Louis Prima
Birthday
1910/12/07
Day of death
1978/08/24 (67 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans–style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed frequently as a Vegas lounge act beginning in the 1950s. From the 1940s ...Read more
Acting
(2010) Louis Prima: In Person!
as ---
(1967) The Jungle Book
as King Louie of the Apes (voice)
(1939) Rose of Washington Square
as Band Leader
(1961) The Continental Twist
as Louis Evans
(1958) Senior Prom
as Himself
(1936) Swing It
as Louis Prima - Band Leader
(1937) The Star Reporter in Hollywood
as Louis Prima
(1938) Swing Cat's Jamboree
as Himself
(1959) Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
as Himself
(1936) The Champ's a Chump
as Band Leader Louis
(1937) You Can't Have Everything
as Orchestra Leader
(1938) Start Cheering
as Band Conductor
(1937) Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Self
(1984) DTV: Golden Oldies
as Self
(1936) Rhythm on the Range
as Trumpet Player
(1999) Louis Prima: The Wildest!
as Himself
(1963) Playgirls International
as Himself
(1956) Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
as Himself
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(2006) Legends
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self