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Not many teen idols are able to carve a successful career for themselves as they mature,

but Frankie Avalon is one of those exceptions.

Avalon had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number

one hits Venus and Y in 1959.

Avalon is also well known for his role in the 1970s musical film Greece

as Teen Angel, in which he sings Beauty School Dropout to Frenchie.

Without any further ado, here's Frankie Avalon with his story.

As a young man, young boy, really, growing up in South Philadelphia, I really started into this business of show business, unaware of trying to be in show business.

But I became a part of show business at the age of probably, I don't know, I think about eight or nine.

Because in the neighborhood where I lived, was a great neighborhood,

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