Dennis Day
Actor

Dennis Day Net Worth

Dennis Day was an Irish singer and actor best known for his work with Jack Benny on radio and TV. He was born Owen Patrick McNulty in The Bronx, New York in 1917 and discovered his singing talent while performing with his glee club at St. Patrick's Cathedral High School. He was given his break by Jack Benny in 1939 and worked with him until his death in 1974. Dennis also had his own radio show, "A Day in the Life of Dennis Day", and appeared in a few films, such as Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) and I'll Get By (1950). He also sang in Walt Disney's animated features Johnny Appleseed (1948) and Melody Time (1948). Dennis married Peggy Almquist in 1948 and had ten children. He died in Los Angeles in 1989 from Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Birth Day May 21, 1916
Birth Place  The Bronx, New York, United States
Age 104 YEARS OLD
Died On June 22, 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 72)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Gemini
Cause of death Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Alma mater Manhattan College
Occupation Singer, actor, comedian
Years active 1939–1988
Spouse(s) Peggy Almquist (m. 1948; his death 1988)
Children 10

💰 Net worth

Dennis Day, a renowned actor, soundtrack artist, and producer in the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in the year 2024. With his remarkable talent and contributions to the entertainment industry, Day has undoubtedly accumulated a considerable amount of wealth throughout his career. Known for his notable performances and melodious contributions to soundtracks, Day has consistently showcased his versatility and skill. As an accomplished producer, he has also made significant contributions behind the scenes, further bolstering his reputation and financial success.

Biography/Timeline

1939

Day appeared for the first time on Jack Benny's radio show on October 8, 1939, taking the place of another famed tenor, Kenny Baker. He remained associated with Benny's radio and television programs until Benny's death in 1974. He was introduced (with Actress Verna Felton playing his mother) as a young (nineteen-year-old), naive boy singer – a character he kept through his whole career.

1940

Although his career was mainly radio and TV-based, Day also appeared in a few films. These included Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) opposite Jack Benny, Sleepy Lagoon (1943), Music in Manhattan (1944), I'll Get By (1950), Golden Girl (1951), The Girl Next Door (1953), and Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as a singing telegraph man. For the Soundtrack of My Wild Irish Rose (1947), a biopic about Chauncey Olcott, Day provided the singing voice to the acting of Dennis Morgan.

1944

From 1944 through 1946 he served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant. While in Service he was temporarily replaced on the Benny radio program by fellow tenor Larry Stevens. On his return to civilian life, he continued to work with Benny while also starring on his own NBC show, A Day in the Life of Dennis Day (1946–1951). On Benny's show, Day's having two programs in comparison to Benny's one was the subject of numerous jokes and gags, usually revolving around Day rubbing Benny's, and sometimes other cast members' and guest stars' noses in that fact (e.g., "Dennis, why do you have two horns on your bicycle?" "Why shouldn't I? I've got two shows!"). His last radio series was a comedy/variety show that aired on NBC's Sunday afternoon schedule during the 1954–55 season.

1948

In 1948, Day married Peggy Almquist; the marriage lasted until his death in 1988. The couple had ten children. His brother Jim McNulty, two years younger, was married to actress/singer Ann Blyth.

1949

An attempt was made to adapt A Day in the Life Of Dennis Day as an NBC filmed series (Sam Berman's caricature of Dennis was used in the opening and closing titles), produced by Jerry Fairbanks for Dennis' sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive, featuring the original radio cast, but got no farther than an unaired 1949 pilot episode. In late 1950, a sample kinescope was produced by Colgate and their ad agency showcasing Dennis as host of a projected "live" comedy/variety series (The Dennis Day Show) for CBS, but that, too, went unsold. He continued to appear as a regular cast member when The Jack Benny Program became a TV series, staying with the show until it ended in 1965.

1952

Eventually, his own TV series, The Dennis Day Show (aka The RCA Victor Show), was first telecast on NBC on February 8, 1952, and then in the 1953–1954 season. Between 1952 and 1978, he made numerous TV appearances as a singer and actor (such as NBC's The Gisele MacKenzie Show and ABC's The Bing Crosby Show and Alfred Hitchcock Presents) and voice for animation, such as the Walt Disney feature Johnny Appleseed, handling multiple characters.

1957

He also appeared in Date with the Angels – Season 1, Episode 13 as himself. Aired Friday 9:30 PM October 25, 1957 on ABC – some records show it was episode 19, titled Star Struck.

1964

During the final season of The Jack Benny Program (1964–65), Day was nearly 49 years old, although Jack was still delivering such lines as "That crazy kid drives me nuts ..."

1970

His last televised work with Benny was in 1970, when they both appeared in a public Service announcement together to promote savings and loans. This was shortly after the whole cast and crew of The Jack Benny Show had joined for Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special.

1972

In 1972, he co-starred with June Allyson and Judy Canova in the First National Tour of the Broadway musical No, No, Nanette.

1976

In 1976, Day was the voice of "The Preacher" in the Rankin-Bass production Frosty's Winter Wonderland and again worked with them in 1978, when he voiced Fred in The Stingiest Man in Town, which was their animated version of Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.

1988

Day died on June 22, 1988, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease), in Los Angeles, California. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard. He is interred in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.

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