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Ol' Blue Eyes - Gary Anthony
If ever there was a Frank Sinatra reincarnate, Gary Anthony's
the one. A Sinatra impersonator since the age of five, "The
Tribute to Frank, Sammy, Joey & Dean" star has been one of
Vegas' most in demand Sinatra impersonators since moving to the
Entertainment Capital of the World in 1994.
A native of Los Angeles, Anthony grew up in a musical family
headed by his father, a big band director. Music came naturally
to the third of 11 children, and although the performer also
sings as himself and does a mean Rodney Dangerfield, a smooth
Ronald Reagan and a variety of other celebrity impersonations,
even as a child, Anthony knew that "Frank was the man."
At age 15, Anthony was singing Sinatra at venues all over the
country. However, three years later, Anthony decided to focus on
singing alongside three of his brothers and one of his sisters
with his family group, The Allens. The decision paid off. The
group was not only one of the first Caucasian families to sign
with Motown, but also topped the US musical charts in 1975 with
their song "High Tide," written by The Osmonds. After nine years
of touring as young teen idols and appearing on such hit shows
as "American Bandstand" and "The Johnny Carson Show", the group
disbanded when the disco movement hit the nation.
Soon after, Anthony ventured into the world of stand-up comedy,
however his musical roots drew him into becoming a recording and
sound engineer for such well known bands as Oingo Boingo, The
Police and Blondie. After getting married, Anthony decided it
was time to "get a real job" and opened an electrical sign
business with his father. However, the show-biz bug within him
couldn't be tamed, and even in his "real job" Anthony found
himself working in the business he loved so much by doing neon
for the Golden Globes and other television shows.
Eventually, Anthony and his father moved into video production,
producing commercials and cable shows out of a garage. Thanks to
the popularity of "Wayne's World," which glorified upstart cable
television shows, Anthony's show "The Unzipped World of Gary
Blazer" got plenty of attention and he soon found himself the
subject of numerous television news programs and a HBO
documentary, along with his father's cable show.
Anthony always had to do things "his way," and in 1994 the
performer decided to move to Las Vegas. He began booking himself
at various venues, doing everything from working as a DJ, to
stints as a comic. But as Anthony says himself, "what is Vegas
without Frank?," and he soon found himself steadily
impersonating Sinatra in various Las Vegas showrooms. His knack
for being "perfectly Frank" even caught several producers' eyes,
and when Delta Airlines and the NBA launched a new promotional
campaign in 2003 where the star of the commercial was Ol' Blue
Eyes, Anthony was selected in a nationwide search to replicate
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The Las Vegas Cast
Voice of God
Buddy Hackett
Frank Sinatra
Gary Anthony
Sebastian Anzaldo
Henry Prego
Sammy Davis Jr.
Louis Velez
Doug Starks
Tony Tilman
Joey Bishop
Sandy Hackett
Marcel Forestieri
Robert Allen
Dean Martin
Andy DiMino
Pete Wilcox
Marilyn Monroe
Stacey Nicole
Music
The Tribute Orchestra
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