Frankie Avalon

Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" in 1959 and "Why" in 1960.

Avalon started appearing in films in the 1960s; he is well-known for having appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film ''Grease'', in which he sings the song "Beauty School Dropout".

He also had a supporting role as Smitty, the youngest of the Alamo defenders and one of Davy Crockett's Tennesseans, in the 1960 American epic Western war film, The Alamo, which starred John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in the lead roles. Provided by Wikipedia