never in Rio Bravo, Dean starred in that with John Wayne and Angie Dickinson. It was made in 1959, three years after he broke up with Jerry. I think the film you may be thinking of was Pardners , their penultimate movie they made together just before they split up in 1956.
His tone and phrasing can’t compare. Class act.
God Dam he was so cool, he was charismatic, handsome, funny, romantic, elegant, he was so masculine.
Tariq Khan : Great comment, Tariq, but no need to blaspheme using God’s name. Just sayin’.
Denise De-elbow : You’re on my prayer list, Dee.
He never would have lived so long if he was pickled.
Very true !
BunnyGalore And nor would he have had such a long and successful career. Contrary to many peoples belief, it wasn’t alcohol that killed Dean, he actually died of emphysema (caused by a lifetime of heavy smoking), exacerbated by his broken heart over Dean Paul’s tragic death.
@@lindashelley3635Yes, ma'am.
That true
BunnyBear Dean Martin was a heavy smoker and died of emphysema which many actors from that era died from cancer caused from heavy smoking or least brought on cancer or emphysema. Legendary actor Humphrey Bogart a 4 pack a day smoker and heavy drinker died from esophageal cancer due to his habits, John Wayne’ s lung cancer he was diagnosed with in 1964 due his 3-5 pack a day habit but lived until 1979 when died of stomach cancer. Gary Cooper and others to all smoked heavily and it took its toll as did on Dean Martin.
Pure class, a man’s man. A true talent, they don’t make them that like that anymore. It’s a shame that there’s not a single ounce of talent in the entertainment industry(Hollywood)period.....
A SUPER GREAT MAN AND TALENT. R I P. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Favorite actor, singer of ALL Time
Never got nasty with a reporter- didn't tolerate with racism-treated all of his quests the same - with total respect.
I grew up with my dad watching jackie gleason, joey bishop along with dean martin. When dean came on it was like when your favorite uncle or friend showed up. It was always more fun with them around.
There is only one Dean Martin.
''There Was One,now He's gone,but He Be Reincarnated..I don't Look At him Like Cool.The woman All Loved him.My mother Alway's Wached him.He Used to Cary A gun In His Back Pocket,From A Photo Takin Once when He Bent Over Getting in A Car.I Never Thought nothing Of It.Cause I Think Sense We Are Allowed to Arm Ourself,Why not,2nd.Amendment.If Teachers Armed there Self,We would'ent lose so Many Of Our Children.They Only Kill Defenceless Children,Or Teacher's.They Don't fight with People that's Armed.The Only Way to Stop A Bad Man With A gun,Is with A Good Man With A Gun.So Yea,Well All Miss Dean,He Was born for the stage,to sing,And Make Us Laugh,And He did It Very Well..RIP Dean..Well all Be with you Shortly,..
Although you'd swear he was seeing two
Thanks you genius boomer
I thought there are two
To me I think he was very comfortable in his own skin and any one who is like that radiates a cool persona.
Dean was The Shit before Elvis !! E' loved Dino too ! * Dean was born in the same Ohio town as my Grandfather Joe Capeto, Stubenville !! My Nanu Joe was older, born on 2/5/1908..* He always said Dean was THE BEST !! Hip' for sure, I am now 54 and love all from that classic era !!
There will never be anybody like Dean, Frank, Sammy, Don!
Such a wonderful, wonderful talent, amazing singer and funny man, and yet down home simple.
So I'm watching the Joey Bishop Show, late '60's. Guy in audience jokingly asks Joey about Deans drinking. Joey looks at the guy and asks how he can believe a major tv network would invest millions in a show centered around a drunk. Amazing what humans can believe!
He was the best of all the rest ,singing ,acting ,comedy you name it he was the very best , he is still missed so many times over .When Dean passed ,the world loss so very much ,R.I.P. the best of all the rest!!
To me Dean Martin was the best, better than Frank Sinatra. His voice was one of a kind, smooth and relaxing. Even when Frank Sinatra sung some songs you can see he was straining is voice. With Dean Martin every song he sung was so relaxed.
Michael Hastie , Dino was a natural. Frank was a professional.
Dean didn’t have to work to become a good singer.
Frank worked very hard at it.
Frank was giving Deana, Deans daughter, some singing pointers.
She asked “is that what daddy does”
Frank said “Dean doesn’t know he’s supposed to do that. He just does it.
He’s a natural.
Frank, from what I've heard, was a much more tortured soul. Mental illness, booze, women, run ins with the law... It all made him kind of edgy and restless. Dean was way more relaxed, more at peace. A good fire and ice combo.
Dean's voice is beatiful
hardly anyone is cool but dean Martin definitely was
Love to hear Dean sing Dream of You. 3-20-2021. Playing like he was drunk.
Dean couldn't have been as great as he was in partnership with Jerry Lewis. It's just a shame that it had to end with the acrimony. Jerry remained bitter until he died. His book 'Dean and me' tried to portray Dean as a friendless, sad old man. Not nice from a person who owed his career to Dean's brilliance as a partner.
It was Lewis who died a sad old man, just ask his son.
I was reading an article years ago and someone was quoted as saying that, 'Dean Martin literally didn't give a fuck'.
Sloppify Well, I don’t know... he certainly always tried to give that impression and his whole stage act was built around his supposed lackadaisical ‘couldn’t-care-less’ attitude. But there are a few times in some interviews where he let the mask slip to inadvertently reveal much deeper feelings. I just feel that deep down Dean DID care about some things a whole lot more than he usually let on. It’s said that he was bullied in school because of his bad English (he apparently only spoke Italian at home and didn’t learn to speak English at all until he went to school and so of course had a very heavy Italian accent, something which he later admitted that he was always very self-conscious about; “when Jerry and I used to go to parties, I didn’t speak English very good so I used to keep my mouth shut, and because of that people thought I was stuck-up and snobbish”) As many who were bullied as a child will know, that often does make you retreat into yourself and learn not to let anyone get close enough to hurt you again. So maybe that was possibly the true reason for his also being known as a very private, introspective man.
There is all ways a few who will dislike even the best of the of anything they will ever see in their lifetime
Dean martin had the most sexy voice, I could listen to him forever.
Dean Martin was so cool he could be in the same room as Sinatra and be okay with Frank thinking himself cooler.
He could sing. He could make you laugh. What a legend.
I used to love watching Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movies on a rainy Sunday evening!
... Can't beat it!
Agreed, Martin was in a completely different league of coolness from Steve McQueen or Elvis! Completely effortless and naturally at ease and great fun. They don't make em like Dean or Frank anymore. Frank adored Dean!
Never forget the eyes of a cute young cashier when Dean's voice came over the airwaves one Christmas season as she was ringing up my purchase. Her pupils flared as she looked up at the screen to see who was singing. Quite a response!
He'll always be loved, remembered.
Dean Martin ~
A great entertainer with a wonderfully beautiful voice.
A beautiful soul.
I seen Dean in Vegas with the gold diggers it was a show I never will forget I'll have a Scotch to Dean forever RIP
Dean for me was the best of the rat pack no doubt. As a small child of the 60s I recognized right away that Dean was cool, Frank never struck me that way ever.