Profile
Tommy Leonetti
Singer + Songwriter + Actor
Male
Born
Sep 10, 1929
Hometown
Bergen County, Ne...
Died
Sep 15, 1979
Death Place
Houston, Texas
Other Names
Nicola Tomaso Lio...
Tommy Leonetti was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" (written by Leonetti & Robert Troup) and was used by the Australian TV channel ATN7 in Sydney for… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1929
Birth
Tommy Leonetti was born Nicola Tomaso Lionetti in Bergen County, New Jersey in 1929. He married the American actress Cindy Robbins and was stepfather to her daughter, Kimberly Beck. They lived in Sydney, Australia, in the 1960s and 1970s before returning to America. Married in 1958 to Patricia Quinn (later "Alice" in the 1968 film Alice's Restaurant) and divorced in 1964 (no children).
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TWENTIES
1954
24 Years Old
He also had a minor hit with his version of "I Cried" which reached number 30 in 1954.
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THIRTIES
While in Australia, Leonetti hosted his own talk-show from 1968 to 1970 for ATN-7, and provided the basis for the parody character Norman Gunston (according to creator Garry McDonald).
1969
39 Years Old
According to Garry McDonald, the character of Norman Gunston and his television show were initially devised as a parody of Leonetti's late-night Sydney TV variety show, "The Tommy Leonetti Show", hosted by Leonetti from 1969 to 1970.
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FIFTIES
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