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Barry Manilow
b. 1943Brooklyn, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
I Write the Songs
Biography
I Write the Songs; Mandy; Could It Be Magic; Brooklyn Jewish-Italian-heritage entertainer; born Barry Alan Pincus; mother of Italian descent. Grammy Award; Emmy Award; 40M+ albums sold; 2-year-long Las Vegas residency
Notable For
- I Write the Songs
- Mandy
- Could It Be Magic
- Brooklyn Jewish-Italian-heritage entertainer
Honors & Recognition
- Grammy Award
- Emmy Award
- 40M+ albums sold
- 2-year-long Las Vegas residency
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Specialty
- Pop
- Years
- b. 1943
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Jewish-Italian
- Ancestry Verification
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