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Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. He is best known for such recordings as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-seller charts simultaneously, a feat equalled only by Herb Alpert, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Johnny Mathis. He has recorded a string of Billboard hit singles and multi-platinum albums that have resulted in his being named Radio & Records' No. 1 adult contemporary artist, and winning three straight American Music Awards for favorite pop/rock male artist. Between 1974 and 1983 Manilow had three No. 1 singles and 25 that reached the top 40. Although not a favorite of music critics, several well-known entertainers have praised Manilow, including Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s saying, "He's next." In 1988, Bob Dylan stopped Manilow at a party, hugged him and said, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you."〔Patricia Butler, ''Barry Manilow'', Omnibus Press, 2002. p. 223.〕 As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, including Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. From February 2005 to December 30, 2009, he was the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, performing hundreds of shows before ending his relationship with the hotel. Since March 2010, he has headlined at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. ==Early life== Manilow was born on June 17, 1943, as Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Barry Manilow Biography: Singer, Songwriter (1943–) )〕 the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Pincus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Barry Manilow dismayed at how his Irish roots were denied )〕 His mother's family was Jewish, while his father, whose original surname was Keliher, was born of Irish-American and distant Jewish descent. Barry adopted his mother's maiden name, Manilow, at the time of his bar mitzvah. Manilow grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn and attended Eastern District High School, graduating in 1961. That same year, he enrolled in the City College of New York where he briefly studied before entering the New York College of Music. He also worked at CBS while he was a student in order to pay his expenses. According to one source, he married Susan Deixler that year, with the marriage lasting only one year.〔As reported on the ''Diane Rehm Show'', July 3, 2013.〕 Another source says Manilow got an annulment from Deixler in 1966 after two years of marriage. He later studied at the Juilliard performing arts school.〔 In 1964, Manilow met Bro Herrod, a CBS director, who asked him to arrange some songs for a musical adaptation of the melodrama ''The Drunkard''. Instead, Manilow wrote an entire original score.〔 〕 Herrod used Manilow's composition in the Off Broadway musical, which enjoyed an eight-year run at New York's 13th Street Theatre. Manilow then earned money by working as a pianist, producer and arranger. During this time, he began to work as a commercial jingle writer,〔BarryNet – His Music – Commercial Jingles, (Barry Manilow - BarryNet - His Music - Commercial Jingles ); retrieved December 5, 2006.〕 continuing well into the 1970s. Many of the jingles he wrote and/or composed he would also perform, including State Farm Insurance ("Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there..."), and Band-Aid ("I am stuck on Band-Aid brand, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!"), for which he adopted a childlike voice and wrote the music (Donald B Wood wrote the lyrics). A 1965 Polaroid Swinger commercial featuring Manilow's "Meet The Swinger" jingle starred a young Ali MacGraw. His singing-only credits include Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, and the famed McDonald's "You Deserve a Break Today" campaign. Manilow won two Clio Awards in 1976 for his work for Tab and Band-Aid.〔BarryNet – The Man – Honors and Awards, (Barry Manilow - BarryNet - The Man - Honors and Awards ); retrieved December 5, 2006.〕 By 1967, Manilow was the musical director for the WCBS-TV series ''Callback'', which premiered on January 27, 1968. He next conducted and arranged for Ed Sullivan's production company, arranging a new theme for ''The Late Show'', while writing, producing and singing his radio and television jingles. At the same time, he and Jeanne Lucas performed as a duo for a two-season run at Julius Monk's Upstairs at the Downstairs club in New York.〔("Barry Manilow Keeps Flying High Critics? 'They Really Can't Hurt Me'" ), ''Tulsa World'', January 21, 1983.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Manilow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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