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Biography:
Growing up in the squalid Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Phil Silvers used his excellent tenor voice and facility for cracking jokes to escape a life of poverty. He was discovered as a young teen by vaudevillian Gus Edwards who hired him to perform in his schoolroom act. Silvers' singing career ended when his voice changed at 16, whereup... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2004 Live Recordings
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Filmography:
2000 Hidden Hollywood, Vol. 2: More Treasures From the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1980 There Goes the Bride
1980 The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood
1980 Nelvanamation, Part 2
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