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Louis Prima

Highest Rated: 88% The Jungle Book (1967)

Lowest Rated: 88% The Jungle Book (1967)

Birthday: Dec 7, 1910

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Over the duration of his career, Louis Prima produced music for multiple Hollywood productions. Prima's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the comedic adaptation "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" (1937) with Phil Regan, the musical comedy "You Can't Have Everything" (1937) with Alice Faye and "Start Cheering" (1938). He also appeared in "Rose of Washington Square" (1939), "Hey Boy! Hey Girl!" (1959) and the Howard Miller musical "Senior Prom" (1959). In the nineties, Prima devoted his time to various credits, such as "Swing Kids" (1993), "Deconstructing Harry" (1997) starring Caroline Aaron, "Eve's Bayou" with Samuel L. Jackson (1997) and "Going All the Way" (1997). In the early 2000s, Prima lent his talents to projects like "Below" with Matthew Davis (2002), the Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson smash hit "Anger Management" (2003), the Will Ferrell and James Caan hit "Elf" (2003), "Bright Young Things" (2004) starring Stephen Campbell Moore and "Kicking & Screaming" (2005). Prima also provided music for "One More Kiss."

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Highest-Rated Movies

88% 82% The Jungle Book
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Hey Boy, Hey Girl
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Twist All Night
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Senior Prom
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You Can't Have Everything
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Start Cheering
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60% Louis Prima: The Wildest!
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Filmography

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Louis Prima: The Wildest! 60% 1999 Himself (archive footage) Actor The Jungle Book 88% 82% 1967 King Louie Voice Twist All Night 1962 Louis Evans Actor Hey Boy, Hey Girl 1959 Self Senior Prom 1958 Louis Prima Actor Start Cheering 1938 Conductor of his Band Actor You Can't Have Everything 1937 Orchestra Leader Actor
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