Editing Perry Como (section)

{{Short description|American singer, actor, and TV personality (1912–2001)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Perry Como
| alias              = Mr. C.
| image              = File:Perry Como 1962.JPG
| caption            = Publicity still, {{circa|1962}}
| birth_name         = Pierino Ronald Como
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1912|5|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2001|5|12|1912|5|18|mf=y}}
| death_place        = [[Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida]], U.S.
| years_active       = 1932–1997
| spouse             = {{marriage|Roselle Belline|1933|1998|end = died}}
| children           = 3
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|actor|television personality}}
| signature          = Perry Como signature.svg
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background         = solo_singer
| instrument         =  Vocals
| genre              = {{hlist|[[Vocal pop]]|[[easy listening]]}}
| label              = {{hlist|[[Decca Records|Decca]]|[[RCA Victor]]|[[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]]}}
| associated_acts    = {{flatlist|
* Freddy Carlone Orchestra
* Ted Weems Orchestra
}}
}}
}}

'''Pierino Ronald''' "'''Perry'''" '''Como''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|m|oʊ}}; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for [[RCA Victor]] for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.<ref name="Anniversary2">{{cite news| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQoEAAAAMBAJ&q=perry+como+canonsburg&pg=PA18| title=Special Perry Como RCA Victor 10th Anniversary section| pages=18–24| date=July 4, 1953| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref>

"Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, reportedly sold over 100 million records worldwide<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perry Como: The Singing Barber |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/20/Perry-Como-The-Singing-Barber/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Legendary Crooner Perry Como Dies |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1rvor3/legendary-crooner-perry-como-dies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907152532/https://www.mtv.com/news/1rvor3/legendary-crooner-perry-como-dies |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thurber |first=Jon |date=May 13, 2001 |title=From the Archives: Perry Como, Soothing Pop Crooner, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-perry-como-20010513-story.html |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. He recorded primarily vocal pop and was renowned for recordings in the intimate, easy-listening genre pioneered by multimedia star [[Bing Crosby]].<ref>Gibbens Gary "Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams" published by Little, Brown</ref> In the official RCA Records [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhMEAAAAMBAJ&q=perry+como+intitle%3Abillboard&pg=PA79| title=RCA Memorial-Perry Como| page=79| date=May 26, 2001| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref>

Como received five [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] from 1955 to 1959,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/perry-como |title=Primetime Emmy Database |publisher=American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=July 8, 2010}}</ref> and a [[Christopher Award]] in 1956. He also shared a [[Peabody Award]] with good friend [[Jackie Gleason]] in 1956.<ref name="Rivals2">{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iEkxAAAAIBAJ&pg=6153,886207&dq=perry+como&hl=en| title=Perry Como: Even His Rivals Are Fans| pages=40, 41, 53| last=Moore| first=Jacqueline| date=January 5, 1957| access-date=May 7, 2010| newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]] Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f2EaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7410,258987&dq=perry+como&hl=en |title=Peabody Awards Honor Como and Gleason |date=April 11, 1956 |access-date=May 7, 2010 |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|Milwaukee Journal]] |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105030103/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f2EaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7410,258987&dq=perry+como&hl=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received a [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]] in 1987 and was inducted into the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] Hall of Fame in 1990.<ref name="Bio">{{cite book |title=Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iymN4zko8JkC&q=perry+como+sands+point&pg=PA76 |date=July 6, 2009 |page=310 |publisher=McFarland |last1=Macfarlane |first1=Malcolm |last2=Crossland |first2=Ken |isbn=978-0786486571 |access-date=April 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XeseAAAAIBAJ&pg=5221,6942256&dq=perry+como&hl=en |title=Hall of Fame Lists Inductees |date=December 12, 1989 |access-date=May 7, 2010 |newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]}}</ref><ref name=kennedy>{{cite web |url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/c/co-cz/perry-como/ |title=Kennedy Center Honorees-Perry Como |year=1987 |publisher=The Kennedy Center |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828131729/http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=3710&source_type=A |archive-date=August 28, 2010}}</ref> Posthumously, Como received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2002 and was inducted into the [[Long Island Music Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/02/26/Old-pros-up-for-top-pop-Grammy/UPI-83541014768758/ |title=Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for Perry Como |date=February 26, 2002 |access-date=April 4, 2010 |publisher=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> He has the distinction of having three stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his work in radio, television, and music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/perry-como/ |title=Perry Como Hollywood Star Walk |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref>