- Partnered as a teenager with Jeff Bridges at several Beverly Hills hotel cotillions. They won several awards for performing the cha-cha, waltz and mambo together.
- States that her very first play was done at Judy Garland's home when she was four years old.
- There's a recent video showing a segment from Peggy Ann Garner, Steve Martin, Taylor Negron (1970) with Deana and Steve Martin as Bachelor number 2. He was her choice on a trip to Italy.
- Met and dated comedian Steve Martin on the dating game. He played bachelor number two and was chosen by Deana. The two of them went to Portofino Italy where they had the date that they won on the game.
- First dance recital as a child was performing "Mr. Bojangles". "Mr Bojangles" was written in 1968. From the biography info listed, she would have been 20 years old, and not a child...
- Gave up show biz at one point to raise her son. Eventually returned to the limelight as a singer performing the songs of her father, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. She has released several CDs.
- Half-cousin of Mike Love.
- Had a weekly XM Satellite radio show called "The Strip". (2007)
- Branson, Missouri (September 2008)
- Mother to Mickey Guerin .
- Ex-stepdaughter of Jeanne Martin.
- Since 2021, Martin has hosted Dean and Deana Martin's Nightcap on WABC-770 AM in New York.
- Martin began her recording career with producer Lee Hazlewood at Reprise Records. The recordings included her country music hit "Girl of the Month Club" while she was a teenager.
- In 2003, Martin appeared with Jerry Lewis on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. Martin and Lewis sang "Time After Time".
- Deana Martin trained professionally at the Dartington College of Arts in the United Kingdom. Her theatrical credits include Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, and A Taste of Honey.
- During her childhood, it was not unusual for his Rat Pack friends, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., to visit. Being around them persuaded her to pursue a career in entertainment.
- Deana Martin performs her father's songs as well as favorite classic pop hits in symphony halls, performing arts centers, blues clubs, jazz clubs, and festivals. She has performed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Paramount Theatre in New York City, Coral Springs Center for the Arts in Florida, Harrah's Atlantic City, Rrazz Room in San Francisco, Salt Lake City Jazz Festival, Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, The Sands in Macao, and Benaroya Hall and Symphony Hall in Seattle.
- In her book Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes, she shares stories about the Rat Pack from a perspective of a young girl growing up around them. She talks about how her father handled his busy career, public performances, and his role as husband and father. She talks about losing her half-brother, Dean Paul Martin, known as Dino, in a plane crash. Martin writes about growing up around Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles, going ballroom dancing with a young Jeff Bridges, and dating Davy Jones of The Monkees. Her book reached the bestseller list at The New York Times.
- In 2013, she joined Tina Sinatra for her Father's Day Special with Natalie Cole, Monica Mancini, and Daisy Tormé reminiscing about their famous fathers.
- For many years, Martin and her husband worked to encourage the state of Ohio to recognize the achievements of her father.[25] In 2001, Ohio Governor Bob Taft signed a bill which made June 7 Dean Martin Day.
- During the 1960s she recorded tunes like "When He Remembers Me", "Baby I See You", and "The Bottom of My Mind". Musicians from the Wrecking Crew, including Glen Campbell, played on these recordings.
- She co-starred in the National Broadway tour of Neil Simon's play "Star Spangled Girl" with George Hamilton and Jimmy Boyd. Other starring roles include "Wait Until Dark", "6 Rms Riv Vu", "A Shot in the Dark", and "The Tunnel of Love".
- She made her major motion picture debut in "Young Billy Young" with Robert Mitchum, David Carradine, and Angie Dickinson. This debut led to starring roles in the films "Strangers at Sunrise" with George Montgomery and "A Voice in the Night" with Vito Scotti.
- Her album "Memories Are Made of This" was released in 2006. She covered some of her father's hit songs, including the title cut and "Everybody Loves Somebody", "That's Amore", "Just Bummin' Around", and "For Your Love" written by her mother Betty Martin. She also sang a duet with her father's former comedy partner Jerry Lewis on "Time After Time." The album was produced by her husband John Griffeth and reached the iTunes Top 10 chart, where it remained for 40 weeks throughout 2006 and 2007.
- Martin married film and music producer John Griffeth on February 7, 1990. They had met on a blind date the previous year, and renewed their vows in 2015.
- Deana Martin made her television debut in 1966 on The Dean Martin Show, and she was a frequent guest, performing in musical and comedy numbers with a wide array of entertainers, including Frank Sinatra.
- She went to live with her father and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger.
- For four seasons she hosted The Deana Martin Show.
- Martin is also a licensed pilot. She was featured in a cover story for the magazine Twin Cessna Flyer and profiled in AOPA Pilot.
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