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  • Category: Recording
  • Unveiled: 12 Dec 1985
  • Star rank: 1203
  • Address:
    6966 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101421, -118.340935

Dionne Warwick

Next star: Peter Lawford
Previous star: Tennessee Ernie Ford

Biography

Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health.

Fact file

  • Birth name: Marie Dionne Warrick
  • Born: December 12, 1940 (age 71) East Orange, New Jersey, United States
  • Genres: R&B, soul, urban, soft rock, adult contemporary, quiet storm, pop
  • Occupations: Singer, actress
  • Instruments: Vocals
  • Years active: 1962–present
  • Labels: Scepter (1962–1971) Warner Bros. (1972–1977) Arista (1979–1995) Concord (2005–2007) Rhino (2008–present)
  • Associated acts: Burt Bacharach, The Spinners, Isaac Hayes, Sacha Distel, Whitney Houston, Jeffrey Osborne, June Pointer, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Dieter Bohlen, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Chuck Jackson, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Kashif, Howard Hewett, Johnny Mathis

Read more about Dionne Warwick at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

Scarlett Johansson, Denzel Washington Win Germany’s Golden Camera
Hollywood Reporter, 2012-02-02 08:41:04
Scott Roxborough R&B; legend Dionne Warwick and Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald to receive music honors at national awards show.read more

Aubrey O'Day, Clay Aiken Join 'Celebrity Apprentice'
MTV News, 2012-01-04 16:11:22
Donald Trump's season 12 cast also includes Adam Carolla, Dee Snider and George Takei.By Jocelyn Vena Aubrey O'Day Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Reality TV certainly isn't anything new for Aubrey O'Day or a bunch of her other just-announced castmates on the latest installment of "Celebrity Apprentice." On Wednesday (January ...

PHOTO CALL: Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson, Burt Bacharach Celebrate Hal David's 90th Birthday
Playbill Combined , 2011-10-25 15:13:00
Hal David, who penned the lyrics to Broadway's Promises, Promises, was honored with a musical tribute, in celebration of his 90th birthday, Oct. 17 at the Music Center of Los Angeles County.

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