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Louis Prima
Actor
Born December 7, 1910Died August 24, 1978 (67 years)
Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans–style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed frequently as a Vegas lounge act beginning in the 1950s.
From the 1940s through the 1960s, his music further encompassed early R&B and rock 'n' roll, boogie-woogie, and Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. Prima made prominent use of Italian music and language in his songs, blending elements of his Italian and Sicilian identity with jazz and swing music. At a time when ethnic musicians were discouraged from openly stressing their ethnicity, Prima's conspicuous embrace of his Sicilian ethnicity opened the doors for other Italian-American and ethnic American musicians to display their ethnic roots.
Prima is also known for providing the voice for the orangutan King Louie in the 1967 Disney film The Jungle Book. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Prima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From the 1940s through the 1960s, his music further encompassed early R&B and rock 'n' roll, boogie-woogie, and Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. Prima made prominent use of Italian music and language in his songs, blending elements of his Italian and Sicilian identity with jazz and swing music. At a time when ethnic musicians were discouraged from openly stressing their ethnicity, Prima's conspicuous embrace of his Sicilian ethnicity opened the doors for other Italian-American and ethnic American musicians to display their ethnic roots.
Prima is also known for providing the voice for the orangutan King Louie in the 1967 Disney film The Jungle Book. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Prima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Louis Prima Filmography
| 2010 | |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Iron Lips |
| 1967 | The Jungle Book · as King Louie Of The Apes (voice) |
| 1961 | The Continental Twist · as Louis Evans |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Musician |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Band Leader |
| 1938 | Start Cheering · as Band Conductor |
| 1937 | You Can't Have Everything · as Orchestra Leader |
| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range · as Trumpet Player |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self |
| 2009 | The Boys · as Self |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | |
| 1999 | Louis Prima: The Wildest! · as Himself |
| 1999 | The Rat Pack (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' · as Self - Musician |
| 1992 | Twist · as Self |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins · as Himself |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self - Recipient |
| 1959 | Hey Boy! Hey Girl! · as Himself |
| 1958 | Senior Prom · as Himself |
| 1957 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Jazz Ball · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round · as Self |