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Mario Lanza

Musician | * 01/31/1921 († 38, 10/07/1959) | Philadelphia / Philly (United States of America (USA))
Mario Lanza (US: LA(H)N-zə, Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈlantsa]; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza [alˈfreːdo koˈkottsa]; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) 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), however, he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly in New Orleans. His film debut for MGM was in That Midnight Kiss (1949) with Kathryn Grayson and Ethel Barrymore. A year later, in The Toast of New Orleans, his featured popular song "Be My Love" became his first million-selling hit. In 1951, he starred as tenor Enrico Caruso, his idol, in the biopic The Great Caruso, which produced another million... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Romance / Love | Drama

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Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Mario Lanza as Actor(13)

as Captain Faust2009 Blood Moon Rising
as Self (archive footage)1983 Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
as (archive footage)1974 That's Entertainment!
as Tonio Costa1959 For the First Time
as Marc Revere1957 Seven Hills of Rome
as Damon Vincenti1956 Serenade
as Prince Karl (singing voice)1954 The Student Prince
as Renaldo Rossano1952 Because You're Mine
as Enrico Caruso1951 The Great Caruso
as Pepe Abellard Duvalle1950 The Toast of New Orleans
as Johnny Donnetti1949 That Midnight Kiss
as Chorus Member (uncredited)1944 Winged Victory

TV Shows/Series with Mario Lanza as Actor(3)

as Self (archive footage)2006 Legends
as Self (uncredited)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Alfred Arnold Cocozza
Born: Monday, 01/31 1921 (January) in Philadelphia / Philly (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 10/07 1959 (October) in Rome (aged: 38)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)
Educated at: South Philadelphia High School
Record Label: RCA Victor
Influenced by/Role models: Enrico Caruso
Other names for Mario Lanza (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Марио Ланца"
"Alfred Arnold Cocozza"
Mario Lanza frequently works together with these people:
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Art Carney (6x, Actor)
Joe Pasternak (6x, Crew)
Charlton Heston (5x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (5x, Actress)
Red Buttons (5x, Actor)
Sergio Franchi (5x, Actor)
Louis Prima (5x, Actor)
Joan Sutherland (5x, Actress)
Kathryn Grayson (4x, Actress)
Gene Ruggiero (4x, Crew)
Irving Aaronson (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:491098, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024