Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018).
Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music.
In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Johnny Mathis (voice)
1989
TV
Criminal Minds
as Himself
2005
TV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Johnny Mathis
1996
Movie
Just Getting Started
as Johnny Mathis
2017
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
Movie
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
2019
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
Top of the Pops
1964
TV
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1996
TV
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Movie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
TV
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
Movie
Lizzie
as Piano Singer
1957
TV
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
Movie
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
as Self
2014
TV
American Bandstand
as Self
1957
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Movie
A Certain Smile
as Johnny Mathis
1958
TV
Wogan
as Self
1982
TV
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
TV
Shindig!
as Self - Singer
1964