Phil started impersonating celebrity voices at a very early age to entertain his parents. He especially loved impersonating Dean Martin for his Mother who was a huge Martin fan. Cracking “corny” jokes and singing in the style of Dean became an obsession as family and friends would encourage him. He then went on to record songs for the Dr. Demento Show on KMET radio and soon found himself being professionally trained as a singer, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Long Beach State University.

Working in the entertainment industry for over 35 years as a professional entertainer, he now performs The Dean Martin Tribute Show and as part of a ‘Rat Pack’ tribute show. Phil has appeared at many venues all across the United States and has been featured on several television shows and music videos as Dean Martin. As a celebrity tribute artist, he faithfully brings Dean Martin’s legendary songs, humor and charm to any event.

My music career began when I was seven years old. This started to give me a positive look at myself. I was born with dyslexia and so it was very difficult to read. Music allowed me an outlet that took away some of the difficulties and shame. I noticed a man on the movie screen that played a boy with a disorder, his name was Jerry Lewis. I now took on comedy, along with music, to hide my fears of my disorder. Jerry Lewis used music in all his skits; therefore, I used my music and used who I was to be a character in real life. I lived this character my whole life and now decided to use it, later in life, to entertain people and share the medicine of laughter with them. It is a tribute for me to
perform alone or with a Martin and Lewis Act. It is very rewarding to see peoples’ faces when bringing them back to pure entertainment.

Martin and Lewis were the greatest team that ever hit the stages bringing entertainment for the whole family. There is no better time then to continue this team, together both, in what might have been in today’s world, since pureness never disappears.