Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

~ Nobody sells a song like Lainie Kazan ~

LAINIE KAZAN is a multi-award winner in film, television and on stage. Kazan began her career as Barbra Streisand's understudy in the Broadway production of "Funny Girl." She soon became the "chanteuse" of her native New York, appearing in nightclubs and as a guest on virtually every top variety and talk show on television. She appeared on "The Dean Martin Show" an unequalled 26 times, hosted her own variety special on NBC and opened the popular "Lainie's Room" and "Lainie's Room East" at the Los Angeles and New York Playboy Clubs.

Appearing at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel, she attracted the attention of Francis Ford Coppola who offered her a role in "One from the Heart." The following year, Kazan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as "Best Supporting Actress" in Richard Benjamin's "My Favorite Year" with Peter O'Toole. Her other films include "Lust in the Dust" with Tab Hunter and Divine, "Delta Force" with Chuck Norris, "Beaches" with Bette Midler, "The Cemetery Club" with Diane Ladd and Ellen Burstyn, "29th St." with Danny Aiello and Anthony LaPaglia, "The Associate" with Whoopi Goldberg, "Love Is All There Is" with Paul Sorvino, Renee Taylor and Angelina Jolie, "The Big Hit" with Mark Wahlberg and "The Crew" with Richard Dreyfuss and Burt Reynolds.

Discography

In The Groove 1998 Music Masters