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Engelbert Humperdinck
ActorBorn May 2, 1936 (88 years)
Arnold George Dorsey MBE (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer who has been described as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me".
Starting as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", he later adopted the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name and found success after he partnered with manager Gordon Mills in 1965. His recordings of the ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. Humperdinck scored further major hits in rapid succession, including "There Goes My Everything" (1967), "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1968) and "A Man Without Love" (1968). In the process, he attained a large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves "Humperdinckers". Two of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the UK.
During the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant North American chart successes with "After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). Having garnered a reputation as a prolific concert performer, he received renewed attention during the 1990s lounge revival with his recordings of "Lesbian Seagull" for the soundtrack of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), and a dance album (1998). The new millennium brought a range of musical projects for the singer, including the Grammy-nominated gospel album Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003) and a double album of duets, Engelbert Calling (2014). In 2012, Humperdinck represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with the song "Love Will Set You Free", and placed 25th out of 26. After marking more than 50 years as a successful singer, Humperdinck continues to record and tour, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide.
Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (now Chennai, India) in 1936, one of 10 children born to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, who was of Welsh descent, and his wife Olive who, according to the singer, was of German descent. Various sources also say that he has Anglo-Indian heritage. His family moved to Leicester, England, when he was ten years old. He later showed an interest in music and began learning the saxophone. By the early 1950s, he was playing saxophone in nightclubs, but he is believed not to have begun singing until he was in his late teens. His impression of Jerry Lewis prompted friends to begin calling him "Gerry Dorsey", a name that he worked under for almost a decade. ...
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Starting as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", he later adopted the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name and found success after he partnered with manager Gordon Mills in 1965. His recordings of the ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. Humperdinck scored further major hits in rapid succession, including "There Goes My Everything" (1967), "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1968) and "A Man Without Love" (1968). In the process, he attained a large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves "Humperdinckers". Two of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the UK.
During the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant North American chart successes with "After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). Having garnered a reputation as a prolific concert performer, he received renewed attention during the 1990s lounge revival with his recordings of "Lesbian Seagull" for the soundtrack of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), and a dance album (1998). The new millennium brought a range of musical projects for the singer, including the Grammy-nominated gospel album Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003) and a double album of duets, Engelbert Calling (2014). In 2012, Humperdinck represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with the song "Love Will Set You Free", and placed 25th out of 26. After marking more than 50 years as a successful singer, Humperdinck continues to record and tour, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide.
Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (now Chennai, India) in 1936, one of 10 children born to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, who was of Welsh descent, and his wife Olive who, according to the singer, was of German descent. Various sources also say that he has Anglo-Indian heritage. His family moved to Leicester, England, when he was ten years old. He later showed an interest in music and began learning the saxophone. By the early 1950s, he was playing saxophone in nightclubs, but he is believed not to have begun singing until he was in his late teens. His impression of Jerry Lewis prompted friends to begin calling him "Gerry Dorsey", a name that he worked under for almost a decade. ...
Source: Article "Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
| 2024 | The Story of Engelbert Humperdinck · as Self |
| 2022 | Dio: Dreamers Never Die · as Self - Singer |
| 2017 | Mansfield 66/67 · as Self - Owned Jayne's Pink Palace |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | The Eurovision Song Contest · as Self - United Kingdom Entry |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Dame Edna Treatment (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Engelbert: Totally Amazing · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly - It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | Hell's Kitchen (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The Wayne Brady Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | V.I.P. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Airport (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | The Mrs Merton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The Chevy Chase Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1989 | The Joan Rivers Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Flitterabend (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Glory Years · as Self |
| 1984 | Surprise Surprise! (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | The Hollywood Palace · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Musikantenstadl (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1980 | De Flip Fluitketel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Cannon and Ball (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Sonny & Cher Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | The Val Doonican Music Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Donny & Marie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) · as Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando And Dawn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Generation Game (TV Series) · as Self - Surprise Guest |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Jim Nabors Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | Frost on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Die Drehscheibe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1958 | Oh Boy! (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |