Anecdotes

Went to the prom with Rona Barrett.

Took his professional name from the first names of two nephews, Steven and Lawrence.

Made his recording debut for King Records at the age of 16.

Friends with Carol Burnett, and Jerry Lewis.

He and wife Eydie Gormé were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

Is portrayed by his son David Lawrence in Isn't She Great (2000).

While a regular on Steve Allen's The Steve Allen Show (1956) in the mid-1950s, he met, sang with, and later married Eydie Gormé.

Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of a cantor.

When he was 18 years old, Lawrence was hired by talk show host Steve Allen to be one of the singers on Allen's local New York City late night show on WNBC-TV in 1953, along with Eydie Gormé and Andy Williams. When the show was picked up by NBC to be seen on the national network, becoming The Tonight Show, Lawrence, Gormé, and Williams stayed on until the program's end in 1957.

During his high school years, Lawrence cut school to hang out at the Brill Building in the hopes of being employed as a singer.

Lawrence was also an actor, appearing in guest roles on television shows in every decade since the 1950s.

He and his wife Eydie Gormé first appeared together as regulars on Tonight Starring Steve Allen in 1954 and continued performing as a duo until Gormé's retirement in 2009.

Lawrence had success on the record charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s with such hits as "Go Away Little Girl" (U.S. No. 1), "Pretty Blue Eyes" (U.S. No. 9), "Footsteps" (U.S. No. 7), "Portrait of My Love" (U.S. No. 9), and "Party Doll" (U.S. No. 5). "Go Away Little Girl" sold over one million copies and was awarded a Gold record.

He was best known as a member of the pop vocal duo "Steve and Eydie" with his wife Eydie Gormé, and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and friend of the main characters in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.

In 1964, Lawrence starred in the Broadway musical "What Makes Sammy Run?". It centered on an ambitious young man clawing his way to the top in Hollywood. It ran for 540 performances at the 54th Street Theater.

Much of Lawrence's musical career was centered on nightclubs and the musical stage.

In the late 1950s, Lawrence was drafted into the U.S. Army and served as the official vocal soloist with the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" in Washington, D.C.

In 1984, Lawrence and comedian Don Rickles hosted ABC's Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders.

Long time friend of Carol Burnett.

He is interred next to his wife, Eydie Gorme, at the Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Culver City, California.