I met him at La Familia 1993 sitting alone at the first table on the left (just like mentioned in the book that came out that year) . No one else in the restaurant except two women sitting at the bar. My friend and I requested the table next to our hero! and after a few moments we engaged Dean and he was so nice and gracious , we had a 20 minute conversation. He was wearing a beautiful medallion that he told me Frank had given him. After awhile one of the ladies from the bar joined him at the table and we finished our meals and interrupted him again as we were leaving to let him know what an honor it was to meet him and shook his hand. I went back again later that year and as I pulled into the parking lot so was Jeanne and daughter Gina , this time the restaurant was half full, but I sat with my cousin a couple tables away and remember how beautiful it was to see him with his family and how happy he looked.
In the late 70s my two friends and I (all of us18 yrs. old) went to LA and ate lunch at a small restaurant in LA by Santa Monica. I can't remember the name, or location of it, but I will never forget when Dean Martin walked in and sat down at a small table in front of us. I was in shock and super shy, but my friend thought it would be fun to sign her autograph and give it to him. I was so impressed that Dean Martin laughed and offered to buy us lunch, but we had already eaten, so he offered to buy us a drink (soda). lol In any case, he was the sweetest and continued to be one of my favorite singers & actors of all time! :) Thank you, Deana, for sharing your precious memories, it means a lot to me I have many fond memories growing up being entertained by your father!
Love, love, love everything about this beautiful and engaging interview. Deana Martin is beautiful, talented and continues to hold the torch high for her father, Dean Martin. Thanks you Craig Bennett for another amazing interview. The best.
Now this is one heck of an interview. Deana Martin celebrates her father beautifully. His music remains so special and gets lots of play in our home. Will track down the memoir Ms Martin discussed. 😊😊
Love Deana and her father Dean. My grandfather grew up with Dean in Steubenville Ohio and we always watched him on tv. And I catch Deana on her weekly show. I have seen most of em. She totally has her dad's essence.
I love Dean Martin your Dad everyone loved Dean and i feel he was the best singer in the world i just in the last few days watched all about him for a couple of hours and how blessed you are to have a Dad like him,, He will be remembered by all as a wonderful man and I hope to see him in heaven and hear his beautiful voice again/
Just such a lovely interview. Deana is a showbiz treasure. Just love this channel. Thank you Craig Bennett - IMHO the best celebrity interviewer around.
Deana Martin was pure joy to listen to in this interview! It was very heart warming to hear how Deana really loved her father. And, it made me very glad to know that Dean was a father of love and integrity with his kids. That's what I was hoping to hear, I believed it about Dean before Deana ever confirmed it! It's just that feeling that I always had about him. Dean Martin was truly a wonderful man, and friend and entertainer! RIP Dean.
That was a wonderful interview Deana. I'm so glad about you keeping your dad's legacy alive. With today's movies including his music and the heavy airplay he gets every Christmas 🎄 I feel that Dean will always be with us. Thanks so much.
Deana has that wonderful sweet and fun spirit her father seemed to have had. I love each of the members of the Rat Pack and wish their style of music was still being produced today. God bless the spirits of these classy guys! :)
His show was one of the best he didn't care if that's what made the show he didn't have to be he loved to have a good time with his audience for years it was in competition with Tonight show and want a lot of them 8 seasons
My siblings & I were brought up on dean’s music, he was my dad’s idol.He even requested memories are made of this & little old wine drinker at his funeral, so dean’s music means even more too this day for all of us 🫶
I recommend Deana's bio on her father, as well has her brother Ricci's memoire of being the son of Dean. Lots of information that paints a picture of how things were at the home on Mountain Drive and all their famous friends. Highly recommend.
Ive read both and Jerrys book as well. You get the impression of a very down to earth man and his family as well. For someone who was no.1 for so long Dean really was a humble man.
I love "Silent Night-Peace On Earth" Dean sings on Christmas with the Rat Pack. It is so beautiful and tender!!! Dean Martin was and is such a fantastic singer. Dean had a twinkling in his eyes that made him seem to enjoy what he did. He was cool!!!!
I don't think enough people have heard Dean's version of this song. Of all his Christmas 🎄 music this song is the best. His voice and feeling on this song add up to a spectacular performance. I wish it could have been played on the radio.
Dean Martin was my favorite entertainer. He was so happy and funny plus a wonderful singer. His mood helped people forget their troubles while watching his show.
Deana I read your book...Yes the entire book.....FOR me that is a feat!!!!!!! For all of you out there thinking of a great book.....Deana's book about her dad is AWESOME.. Deana I am a huge RAT PACK fan of which your Dad was the man and that book was INCREDIBLE!!!!! I literally read it through the night one night not realizing and the sun came up and I was shocked i had stayed up through the night!!!!!!!! Thanks for writing about your dad for us!!!!!!!!!
Dear Deana, God bless you and your family. Thank you for your story about your Dad. He was born into a new life on Christmas Day! What a wonderful legacy he left you!
Oh my God, this was wonderful! Grew up watching The Dean Martin Show with my grandma and always loved seeing Deana--I can't get over how beautiful she is! PS. I'm going to look for her book, but a couple years ago I did read Jerry Lewis 'Dean and Me'. I admit I'm not a big Jerry Lewis fan, but he showed SO MUCH adoration & respect towards Dean it made me cry. It's a must read. THANK YOU MS. MARTIN, Craig & Kelly!! 🙂❤❤❤
Im 58 and i always loved dean always at the top.alsi i must say he must be the only entertainer that no one can say 1 bad thing about him all around a great man .
I am 36 years old and Dean Martin is one of my heroes. Dean added such a spark of laughter. When it came to Christmas, he was ready for that holiday. Thanks Deana for the incredible work with keeping your dad's legacy going. Sure enjoy the Friday shows and I hope you'll do Dean and Deana's Nightcap on Sunday evenings again.
There's no doubt that Dean Martin has touched the hearts of so many people who loved her dad and somehow feel connected and happy that she is keeping his memory alive. And also coming into our hearts just like her father did
You hit it right on the head. Who knows how long she'll continue to sing and entertain on stage. That's why it's important for us to savor every moment that she connect with us. She has left us with so many wonderful memories like her dad. And I think we are indebted to her taking to Kohl. I'm feeling like i'm feeling that gap that we all had
Thank you Deana and hello again. Wishing you and John and happy and safe festive season and thank you for giving Craig and myself so much of your time. Cheers, Kelley.
My husband was in Ricci Martin’s band at the time of his passing and 10 years prior. I just loved Ricci, his best friend Wayne Tweed has passed too. Great interview. Deana a classy, beautiful pro. She is a lesson in resilience and being an optimist. Wonderful interview!!
@@tomjones5650 Yes he did two years and two days ago. I met Dennis Wilson first. Through Billy we met Ricci and Wayne. I have known Billy Hinsche since I was 14. He lived in Nevada yet was a frequent houseguest when in Los Angeles. My husband lost his band mates. I lost 3 of my very best guy friends. Wayne appointed me messenger to break the news of Ricci’s passing to Billy Hinsche. I have been grieving since 2016 when Ricci passed away and left three lovely daughters.
I was so excited to see this, I just adore Deana! Such a fantastic interview, the whole thing, she is just a down to earth lady. At the very end when you showed the picture of Dean winking, and it was said her Dad would be with her for her Christmas show, I started bawling. Not just her Father will be there, but all her beautiful family & loved ones that are with Dean now, a one of a kind audience! I felt that, all from the wink of The King of Cool!!! This has been a very special episode...thank you!!! ❤️ I'll be watching on December 15th, Deana!!! ❄️🩵❄️
What a lovely post Karen Lee and we’re thrilled you enjoyed our conversation with Deana. She is such a lovely woman and she definitely inherited her dad’s singing chops!
What an inspiring and engaging conversation. Excellent work - and I'm now inspired to go hunt up Deana's music, her book and to put some Dean Martin's Christmas music on. Thank you, and thank you again.
I love marshmallow world my favorite Christmas song of all time I really love to sing it right when I'm about to head to the do the couch and enjoy singing it with friends
Should have asked her about her relationship with Charles Manson. You know here sister in law Carolyn Costello the daughter of Lou Costello had been married to Charles Manson cohort Greg Jakobsen before she married Dean's son Craig. Carolyn died 8 days after Dean's son Dean Paul smashed his military jet into a mountain. In 1974 Dean Paul Martin was arrested by federal agents for selling machine guns and other military grade weapons.
No mention of her meeting Charles Manson at Dennis Wilson’s house. She met Tex Watson and some of the Manson girls there too. Later on she testified at one of the trials when they were all charged and tried for the Tate and LaBianca murders. Ironically Deana’s father starred in a movie with Sharon Tate the year before the Manson people murdered poor Sharon. “The Wrecking Crew,” which also featured Nancy Kwan, Tina Louise, and Elke Sommer. Dean played the Matt Helm character which was sort of a comedic spoof of a James Bond type. Scenes from the actual movie were featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (when Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate goes to the theater to watch herself in the movie and it’s the actual movie on screen with the real Sharon). Dean Martin was supposedly quite fond of Sharon and wanted to do another Matt Helm movie with her but he was so disturbed and saddened by her death that he scrapped the idea of any more Matt Helm movies. On a happier note, Deana mentioned The Brady Bunch in another video because her own home life in a blended family resembled the Bradys, and before The Brady Bunch, Florence Henderson guested several times on Dean Martin’s variety show. There’s video here of a really fun song and dance they did together. The story goes that Florence injured her foot in rehearsals but like the musical theater trooper she was, she performed the number with Dean and when she fell on her ankle they went with it and worked it into the act like pros.
I met him at La Familia 1993 sitting alone at the first table on the left (just like mentioned in the book that came out that year) . No one else in the restaurant except two women sitting at the bar. My friend and I requested the table next to our hero! and after a few moments we engaged Dean and he was so nice and gracious , we had a 20 minute conversation. He was wearing a beautiful medallion that he told me Frank had given him. After awhile one of the ladies from the bar joined him at the table and we finished our meals and interrupted him again as we were leaving to let him know what an honor it was to meet him and shook his hand. I went back again later that year and as I pulled into the parking lot so was Jeanne and daughter Gina , this time the restaurant was half full, but I sat with my cousin a couple tables away and remember how beautiful it was to see him with his family and how happy he looked.
In the late 70s my two friends and I (all of us18 yrs. old) went to LA and ate lunch at a small restaurant in LA by Santa Monica. I can't remember the name, or location of it, but I will never forget when Dean Martin walked in and sat down at a small table in front of us. I was in shock and super shy, but my friend thought it would be fun to sign her autograph and give it to him. I was so impressed that Dean Martin laughed and offered to buy us lunch, but we had already eaten, so he offered to buy us a drink (soda). lol In any case, he was the sweetest and continued to be one of my favorite singers & actors of all time! :) Thank you, Deana, for sharing your precious memories, it means a lot to me I have many fond memories growing up being entertained by your father!
Love, love, love everything about this beautiful and engaging interview. Deana Martin is beautiful, talented and continues to hold the torch high for her father, Dean Martin. Thanks you Craig Bennett for another amazing interview. The best.
Now this is one heck of an interview. Deana Martin celebrates her father beautifully. His music remains so special and gets lots of play in our home. Will track down the memoir Ms Martin discussed. 😊😊
Love Deana and her father Dean. My grandfather grew up with Dean in Steubenville Ohio and we always watched him on tv. And I catch Deana on her weekly show. I have seen most of em. She totally has her dad's essence.
I love Dean Martin your Dad everyone loved Dean and i
feel he was the best singer in the world i just in the last few days watched all about him for a couple of hours and how blessed you are to have a Dad like him,, He will be remembered by all as a wonderful man and I hope to see him in heaven and hear his beautiful voice again/
Just such a lovely interview. Deana is a showbiz treasure. Just love this channel. Thank you Craig Bennett - IMHO the best celebrity interviewer around.
Deana Martin was pure joy to listen to in this interview! It was very heart warming to hear how Deana really loved her father. And, it made me very glad to know that Dean was a father of love and integrity with his kids. That's what I was hoping to hear, I believed it about Dean before Deana ever confirmed it! It's just that feeling that I always had about him. Dean Martin was truly a wonderful man, and friend and entertainer! RIP Dean.
I can never get tired hearing all the great history about the legendary, Dean Martin the King of cool,from his coolest daughter, Deana Martin.❤❤
I love Dean the way he treated Sammy and Norma Jean outstanding.
That was a wonderful interview Deana. I'm so glad about you keeping your dad's legacy alive. With today's movies including his music and the heavy airplay he gets every Christmas 🎄 I feel that Dean will always be with us. Thanks so much.
Deana has that wonderful sweet and fun spirit her father seemed to have had. I love each of the members of the Rat Pack and wish their style of music was still being produced today. God bless the spirits of these classy guys! :)
Simply a stunning interview and interviewer. Loved Dean Martin, and Deana is in a class of her own!❤
Dean Martin show is the best show ever...even 60 years later
Loved me some Dean Martin, I never get tired of hearing Dean sing. His show was great !
Same here!
His show was one of the best he didn't care if that's what made the show he didn't have to be he loved to have a good time with his audience for years it was in competition with Tonight show and want a lot of them 8 seasons
My siblings & I were brought up on dean’s music, he was my dad’s idol.He even requested memories are made of this & little old wine drinker at his funeral, so dean’s music means even more too this day for all of us 🫶
Stunning, upbeat and delightful interview. Love Dean Martin, and Deana is pure joy to watch and listen to. ❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent interview, engaging, entertaining. Rare to see nowadays an interviewer being so prepared.
Love Dean Martin. He was a class act.
Iam a Dean fan ever since i was 7 and now i am 65❤❤❤❤🎉
His TV show was the best in the 60's! Deana is a lovely woman!
What a bright articulate lovely woman ! Merry Christmas Deana ! 🎄🎅
Deana is classy and delightful... must be amazing to be the legendary Mr. Martin's daughter! Let's hear it for old school talent and "SHOWBIZ!!"
This is one of my favorite interviews .Dean was the best.every man would want to be dean.i woulld love to meet you one day
Thank you for the kind comment Vincent. Kelley
I recommend Deana's bio on her father, as well has her brother Ricci's memoire of being the son of Dean. Lots of information that paints a picture of how things were at the home on Mountain Drive and all their famous friends. Highly recommend.
Ive read both and Jerrys book as well. You get the impression of a very down to earth man and his family as well. For someone who was no.1 for so long Dean really was a humble man.
she looks wonderful, and has much of her father in her face
I love "Silent Night-Peace On Earth" Dean sings on Christmas with the Rat Pack. It is so beautiful and tender!!! Dean Martin was and is such a fantastic singer. Dean had a twinkling in his eyes that made him seem to enjoy what he did. He was cool!!!!
I don't think enough people have heard Dean's version of this song. Of all his Christmas 🎄 music this song is the best. His voice and feeling on this song add up to a spectacular performance. I wish it could have been played on the radio.
I absolutely love it!!! His voice is so mellow!!!
Dean Martin was my favorite entertainer. He was so happy and funny plus a wonderful singer. His mood helped people forget their troubles while watching his show.
I really like that Christmas show with all of the kids. I watch it every year.
I Will is my favorite song by Dean Martin as well especially with him and Tanya Tucker singing it together on his show.😊😊😊❤❤❤
Deana I read your book...Yes the entire book.....FOR me that is a feat!!!!!!! For all of you out there thinking of a great book.....Deana's book about her dad is AWESOME.. Deana I am a huge RAT PACK fan of which your Dad was the man and that book was INCREDIBLE!!!!!
I literally read it through the night one night not realizing and the sun came up and I was shocked i had stayed up through the night!!!!!!!! Thanks for writing about your dad for us!!!!!!!!!
Dear Deana, God bless you and your family. Thank you for your story about your Dad. He was born into a new life on Christmas Day! What a wonderful legacy he left you!
Oh my God, this was wonderful! Grew up watching The Dean Martin Show with my grandma and always loved seeing Deana--I can't get over how beautiful she is! PS. I'm going to look for her book, but a couple years ago I did read Jerry Lewis 'Dean and Me'. I admit I'm not a big Jerry Lewis fan, but he showed SO MUCH adoration & respect towards Dean it made me cry. It's a must read. THANK YOU MS. MARTIN, Craig & Kelly!! 🙂❤❤❤
You are so welcome Doug and glad you enjoyed our interview with Deana.
I absolutely love Dean Martin music. What a great voice.
Dean Martin is when America was America and California (Dean Martin's home) was America. Miss America so much and the traditions attached to it.
Im 58 and i always loved dean always at the top.alsi i must say he must be the only entertainer that no one can say 1 bad thing about him all around a great man .
Also we are from Cleveland ,lived in Cleveland hights for a while close to the church he was married in
I am 36 years old and Dean Martin is one of my heroes. Dean added such a spark of laughter. When it came to Christmas, he was ready for that holiday. Thanks Deana for the incredible work with keeping your dad's legacy going. Sure enjoy the Friday shows and I hope you'll do Dean and Deana's Nightcap on Sunday evenings again.
There's no doubt that Dean Martin has touched the hearts of so many people who loved her dad and somehow feel connected and happy that she is keeping his memory alive. And also coming into our hearts just like her father did
You hit it right on the head. Who knows how long she'll continue to sing and entertain on stage. That's why it's important for us to savor every moment that she connect with us. She has left us with so many wonderful memories like her dad. And I think we are indebted to her taking to Kohl. I'm feeling like i'm feeling that gap that we all had
So great!
I will is a song that they both made very special
Brilliant interview. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Deana you are a class act like your dad and represent His Name and yours SO WELL!!!!!!
You’re going to love this interview, Craig was great 🥰
Thank you Deana and hello again. Wishing you and John and happy and safe festive season and thank you for giving Craig and myself so much of your time. Cheers, Kelley.
Thank you Kelley! Merry Christmas! 🥳@@kelshep
Great memories growing up around the greats, very few will ever experience. Thanks for sharing and blessings to you and all in the days to come.
Our pleasure!
Love this so much. Dean Martin plays in our home every Christmas.
Love that!
Dean's already the Christmas sound in our house,cars and surroundings! :)@@kelshep
My husband was in Ricci Martin’s band at the time of his passing and 10 years prior. I just loved Ricci, his best friend Wayne Tweed has passed too. Great interview. Deana a classy, beautiful pro. She is a lesson in resilience and being an optimist. Wonderful interview!!
Cool!
Billy Hinshe passed also.😢
@@tomjones5650 Yes he did two years and two days ago. I met Dennis Wilson first. Through Billy we met Ricci and Wayne. I have known Billy Hinsche since I was 14. He lived in Nevada yet was a frequent houseguest when in Los Angeles. My husband lost his band mates. I lost 3 of my very best guy friends. Wayne appointed me messenger to break the news of Ricci’s passing to Billy Hinsche. I have been grieving since 2016 when Ricci passed away and left three lovely daughters.
@suzannevilicich7637 Yes Billy, Carl, Annie & Dennis were salt of the earth. And tremendous performers as well. Gina such a sweetheart too.
Yes Tom I agree ❤
Great job .great video...Dean Martin was always one of my favorite people.
I have always been a Dean Martin fan need to release the Dean Martin TV show❤❤❤❤
Thanks so much for a wonderful interview. Deana is such a treat to listen to all the stories.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Deana Martin looks so good!!! Absolutely a beautiful woman and her Dad would be so proud of her.
Thank you! I tend to forget what a lovely voice Deana has.
We agree! She is a fabulous talent.
A brilliant interview, as usual. What a classy stylish and amazing person Deana is. Love Craig Bennett's outstanding interview work
Dean Martin's 4 Movies as Matt Helm are a must see
Thanks for the interview. I read her book quite a while ago. I thought it was excellent ❤️👍🏻Deena is so positive, I love that☺️
You are so welcome!
My God, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
I was so excited to see this, I just adore Deana! Such a fantastic interview, the whole thing, she is just a down to earth lady.
At the very end when you showed the picture of Dean winking, and it was said her Dad would be with her for her Christmas show, I started bawling. Not just her Father will be there, but all her beautiful family & loved ones that are with Dean now, a one of a kind audience! I felt that, all from the wink of The King of Cool!!!
This has been a very special episode...thank you!!! ❤️
I'll be watching on December 15th, Deana!!!
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What a lovely post Karen Lee and we’re thrilled you enjoyed our conversation with Deana. She is such a lovely woman and she definitely inherited her dad’s singing chops!
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What an inspiring and engaging conversation. Excellent work - and I'm now inspired to go hunt up Deana's music, her book and to put some Dean Martin's Christmas music on. Thank you, and thank you again.
Wonderful!
A dean MOVIE has to be DONE DEANA!!!!!!! Keep on it!!!!!!
What a handsome family 😮
Loved this video 💓 Thankyou xoxo
Glad you liked it!!
I love marshmallow world my favorite Christmas song of all time I really love to sing it right when I'm about to head to the do the couch and enjoy singing it with friends
Compare this great praise with the memories Jerry Lewis' kids have of him really says a lot
This was great I Love it ❤
Glad you liked it!!
Darling you are a nation treasure just like your daddy. All my love. TX
Deana do you remember in 1961 a girl your age was in your house when you and brothers came home from skating and we hung out? That was me😎
How fabulous Mimi! We're going to pass this onto Deana
Not sure where I should put this request, so opted for here. I would love a Dick Van Dyke interview. 😀😃😄
Great request Lindy. We can only ask the question.
Dean stated in one interview .if he was a driunk do you think he could do the work he did
I heard Dean Martin was a very strong family man. Not the womanizer that people might of thought he was.
He was both.
Deana Is Great Get that Movie Made None of Us Are Getting Any Younger.......
I wonder what really happened to Deana' brother who passed away a few years ago😢
Should have asked her about her relationship with Charles Manson. You know here sister in law Carolyn Costello the daughter of Lou Costello had been married to Charles Manson cohort Greg Jakobsen before she married Dean's son Craig. Carolyn died 8 days after Dean's son Dean Paul smashed his military jet into a mountain. In 1974 Dean Paul Martin was arrested by federal agents for selling machine guns and other military grade weapons.
No mention of her meeting Charles Manson at Dennis Wilson’s house. She met Tex Watson and some of the Manson girls there too. Later on she testified at one of the trials when they were all charged and tried for the Tate and LaBianca murders. Ironically Deana’s father starred in a movie with Sharon Tate the year before the Manson people murdered poor Sharon. “The Wrecking Crew,” which also featured Nancy Kwan, Tina Louise, and Elke Sommer. Dean played the Matt Helm character which was sort of a comedic spoof of a James Bond type. Scenes from the actual movie were featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (when Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate goes to the theater to watch herself in the movie and it’s the actual movie on screen with the real Sharon). Dean Martin was supposedly quite fond of Sharon and wanted to do another Matt Helm movie with her but he was so disturbed and saddened by her death that he scrapped the idea of any more Matt Helm movies.
On a happier note, Deana mentioned The Brady Bunch in another video because her own home life in a blended family resembled the Bradys, and before The Brady Bunch, Florence Henderson guested several times on Dean Martin’s variety show. There’s video here of a really fun song and dance they did together. The story goes that Florence injured her foot in rehearsals but like the musical theater trooper she was, she performed the number with Dean and when she fell on her ankle they went with it and worked it into the act like pros.
Why in the world was Dean Martin’ s house left to ruin?
Was it? What state is it in now ?😮