Her Dad Was More Than His Onscreen Persona
Deana Martin said that her dad was not the same guy that everyone saw on the screen. She said that it was all an act. There was no denying that her father really was a drinker, a philanderer, and a smoker, but The Dean Martin Show put him in a rather unflattering light every now and then as well.
Her Dad Was More Than His Onscreen Persona
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How He Was On ‘The Dean Martin Show’
The show was on the air from 1965 until 1974. It was a chat show that showed Dean Martin as a very tanned guy who slurred his words. It felt like his hand was always holding onto an old-fashioned cocktail. Unlike many shows now, the entertainer did not re-tape his lines even when he messed up its delivery.
How He Was On ’The Dean Martin Show’