Elvis Presley's biography

Elvis Presley is 42 years old film actor born at Tupelo. He was born on Tuesday 8th of January 1935. He is often nicknamed as Elvis the PelvisThe KingThe King of Rock 'n' Roll. According to year of birth 1935 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 8th of January means he is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be film actor. You can know him also as rock singer, screenwriter, guitarist, soldier, pianist, actor, music arranger, karateka, songwriter, gospel singer. He is recently known as singer.

Elvis Presley's dad

Elvis Presley's father's name is Vernon Presley. He is known as actor. His father was born on Monday 10th of April 1916 in Fulton. His father died on Tuesday 26th of June 1979 in Memphis. Vernon Presley was 44 years old, when this happened.

Elvis Presley's mom

Elvis Presley's mother's name is Gladys Presley. His mother was born on Thursday 25th of April 1912 in Pontotoc County. Elvis Presley was born when she was 23 years old. His mother died on Thursday 14th of August 1958 in Memphis. Gladys Presley was 23 years old, when this happened.

Elvis Presley's family

Elvis Presley's ex spouse

Priscilla Presley

Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley have been together since 1967 for 6 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Thursday 24th of May 1945.

He has 1 daughter.

Elvis Presley's daughter: Lisa Marie Presley

Elvis Presley's daughter's name is Lisa Marie Presley. She is known as singer. His daughter was born on Thursday 1st of February 1968 in Memphis.

Elvis Presley's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School.

Elvis Presley's career

His main focus is to be film actor. Maybe you are curious what instrument does he play ? He plays guitar.

How did Elvis Presley die

He died on on Tuesday 16th of August 1977 when he was 42 years old at Memphis. Elvis Presleys death was caused by cardiac arrhythmia. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Elvis Presley's Awards

Won three Grammy Awards, all for his gospel music.
None of his 33 films,--31 features and two musical documentaries--were ever nominated for an Academy Award. Of his 31 feature films only one, Wild in the Country (1961), lost money.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard for Recording in Hollywood, California.
[16 November 2018] One of seven recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded by President Donald Trump. Other recipients were Miriam Adelson, Orrin Hatch, Alan Page, Babe Ruth (posthumous), Antonin Scalia (posthumous), and Roger Staubach.

Elvis Presley's Rankings

He was ranked #2 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists and #8 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll. He was voted best singer of all time by Q Magazine. He was voted the 3rd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.

What Elvis Presley has done for a first time

Had 18 "Billboard" #1 songs, the first being "Heartbreak Hotel" in March of 1956. His 18th and final #1, "Suspicious Minds", was released in September 1969.
In September 1955, "Country Song Roundup" magazine was the first to feature an article on him, calling him a "folk music fireball".
His mother, Gladys Presley, gave him his first guitar in 1947, when he was 12 years old, as a birthday present.
Was one of the first people in the US to own a "Betamax" system VCR.
Made the first ever musical video of all time: Jailhouse Rock (1957).
His mansion, Graceland, is the second most-visited place in United States of America. The first is the White House.
He was planning his first ever European tour in 1978.
Was the first entertainer to introduce karate in an American motion picture (Flaming Star (1960)).
His death on August 16, 1977, was 29 years after baseball athlete and first home-run king, Babe Ruth's death, August 16, 1948 and 21 years after actor, Bela Lugosi, August 16, 1956.
Received his first ever screen kiss from co-star Jana Lund in Loving You (1957).
Double first cousin of Patsy Presley Geranen.
On Larry King's visit to Graceland, Priscilla Presley told him that her first Christmas present to Elvis was a cigarette holder.
In 1954 he was auditioning for a musician called Eddie Bond. Bond said to him, "Stick to driving a truck, because you'll never make it as a singer." Elvis recorded his first hit a few months later.

Elvis Presley's Donations

He did an early '60s concert in Hawaii, and donated the proceeds to help build the USS Arizona memorial.

Elvis Presley's quotes

[asked who he sounded like] I don't sound like nobody.
[asked what kind of music he sings] I sing all kinds.
I don't like being called Elvis The Pelvis. That's gotta be one of the most childish expressions I've ever heard coming from an adult.
Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.
[on performing] It's like a surge of electricity going through you. It's almost like making love, but it's even stronger than that . . . sometimes I think my heart is going to explode.
My daddy had seen a lot of people who played guitars and stuff and didn't work, so he said, "You should make up your mind either about being an electrician or playing a guitar, and I never saw a guitar player that was worth a damn".
The image is one thing and the human being is another, it's very hard to live up to an image.
A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business - live concerts.
[at a 1972 press conference in Madison Square Garden] Man, I was tame compared to what they do now, are you kidding? All that I ever did was just jiggle.
I want to entertain people. That's my whole life. To my last breath.
Take care of the fans and they will sure as hell take care of you.
I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.
I wiggle my shoulders, I shake my legs, I walk up and down the stage, I hop around on one foot. But I never bump and grind. Why, that's vulgar. I'd never do anything vulgar before an audience. My mother would never allow it.
Roy Orbison is the greatest singer in the world.
I get tired of playing a guy who gets into a fight, then starts singing to the guy he's just beat up.
I am not the King. Jesus Christ is the King. I'm just an entertainer.
Since I was two years old, all I knew was gospel music. That music became such a part of my life it was as natural as dancing. A way to escape from my problems, an my way of release.
[on Blue Hawaii (1961)] In the movie we did a song called the "Hawaiian Wedding Song". And it was so real that it took me ten years before I realized I wasn't married to the chick.
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.
I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyor belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.
Just because you look good, don't mean you feel good.
I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause (1955) a hundred times over.
Only thing worse than watching a bad movie is being in one.
Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.
Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.
I can never forget the longing to be someone. I guess if you are poor you always think bigger and want more than those who have everything.
[asked by a reporter in 1972 about his opinion of war protesters] Honey, I'd just as soon keep my own personal views about that to myself. I'm just an entertainer, and I'd rather not say.
The image is one thing and the human being is another. I try very hard to live up to an image, I'll put it that way.
It's your baby, you rock it.
I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me.
[on which candidate he supported during the 1956 Presidential election] I'm strictly for Adlai Stevenson. I don't dig the intellectual bit but I'm telling you man, he knows the most.

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