Tony Orlando
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-04-03 in New York City, New York, U.S.
Biography
Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis (born April 3, 1944), better known as Tony Orlando, is an Americanshow business professional, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the early 1970s. Discovered by producer Don Kirshner, Orlando had songs on the charts in 1961 when he was 16, "Halfway to Paradise" and "Bless You". Orlando then became a producer himself, and at an early age was promoted to a vice-president position at CBS Records, where he was in charge of the April-Blackwood Music division. He sang under the name "Dawn" in the 1970s, and when the songs became hits, he went on tour and the group became "Tony Orlando and Dawn". They had several songs which were major hits including "Candida", "Knock Three Times", and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". The group hosted a variety program, "The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show" on CBS from 1974–76, and then broke up in 1978. Orlando then continued as a solo singer, performing in Las Vegas and Branson, Missouri.[1] Orlando has hosted the New York City portions of the MDA Labor Day Telethon on WWOR-TV since the 1980s but quit in 2011 in response to Jerry Lewis' firing from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Las Vegas
as Tony Orlando
The Cosby Show
as Tony Castillo
Dinah!
as Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
That's My Boy
as Steve Spirou
Chico and the Man
as Tomas Garcia
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
Oswald
as Sammy Starfish (voice)
Dice
as Self
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
A Star Is Born
as Self
MADtv
as Self
Waking Up in Reno
as Self
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Alberto Rodriguez
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Jose Ferrer
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
as Christopher (voice)