Trivia

Due to the popularity of Vaselina (1978) and its soundtrack, he considers "Beauty School Dropout" to be his most popular song.

He met Michael Wayne's wife, Gretchen Wayne (aka Gretchen Diebel), on the set of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960), in which he had a part. Four years later he married beauty pageant winner Kathryn Diebel, Gretchen's sister. So he is part of the extended John Wayne family.

He and his wife have eight children and they are, in order of age, Frank Burt Avalon, Tony, Dina, Laura, Joseph, Nicolas, Kathryn and Carla.

He had the last #1 hit of the 1950s with the ballad, "Why," the shortest title of any chart-topping song (as of 2018). In January 1960, "Why" was bumped from the #1 spot by singer Marty Robbins' "El Paso", the first #1 hit of the 1960s.

Has a house in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California.

Born in South Philadelphia.

He studied acting with Wynn Handman in New York and Estelle Harmon in Los Angeles.

Discovered by Robert P. Marcucci.

Mother, Mary Avallone was born July 3, 1916; father, Nicholas Avallone was born April 27, 1913. Sister, Theresa Avallone.

He sang the song "These Are The Good Times" in both the movie Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) and when he guest-starred in The Patty Duke Show (1963) in 1965.

His sister Theresa is two years older than he is.