Philadelphia-born Frankie Avalon has been turning heads since he picked up a trumpet at age 9, quickly showing the world what ...

Frankie Avalon almost didn't take part in Grease. During the podcast, Avalon recalled that he first saw Grease the musical on Broadway in the early 1970s as part of a publicity effort for a run of ...

Frankie Avalon and his wife of 60 years Kathryn Diebel share eight kids Emily Weaver is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared ...

Frankie Avalon's illustrious career took flight with a string of chart-topping hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, solidifying his status as a teen idol and a cultural icon.

Legendary performer and former teen idol Frankie Avalon will take the Redlands Bowl stage Tuesday, Aug. 15, as the 100th season of the Summer Music Festival nears its end Avalon — a performer ...

Entertainment ‘Grease’ star Frankie Avalon nearly passed on iconic role because it resembled Elvis Presley Avalon sings 'Beauty School Dropout' to Didi Conn's character, Frenchy, in the 1978 film ...

Frankie Avalon says it’s the energy from concertgoers that keeps him going strong on tour at age 84. The former teen idol in the late 1950s through the 60s is coming to Poway on Saturday night ...