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Singer Steve Lawrence died at the age of 88 after battling Alzheimer’s disease.
The cause of his death was caused by “complications due to Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a news release shared Thursday. The lounge singer shared his diagnosis in 2019.
The theater artist, who was married to singer Eydie Gormé, was best known for his hits such as 1963’s Go Away Little Girl.
“My father was an inspiration to many people,” his son David said in a statement.
‘But, to me, he was just a charming, handsome, hysterically funny guy who sang a lot. Sometimes alone and sometimes with his incredibly talented wife.’
David continued: “I am very lucky to have had him as a father and very proud to be his son.” My hope is that his contributions to the entertainment industry will be remembered for many years to come.”
He is survived not only by his son David, but also by his daughter-in-law Faye, his granddaughter Mabel and his brother Bernie.
Singer Steve Lawrence died at the age of 88 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. His cause of death was caused by “complications due to Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a news release shared Thursday. He shared his diagnosis in 2019. Seen in 2001.
The singer, who was married to singer Eydie Gormé, was best known for his hits such as 1963’s Go Away Little Girl. Seen in 2014
He was a friend of Frank Sinatra, who is seen here with actress Gina Lollobrigida in a scene from the film Never So Few (1959).
The Grammy winner was member of the duo Steve and Eydie with his late wife Eydie. He was also a close friend of Fran Sinatra and toured with him.
Steve was born in Brooklyn, New York and in 1953, he was hired for Steve Allen’s local late-night show in New York.
She fell in love with her colleague Gormé and they worked together on musicals and later married.
“I fell madly in love with him,” Gormé said when the couple appeared on Larry King Live in 2003.
He then became a fan favorite when he worked on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
In 1965, he hosted The Steve Lawrence Show on CBS.
He also appeared in films: in 1980, Lawrence appeared in The Blues Brothers as an agent; the singers then performed in the sequel, 1998’s Blues Brothers 2000.
And he played Fran Drescher’s father in the television series The Nanny.
Eydie Gorme, Willie Mays and Steve seen on stage
The Grammy winner was a member of the duo Steve and Eydie with his late wife Eydie. Seen in the 1960s
Lawrence, Donald Trump and Gorme pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1998
Gorme and Lawrence perform in 1994
Lawrence and Gormé were also a hit in Las Vegas.
‘A lot of people our age. . . “Try to make the change and rock,” Gormé told the New York Times in 1992, when she was 60 and he was 57. “But if we went out in jeans and sneakers it would look ridiculous.” “We are stuck in what we are.”
In 1997, Steve and Eydie recorded a new version of Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun.
Gormé died in 2013.
Lawrence said in a statement at the time: “Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for over 55 years. I fell in love with her from the moment I saw her and even more so the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.’
Lawrence and Gormé had two sons: David, a composer whose work includes the score for High School Musical, and Michael, who died in 1986 from an undiagnosed heart disease.