Greatest Entertainers of All Times

Dean Martin - The GREATEST singer and entertainer ever!!!!!

As much as I like Sammy, he doesn't come close to Dean Martin, as a singer or all-around entertainer.

Well, I'm a twenty-something chick, and I love Dean Martin. Dino is as "big" now with my generation as he was in his heyday. It's amazing, you can hear him almost everywhere. He's a timeless, classic singer and entertainer. He now personifies the "essence of cool" for many. He truly has crossed over into "cultural immortality", and deservedly so. The Beatles and Stones are so passe.

Dean Martin was truly the "King of All Media". He recorded 1,000+ songs and had MANY gold records, made 60+ movies, had a top-ten TV show from 1965-1974, another highly rated TV show from 1975-1984 (the celebrity "roasts"), was the "biggest" and highest paid performer in Vegas during his heyday, and was part of the most successful comedy team in history ("Martin & Lewis") from 1946-1956. He was highly successful in everything he did, and he became incredibly wealthy as a result. No other performer could (or can) come close to his success. He was, and still is, loved here in the US and around the world. Dean Martin could do it all, and did. He was a "megastar".

Dean Martin - "The King of Cool", and the greatest entertainer ever!!!!!

The incomparable Dean Martin was the greatest singer and entertainer who ever lived. No one else even comes close.

he had 2 hit shows that ran for 10 years

Should be No 1 - More no 1's than Elvis. More top 30 hits than Elvis. Top Hollywood star for 5 years Oscar Winner. Top Radio show for 25 years. Largest selling single of all time (White Christmas) Successful TV show. As an all round entertainer he has no equal as all others were only really successful in one genre !

One of the best ever

Elvis by far.

Without question its Elvis. With Elvis music changes forever. With Elvis, popular culture changes forever. Elvis started the revolution that fueled the 1960's rebellion and all the music that comes after. Elvis is the highest selling solo artist of all time. Elvis was the biggest movie star of the 1960s. Elvis sold out every night in Vegas and around the country during the 70s. Did over a thousand shows in this period. He had "the voice" and could sing anything. He had the looks, the hair, the moves and charisma. There will never be another. He has no equal.

The King!

the greatest ever

Paul McCartney said it best, "Had there been no Elvis there would have been no Beatles". The same goes for the Stones, and many others. He is still the King...

SO YOU say. Everybody knows Elvis was better!!!

Elvis idolized the great Dean Martin. Sam Phillips said that Elvis wanted to be Dean Martin. Elvis gave Dean the title "The King Of Cool". All facts.

Rock n Roll baby!!!! ELVIS

Amen. Before anyone did anything, ELVIS DID IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!

He is the best of all time. Also, I have to wonder why nobody has seen the birth certificate of our president.

He was, and still is, an international superstar, a GREAT singer and stage performer.

Top 5 entertainers of all time

Last!? The original entertainer and one of the best of the pre Rock & Roll Era.

John wayne Is the man the greatest western actor of all time

John Wayne is one of the best entertainers of all time

A MEMBER OF THE RAT PACK, GREAT SINGER,ACTOR AND WONDERFUL ENTERTAINER.

Johnny was one of the best. Consistently entertaining 5 days a week for so many years. His easy going charm is irreplaceable. I miss him.

Granted Johnny Carson was the highly-successful host of "The Tonight Show". But, that's it. Sure, he could do a little bit of everything, but only within the format of that show. Should he be #2 or even in the Top-5 greatest entertainers? I rather doubt it. Dean Martin will live on through his recordings, movies, and TV shows. I'm afraid that future generations will forget about Johnny. He was, like most entertainers, too "one-dimensional". But, he was good at what he did, when he did it, within the format of that TV show.

Since this list is created by voters, I'd guess Michael is where the voters have put him. Seems logical???

this is Crap. Michael Jackson is the best by far!!!!

Oh please, they are honored on a regular basis all over the world to this day, while Dean Martin is never mentioned, nor are The Monkees.

Their music is for nostalgic senior citizens who think that stale bubblegum music is still hip. The Monkees were even better!

Elderly hippie-types are into the Stones. They're still living in the '60's and '70's. Man, that stuff is as dated and stale as they are!......nemesis

I second that!

The Rolling Stones in one word: creepy.

Sure you care, or you wouldn't have commented. Dean Martin was right!......pandy

The Rolling Stones first US TV appearance was on the Hollywood Palace hosted by the great Dean Martin in 1964. Martin made light of these lightweight non-talents, as he should have. Their "music" was/is even worse than their hideous physical appearances.

Sonny was cute and he had the brains, but Cher was (and still is) a SUPERSTAR.

An electrifying performer!!!

she should be far above Streisand, Shore,Clark, Houston and the supremes. Really she is a LEGEND. one that everyone knows, at least indirectly through her songs. She is an inspiration for a lot of today's singers and no one reaches her qualities, because recent singers are all edited in voice improving programs. Judy is NATURAL! And by far one of the best singers, actrices, tv stars and enterainers of ALL TIME!!!

"Ebony and Ivory" was with Stevie Wonder but otherwise I completely agree.

The reigning "King of Bubblegum Music". His duets with Michael Jackson, "Ebony and Ivory" and "The Girl is Mine", are cultural lowpoints. But, nostalgic seniors still think he's "the bomb". Give me a break!

He should be number one!!

a great example for a star-decline

Some drug use? She's probably used more than any singer in recent times.

In 1976, she received the Golden Globe award for "Best Nose in Showbiz".

the only thing she can do is sing thats it

great actor,dancer and singer

singer, actor, dancer wonderful

Once is enough.

what a mess 87 charli he must in top 10

His song "The Streak" is really uplifting and inspiring.

One of the all-time best and most unfairly underrated entertainer who walked the earth. R.I.P.

He's a stooge as his wife is as well.

His stage show is immensely entertaining.

Garth Brooks was a great country singer but thats all.This is about alround entertainment.

lennon is awesome...he is suppose to be among Top 20 best entertainers!!

Two Grammys plus the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award [2010]. Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Five #1 albums on Billboard charts. ONE song only? Hardly.

The Kingston Trio only sang one song and hardly entertained anyone with it.

Probably the worst singer ever, but maybe the greatest songwriter ever.

This is about entertainers, not jazz piano. The Vince Guaraldi Trio's music has entertained us in film, television and in person - not to mention the composing talents of Guaraldi. It isn't just about jazz. Suggestion - compose a list of top jazz pianists for the music section.

Tim was a better singer and dancer than Michael Jackson.