Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/3/1944
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Also Known As
Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis
Tony Orlando
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 hit...
Known For
That's My Boy
as Steve Spirou
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
A Star Is Born
as Self
Waking Up in Reno
as Self
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
as Christopher (voice)
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Alberto Rodriguez
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
Lynda Carter: Street Life
as Self
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
as Self
A Christmas Card from Branson
as Himself
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Jose Ferrer
Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot
as Self
Tony Orlando & Dawn: The Ultimate Collection
as Self