Mel Tormé

Mel Tormé

ActorMusic DepartmentComposer
Born
September 13, 1925
Died
June 5, 1999
Awards
4 wins, 16 nominations

A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first…

Biography

A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first jazz-influenced vocal groups. As a solo musician, he had a number one hit in 1949 called "Careless Hands" and several lesser hits. He also acted in films and wrote several books, including biographies of Judy Garland and Buddy Rich. Torme's career included some songwriting, too. One of his most well-known compositions, "The Christmas Song", was written in midsummer as Torme relaxed by the pool.

Actor

Bugs Bunny's Halloween HijinksBugs Bunny's Halloween Hijinks(2000)as Daffy Duck
SlidersSliders(1995)as Mel Tormé
SeinfeldSeinfeld(1989)as Mel Tormé
Dave's WorldDave's World(1993)as Mel Tormé
A Spinal Tap ReunionA Spinal Tap Reunion(1992)as Mel Tormé

Thanks

Night CourtNight Court(1984)

Self

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited(1998)as Self
Pebble Mill at OnePebble Mill at One(1972)as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno(1992)as Self - Musical Guest, Self
The Magic of ChristmasThe Magic of Christmas(1995)as Self - Host
The Charles Grodin ShowThe Charles Grodin Show(1995)as Self

Archive Sound

Bugs Bunny's Creature FeaturesBugs Bunny's Creature Features(1992)as Daffy Duck

Known for

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Mel TorméCarol Burnett, Don Rickles, and Mel Tormé in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)Mel TorméCarol Burnett and Mel TorméMel TorméTuesday Weld and Mel Tormé in The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960)

Credit Score: Mel Tormé

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Fri Jun 28 1991
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear1.0019916.900141286
2Good News1.0019476.7012996
3Night and Day1.0019466.1013501