eig.Fabian Forte 

Active decade: 50s 60s

* 2.6.1943 in Philadelphia, PA Genre -ROCK

Thanks to a series of performances on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, Fabian rocketed to stardom in the late '60s. With his stylish good looks and mild rock & roll, he became one of the top teen idols of the era; luckily. he had the support of the legendary 5ongwriting team of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, who provided him with "Turn Me Loose," "Hound Dog Man," and "I'm a Man," among other songs. Fabian's fame peaked in 1959 with the million-selling "Tiger" single; after that, he valiantly tried to become a movie star. When Congress fingered him as one of the performers who benefited from payola, his already ailing career was given a nearly fatal blow; under questioning, Fabian explained that his records featured a substantial amount of electronic doctoring in order to improve his voice.

After the hearings, he starred in some more movies in the '60s, without regaining the audience of his peak years.

Filmography Fabian

1959   HOUND-DOG MAN    

1960   HIGH TIME    

1960   NORTH TO ALASKA  

1961   LOVE IN A GOLDFISH BOWL

1962   FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON 

1962   THE LONGEST DAY  

1962   MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION    

1964   RIDE THE WILD SURF

1965   DEAR BRIGITTE       

1966   DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE GIRL BOMBS 

         LE SPIE VENGONO DAL SEMIFREDDO 

1966   FIREBALL 500

Stock Cars – Regisseur William Asher heeft ze weer bij elkaar gekregen. De acteurs uit de veelzeggende films als ‘Pajama Party’, ‘Beach Blanket Bingo’ en ‘How to surf a Wild Bikini’ kwamen weer terug in ‘Fireball 500’. Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello en Harvey Lembeck treden ditmaal op in een adembenemend avontuur over snelle meiden en nog snellere auto’s worden in de competitie betrokken.  En dat allemaal onder her motto ‘Lang leve de lol’. “Fireball 500” is een film met veel vaart, met dezelfde vaart gemaakt. Bovendien loopt de film ‘eind goed, al goed’ af.

1966   TEN LITTLE INDIANS

1967   THUNDER ALLEY      

1968   MARYJANE    

1968   THE WILD RACERS   

1969   THE DEVIL'S EIGHT  

1978   KATIE: PORTRAIT OF A CENTERFOLD       

1994   RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS