- Born Name: Raymond Antonini
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Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonini, January 20, 1922, Bentleyville, Pennsylvania) is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor.[edit] BiographyAs a child Anthony moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he began studying the trumpet with his father. He played in Glenn Millers band from 1940–1941 and appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade in 1941 before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war he formed his own group. The Ray Anthony Orchestra became very popular in the early 1950s, with recordings that included Anthonys classic dance songs The Bunny Hop and the Hokey Pokey, as well as the theme music from Dragnet. He had a #2 chart hit with a remake of the Glenn Miller tune, At Last in 1952.From 1953-1954 Anthony was the musical director on the television series TVs Top Tunes, and he also appeared as himself in the 1955 film Daddy Long Legs. In 1955 Anthony married sex symbol actress Mamie Van Doren and began expanding his own acting career. He starred in a short-lived television 1956-1957 variety show, The Ray Anthony Show. Anthony also appeared in several films during the late 1950s, including The Five Pennies (where he portrayed Jimmy Dorsey), and Van Dorens movies High School Confidential as Bix and Girls Town. In the 1959-1960 television season, he guest starred in the episode Operation Ramrod of David Hedisons espionage series Five Fingers on NBC.Anthony and Van Doren divorced in 1961, and Anthonys brief film career ended at about the same time. However, he continued his musical career and had another hit record with the theme from Peter Gunn, which reached #8 on Billboards pop chart. Among his pianists was Allen Puddler Harris, a native of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, who had been a member of the original Ricky Nelson band and Kellie Green, who also played the vibraphone.Anthony was considered one of the most modern of the big band leaders. In the lyrics to Opus One, which imagine a number of players performing the song, he is cited along with Les Brown and his Band of Renown:If Mr. Les Brown can make it renownedAnd Ray Anthony could rock it for meAnthony and his band were also featured in the movie, The Girl Cant Help It, and were treated as one of the rockers in the line-up, but also shown in performances with Mansfield that are essential to the plot.Ray Anthonys compositions include Thurderbird, Bunny Hop, Trumpet Boogie, Big Band Boogie, and Mr. Anthonys Boogie.Anthony has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.As of 20 January 2011 (2011 -01-20)[update] his 89th birthday, Anthony is active as a bandleader and musician, and is one of the oldest and living big band bandleaders.Anthony has a close friendship with Hugh Hefner, which has resulted in him appearing in numerous episodes of The Girls Next Door.[edit] External linksRay Anthony at the Internet Movie DatabaseRay Anthony at AllmovieRay Anthony biography at SpaceAgePop.comRay Anthony biography at SwingMusic.netThe official Ray Anthony Webpage at RayAnthonyBand.comPersondataNameAnthony, RayAlternative namesShort descriptionDate of birthJanuary 20, 1922Place of birthBentleyville, Pennsylvania, United StatesDate of deathPlace of deathRetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_AnthonyCategories: 1922 births | Living people | American jazz trumpeters | American jazz bandleaders | American music arrangers | Musicians from Pennsylvania | American film actors | American television actors | Musicians from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Ace Records artistsHidden categories: Articles with hCards | Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2011 | All articles containing potentially dated statementsPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout 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