Dean Martin Net Worth

Dean Martin's Quotes

• If people want to think I get drunk and stay out all night, let 'em. That's how I got here, you know.
• I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are "Hello", "Goodbye" and "I'm pregnant".
• [to critics who complained that he joked his way through songs during concert and nightclub appearances] You wanna hear it straight, buy the album.
• [upon filing for divorce from his second wife] I know it's the gentlemanly thing to let the wife file. But, then, everybody knows I'm no gentleman.
• I drink because my body craves, needs alcohol. I don't drink, my body's a drunk.

Interesting Facts about Dean Martin

1. His son, Dean Paul Martin (Dino), was killed in a plane crash on March 21,1987.
2. Member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. All appeared in Ocean's Eleven (1960).
3. Father of Gail Martin, Craig Martin, Claudia Martin, Deana Martin, Gina Martin, Ricci Martin and Dean Paul Martin.
4. Grandfather of Alexander Martin.
5. Interred at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, CA.
6. His parents were Gaetano and Angella Crocetti. Although born in Ohio, he spoke only Italian until age 5.
7. Had a fear of elevators and a love of comic books, which he read his entire life.
8. Described his career as a boxer as follows: "I won all but 11 fights." When asked how many he had fought, he would reply, "A dozen." In reality he fought 36 bouts and won 25 of them under the name Dino Crocetti. He reportedly fought under the nickname Kid Crochet, although no records of fights have been found under that name.
9. Passed away exactly 29 years to the day (12/25/95) after his mother, Angela Crocetti (12/25/66).
10. Nephew of Leonard Barr.
11. Rumors circulated for years that much of the "booze" he drank on stage during his famous "Rat Pack" performances was really apple juice. Son Dean Paul Martin confirmed these rumors after the variety show ended production, stating that his father could not have performed if he had really drank that much liquor.
12. Father-in-law of Carole Costello. She was married to Craig Martin, his oldest son, and was the daughter of Lou Costello.
13. From 1973-84 he was the host of the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". In one of the most classic television series of all time, he and his panel of actors and comics would shower the guest of honor with insults. This series contained the most famous names in the history of entertainment, such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, George Burns, James Stewart, Orson Welles, Jack Benny, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, Don Rickles, Rich Little, John Wayne and Foster Brooks.
14. In 1950 his television career began with "The Martin & Lewis Show" on The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), which ran through 1955. He hosted various other shows before reluctantly taking the 1965 gig which turned into a 19-year success under various names.
15. One of few actors who have received not just one, but three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for Motion Pictures at 6519 Hollywood Blvd., one for Television at 6651 Hollywood Blvd., and a third for his recording career.
16. Underwent rhinoplasty when he was 27 years old.
17. Son-in-law was Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys (married to Dean's daughter Gina Martin).
18. Has a street named after him in San Antonio, TX.
19. "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"--his biggest hit song--is etched on his tombstone.
20. He and Frank Sinatra were best friends, a fact he held very dear to his heart. The two didn't speak much, in the years after Dean quit the "Rat Pack Reunion" tour, but they did reconcile a few months before his death, over dinner--and a breadroll fight.