Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. belongs in a category of his own. Performing onstage from age four, he became a complete entertainer who could sing, dance, act, and play jazz with equal command. What moves me most is the sheer will behind it: thriving at the top of American show business as a Black man in that era, and continuing to perform even after losing an eye, takes a ferocity most talents never possess. The Spingarn Medal, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hollywood star, all of it reads as evidence of that drive. I have always loved performers who give everything rather than merely the gifted, and Sammy gave everything.

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Name (English)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Name (Japanese)

サミー・デイヴィスJr.

Reading

さみー・でいゔぃすJr.

Born

December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Height

165 cm

Occupation

television actor / film actor / autobiographer / jazz musician / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 1968 Spingarn Medal
• 2001 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Kennedy Center Honors
• 1987 Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.sammydavis-jr.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy%20Davis%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9Jr.
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297816

Tags

• New York
• television actor
• film actor
• autobiographer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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