Tommy leonetti biography

Tommy Leonetti was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor. He was particularly popular in Australia where he and his family lived in the 1960s until the 1970s when they returned to the US. His best-known song in Down Under was “My City Of Sydney” written by him and Bobby Troup. In his home country the New Jersey-born Leonetti scored success as a lyricist for film and Broadway, and had had Billboard hits such as “I Cried” (in 1954) and “Free” (in 1956). Aside from “My City Of Sydney” (which was used as a theme of an Australian TV show), Leonetti also had a major hit in Australia with “Let’s Take A Walk,” which he performed with his stepdaughter Kimberly (who is now actress Kimberly Beck). In 1979 Leonetti passed away from cancer, in Houston, Texas. He was 50 years old.

A bit of Leonetti’s early life and acting career

During the peak of his career, American pop singer-songwriter and actor Tommy Leonetti was not only popular in the United States but also in Australia.

Leonetti was born in Bergen County, New Jersey on September 10, 1929, of Italian descent.

As an actor, Leonetti had only some minor roles mostly on television (and a few films as well): Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., I Spy, Hawaii F

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Tommy Leonetti

American singer-songwriter (1929–1979)

Tommy Leonetti
Born	Nicola Tomaso Lionetti (1929-09-10)September 10, 1929 Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1979(1979-09-15) (aged 50) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor

Tommy Leonetti (September 10, 1929 – September 15, 1979) 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 & Bobby Troup)^[1][2] and was used by the Australian television station ATN7 in Sydney for its identification into the 1980s and used in the last day of analogue television broadcasting in Australia on 3 December 2013. In America he achieved greater success as a songwriter for movies and Broadway plays.

Personal life

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Tommy Leonetti was born Nicola Tomaso Lionetti in Bergen County, New Jersey in 1929. He married the American actress Cindy Robbins on November 27, 1965, in Beverly Hills, California.^[3]

Actor

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Married in 1958 to Patricia Quinn (later "Alice" in the 1968 film Alice's Restaurant) and divorced in 1964 (no children). Leonetti acted in minor roles in American TV series: Gomer Pyle, U.

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TOMMY LEONETTI

Born: Sept 10, 1929 in Port, New Jersey

Died: September 15, 1979 fake Houston, Texas

Biography

Tommy Leonetti (1929-1979) was dropped in City, Texas. His singles encompass "I Cried" (1954), "Free" (1956), "Let's Take a Walk" (1968) and "My City stir up Sydney". Too an device, he developed in a sprinkling television shows including Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.(1964-1965), I Spy(1966), Hawaii Five-O(1977) and The Waltons(1978).

Film Credits | event moreshow less

1976-Massacre-at-Central-High (Music Department), 1977-Hawaii-Five-O (Performer), 1965-The-Human-Duplicators (Performer), 1976-Massacre-at-Central-High (Sound), 1970-Squeeze-a-Flower (Sound), 1970-Squeeze-a-Flower (Sound), 1971-1973-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (in person), 1972-Saturday-Variety (in person), 1971-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1971-The-Jim-Nabors-Hour (in person), 1970-Della (in person), 1968-The-Woody-Woodbury-Show (in person), 1968-Two-of-a-Kind (in person), 1967-Mike-and-Bernie's-Music-Hall (in person), 1959-The-Dick-Clark-Show (in person), 1958-1959-The-Steve-Allen-Plymouth-Show (in person), 1975-ABC-Late-Night (in person), 1979-Fantas