Tommy Leonetti (10 September 1929 – 15 September 1979) was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" (written by Leonetti & Robert Troup) and was used by the Australian TV channel ATN7 in Sydney for station identification into the 1980s. In America he achieved greater success as a songwriter for movies and Broadway plays.
Cousin of Richard Lionetti, a former executive in the computer software industry.
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Arthur Godfrey once remarked on his television show that, when told they had booked Tommy Leonetti, he thought that it was a trio called "Tommy, Lee, and Eddy.".
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Recorded "Let's Take a Walk" with stepdaughter Kimberly Beck, a song written by Leonetti, Beck and Bob Russell.
Brother of singers Etta Leonetti, Kay Leonetti, Sandy Leonetti and Jackie Leonetti.
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Achieved cult fame in Sydney, Australia, for singing "My City of Sydney" as station ID for Channel ATN7 television station. He also starred in station ID spots, admiring Sydney Opera House, skipping pebbles in Sydney Harbour, wandering around Kings Cross, etc.
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABC Afterschool Specials
1977-1991
TV Series composer - 45 episodes
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series composer - 1 episode
She Came to the Valley
1979
conductor / music arranger
Massacre at Central High
1976
conductor / music arranger
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
TV Series
The Waltons
1978
TV Series
Piano Player
Hawaii Five-O
1977
TV Series
Stanley Ducco
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1972
TV Series
Musical Guest
I Spy
1966
TV Series
Title Song
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1964-1965
TV Series
Cpl. Cuccinelli / Nick / Driver / ...
The Human Duplicators
1965
White Reporter
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABC Weekend Specials
1977-1979
TV Series 10 episodes
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series 3 episodes
She Came to the Valley
1979
ABC Afterschool Specials
1978
TV Series 1 episode
Massacre at Central High
1976
Squeeze a Flower
1970
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
She Came to the Valley
1979
music: "She Came to the Valley"
Massacre at Central High
1976
music: "Crossroads"
Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town
1972
TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode
Squeeze a Flower
1970
performer: "Squeeze a Flower" / writer: "Squeeze a Flower"
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mike Douglas Show
1963-1978
TV Series
Himself - Vocalist / Himself - Co-Host / Himself / ...
Good Morning America
1978
TV Series
Himself
ABC Late Night
1975
TV Series
Himself
Dinah!
1975
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963-1973
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
BBC Show of the Week
1972
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Variety
1972
TV Series
Himself
Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town
1972
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Singer
The David Frost Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Jim Nabors Hour
1971
TV Series
Himself
Playboy After Dark
1970
TV Series
Himself
Della
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1968-1969
TV Series
Himself
The John Gary Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Woody Woodbury Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
Two of a Kind
1968
TV Series
Himself
Mike and Bernie's Music Hall
1967
TV Series
Himself
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series
Himself - Singer
That Regis Philbin Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest / Himself - Musician
The Garry Moore Show
1959-1960
TV Series
Himself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1958-1959
TV Series
Himself - Singer / Himself - 1930 'I Got Rhythm 'Singer