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Nino Tempo

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Nino Tempo was born on 6 January 1935 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Johnny Trouble (1957), The Idolmaker (1980) and Kiss My Grits (1982).
BornJanuary 6, 1935
BornJanuary 6, 1935
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    Johnny Trouble (1957)
    Johnny Trouble
    6.0
    Movie
    • Charlie Horne
    • 1957
    Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
    The Idolmaker
    6.9
    Movie
    • Saxophone Player(uncredited)
    • 1980
    Kiss My Grits (1982)
    Kiss My Grits
    4.6
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Would I Love You")
    • 1982
    Gypsy 83 (2001)
    Gypsy 83
    6.8
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("I Want a Lip")
    • 2001

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    • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
      Garfield and Friends
      7.2
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 1994
    • David Bradley and Anna Thomson in Blood Run (1994)
      Blood Run
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • Priest
      • 1994
    • Lorenzo Music in Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
      Garfield's Babes and Bullets
      8.0
      TV Short
      • Lt. Washington (voice)
      • 1989
    • Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
      Garfield: His 9 Lives
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Luigi
      • Black Bart (voice)
      • 1988
    • Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)
      Garfield Goes Hollywood
      7.3
      TV Short
      • Herbie (voice)
      • 1987
    • Lorenzo Music in Garfield in Paradise (1986)
      Garfield in Paradise
      7.1
      TV Short
      • Monkey (voice)
      • 1986
    • Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
      The Idolmaker
      6.9
      • Saxophone Player (uncredited)
      • 1980
    • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
      Route 66
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Reporter (uncredited)
      • 1963
    • Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
      Breakfast at Tiffany's
      7.6
      • Customer (uncredited)
      • 1961
    • Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959)
      Operation Petticoat
      7.2
      • Crewman (uncredited)
      • 1959
    • Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
      Peter Gunn
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Nino
      • 1958
    • Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Linda Cristal in The Perfect Furlough (1958)
      The Perfect Furlough
      6.3
      • Winkler (uncredited)
      • 1958
    • Johnny Trouble (1957)
      Johnny Trouble
      6.0
      • Charlie Horne
      • 1957
    • Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
      The Girl Can't Help It
      6.8
      • Nino Tempo
      • 1956
    • James Stewart, June Allyson, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, and Frances Langford in The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
      The Glenn Miller Story
      7.3
      • Wilber Schwartz (uncredited)
      • 1954

    Music Department

    • Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
      The Idolmaker
      6.9
      • musician: saxophone solo and training
      • 1980

    Soundtrack

    • Black & White & Sex (2012)
      Black & White & Sex
      5.6
      • writer: "Teach Me Tiger"
      • 2012
    • Woman in Love (2011)
      Woman in Love
      5.7
      • writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • North Sea Texas (2011)
      North Sea Texas
      7.1
      • writer: "Teach me Tiger"
      • 2011
    • Gypsy 83 (2001)
      Gypsy 83
      6.8
      • writer: "I Want a Lip"
      • 2001
    • Der König von St. Pauli (1998)
      Der König von St. Pauli
      6.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
      Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
      5.2
      • writer: "Oye Mamacita"
      • 1984
    • Kiss My Grits (1982)
      Kiss My Grits
      4.6
      • performer: "Would I Love You"
      • 1982
    • Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
      The Idolmaker
      6.9
      • performer: "Come and Get It", "I Know Where You're Goin'"
      • 1980
    • Airline Cockpit
      • writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
      • 1972
    • Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
      The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
      8.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Mr. Businessman"
      • 1969
    • Bandstand (1958)
      Bandstand
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Deep Purple", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Strangers In The Night", "Baby Weemus", "All Strung Out", "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You"
      • writer: "Baby Weemus", "All Strung Out", "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You"
      • 1966
    • Shivaree (1965)
      Shivaree
      8.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Bye Bye Blues", "I Love How You Love Me"
      • performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Think of You'
      • 1965–1966
    • American Bandstand (1952)
      American Bandstand
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Hey Baby"
      • performer: "Deep Purple", "Tell Me Why"
      • performer: "Deep Purple", "Swing Me" ...
      • 1964–1965
    • Where the Action Is (1965)
      Where the Action Is
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Swing Me", "Deep Purple"
      • writer: "Swing Me"
      • performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Think of You"
      • 1965
    • Hollywood a Go Go (1964)
      Hollywood a Go Go
      8.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "One Dozen Roses", "Swing Me", "Supercalifraglisticexpialidocious"
      • writer: "Swing Me"
      • 1965

    Personal details

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      • Official Nino Tempo and April Stevens website
    • Alternative names
      • Nino and April
    • Born
      • January 6, 1935
      • Niagara Falls, New York, USA
    • Relatives
      • April Stevens(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Single: Had a #1 hit song, "Deep Purple," recorded with sister April Stevens in October 1962, which topped the Billboard chart in November 1963. The song also won that year's Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Recording.

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      Brother of singer/actress April Stevens

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