He appeared with Martin and Lewis in a trio called "The Three Lads" in
the late 1940s before M&L took off as a duo. Was also a longtime
sidekick of Jimmy Durante on stage until Durante's death in 1980.
Durable Las Vegas "Rat Pack" comedian who began his career as a singer
and emcee in New Jersey as a teen. He appeared in a couple of the Rat
Pack movies in the 1960s.