Perry Como was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1912. He was the seventh of 13 children born to his Italian immigrant parents, Pietro and Lucia Como, and the first to be a citizen of the U ...

Maybe some nice guys finish last. Perry Como was not one of them. Armed with a velvet baritone and a cardigan sweater, Como for almost 70 years offered a soothing pool of calm amid the turbulent seas ...

Crooner Perry Como, famed for his mellow voice, mild demeanor and middle-of-the-road repertoire, died yesterday at his home in Florida. The beloved 87-year-old baritone, who also hosted television ...

Television’s Mr. Christmas will be in your home before the holidays. Perry Como is the subject of Biography this week in Perry Como: The Singing Barber at 8 p.m. Friday on A&E.; Harry Smith narrates.

1974 Christmas special in which the crooner is joined by guests the Carpenters, skating star Peggy Fleming and comedian Rich Little. Perry sings traditional favourites and carols. Show more Perry Como ...

Ostentatious display was never his style, not even in death. Perry Como’s funeral Friday was as humble, genuine and warm as the man who worked as a small-town barber before captivating millions with ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- About 250 mourners attended funeral services Friday for Perry Como, the mellow crooner who started out serenading customers in a barber shop and soared to fame in a career that ...

Perry Como, the crooning baritone barber famous for his relaxed vocals, cardigan sweaters, and television Christmas specials, died at his home in Jupiter Inlet Beach Colony, Fla., on Saturday after a… ...

Jimmy Young recalls the remarkable 60-year career of one of the best-loved and certainly most laid-back entertainers of the 20th Century. Perry Como started his working life cutting hair in a barber ...

May 18 -- Funeral services were conducted today for Perry Como, the mellow crooner who started out serenading customers in a barber shop and soared to fame in a career that stretched from the swinging ...