Dean Martin (b. Dino Crocetti, Steubenville, Ohio, June 7, 1917; d. December 25, 1995) was a charter member of the "Rat Pack," an informal group of fun-loving entertainers of the 1950s and 1960s assembled by singer Frank Sinatra. As a vocalist, Dean Martin was a crooner in the style of Bing Crosby. Early in his career, Martin teamed with comedian Jerry Lewis (1946), and the duo filmed a string of popular movies. Martin struck out on his own in 1956 and stayed at the top of the pop charts for the next ten years. Among his best-loved recordings is his 1965 Shapiro Bernstein classic "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You."
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