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Englebert Humperdink c. 1970

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Engelbert Humperdinck

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Overview

  • Born
    May 2, 1936 · Madras, Madras Presidency, British India [now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India]
  • Birth name
    Arnold George Dorsey
  • Height
    1.87 m

Biography

    • Engelbert Humperdinck was born on May 2, 1936 in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India [now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India]. He is a music artist and actor, known for Game Night (2018), Bullet Train (2022) and A Beautiful Day (2017). He was previously married to Patricia Healey.

Family

  • Spouse
      Patricia Healey(April 18, 1964 - February 4, 2021) (her death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Scott Brandon Dorsey
      Bradley Matthew Dorsey
      Jason Mervyn Dorsey
      Louise Sarah Dorsey

Trademarks

  • Rich baritone voice

Trivia

  • Took his stage name from the German composer Engelbert Humperdinck.
  • As a tax exile, he is only permitted to stay in the United Kingdom a maximum of 90 days a year, while the rest of the year he lives in Los Angeles.
  • Discovered by his manager, former singer Gordon Mills, after years of obscurity touring and recording as "Gerry Dorsey". Mills founded the MAM record label and also managed Tom Jones, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Lynsey de Paul.
  • Is one of the wealthiest musicians in the business - worth around $100 million dollars.
  • He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 23, 1989.

Quotes

  • (Joking with Arsenio Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show (1989)) I hate it when they throw their bras at me - their panties. It's such a waste. None of them fit me.
  • When I was an utter flop, I kept having the same dream - that all my teeth were falling out. I don't have that dream any more.

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