Mario Lanza: Mario Lanza. Actor: For the First Time. Mario Lanza's life, sadly, has all the markings of an epic Shakespearean tragedy. The story is truly incredible: a wild, incendiary Philadelphia kid who can sing better than Enrico Caruso sets out to become the greatest dramatic opera singer who ever lived, is detoured by MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer and vixen Hollywood, is remade into a fiercely handsome box-office champ with a...
Known For: For the First Time (Tonio Costa), The Great Caruso (Enrico Caruso), Serenade (Damon Vincenti), Heavenly Creatures (Soundtrack("Be My Love", "The Donkey Serenade", "Funiculi, Funicula", "The Loveliest Night of the Year", "You'll Never Walk Alone"))