Biography
Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard "Howie" Greenfield and Phil Cody.
After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961) and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but was revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood". Sedaka maintained a successful career as a songwriter, penning hits for other artists including "Stupid Cupid" (Connie Francis), "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (Tony Christie) and "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continues to perform, mounting mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Laughter in the Rain: My Own Story. New York: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-399-12744-5
Filmography
all 43
self 37
TV Shows 30
Movies 13
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Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees (2022)
![This Is Pop](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/563854-this-is-pop.jpg)
This Is Pop (2021)
![Legends](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/577513-legends.jpg)
Legends (2006)
![American Idol](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16903-american-idol.jpg)
American Idol (2002)
![The King of Queens](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50482-the-king-of-queens.jpg)
The King of Queens (1998)
![Surprise, Surprise](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Surprise, Surprise (1984)
![Saturday Night Live](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15718-saturday-night-live.jpg)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
![Shindig!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/421104-shindig.jpg)
Shindig! (1964)
![Instant Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70239-instant-love.jpg)
Instant Love (1964)
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/157959-the-mike-douglas-show.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77704-the-ed-sullivan-show.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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GenderMale
Birthday1939-03-13 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
ChildrenDara Sedaka
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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