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Johnny Mathis
- Born
- Sep 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas, USA
Biography
Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018).
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Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music.
In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
The Simpsons
TV · 1989
Johnny Mathis (voice)
Criminal Minds
TV · 2005
Himself
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · 1996
Johnny Mathis
Just Getting Started
Movie · 2017
Johnny Mathis
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1992
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · 1962
Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie · 2019
Self - Singer (archive footage)
The Oscars
TV · 1953
Self
Top of the Pops
TV · 1964
Muppets Tonight
TV · 1996
Self
What's My Line?
TV · 1950
Self
Bill Russell: Legend
TV · 2023
Thanks
FILMOGRAPHY
52 movie & TV credits
- 2025Johnny Mathis At The BBCMovie
- 2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh StoryMovie · Self
- 2023The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the WorldMovie · Self
- 2023Bill Russell: LegendTV · Thanks
- 2019My Music: A Classic ChristmasMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2019Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolMovie · Self - Singer (archive footage)
- 2017Just Getting StartedMovie · Johnny Mathis
- 2014Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack StoryMovie · Self
- 2014Nat King Cole: Afraid of the DarkMovie · Self
- 2014'51 DonsMovie · Narrator
- 2011Ruth Lyons: First Lady of TelevisionMovie · Self
- 2007Johnny Mathis - GoldMovie · Himself
- 2005Criminal MindsTV · Himself
- 2004The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas StarfestMovie · Self
- 2004Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First MovieMovie
- 2001Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
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