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Louis Prima was born on 7 December, 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, is a soundtrack,actor,composer. Discover Louis Prima's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation soundtrack,actor,composer
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 7 December 1910
Birthday 7 December
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date of death 24 August, 1978
Died Place New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Nationality United States

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Louis Prima Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Louis Prima's Wife?

His wife is Gia Maione (12 February 1963 - 24 August 1978) ( his death) ( 2 children), Keely Smith (13 July 1953 - 3 October 1961) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Tracelene Melva Barrett (17 June 1948 - 18 June 1953) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Alma Ross (25 July 1936 - 18 March 1947) ( divorced), Louisa Polizzi (25 June 1929 - 1936) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Gia Maione (12 February 1963 - 24 August 1978) ( his death) ( 2 children), Keely Smith (13 July 1953 - 3 October 1961) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Tracelene Melva Barrett (17 June 1948 - 18 June 1953) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Alma Ross (25 July 1936 - 18 March 1947) ( divorced), Louisa Polizzi (25 June 1929 - 1936) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Louis Prima Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Louis Prima worth at the age of 68 years old? Louis Prima’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from United States. We have estimated Louis Prima's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1930

Born in New Orleans' French Quarter, Louis Prima longed to play jazz. When he was a child, he studied the violin. His older brother Leon took up trumpet while Louis was still quite young, and he soon followed in his brother's footsteps. He played in clubs like "The Famous Door" in the 1930s, and by the time the 1940s rolled around, Prima and his band were becoming well known. Like many other big bands, Prima always had a woman singer, his most famous being Keely Smith, with whom he recorded the classic "That Old Black Magic". She began with him when she was 16 years old, and he eventually married her.

1939

Among his many accolades, with such recordings as "Jump Jive and Wail" written by Prima in 1939, and "Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody", recorded in 1957, he is considered by many as one of the founding fathers of rock 'n roll.

1947

His music transcends many genres, he wrote with Barbara Belle and Anita Leonard, the standard "A Sunday Kind of Love", a song for Ella Fitzgerald in 1947 and later many others from The Harptones in 1953 (Do Wop) to Reba McEntire in 1988 (Country and Pop).

1962

They were divorced in 1962, and he married 20-year-old Gia Maione that same year.

1967

In 1967 Prima voiced King Louie of the apes in the animated Disney feature The Jungle Book (1967).

1975

He spent the last three years of his life in a coma, after undergoing an operation for the removal of a brain tumor in 1975, from which he never regained consciousness.

1993

Posthumously inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993.

2008

Posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

2010

He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1615 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on July 25, 2010.