He did not begin speaking English until he entered school, since the Comos spoke Italian at home.
He originally wanted to be a barber, and had his own shop at the age of 14.
He was threatened with dismissal from the Ted Weems band because he left them in Chicago to be with his wife at the birth of their first child.
He and his high school sweetheart were married for 65 years.
Bing Crosby once called him "the man who invented casual."
His birth given name was Pierino.
He was the seventh son of a seventh son.
His second and third children were adopted, because his wife could no longer have children after the birth of their first son.
"I've done nothing that I can call exciting. I was a barber. Since then I've been a singer. That's it."
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