Neil Sedaka
Acting
Born 1939-03-13
Died 2026-02-27
Brooklyn, New York, USA
49 credits
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Neil Sedaka (March 13, 1939 — February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.
After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961), and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood".
Sedaka maintained a successful career as a songwriter, penning hits for other artists, including "Stupid Cupid" (Connie Francis), "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (Tony Christie), and "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille). As a performer, he had ten No. 1 hits and four as a songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continued to perform, mounting mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sedaka was hospitalized in Los Angeles after experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency and later died on February 27, 2026, aged 86.
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Filmography
Acting
39 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
The King of Queens
The View
The Mike Douglas Show
American Idol
The Merv Griffin Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Tony Danza Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Pebble Mill
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
The Dick Clark Show
Shindig!
Donny & Marie
Legends
Surprise, Surprise
Musikladen
Ein Kessel Buntes
This Is Pop
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Good Morning Britain
Na sowas!
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
The Music Biz
Instant Love
Food Rocks
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
Playgirl Killer
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
ABBA: In Their Own Words
Festival in Rhythm
Neil Sedaka: King of Song
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
Neil Sedaka: Live in Concert at the Jubilee Hall
Neil Sedaka - Legends in Concert
Other credits
11 credits
The Heaven and Earth Show
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Garden Party
Look - Mike Yarwood!
Food Rocks
Sting of Death
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On
Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music
Neil Sedaka: That's When the Music Takes Me
In Concert: Neil Sedaka
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