A triple shot of Dean Martin, entertainer extraordinaire
Martin and Lewis
Dino first came to fame as the straight man to Jerry Lewis’ comic shenanigans. Combining singing and comedy, the pair were superstars of nightclubs, radio, TV and movies.
The Rat Pack
Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop were the epitome of cool whether singing in Las Vegas or starring in films such as 1960’s “Ocean’s 11.”
‘Kiss Me, Stupid’
In this underrated 1964 Billy Wilder romp, Martin plays a drunken, womanizing pop singer named Dino who finds himself in a tiny Nevada town where he meets two budding songwriters and a hooker-waitress (Kim Novak).
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