acheivments

Sammy Davis Jr had many achievments throughout his life which was December 8, 1925 to May 16, 1990. He was a singer, actor, tap dancer, and musician. He also was a childhood vaudevillian, and became famous for his performances on Broadway and in Las Vegas, as a recording artist, television and film star, and the only black member of Frank SInatra's "Rat Pack." At three he went on tour with his dad after the divorce between his parents, and learned how to dance and became a part of the Will Mastin Trio. Throughout his life he included the trio on his billing, even at eighteen, when in his later life he joined the United States Army in World War 2, where he'd been tormented with racism. While in the service, however, he joined an integrated entertainment Special Service unit, and found that the spotlight removed some of the prejudice. After he was discharged, Davis rejoined the dance act which played at a wide variety of spots around Portland, Oregon, and began to achieve success on his own.  The next year, he released his second album. The next move in his growing career was to appear in the Broadway show Mr.Wonderful in 1956. In 1959, he became a member of the "Rat Pack". After he achieved superstar success, Davis refused to work at venues which practiced racial segregation, his demands led to the integration of Miami Beach nightclubs and Las Vegas casinos. In 1964, Davis was starring in Golden Boy at night and shooting his own New York-based afternoon talk show during the day. When he could get a day off from the theater, he would either be in the studio recording new songs, performing live, or doing television variety specials in LA. He had a #11 hit with "I've Gotta Be Me" in 1969. But then, even as his career seemed at its highest point, Sammy had an unexpected smash hit "Candy Man". Although he enjoyed no more Top 40 hits, he did enjoy extra popularity with his performance of the theme song from the T.V. series Baretta. He would still land television and film parts, including high-profile cameo visits to the All in the Family. Davis admitting watching soap operas led him to make a cameo appearance on General Hospital and playing the recurring character Chip Warren on One Life to Live for which he received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1980. He also made a cameo during an episode of the NBC version of Card Sharks in 1981. Davis was very famour for his tap dancing, acting. singing, and beginnign at such a young age. These were his many achievments throughout his life.