A century ago, on Dec. 8, 1925, Sammy Davis, Jr., was born, and the world of show business has never seen anyone like him, before or since. “Sammy Davis Jr. was a light you couldn’t look away from,” ...

When I was a kid, I was Sammy Davis Jr. before I was anyone else. I started my entertainment career as a tap dancer. That was what led to my first appearance on television, in Philadelphia on KYW-TV.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Sammy Davis Jr. has long been associated with Frank Sinatra, the Rat Pack, and the early days of modern Las Vegas. During those days, Davis was a prominent guest at an unassuming ...

The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by starring in the musical version of Clifford Odets’s prizefighting drama “Golden Boy.” The entertainer, who would have ...

For what would have been his 100th birthday, PEOPLE spoke to some of Sammy Davis Jr.'s former friends and colleagues Don Smith/Radio Times via Getty For what would have been his 100th birthday, PEOPLE ...