John Davidson, a Pittsburgh-born singer and TV personality, was born in 1941 to a Baptist minister. He graduated from Denison University with a B.A. in Theater Arts and began his career on the musical stage. Davidson's naturally gifted baritone voice led him to make his Broadway debut in the short-lived musical "Foxy" in 1964.
John's TV career took off when he co-starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of "The Fantasticks" alongside Ricardo Montalban, Stanley Holloway, and Susan Watson. He also appeared as a regular on "The Entertainers" and hosted "The Kraft Summer Music Hall" in 1966.
Davidson won a Theater World Award in 1965 for his role as "Curly" in "Oklahoma!" and went on to appear in Disney movies "The Happiest Millionaire" and "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band" alongside Lesley Ann Warren. He earned his own daytime talk show, "The John Davidson Show," in 1969 and appeared in various mini-movies and TV shows throughout the 1970s.
John's career experienced a resurgence in the 1980s when he hosted "That's Incredible!" alongside Cathy Lee Crosby. He also took over as host of "The New Hollywood Squares" and "The $10,000 Pyramid." Music has always been John's first passion, and he has recorded 12 solo albums and has sung in English, French, and Spanish.
John has appeared in numerous national tours and stock productions, including "The Music Man," "110 in the Shade," "Paint Your Wagon," "Li'l Abner," "Camelot," "Carousel," "I Do! I Do!," and "Will Rogers' Follies." He has also appeared in legit plays, including the off-Broadway comedy "High Infidelity" opposite Barbara Eden and Morgan Fairchild.
John has made sporadic appearances in films, including "The Concorde... Airport '79" and "Edward Scissorhands." He is currently married to his second wife, Rhonda Davidson (nee Rivera),whom he married in 1983. Together, they have a child, Ashleigh Davidson.
