Francis Thomas Avallone net worth is
$30 Million
Francis Thomas Avallone Wiki Biography
Francis Thomas Avallone – better known as Frankie Avalon – is a singer and former teen idol, and actor born on 18th September 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. He is best known as the first ‘manufactured’ teen idol, and for appearing in popular beach party comedy films during the 1960s as a popular musician and singer.
Have you ever wondered how rich Frankie Avalon is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Frankie Avalon’s overall net worth is $30 million as of mid-2016, accumulated thanks to the enormous popularity he achieved by the release of his first singles in the late ‘50s, making him one of the most beloved teen idols of the time. His later equally lucrative film career significantly increased his net worth.
Frankie Avalon Net Worth $30 Million
Avalon entered show business as a child prodigy trumpet player, earning an appearance on “The Jackie Gleason Show”. During his teenage years, he played backup trumpet in a local band, where he was discovered by manager Bob Marcucci who launched the future teen star’s career. Frankie’s first single, “Cupid”, came out eight months later in 1957, and his third release “Dede Dinah” reached the Top 10. It was in 1959 that Avalon released his first No.1 single, “Venus” and released another six Top 40 records that same year, a solid start to isnet worth.
The following year, Avalon got his first movie role, starring in “Guns of the Timberland” which was directed by and starred John Wayne. Even though his music chart domination was coming to an end by 1962, Avalon preserved his successful career by teaming up with Annette Funicello and starring in a series of “Beach Party” surfer films such as “Beach Party”(2013), “Muscle Beach Party”(1964), “Bikini Beach”(1964),”Pajama Party”(1964),”Beach Blanket Bingo”(1965),”I’ll Take Sweden”(1965), “Ski Party”(1965), “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini”(1965) etc. These films were a combination of surfing, comedy, and dancing in bikinis, and achieved great popularity among teenage audiences and made a fortune at the box office. Although he was still recording songs, Frankie was now better known among younger audience for his movies.
As a sumbol of his era, he went on to appear in the 1950s themed musical “Grease”(1978) in which he sang the “Beauty School Drop-out” song. Four years later, Frankie starred in a film of a completely different genre, the horror thriller “Blood Song”(1982). In 1987 he reunited with Funicello to film a cheerful movie throwback – “Back to the Beach” – and continued to put on nostalgic shows around the country during the late eighties and early nineties by performing the Beach Party hit singles that made them famous. His net worth was maintained.
When it comes to his more recent activity, Avalon created a line of health and beauty care called Frankie Avalon Products. He also published the “Frankie Avalon’s Italian Family Cookbook: From Mom’s Kitchen to Mine and Yours” in October 2015.
In his personal life, Avalon has been married to Kathryn “Kay” Diebel since January 1963 and the couple have eight children and ten grandchildren. Two of his sons, Frankie Avalon Jr. a former actor, and Tony, a guitar player, both play on tours with their father.
Full Name | Frankie Avalon |
Net Worth | $30 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 18, 1940 |
Place Of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Height | 1.73 m |
Profession | Actor, Entrepreneur, Playwright, Singer |
Education | South Philadelphia High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Kathryn Diebel |
Children | Tony Avalon, Kathryn Avalon, Frankie Avalon Jr., Carla Avalon, Joseph Avalon, Laura Avalon, Dina Avalon, Nicolas Avalon |
Parents | Nicholas Avallone, Mary Avallone |
Siblings | Theresa Avallone |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000811/ |
Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frankie-avalon-mn0000165855 |
Movies | Beach Party, Beach Blanket Bingo, Muscle Beach Party, Grease, Back to the Beach, Bikini Beach, Ski Party, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Pajama Party, Fireball 500, The Alamo, Panic in Year Zero!, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, I'll Take Sweden, Sergeant Deadhead, The Haunted House of Horror... |
TV Shows | Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon |
# | Quote |
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1 | [on his "Beach Party" movies] They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well. |
2 | Well, we all age, but I'd been taking herbal supplements for a long time. |
3 | When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly. |
4 | Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age. |
5 | I think today's music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that. |
6 | I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life. |
7 | I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't use it. |
8 | I wish I could talk to [Annette Funicello], but she doesn't even correspond at this point. |
9 | I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician. |
10 | It captures a lot of the spirit of the '50s. |
11 | Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray's Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing. |
12 | No sooner [did I] take it seriously [then] I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne. |
13 | I was not a trained actor. |
14 | The kids have all seen it on DVD or videotape. |
15 | Kids know me from their Grease (1978) DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs. |
16 | [about touring in his "oldies" shows] I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen. |
17 | These kids today, everything is about hitting a vocal home run. They look for the top note in every song. They don't know what they're singing about. They have no style. |
18 | God's delay is not God's denial. |
# | Fact |
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1 | Born in South Philadelphia. |
2 | Due to the popularity of Grease (1978) and its soundtrack, he considers "Beauty School Dropout" to be his most popular song. |
3 | He had the last #1 hit of the 1950s with the ballad,"Why". |
4 | Discovered by Robert P. Marcucci. |
5 | He met Michael Wayne's wife, Gretchen Wayne (aka Gretchen Diebel), on the set of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960), in which he had a part. Four years later he married beauty pageant winner Kathryn Diebel, Gretchen's sister. So he is part of the extended John Wayne family. |
6 | Has a house in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. |
7 | His sister Theresa is two years older than he is. |
8 | He sang the song "These Are The Good Times" in both the movie Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) and when he guest-starred in The Patty Duke Show (1963) in 1965. |
9 | Mother, Mary Avallone was born July 3, 1916; father, Nicholas Avallone was born April 27, 1913. Sister, Theresa Avallone. |
10 | He studied acting with Wynn Handman in New York and Estelle Harmon in Los Angeles. |
11 | He and his wife have eight children and they are, in order of age, Frank Burt Avalon, Tony, Dina, Laura, Joseph, Nicolas, Kathryn and Carla. |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) | 2000 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Beach Party" | |
Hard Eight | 1996 | performer: "Christmas Medley" | |
Blue Sky | 1994 | performer: "Venus" | |
Full House | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Betsy's Wedding | 1990 | performer: "Come Fly with Me" | |
Born on the Fourth of July | 1989 | performer: "Venus" | |
She's Out of Control | 1989 | performer: "Venus" | |
Good Morning, Vietnam | 1987 | performer: "Beach Blanket Bingo" | |
Back to the Beach | 1987 | performer: "California Sun", "Venus" | |
Shifshuf Naim | 1981 | performer: "Why" | |
Going Steady | 1979 | performer: "Why" | |
Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special performer: "Hound Dog", "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", "Breaking Up is Hard to Do", "Bye Bye Love", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Why" | |
Grease | 1978 | performer: "Beauty School Drop-Out" | |
The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Lucy Show | 1967 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Fireball 500 | 1966 | performer: "Fireball 500", "My Way", "Turn Around", "A Chance Like That", "Country Carnival" | |
The Patty Duke Show | 1965 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Sergeant Dead Head | 1965 | performer: "The Difference in Me Is You", "Let's Play Love" | |
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | 1965 | performer: "If It's Gonna Happen" - uncredited | |
Ski Party | 1965 | performer: "Ski Party", "Lots, Lots More", "Paintin' the Town" | |
I'll Take Sweden | 1965 | performer: "I'll Take Sweden", "Would You Like My Last Name", "The Bells Keep Ringin'", "There'll Be Rainbows Again" | |
Beach Blanket Bingo | 1965 | performer: "Beach Blanket Bingo", "I Think You Think", "These Are the Good Times" - uncredited | |
Bikini Beach | 1964 | performer: "Gimme Your Love, Yeah Yeah Yeah", "How About That", "Because You're You" | |
Muscle Beach Party | 1964 | performer: "Runnin' Wild", "Surfer's Holiday", "A Girl Needs a Boy" Part 2 | |
Beach Party | 1963 | performer: "Beach Party", "Don't Stop Now" | |
Drums of Africa | 1963 | performer: "The River Love" | |
The Castilian | 1963 | performer: "Canción de Fernán", "El valle de las espadas" | |
Come Fly with Me | 1963 | performer: "Come Fly With Me" | |
Operation Bikini | 1963 | performer: "The Girl Back Home" | |
The Jack Benny Program | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Sail a Crooked Ship | 1961 | performer: "Opposites Attract" | |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1961 | performer: "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" | |
The Alamo | 1960 | performer: "Here's to the Ladies" | |
Hound-Dog Man | 1959 | writer: "What Big Boy?" | |
The Dick Clark Show | 1958 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Jamboree! | 1957 | performer: "Don't Want To Be Teacher's Pet" | |
Rules Don't Apply | 2016 | performer: "Venus" | |
10 Cloverfield Lane | 2016 | performer: "Venus" | |
I Am Santa Claus | 2014 | Documentary performer: "Why" | |
Jersey Boys | 2014 | performer: "If You Don't Think I'm Leaving" | |
Pan Am | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Metal Evolution | 2011 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
The Help | 2011 | performer: "Swingin' on a Rainbow" | |
20 to 1 | 2010 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
United States of Tara | 2010 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Dexter | 2009 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
California's Golden Parks | 2009 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Frágil | 2004 | performer: "Venus" | |
Deuces Wild | 2002 | performer: "Silent Night" | |
Un paso adelante | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Father | 2018/II | completed | Jack Freidman |
Renegade | 1996 | TV Series | Dan Travis |
Casino | 1995 | Frankie Avalon (achive footage) | |
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story | 1995 | TV Movie | Frankie Avalon |
Burke's Law | 1995 | TV Series | Johnny Fingers |
Back to the Beach | 1987 | Annette's Husband | |
Blood Song | 1982 | Paul Foley | |
Fantasy Island | 1980 | TV Series | Martin Ward |
$weepstake$ | 1979 | TV Series | Sergei |
Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around | 1978 | TV Movie | Frankie |
Grease | 1978 | Teen Angel | |
The Love Boat | 1978 | TV Series | Nick Heider |
Police Story | 1974 | TV Series | Lee / David Koslenko |
The Take | 1974 | Danny James | |
Saga of Sonora | 1973 | TV Movie | Stagecoach Driver |
Love, American Style | 1971 | TV Series | Henry (segment "Love and the Tuba") |
It Takes a Thief | 1969 | TV Series | Guido Cartarenzi |
Horror House | 1969 | Chris | |
Skidoo | 1968 | Angie | |
Off to See the Wizard | 1967 | TV Series | Jack |
The Lucy Show | 1967 | TV Series | Tommy Cheever |
The Million Eyes of Sumuru | 1967 | Tommy Carter | |
Fireball 500 | 1966 | Dave Owens | |
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine | 1965 | Craig Gamble | |
Sergeant Dead Head | 1965 | Sergeant O.K. Deadhead / Sergeant Donovan | |
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | 1965 | Frankie | |
Ski Party | 1965 | Todd Armstrong | |
I'll Take Sweden | 1965 | Kenny Klinger | |
Beach Blanket Bingo | 1965 | Frankie | |
The Bing Crosby Show | 1965 | TV Series | Ted Keefer |
Combat! | 1965 | TV Series | Eddie Cane |
Burke's Law | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Ralph Hirt / Max |
Pajama Party | 1964 | Socum | |
Bikini Beach | 1964 | Frankie / Potato Bug | |
Muscle Beach Party | 1964 | Frankie | |
Amigos del martes | 1964 | TV Series | |
Mr. Novak | 1963 | TV Series | David Muller |
Rawhide | 1963 | TV Series | Billy Farragut |
Beach Party | 1963 | Frankie | |
Drums of Africa | 1963 | Brian Ferrers | |
The Castilian | 1963 | Jerifán | |
Operation Bikini | 1963 | Seaman Joseph Malzone | |
The Eleventh Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Larry Thatcher |
Panic in Year Zero! | 1962 | Rick Baldwin | |
Sail a Crooked Ship | 1961 | Ens. Rodney J. Foglemeyer | |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1961 | Lt (j.g.) Danny Romano | |
The Alamo | 1960 | Smitty | |
Saiyûki | 1960 | Alakazam (English version, singing voice) | |
Guns of the Timberland | 1960 | Bert Harvey | |
Jamboree! | 1957 | Frankie Avalon |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Back to the Beach | 1987 | co-executive producer |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Home & Family | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Chow Ciao! With Fabio Viviani | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
The View | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
Inside Edition | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
Hollywood Don't Surf! | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
The Florence Henderson Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
American Idol | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
The Wages of Spin | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | 2007 | Documentary | Himself / Frankie |
My Music: The 70s | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
Charlie Gracie Fabulous | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
My Music: Movie Songs | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
Grease: You're the One That I Want! | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Larry King Live | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The Wayne Brady Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2000-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Teen Angel |
American Soundtrack: Red, White & Rock | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
VH-1 Behind the Movie | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Biography | 1996-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
Behind the Music | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Teen Angel |
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
68th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! | 1996 | Documentary | Himself - Host |
Talk Soup | 1996 | TV Series | The Big Kahuna |
The Life and Times of the Everly Brothers | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
The Stöned Age | 1994 | Himself | |
American Bandstand's Teen Idol | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
20/20 | 1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Twist | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
Vicki! | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' | 1992 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Idols | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Full House | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Joan Rivers Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
Troop Beverly Hills | 1989 | Himself | |
The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
Sábado noche | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
Spring Break Reunion II | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
Opryland Celebrates 200 Years of American Music | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
The Annual Entertainment Industry Honors Presentes a Salute to Bud Grant | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1965-1987 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 1979-1987 | TV Series | Himself |
Friday Night | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
America Votes the #1 Song | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
Good Time Rock 'n' Roll | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Our Time | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
Salute! | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
Madame's Place | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
Happy Days | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
Hour Magazine | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll | 1981 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
Sha Na Na | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
The 21st Annual Grammy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
Dinah! | 1975-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
Good Old Days | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Co-host |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1962-1977 | TV Series | Himself - Vocalist / Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor / ... |
The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon | 1976 | TV Series | Himself (1976) |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1957-1976 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Interview |
Cher | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
The Magnificent Marble Machine | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Tony Orlando and Dawn | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Celebrity Bowling | 1972-1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Here's Lucy | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
NBC Follies | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
The John Byner Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1965-1970 | TV Series | Himself |
The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
The Barbara McNair Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
Allen Ludden's Gallery | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
The Saturday Crowd | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
The Jackie Gleason Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
The Hollywood Squares | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
The Woody Woodbury Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
Two of a Kind | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
The Pat Boone Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
Tienerklanken | 1967 | TV Series | |
The Hollywood Palace | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
The London Palladium Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
Something Special | 1967 | TV Special | Himself |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1959-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
Hullabaloo | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host / Himself - Co-Host |
The Dean Martin Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
Where the Action Is | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
The Don Lane Tonight Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
Bandstand | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
The Patty Duke Show | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Himself |
The Celebrity Game | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
The Bob Hope Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Vocalist |
Hollywood Backstage | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
The Lloyd Thaxton Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
Celebrity Party | 1963 | TV Special | Himself |
The Steve Allen Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
Stump the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist |
The Jack Benny Program | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Vocalist |
Talent Scouts | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
The New Steve Allen Show | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
You Bet Your Life | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Spirit of the Alamo | 1960 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Person to Person | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Arthur Murray Party | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
The Dick Clark Show | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Himself |
This Is Your Life | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
The 31st Annual Academy Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
The Milton Berle Show | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Big Record | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
The Jackie Gleason Show | 1952 | TV Series | Himself (Honeymooners Sketch) |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|---|---|---|---|
1966 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Musical Performance, Male | Ski Party (1965) |
1961 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male New Personality | 6th place. |
Known for movies
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