Eydie Gorme was born in New York on August 16, 1928 to Sephardic Jewish parents. Her father, Nessim Garmezano, was a tailor, from Sicily, who changed his last name when he arrived in the United States. Gorme began singing straight out of high school, with various big bands. But her big break came after she auditioned for, and joined, "The Tonight!...
| Full Name | Eydie Gormé |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 16, 1928 |
| Died | August 10, 2013, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Place Of Birth | The Bronx, New York, USA |
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
| Education | William Howard Taft High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Steve Lawrence |
| Children | David Nessim Lawrence, Michael Lawrence |
| Parents | Fortuna Garmezano, Nessim Garmezano |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0331171 |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, NME Award for World Female Singer |
| Movies | Ocean's Eleven, Alice in Wonderland |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Her mother was Turkish. |
| 2 | Her son, named Michael, died of heart failure in 1986. |
| 3 | Best known for her 1963 Grammy Award-nominated song "Blame it on the Bossa Nova". |
| 4 | Her father, Nessim Gormezano, was a Sicilian tailor who changed his name upon his arrival in the United States. |
| 5 | Her publicist was Howard Bragman. |
| 6 | Second cousin of Dara Sedaka and Marc Sedaka. |
| 7 | She and husband Steve Lawrence were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. |
| 8 | Is portrayed by Debbie Shapiro Gravitte in Isn't She Great (2000) |
| 9 | First cousin of Neil Sedaka and Helene Sedaka. |
| 10 | Eydie was considered for the role of Fanny Brice in the Broadway show "Funny Girl" but turned it down when the producers would not cast husband, Steve Lawrence, in the part of "Nicky Arnstein". Later came Barbra Streisand and the rest is history. |
| 11 | She and husband Steve Lawrence retired from performing for a time, distraught over the early death of one of their sons. They eventually returned to the limelight but at a slower pace. |
| 12 | Worked at the United Nations due to her fluency in Spanish. |
| 13 | Graduated from William Howard Taft High School in The Bronx, New York City in 1946. |
| 14 | Was a high school classmate of Stanley Kubrick. |
| 15 | Mother, with Steve Lawrence, of David Lawrence and Michael Lawrence. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Call the Midwife | 2012-2013 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Girl in Progress | 2012 | performer: "Sabor A Mi" | |
| Gent de paraula | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Doubt | 2008/I | performer: "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" | |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Big Love | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Russian Doll | 2001 | performer: "Frenesí" | |
| The West Wing | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Southpaw | 1999 | Documentary performer: "Round Midnight" | |
| Così ridevano | 1998 | performer: "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" | |
| Great Expectations | 1998 | performer: "Bésame Mucho" - as Eydie | |
| Sinatra: 80 Years My Way | 1995 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Medley of Frank Sinatra Songs" - uncredited | |
| Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come | 1990 | TV Special documentary performer: "When You're Smiling", "Young at Heart", "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" - uncredited | |
| Mermaids | 1990 | performer: "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" - as Edyie Gorme | |
| The Big Picture | 1989 | performer: "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" - as Eydie Gorme | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie performer: "How d'you do, Shake Hands", "The Walrus and the Carpenter" | |
| Falling in Love Again | 1980 | performer: "The First Time" | |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1969 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1966 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Facts of Life | 1960 | performer: "The Facts of Life" | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Until They Sail | 1957 | performer: "Until They Sail" | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
| The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Big Record | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Julius LaRosa Show | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jonathan Winters Show | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| Frankie Laine Time | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra | 1955 | Short | Herself |
| Tonight! | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself |
| The Denny Vaughan Show | 1954 | TV Series | Herself |
| Look Up and Live | 1954 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| Marvin Hamlisch & the Pittsburgh Pops | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
| Sinatra: 80 Years My Way | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - From Las Vegas |
| Biography | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| 5th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Vocalist |
| All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood | 1986 | TV Special | Herself |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Herself (as Eydie Gorme) |
| On Stage America | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Song and Performer |
| Live from Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music | 1981 | TV Special | |
| Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Special | 1981 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself / Herself - Singer / ... |
| Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin | 1978 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1970-1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bob Hope's All-Star Tribute to the Palace Theater | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Steve & Eydie: From This Moment On... Cole Porter | 1977 | TV Movie | Herself - Hostess |
| Laugh Back | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bell Telephone Jubilee | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Friars Club Tribute to Gene Kelly | 1976 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer |
| Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay | 1975 | TV Special | Herself |
| Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1975 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| Here's Lucy | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Julie Andrews Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Herself / Lydia |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Host |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Tom Jones | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1963-1970 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself - Guest Singer / Herself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1970 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess / Herself - Cameo / Herself - Singer |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| Music Scene | 1969 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| Personality | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Match Game | 1968 | TV Series | Herself - Team Captain |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| Stars for Israel | 1967 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| All About People | 1967 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| Fanfare | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1965 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Guest |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| Password All-Stars | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| Your All-Time Favorite Songs | 1964 | TV Special | Herself - Vocalist |
| What's My Line? | 1958-1964 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1959-1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Vocaslist |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| Juke Box Jury | 1961 | TV Series | Herself - Panellist |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1956-1959 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself / Herself - Cameo |
| The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Milton Berle Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself |
| The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Person to Person | 1956-1958 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
$8 Million
