vic damone played neil diamonds father in the jazz singer.
who played neil diamonds father in the jazz singer?
vic damone
the jazz singer (1980 film)





























the jazz singer is a 1980 american drama film and a remake of the 1927 film "the jazz singer", released by emi films. it starred neil diamond, laurence olivier and lucie arnaz and was co-directed by richard fleischer and sidney j. furie.





























although the film was a critical flop, the soundtrack was enormously successful, eventually reaching multi-platinum status and becoming diamond's most successful album to date. it resulted in three hit songs, "america", "love on the rocks" and "hello again".





























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the jazz singer (1980 film)
"the jazz singer" was parodied as early as 1936, in the warner bros. cartoon "i love to singa", directed by tex avery. its hero is "owl jolson", a young owl who croons popular ditties, such as the title song, against the wishes of his father, a classical music teacher. among the many references to "the jazz singer" in popular culture, perhaps the most notable is that of the classic mgm musical "singin' in the rain" (1952). the story, set in 1927, revolves around efforts to change a silent film production, "the dueling cavalier", into a talking picture in response to "the jazz singer"'s success. the plot of the "simpsons" episode "like father, like clown" (1991) parallels the tale of jakie rabinowitz/jack robin. krusty the clown's rabbi father disapproves of his son's choice to be a comedian, telling him, "you have brought shame on our family! oh, if you were a musician or a jazz singer, this i could forgive." "the jazz singer"s story continues to be evoked in pictures such as warner bros.' animated "happy feet" (2006).
the jazz singer