Dean Martin: We Had The Legend All Wrong

Dean Martin faced simmering feuds, rocky marriages, and life-altering tragedies on his road to the top.
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[@mchapman1928]

“Deranged response”? How idiotic. He chose not to undergo surgery for lung cancer. That was his choice. Nothing deranged about an older person not wanting to be cut up and die on his own terms. RIP

[@annalisavajda252]

Not just the surgery they would likely want him to quit smoking too he would rather die. My grandfather drank and smoked heavily and lived to be about 83 died without any cancer in his sleep so only five years difference.

[@jackskass8197]

.... "when the truth hits your eye ... like a big pizza pie... that's courage ...

[@Bootmahoy88]

I couldn't have said it better. Yes.

[@Frank_Nemo]

Who said “Deranged response”? Because it sure wasn't anyone in the above video.

[@mchapman1928]

@@Frank_Nemo- It was in the thumbnail. “….Deans deranged response, stunned his family…..”

[@runcaz7802]

His refusal to perform at venues that were segregated is one thing about him I truly appreciate.

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

Absolutely!... 🏆👌

[@carloscrawford2454]

Amen

[@sandrawilkinson3782]

He and Frank Sinatra... Adored Sammy Davis Jr 💖💞🤗💖👍👍👍

[@cathynewyork7918]

Frank Sinatra did the same thing.

[@tpatrick44]

YES!

[@edwardstowers7272]

Agreed. Dean didn’t fake his way to the top. He had talent and a voice unique and easy to hear. He was a star in every sense of the word, and a pretty nice guy. He loved his kids and he avoided the Mafia guys, unlike Sinatra. He loved comic books and westerns. The loss of a child, no matter one’s age, is the worst loss a human can suffer. That wound to the heart never heals. The only thing he faked was being drunk. He was killed by the same addiction that has killed most of his generation: smoking. He was a nonstop chain smoker and he went the way they all did, including John Wayne, Sammy Davis Jr., and Yul Brenner: cancer. Smoking causes cancer, they knew it back in the sixties, but the addiction was too hard to break for most. Lung cancer may have killed him, but I think the broken heart over his son’s death made him ready to go, to accept his fate. Hopefully he’s with his son now. But Dean left us a wonderful legacy of entertainment, songs and laughs. And that’s we we still love the guy years after his passing. He was one of a kind. Pretty good legacy for 78 years.

[@grouchomarxist5612]

His nose was fake.

[@sal4856]

​@@grouchomarxist5612get a life

[@danielgoudge8465]

Tru Frickn That one of the greatest voices of all time nvr to be duplicated…he’s my personal fav…RIP Dean

[@rubberknees]

Well said, the title has it wrong. How can you fake fame? Talent can be faked, but fame is fame.

[@secondchance6603]

@@rubberknees "Talent can be faked" lol, where have you been these last few decades?

[@sugarplum5824]

Although he was in a generation ahead of mine, I always found him handsome, charming and incredibly talented. His voice was soothing and easy; his michevious smile was always endearing. There will never be another Dino. ❤

[@sallithorpe1031]

💯💗 and totally agree 🙏

[@susandunn7690]

agree 100%

[@pamelapayton3857]

AMEN! ❤😢

[@user-jm4kz5bg9f]

The King of Cool 😎 Deano Martini !

[@makeadifference4all]

Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin: what incredible talent these three friends had: singing, dancing, and acting, with tons of charisma.

[@krisstopher8259]

the golden age

[@alyxcoe2608]

The Rat Pack

[@stephenalevesque2361]

I always admired Dean as an entertainer. His effortless talent and ability to relax in front of a camera or audience inspired me to practice that in my own life. As for his refusing surgery to prolong his life, I admire that too. Where is it written that we must, at all costs and by any means, go on and on as long as we can possibly go on? Rest in peace Dean.

[@niallmcdonaghcosolicitors1201]

An aunt refused cancer surgery, further, at 91. One has to look at quality and not just quantity.

[@johnpolhamus9041]

That he msde it to 78 years is a miracle in itself. He won the race.

[@lesmotley6839]

A true legend, Dean Martin. He could entertain and inspire better than the rest.

[@thedbcooperforum]

I don't think this channel has a clue who Martin was, what a speak easy is or how to battle cancer or even when Prohibition was...smh

[@eclecticx]

Dean Martin had an incredible array of talent, one unlikely to be matched. To top it all off, he was the King of Cool. Some events in his life were quite tragic, yes, but I wouldn't say his end was. He lived well into his 70s. Considering how he lived, that's quite astonishingly as well.

[@Arahsure]

Wasn't it Steve McQueen who was known as "the king of cool" though? Both undeniably cool af though..lol. This dudes titles are really weird imo ? Edit-- just heard it there at the end,i always associated that nickname with McQueen (not a bad nickname either as they go!😂)

[@chickey333]

Dean Martin was without question one of the most complete entertainment packages of his era and could have probably carried that title in any other era as well. Those stars he surrounded himself with were also very much on the same level which made him all the more special.

[@garyolsen3409]

Dean Martin was in a class of his own. He was a giant among giants and a 1st class entertainer that could do it all. We miss you.

[@bbb462cid]

If you have not heard the "essential Dean Martin" album give it a try. There's part of a live show at Lake Tahoe and Dean is cracking jokes and doing bits with the band. The joke about him having seven kids is a classic.

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

@@bbb462cidhe had 8 kids, but when he made the joke he may only have had 7.

[@TechnikMeister2]

As a singer, he was fabulous. He would arrive at the recording studio on time, with no entourage and would lay down tracks with no second run through. He had a three octave range and was a total professional. The drinking thing was largely fake. He cultivated it to add colour to his image as a bit of a bad boy. That sold records. His song Return to Me, co-written with Danny Di Minno, he sang in cabaret at the Sands Casino in 1958 to his wife who had temporarily left him for a known mafia identity as they sat in the audience. She leapt into his arms as he walked through the tables singing the song to her. What a romantic.

[@susantunbridge4612]

Where on earth do you get that from?

[@jadezee6316]

lol@@susantunbridge4612

[@jadezee6316]

for the last time....dean martin...and his drinking was not mostly fake...

[@MrMjolnir69]

Am glad to read someone else knows it. Yep- total pro. Effortlessness takes a lot of discipline. The drinking gag and stumbling on the drummers stage rug (sound baffling) or wtvr was nearest the wings was a 50 year gag. Utub clips all there to appreciate his perfect timing and literally can't find a clip where he missed a beat or note of course. . Old school. Looked genuinely hammered on a Carson once but painkillers too maybe. Never heard a bad word against him. (Am industry)

[@cathynewyork7918]

@@MrMjolnir69 Yes, he did look drunk on the Carson show, and I saw him drunk sitting in the audience of a live Frank Sinatra show in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace.

[@joerinaldi5]

Always loved Dean Martin. And I agree with many others that the loss of a child broke his heart and stopped him from fighting on.

[@astragreen]

Hardly, ‘fighting on’ as you call it is pointless when your told you have untreatable lung cancer, don’t agree ‘with all the rest’ think for yourself or at least try it!

[@jeanhawken4482]

Perfectly understandable that he refused heroic treatment. He would have entered a whirl of medical intervention. There comes a time where we accept death.

[@darkarisen9805]

78 is a long life for a life long smoker. Most are lucky to make it to 60.

[@susantunbridge4612]

His son had died tragically, and I always thought that men like that want to follow their child. Pierre Trudeau was the same - when his son Michel was lost in an avalanche, a catastrophic accident like Dino's, it broke his heart, and he refused treatment for his cancer. Same with Dean - and both Dean and Pierre were devoted Catholics.

[@karenherrera3961]

That is why there are choices in life . Love Dino❤

[@gergemall]

I loved him . My father passed away after undergrad school but was as handsome as Dean and the ladies and gentlemen often commented on how much they looked like each other.

[@IceSkater8491]

My grandmother loved Dean Martin and our family never missed his shows. He was extraordinary and I still miss him.

[@Kaleikat]

I grew up watching the Dean Martin Show..always a favorite of my parents. I was only a little but thought he was incredibly handsome. Still like to listen to him sing onCD’s!

[@mchapman1928]

Thursday night 9pm in New York. Our bowling league was Thursday night and we’d race home to see the show at 9pm. I wish we still had TV shows like that now. We’ve forgotten how to laugh, poke fun at each other.

[@nannykay571]

Really loved to hear dean sing that rich smooth voice made him a lrgand.i never cared Jerry Lewis I was glad dean went away from him

[@nannykay571]

I always thought Jerry was aboring idiot just didn't like his movies

[@mchapman1928]

@@nannykay571 - Dean was much more talented than Jerry. Jerry was a clown…..that’s it. Dean could sing, act….comedy, romance, drama, western. Dean was very good looking, Jerry….not so much.

[@davidross4036]

Dean Martin lived his life fully and well. A brave, tough man with realized talent and great heart.

[@davidhaber5304]

I had the honor of meeting him in person at RJ’s the rib joint back in 1980. Or 81. He was wonderful. I fawned all over him worse than Lucy meets a star on her shows. He was kind sweet and so nice to me. He’s been my idol since the early 70’s. When he jumped on that piano and was goofy and then went to the couch and sang beautifully in that tux who didn’t wish they were him. A true man’s man. I wish he hadn’t smoked. His looks and voice would have lasted much longer. When I’m depressed I put an album of his on and I sing along and feel good again. I miss him. God rest his soul.

[@allangilchrist5938]

I respect Mr Martin's decision, in the circumstances, to refuse treatment. R.I.P. Sir.

[@AVB2]

Dean was born Dino Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio in 1917 and my father was born just across the Ohio River in Wellsburg, WV in 1917. Both were avid baseball players in high school and they played against one another frequently and were casual friends. Mom and Dad loved Dean. Steubenville holds a Dean Martin festival every June in honor of him with a look alike contest and State Route 7, a major highway through town, is named Dean Martin Blvd. My favorite two songs of his were "Everybody Loves Somebody" and "Return To Me."

[@CJ-pt4ku]

Dean was one of the greatest singers of his time and an accomplished dramatic and comedic actor. And he was the only person, imo, who could make Jerry Lewis seem like a great comedian. He was one of the greatest straight men of all time.

[@warrengwonka2479]

Bud Abbott had a pretty good career as a straight man.

[@stregalilith]

And funnier than most of the comics that get all the punchlines!

[@PaulDA2000]

@@warrengwonka2479 with all due respect to Dean Martin, Bud Abbott was the greatest straight man of all time.

[@dlewis9760]

@@PaulDA2000 But could Bud sing?

[@PaulDA2000]

@@dlewis9760 that has nothing to do with anything. I’m talking strictly about a straight man.

[@donaldgoodinson7550]

It takes a brave man to refuse medical treatment to prolong his life. He has really gone up in my eyes.

[@johndef5075]

My dad did the same thing. It shook me up a little but I understood. I try to imagine being in that mindset

[@madwhitehare3635]

It helps when you know where you're going...😉

[@donolinger6904]

The chemo and radiation therapy treatments that manufacturers say prolong life by a factor of 5-7 times don't do that. The manufacturers are telling lies. Those treatments are tested by the manufacturers' own in house laboratories and altering the results is easy. When independent test labs test those same exact treatments, those substances kill you 5-7 times faster.

[@davidelliott5843]

One of my elderly neighbour (mid 80s) was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The kindest thing for him was palliative care. However his daughter persuaded him to have chemo. He lasted 6 months most of it with the miserable chemo symptoms. I personally feel the medics were downright incompetent and his daughter verging on selfish. There are always ifs/buts/excuses but nobody would dream of putting a beloved pet through what he had to endure.

[@pjuliano9000]

Most people die of cancer. Wasting your last moments living like a vegetable seems futile. Maybe artificial intelligence can unlock better cures for cancer. Its still a fairly barbaric treatment process as pf late.

[@figmo397]

In some ways, Dean died of a broken heart after he lost his son.

[@stregalilith]

True. In spite of his vast capacity for enjoying life, life was never the same again for him.

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

Nope. That is a myth. If he didn’t smoke he would have lived much longer. Smoking is what killed him, not any sort of permanent depression.

[@cor2250]

​@@ronbirnbaum1968if he not smoke he will died from his liver becouse of heavy alcohol problem

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

@@cor2250 where did you get that baloney? He was not a heavy drinker - that was just for show. He was a chain smoker and died from smoking related diseases.

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

@@cor2250 He died from emphysema, which he got from years of smoking. He was only a moderate drinker, and on stage usually drank apple juice.

[@debrabolton9372]

I grew up listening to Dean Martin. My parents really enjoyed him. I always have. ❤

[@itsgleneaton4883]

He lived a long and successful life with many laughs and who can say that. Only after you loose a loved one like he did how can you get over it. It was no longer the happy go lucky Dean but like when Gable lost Lombard in a plane crash he lost his kick as well. I admire the success that they both had but I could only imagine the horror they had to go through. It’s beyond words so I’ll just say good bless you Dean for all the joy that you brought so many.

[@georgelustrea2912]

Very well said...

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

He didn’t have a long life. It was just short of average life expectancy due to his smoking.

[@sfbfriend]

Growing up in the 60's my family would regularly watch the Dean Martin show. He was great entertainment, along with many of the celebrities of that era. An era of which I sorely miss. This was an excellent biography, thank you.

[@keryljensen978]

As a kid, the only night that I was allowed to stay up after 10pm, was the night that the Dean Martin Show was on. We watched him every week.

[@rainbowseeker5930]

Dino, "the coolest cat in town" ! Great at everything he tackled, good pal, good singer and actor....May he rest in peace.

[@kathleenfederl5121]

He had a brilliant singing voice and was overlooked alot on that score.

[@heatherstephens9295]

He always looked like he was having a great time with his guest’s & his audience. It was contagious ❤❤

[@njjeff201]

I can’t think of another entertainer I love more than Dean. His unique talent will never be matched again. I miss & love you Dino.

[@m.oriley7700]

Dean Martin led a full life, and full lives include tragedy and loss. Nobody leaves without their share of cuts and bruises.

[@lynnen264]

well said

[@mykelengieza7057]

Amen

[@briangoldy8784]

Yes. Life is Full of Loss, Tragedy, Family Death, But also Birth, Love, Romance, Pride in Our Children. an in the end, Old age an poor health. Not so Bad.............78 years old is a full Life for an American Male.

[@aimeekubik8803]

This is wisdom at it's Best. I am eighty and complaining about looking two decades younger, and feeling twenty. I never smoked thank God. I, too, will refuse cancer treatment. If it is stage one, you have a Chance. If not, it is a brutal treatment to undergo.

[@briangoldy8784]

My Wife underwent Cancer Treatment upon Stage 4 Diagnosis, She suffered more, No way would I Endure the Pain.. Side effects of Chemo an radiation are unrealistic an Barbaric. @@aimeekubik8803

[@bobhsohi704]

Having lost a favorite son myself I can imagine his pain

[@nicholasandrian5580]

Prayers for you and your son!

[@Dancingeagle1964]

The one and only King of Cool.Im 60 years old and still listening to Dino in 2024.I have a long song list of him under my youtube playlist.He is and always will be my favorite singer of all time.

[@barrygioportmorien1]

One of the greatest voices ever. he could sing: Fast, slow, romantic, funny, I know easy listening was how some described his style, but he could sing a country song as well as any one, and of course, in Italian. So many great songs. Loved his T.V. series in the 60's. R I.P. Dean.

[@johnmc3862]

Croonville.

[@mchapman1928]

Ditto.

[@gpwcowboy]

I have always thought his voice was phenomenal. Sinatra great, Dino better.

[@mchapman1928]

@@gpwcowboy - Sinatra had a very different style. Dino was more likeable. IMHO. He could be silly, laugh, goof off, let his guests shine. Sinatra, seemed to be more self-centered, forced sense of humor….not genuine. Sinatra had a wonderful singing style, no doubt about that, but Dean was warm, approachable, funny and very talented. He didn’t have the negative personality traits Sinatra had.

[@mxslick50]

His son, Dean Paul Martin Jr. was a pilot in the California Air National Guard. I met him at one of our wing parties, he was a nice guy, not as arrogant as some aircrew were, and offered me a ride home when my ride apparently left the party early. He and his RIO were sadly killed in a crash in their F-4 a year or so later.

[@bingosunnoon9341]

Junior was vectored into the mountain near Palm Springs in IMC. He didn't have a chance.

[@bbb462cid]

@@bingosunnoon9341 If I remember correctly, Jay Leno has either Dino or Dean's Miura.

[@bell-xk5dd]

He’s the one who was married to Olivia Hussey?

[@valerieneal2747]

@@bell-xk5dd YES.

[@mxslick50]

@@ccrider00 Dean Jrs. plane wasn't involved in the Monrovia crash. It was as stated misvectored in IMC conditions. I read the accident report and was interviewed as part of the investigation (my crew loaded the practice bombs on that aircraft.) It was rough dealing with that.

[@jamestakacs]

Dean Martin was something else. When "Everybody Loves Somebody" moved The Beatles out of the number one spot Dean contacted Elvis . It was an amusing exchange. I remember when Dean died. It was Christmas Day and my family was still together. I remember my Mother was very sad as was I. Thank you for this program. I hope you do the other King of Cool, Bobby Darin. He was too cool.

[@theadvocate4698]

Younger generations should get to know Bobby Darin, i am a big fan!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

​​@@theadvocate4698You bet! I always tell folks that a great introduction to Bobby Darin is his cover of the Ray Charles classic I'VE GOT A WOMAN. 6+ minutes of pure fun! Not only does the man make the song his own, but Bobby manages to pay homage to The Genius by recording what was actually the live version Mr. Charles would perform on tour. Not the quick, 2 &1/2 minute single version.

[@theadvocate4698]

@@JoseMorales-lw5nt Mine is "midnight special" that he did live on a special on tv!

[@jamescampione8531]

His reply to that was i sing better than al four uv them true

[@johnjohnson3709]

I watched The Dean Martin show every Thursday night when I was a boy. I was a total fan of him and his music. I loved him. ❤

[@jocarson5310]

My mother-in-law was a bartender in San Francisco in 1980 and one of her regular customers was Betty. She said it was sad listening to her talk about her life with Dean Martin.

[@noellewestfield6849]

I always wondered about Betty. She was devastated when she was left behind.

[@timmoore9736]

Dean was born the same year as my mother; and I remember him often on television in my youth. Funny, wicked sense of humor, and a great voice - he brought joy and laughter to many.

[@marilyngoldie5946]

Thank you, that was a succinct description of Dean Martin’s life. I appreciated the lack of hyperbole and unnecessary speculation and drama. Well done.

[@user-hr1km9ww7o]

In 1968 I was living in Beverly Hills right off Rodeo Drive. It was 1:30 in the morning and I wandered out onto the deserted street. Here comes this Yellow Lamborghini P400 rolling slow. It was the only one in America in 1968. I knew immediately who it belonged to because Dean Martin had bought the first one off the line for his son's 16th birthday. I stepped out onto the yellow line and flagged him down. And of course, it was Dino, age 17. I introduced myself as a friend of his father and asked how he liked the car as we shook hands. What a kid he was. Handsome as hell, with thick gold hair, big hands, a strong handshake, polite and friendly - It was easy to see why his dad absolutely adored him. Any father would be proud to have such a manly, charming son. .' Across the street a young girl emerged from a club wearing a sumptuous mink and little else. She was gorgeous and alone. Dino excused himself, drove over to her, and after a brief conversation she got into the car and they drove off. I thought how great it must be to be young, rich, and handsome with a yellow Lamborghini. Here it is 63 years later and I'm still talking about it. Dean was never the same after Dino died. Part of him died with his boy.

[@richardbrowning8221]

I worked in Las Vegas in the entire 1980's and saw Dean many times. He and Red Fox would go to the back of the Union Plaza for coffee and privacy. After his son was killed flying his jet into a mountain he was never the same. He lost the light in his life and was not the same after that. But who among us would not feel the same way if we lost our children? Very sad and tragic. RIP Dino, we all love and miss you!

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

No kidding. What a horrible death to have to face, or come to grips with. That is a Nightmare that you can Never shake. RIP Dean & Dino

[@robinholbrook6576]

Since you were living right there I wonder if you remember an Italian restaurant near Rodeo (not sure if it was on Rodeo. ) Called La Familia? It is closed now.

[@user-hr1km9ww7o]

I thought it was "La Famiglia" on North Canon Drive. Sinatra was there all the time, so was Dean@@robinholbrook6576

[@user-hr1km9ww7o]

La Famiglia, 455 North Canon Drive@@robinholbrook6576

[@lynettekomidar2819]

My Aunt and Uncle worked for him. He was a delightful man.

[@susantunbridge4612]

Wow - that would be so interesting

[@arnehovind3596]

I loved this man growing up. I love him to this day. He is one of my all time favourite entertainers! The King of Cool! 💙🙏 RIP Dean.

[@DependsWhatDay]

100%! ❤

[@mikem820]

My first 8 track cassette I ever bought was dean because my mom loved him and the first song that played was ‘Lay some happiness on me’ . I think it was sometime in 1965 but not sure. It’s still my favorite song to this day and I probably have sung or hummed it at least on earth day ever since. I still maintain he had the greatest voice of all

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

I totally agree 1000% with you. He sings with feeling and emotion in his songs that you can hear and feel within you, so I prefer Dean's singing, to Frank Sinatra's singing.

[@bettetindel2127]

Definitely, the best voice, great personality, very kind. He & Bob Newhart were great together. Funniest skit ever was when they were reporters & went to nudist camp with only a camera between!! them!!!

[@michellewinkler3985]

My brother had turned 16 and just got his license. My mom let him drive me and some friends to Santa Monica Beach. On the way home he wanted to take Sunset Blvd back, to see if we would see any movie stars drive around. Sure enough! Dean Martin passed us going the opposite direction in his Red Convertable Cadillac with white leather interior. I was so excited (I was 12 in 1976 !) So, I furiously waived to him as he slowly passed us after the light changed. With a grin and a wave gesture that looked like he was swat-ing a fly off of him, he actually did wave back! I'll never forget it! He was such a gorgeous man!

[@davestark2015]

He was getting old. But this still brought tears to my eyes. I'm 61 and feeling closer to the end. It sucks

[@jessieyork4508]

I'm 62 & I feel your words in my soul.

[@eugenegilleno9344]

I never thought I’d reach 60 due to my hard workload of my employment - but here I am, 76 next month, if I make it ? 🤣🤣

[@jojoxlt]

Dean is an absolute icon. His music (along with Sinatra) transcends generations. I keep their playlist on heavy rotation and EVERYBODY that hears it knows who it is. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts were absolutely incredibly. RIP Dino.

[@alvincash3230]

My wife and I have seen many acquaintances and loved ones undergo cancer treatments. We have agreed that we will never undergo such horrible "cures". I don't blame Dean one bit.

[@kendallevans4079]

Agree! Have had 3 family member die of cancer. The treatments did nothing but prolong miserable suffering. The chemo made them SO sick it was horrible. Lots of money to made off sick people though!

[@KattS1th]

Neither do I.

[@stregalilith]

@@kendallevans4079 Though many people die of cancer, many people have died of cancer treatment. If mine comes back, I won't treat it next time, I'll just do hospice since my children are raised and I have no responsibilities. I won't regret the time "lost" if that time would have been filled with agony.

[@polferiferus1938]

According to this youtuber’s title (reading the comments, I don’t care to watch the video), you and your wife must be quite deranged! And me as well! And most of the commenters here, too! Wow!

[@carolthompson302]

My husband had stage 4 throat cancer 18 years ago. He had chemo and radiation. He is alive and well today so please don’t ridicule cancer treatments.

[@Fiona2254]

He was 78, he may have been ill but he lived a full life, tragedies and triumphs, so it wasn’t a tragic end. We all die, it’s not the way we die but the way we live that matters. He had his problems but he loved his children and cared for his family, it was a good life.

[@warrengwonka2479]

At a late 79, I ain’t done yet.

[@David-nx2vm]

When I was a kid, I wanted to be Dean Martin. He wrote the book on cool. Excellent tribute.

[@karawigley6231]

I’ve always been in love with this man & he passed when I was 8. Don’t know why always been attached to him. My mom bought me this Dean doll that would play Christmas music & dance around I would play it over & over again. There was indeed something special about that man.

[@michaelyounger4497]

My wife and were in Las Vegas and decided to renew our wedding vows. For fun a Sanatra impersonator officiated..however the guest appearance of the Dean Martin impersonator was the highlight. Especially when he broke into singing our new laughter filled wedding song "Thats why the Lady is a Tramp".. Thanks Dino for a lifetime of humor and music..

[@rickpratchett2986]

I once saw his daughter Deana Martin perform. She was 1000% Hollywood glamour personified, and she gave us a magnificent evening of pure entertainment.

[@catherinebateman280]

He was a legend and gave his fans pure joy.

[@davinasquirrel7672]

He was truly one giant talent. Good for him making that decision. I doubt it would have prolonged his life by much.

[@pilarantelo9555]

My brother also had lung cancer with no symptoms... The treatment made him suffer terribly and killed him.

[@davinasquirrel7672]

@@pilarantelo9555 My friend had another type of cancer, did chemo. Dead within six months. I really do not think it prolonged her life at all, just made it a bit more miserable, and taken up with loads of medical appointments. I already know, if I get cancer, I will not do chemo/radiation or anything. Just enjoy the time I have left without feeling sick, nor taken up with medical appointments. I don't like doctors at the best of times, don't want my last few months be taken up by them.

[@whatsup7253]

My Grandfathers dog would start howling only when Dean Martin would sing. It was always a special treat to go to Granddad's house during the Dean Martin Show.

[@ARIZJOE]

Dean was born Dino Crocetti of Steubenville, Ohio. There was a lot of heavy industry (steel) in the area, men with paychecks, and hence illegal casino restaurants in the hills. (They eventually took the croupiers to start Las Vegas.) Dean also played notorious clubs run by organized crime in Cleveland and Columbus. This information is contained in NIck Tosches excellent Dean Martin biography. Dean was an Ohioan, and he definitely got his start there.

[@45Grace2009]

Thankyou for this trip down memory lane. As a young woman sharing a flat in Sydney with 3 other girls, we NEVER missed the Dean Martin Show. NEVER. We didn't realise he was winging it. He was hilarious, and though just a little naughty, never tasteless. I guess losing his beautiful son was a bridge too far. Thanks for the memories Dean, and may you rest in peace.

[@tatertot1946]

I grew up listening to his voice and this brought tears to my eyes. RIP Dino, you made my life better with your singing and your antics.

[@vetgirl71]

Wonderful tribute to Dean Martin! Thank you! 👏🏾👏🏾😊

[@susantunbridge4612]

Not really

[@davidskaar3232]

Talent beyond years. Even The Beatles took a bow.

[@lesevans6567]

I shed some tears when Mr. Martin died. I was 35. I had been a huge fan of his. At least 30 years. He was very special to me. And, since his passing. He’s been very special to my memory.

[@cmichaelanthonyimages2197]

He was the background to my childhood. His show, movies and the Rat Pack. He was my favorite of the group. He had a swagger about him that was infectious. He was a true talent.

[@lindajanes5698]

I think he was a good guy, and a great singer!!! I'm a child of the 60's, but when his songs came on the radio, I enjoyed his songs as much as Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, etc. A crushing blow when his son died. Rest Peacefully, Dean you earned it❤❤❤❤🎶🎶🎶

[@Pattiemarie3]

I love and loved Dino’s singing especially his Italian love songs! I still listen to them today!! I am glad he loved his time with family. Really he had good in his life, not too bad of a life 😊

[@sombojoe]

I loved sitting next to my laughing Dad watching the Dean Martin Show!

[@2manybooks2littletime25]

My late FIL went to "Big Red" High School in Steubenville, Ohio. Dean was in a Steubenville parade one year, and my FIL went to see if Dean would remember him. As Dean rode past my FIL, Dean's eyes widened as he pointed his finger then waved with enthusiasm at him. I had a feeling that my FIL wasn't the only face who Dean recognized 😊.

[@user-ct4im4nd6r]

Dean Martin was extremely talented a great actor great voice and made some great westerns

[@Farooqueakhan]

He was my generation's most iconic and most liked screen hero. We never missed any of his starrers in the 60's, in the only theatre in our town, Warangal, Alankar, which was exclusive for Hollywood movies.

[@micheleparker3780]

Beautiful tribute to the REAL Dean Martin. Bravo!!!🎉❤

[@bobclavile5653]

Everybody who knew Dean....STILL LOVES HIM!

[@richardsheer1470]

Totally enjoyed Dean Martin.His music and movies I still watch.Thanks for the memories.RIP

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

Ditto. Same here with me, and I totally agree with you 1,000%.

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

People underestimated Dean Martin. When Martin and Lewis broke up, everyone thought that Lewis star would rise sky high and that Martin would fade. Instead, it soon became clear that Lewis was holding Martin back! Martin went on to have a very successful Movie career while Jerry Lewis movies, slowly began to lower in quality!

[@valerieneal2747]

I COULDN'T STAND JERRY LEWIS. HE WAS ANNOYING AND NOT FUNNY. HE TREATED EVERYONE LIKE DIRT AND WAS ABUSIVE TO HIS CHILDREN.

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

I just acquired a 9 volume set of The Best of the Dean Martin Variety show. I will be watching it soon. I was alive when it was on, but we only got 1 channel, CBS, Black and White, until near the end of 1969. I definitely remember the Gold diggers and the Dingaling Girls. I was 12, then 13, with my hormones kicking in. LOL In fact, the Matt Helms movie The Wrecking Crew, specifically the catfight between Sharon Tate and Nancy Kwan, was something. LOL

[@edwardsmith7396]

It seems Dean worked hard for all that he accomplished. I have always enjoyed his shows through the 1970s and beyond.

[@brucecall1595]

Great singer and actor. Martin and lewis broke down the barrier for comedy duo's earnings

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

I think the first time I really appreciated Martin was the first time I heard "Sway." I thought, "Wow, what a fantastically atmospheric song!" I LOVED it. Then it occurred to me: "Who is that singing? What a great voice for this song! He really nails it. ... Hey, wait a minute. Isn't that Dean Martin?" I want to say that he and that song were made for each other. But then I have to admit it's also hard to imagine anyone else singing "Amore"--and probably a lot of others he made famous.

[@sarahholland2600]

One of my favourite, very underrated stars. Dean was the sole reason that just prior to her death, Marilyn Monroe was rehired to her last film, Something's got to Give: after she was fired for prolonged absences due to an ongoing sinus infection. It was a landmark million dollar deal for the time. As Marilyn's co-star, Dean refused to work with any of the replacements the Studio proposed. A true friend.

[@sheilaseeber2007]

❤😅🎉. Wow!!!!! I was going to say (type!) That same thing!!!! I always loved Dean Martin for that!!!! ❤🎵 🎥🎉⭐ 🌞 ☀️ 😎

[@sarahholland2600]

@@sheilaseeber2007 Nice to see someone as much into Hollywood history as I am!

[@robinholbrook6576]

I had the privilege of meeting Dean in a small Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills in the mid 80's. He was absolutely charming! He held my hand within both of his and we chatted. As I turned to leave he pulled me gently towards him and kissed me on the cheek. I floated back to my hotel. He was lovely. Purely lovely. And more gorgeous than you can imagine!! (An aside: I have Alo met and spent time with Debbie Reynolds, Jimmy Caan, Kevin Bacon, and Ted Danson. They were also very very nice people. Not one of them full of themselves. Jimmy used to answer his telephone just saying "Hi, this is Jimmy." For you REAL old timers: Rod Cameron used to come and stay at our home in Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay. He tried to talk my Mom into running away with him. Mom told my Dad and Rod was never asked to come to our home again !!!!! Lolol

[@tkyap2524]

Like him for his talent, and we have a good entertainer.

[@capmultser]

A true Legend. In a world full of hate and corruption, his calming voice singing removes that world from your mind.

[@davidthom9159]

I never thought Lewis was funny, just juvenile. His later years were sad and pathetic.

[@mjjuntunen]

Jerry lewis had a huge jealousy streak. It wrecked every relationship he ever had.

[@Bevity]

I always detested him.

[@susantunbridge4612]

Agree - 100%. Norman Lear, famous writer - started writing for Dean and Jerry in 1950, but he left after 3 years because he couldn't handle Jerry's control freakery any longer. He said that Dean competed with nobody, but Jerry constantly competed with Dean, and they'd find him on the floor in fetal position feeling sorry for himself, and would have to call his doctor. Norman Lear also said that Dean was the funnier of the 2 and was able to make Lear laugh into fits just by moving a little finger. Dean had looks, he was smoking hot (according to my millennial daughter), he could sing, he was lovable, kind, and talented - but he'd had enough after 9 years, during which time Angie Dickinson said it was "open warfare" between the 2 of them. Jerry took control of the writing, and edged Dean out more and more. Jerry would never have done it without Dean, and it's a shame Dean spent so much time with Lewis. Sinatra forced a reconciliation, but later on Carson, Dean put the lie to the notion that he and JL were friends. Just one eyeroll.

[@JC57515]

Any idea that Lewis was funny is a joke. Laughable yes, funny no.

[@dennisbashore7626]

France………..here is a country that gave us Monet, Renoir, and they saw Jerry Lewis as a genius. 🥴😵‍💫

[@denisemadigan1038]

Oh man!! I remember about his son!! How awful!! I hope by God they were reunited! God Bless them both!

[@MichaelForte-jn5pn]

He had one hell of a voice....I miss him....

[@wasabiginger6993]

Thank you … as grew up Malibu Colony early 60’s as a young teen … and there was Dean on the beach always drinking something … so my parents joked he was drinking his obligatory martinis … but now we know, not true. Out of everyone he ever worked with he was always my fav … something so genuine about him combined with a great gift for humor.

[@peetyw8851]

Thank you a thousand times for this presentation. Seeing Dean Martin on TV a lot and at the movies some, I enjoyed his work but had not appreciated him as I now do. He was a “straight up” fellow who loved his kids and was severely wounded by his son’s tragic passing. Opposing segregation was not a given in his day, but he did the right thing. RIP, Dean Martin.

[@objetty11]

Shine on Dean Martin, shine on....Aloha

[@ralger]

As a kid in the sixties I loved watching his silly James Bond spoofs as Matt Helm , good times for sure . RIP Dean Martin.

[@user-gn4yg7sx8u]

This story is amazing.being a family man and so talented and famous and not self.centered which we all know people who are. May he rest in peace and hopefully is with son ❤

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

Very well-done tribute! I never knew much about Dean... Now I feel as though I do, and I like him a lot more than I ever did before. A well-lived life! :)

[@saltychips5795]

There are several errors in your presentation. Dean’s father was a barber & never worked in a steel mill. His boxing name was pronounced ‘crow Chet’, not crochet. He did not get custody of his eldest 4 children until after he & Jeane had been married a few years. His first wife became an alcoholic and her sister loaded up the 4 kids and dropped them off at Dean & Jeane’s house.

[@akrenwinkle]

Maybe the host meant needlepoint.

[@user-zq1px9yb7g]

I noticed the errors as well being a Dean fan myself! It’s like this youngster was reading of most of it from Deans official website! The thumbnail needs removed because it’s just clickbait!

[@TolKOZAK]

Well done. I already knew everything in your video, yet I watched it to the end. The trials and tribulations you describe do not diminish his career one bit. It makes him more human. He was the greatest all-round entertainer I know. He had a great unique voice, he could act, he had a hit TV show, and he had a very sharp wit. I never saw him live but was fortunate to spend some time with his late son Ricci and daughter Deana.

[@tonyking1832]

Dean Martin was the best of the best. Your right he had it all a very special talent. Sad about his Son Dino whom was also talented and genuine like his dad.

[@morenowg]

Dean Martin had such a smooth voice. He was always fun to watch on tv when I was a youngster.

[@MrUniman609]

I always had the feeling that Dean Martin wouldn't take any nonsense from Frank Sinatra when they were in the Rat Pack, he came across very much as his own man.

[@ripmod1]

Dino was a great singer.

[@richardshiggins704]

Always liked Dean less Lewis . A marvellous biography and thank you !

[@milt6208]

The word about Dean Martin when I was a child in Las Vegas was he was a very nice person and treated all people with respect. And I belive that.

[@jeanetdejager3956]

DEAN was an amazing singer and performer. His skits in his shows are the stuff of legend. I watched a rerun of his shows and enjoyed them tremendously.

[@kelalamusic9258]

Much thanks for this video. Dean Martin did everything in show business with class. Without the close friendship with Frank Sinatra, who knows how Dean’s life would have turned out. Dean was one of the best.

[@mauriceortiz8817]

I remember as a kid watching that telethon when Martin and Lewis reunited.. A magical moment..

[@jimarcher5255]

I think Lewis said, “ so have you been working”

[@markallen2984]

A great entertainer and a charming man who had great success in music, film and television and lived an interesting life.