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|  Frankie Avalon mini-bio: Frankie Avalon was born Francis Thomas Avallone on September 18, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania He is an American actor, singer, sex symbol, and former teen idol.By the time he was 12, Avalon was on U.S. television for his trumpet, and as a teenager, played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints. In 1959, "Venus" (5 weeks #1) and "Why" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Why" was the last #1 of the 1950s. Avalon had 31 charted Billboard U.S. singles from 1958 to late 1962, including "Just Ask Your Heart" (U.S. #7), "I'll Wait For You" (U.S. #15), "Bobby Sox to Stockings" (U.S. #8), and "A Boy Without a Girl" (U.S. #10), most hits written and/or produced by Bob Marcucci, head of Chancellor Records.
| VITAL STATS | Frankie Avalon Information:
| | Eye color: Brown | | Height: 5'8 | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s):Grin/Smile,Voice | | Education: | Family: Wife-Kathryn Diebel,
8 children and they are in order of age Frankie Jr., Tony, Dina, Laura, Joseph, Nicolas, Kathryn and Carla. | | Resides in: San Bernadino Mountains in Southern California | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies:Horses,Fishing,Singing,Music | | Charities/Causes: | | Other: | | |
