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.. When Avalon, 83, appeared on the latest episode of the Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson podcast, the actor and singer reflected on how he ...

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 ...

In Beach Party, Frankie Avalon carries Annette Funicello over the threshold of their seaside bungalow at the start of what he hopes will be a romantic getaway for two. The mood is shattered when ...

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 in 1976. (Courtesy of Poway OnStage) In the 1980s he appeared in a “Happy Days” episode and had a cameo with Funicello as themselves in the 1989 movie “Troop Beverly Hills.” ...