Johnny Mathis
Known for ActingBorn 1935-09-30Gilmer, Texas, USA
Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018).
Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music.
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In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.
Known for
Just Getting Started
2017 · as Johnny Mathis
Lizzie
1957 · as Piano Singer
A Certain Smile
1958 · as Johnny Mathis
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019 · as Self - Singer (archive footage)
'51 Dons
2014 · as Narrator
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · as Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · as Self
Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
2004
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · as Self
The Natalie Cole Special
1978 · as Himself
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992 · as Self
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014 · as Self
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992 · as Self
Johnny Mathis - Gold
2007 · as Himself
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004 · as Self
Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
2001 · as Himself