List of Italian-American entertainers

This is a list of Italian American entertainers.

Composers and conductors

Fashion models

Theater directors

Movie directors and producers

Television personalities

Musicians

See also List of Sicilian-American jazz musicians.

Songwriters

Singers

Stand-up comedians

Adult movie stars

Adult models

Professional wrestlers

Entertainers who cannot be categorized

References

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  3. "Suzette Charles, born Suzette De Gaetano, was the first Italian American to win the Miss America title as the second runner up and replaced Vanessa Williams in the 1984 contest."
  4. Noted as one of several Italian Americans at ; "Russ Columbo was born January 14, 1908, in Camden, New Jersey, the twelfth child of Italian immigrants Nicola and Giulia"
  5. "ITALIAN AMERICANS IN POPULAR MUSIC...Born Alfred Cucozza in Philadelphia in 1921, Mario Lanza, took his mother's name as his stage name and became the first vocalist to sell 2.5 million albums and the first singer to receive a gold disc for his recording of "Be My Love.""
  6. http://www.italiansrus.com/articles/subs/crooners.htm
  7. Perry - "The 54-year-old rock guitarist grew up in Hopedale in an Italian-Portuguese family and said a passion for food is “in my blood.'’"
  8. Van Zandt - "I am Italian. Springsteen's mostly Italian, too. We're both Italians with Dutch names, one of the many things we have in common. My mother remarried when I was young, and my stepfather adopted me."
  9. "Nationality: Mexican/Italian"
  10. "TVG: So you're ready to become a Mafia princess? Mikalah: I am. I'm a good Italian girl!"
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  12. http://www.italiansrus.com/articles/subs/crooners.htm
  13. Orrico - "The Italian-American songstress..."
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  15. Peterson, Chris. "Onstage Blog". www.onstageblog.com.
  16. Kelley, Kitty (1986). His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks. pp. 362–3. ISBN 978-0-553-38618-9.
  17. http://www.wbez.org/blogs/leah-pickett/2013-11/get-know-man-behind-nostalgia-critic-109210
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