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- Birth nameJune Antoinette Pointer
- June Antoinette Pointer was born on November 30, 1953 in Oakland, California to Reverend Elton Pointer and his wife Sarah. She was the youngest member of the hugely popular and successful soul/R&B group The Pointer Sisters. June attended Edison Elementary School, Elmhurst Junior High, and Castlemont High School. She received an honorary Bachelor of Arts degree from Bishop College. June began her professional singing career at age sixteen along with her sister Bonnie; they formed a duo called Pointers, A Pair. June's other sister Anita joined the act in 1969 and the duo became a trio. The group eventually formed into a quartet when Ruth Pointer joined in 1972. The Pointer Sisters went on to have a steady succession of hit songs throughout the 70s and 80s. June released the solo album "Baby Sister" in 1983; the song "Ready for Some Action" was a Top 30 R&B radio hit. June sang the song "Little Boy Sweet" on the soundtrack of the hilarious smash comedy "National Lampoon's Vacation." In 1986 she sang back-up vocals on the 1987 Top 5 hit cover of "Respect Yourself" by Bruce Willis and in 1987 she sang a duet with Dionne Warwick on the song "Heartbreak of Love" for Warwick's album "Reservations for Two." In 1989 June released her self-titled second solo album; the song "Tight on Time (I'll Fit U In)" was a good-sized R&B radio hit. She had a sizable role as Marsha in the 1995 film "French Exit." Alas, June had problems with drug addiction and was ousted from The Pointer Sisters in 2004 (she was also arrested for cocaine possession that same year). June Pointer died from cancer at the tragically young age of 52 on April 11, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.- IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders
- June Pointer is an American Pop/R&B singer, best known as the youngest and one of the founding members of Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Born the youngest of six children to minister parents Reverend Elton Pointer and Sarah Pointer, Pointer shared a love of singing with her sisters. In 1969, she and sister Bonnie founded The Pointers - A Pair. The duo sang at numerous clubs, then became a trio later that year when sister Anita quit her job as a secretary to join them. The group officially changed its name to The Pointer Sisters. The trio signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and released a few singles, none of which made a substantial impact on the music charts. In 1972, sister Ruth joined the group, making it a quartet. The sisters then signed with Blue Thumb Records, and their career began to take off. Releasing their self-titled debut album in 1973, the Pointer Sisters found immediate fame with hits such as 'Yes We Can Can' and 'Wang Dang Doodle'. Subsequent albums boasted top-charting songs such as 'Fairytale', 'How Long' and 'You Gotta Believe'. Pointer briefly left the group in 1976 due to personal problems; Bonnie Pointer exited from the group to forge a solo career in 1977. Eventually, Pointer ventured into a solo career while staying with the Pointer Sisters; she released the Baby Sister album in 1983 (it scored a modest hit with 'Ready for Some Action', #28 R&B) and a self-titled effort in 1989 (its charting single was 'Tight On Time', #70 R&B). Pointer was married to William Oliver Whitmore II for thirteen years; from 1978 until 1991. She had no children.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseWilliam Whitmore(July 23, 1978 - 1991) (divorced)
- Childrennone
- RelativesAaron Pointer(Sibling)Fritz(Sibling)Issa Pointer(Niece or Nephew)Faun Pointer(Niece or Nephew)Bonnie Pointer(Sibling)Ruth Pointer(Sibling)Anita Pointer(Sibling)Paul Silas(Cousin)
- Sang the song "Little Boy Sweet" in the 1983 comedy Vacation (1983), starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo.
- Was a member of the singing group, "The Pointer Sisters", which included her sisters Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer and Ruth Pointer. She also had two brothers: Fritz and Aaron.
- Sister of Bonnie Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Anita Pointer
- Grew up singing in the Oakland, California church where their parents were both ministers.
- Sister-in-law of Michael Sayles.
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