- He and his ex-wife, Joan Blackman, met while they were each filming an Elvis Presley movie.
- Later turned into an artist of note.
- His wife, Dory Previn, was the ex-wife of composer André Previn.
- Lean, amiable secondary presence in Elvis Presley and Gidget movies who had a brief chance to shine on a late 60s sitcom.
- Ran Baker Studios LTD, a recording studio.
- Appeared several times in films for Walt Disney Studios, including The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) and Superdad (1973).
- Has exhibited as an abstract painter in major Los Angeles art galleries.
- After graduating high school in New York he moved to Los Angeles where he launched a nightclub act as a Jerry Lewis impersonator.
- Resembled Paul Muni.
- Worked as a NBC page in Hollywood.
- Served in the United States Army.
- Sang and cracked jokes as the opener for singer Johnny Mathis at the Sahara Casino in Las Vegas.
- Lou Costello was his first manager.
- Survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor when the family home was hit by friendly fire. He and his stepmother quickly left the islands, taking the RMS Aquitania with thousands of other evacuees to San Francisco.
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