Barry Manilow
An immensely talented singer-musician, Barry Manilow trained at Juilliard before creating several endlessly lucrative jingles for such companies as State Farm and Band-Aid. After accompanying Bette Midler during her famous bathhouse sets, he produced her first two albums, and also began longtime professional friendships with Clive Davis and Dick Clark, gifting the latter with "It's Just another New Year's Eve" and a new version of "Bandstand Boogie." Manilow embarked on his own successful solo career with his 1973 debut album, which included the future Donna Summer single "Could it Be Magic," and he would go on to notch the hit ballads "Mandy," "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again," "Weekend in New England," "Looks Like We Made It," "Can't Smile Without You," "Ready To Take a Chance Again" and his most iconic smash, the upbeat, infectious "Copacabana." Frequently mocked for his middle-of-the-road persona and soft-focus music as well as his ambiguous sexuality, Manilow displayed a refreshing, self-deprecating sense of humor, and embarked on multiple successful international tours. He contributed a song to "Oliver & Company" (1988), co-wrote the scores for the animated films "Thumbelina" (1994) and "The Pebble and the Penguin" (1995), and co-wrote several live-action musicals. An Emmy winner, Manilow topped the Billboard album charts for the first time with 2006's The Greatest Songs of the Fifties and booked long-running stints in Las Vegas and on "American Idol" (Fox, 2002-16). Self-aware of his campy but inescapable appeal, Barry Manilow achieved international fame as a much-loved superstar.
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Barry Manilow
Filmography
Movies
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Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas |
Self, Executive Producer |
- | 2023 |
14% |
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Unconditional Love | Self | - | 2002 |
31% |
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The Pebble and the Penguin | Original Music | $2.9M | 1995 |
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Copacabana | Tony Starr (Character) | - | 1985 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View |
Music Performer, Guest |
2014 2024 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Music Performer | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk |
Music Performer, Guest |
2010-2011 2014 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Music Performer | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2008 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Generation | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doctors | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Music Performer | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Music Performer, Guest |
2007-2008 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray |
Music Performer, Guest |
2006 2010 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Music Performer | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Himself (Guest Voice) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2006-2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Himself (Guest Star) | 2003 |
61% | 78% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |