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Marvin Gaye

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Biography

Born

Washington, DC, USA

Birth Name

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Recurring Role (4)

Role
- American Bandstand
  Himself, phone interview
  - S 11: Ep 23 Frankie Valli / Kim Weston
    2/24/68
- American Bandstand
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 28 Marvin Gaye / The Hard Times
    3/18/67
  - S 8: Ep 17 Marvin Gaye / Johnny Rivers / Adam Faith
    1/2/65
  - S 6: Ep 36 AB-1371: Marvin Gaye
    10/22/62
- Where The Action Is
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 14 Marvin Gaye / The Roemans
    9/22/66
  - S 3: Ep 7 Beatles (filmed interview) / Marvin Gaye / Chad & Jeremy / The Robbs
    9/13/66
  - S 2: Ep 233 Marvin Gaye / Martha and the Vandellas
    8/4/66
  - S 2: Ep 121 Marvin Gaye / Lovin' Spoonful / Al Martino
    3/1/66
  - S 2: Ep 111 Marvin Gaye / The Knickerbockers
    2/15/66
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- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 35 Marvin Gaye / The Rip Chords
    5/23/64
Guest Star (25)

Role
- E! True Hollywood Story
  footage version
  - S 2: Ep 6 Marvin Gaye
    1/28/98
- Soul Train
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 19 A Tribute to Marvin Gaye
    6/11/83
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 45 November 13, 1979
    11/13/79
  - S 5: Ep 113 February 27, 1979
    2/27/79
  - S 3: Ep 163 May 23, 1977
    5/23/77
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 13 October 15-21, 1979 (2)
    10/15/79
  - S 13: Ep 48 February 19-25, 1979 (2)
    2/19/79
  - S 13: Ep 23 November 20-26, 1978 (2)
    11/20/78
  - S 12: Ep 65 April 24-30, 1978 (2)
    4/24/78
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 38 Marvin Gaye
    5/7/77
  - S 3: Ep 22 Marvin Gaye / The Whispers
    2/16/74
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, host
  - S 2: Ep 49 Host: Marvin Gaye
    9/6/74
- Soul Train
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 39 The Best of Soul Train
    7/20/74
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 208 June 24, 1969
    6/24/69
  - S 3: Ep 106 January 30, 1969
    1/30/69
  - S 2: Ep 129 March 19, 1968
    3/19/68
  - S 2: Ep 123 March 11, 1968
    3/11/68
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 June 17, 1969
    6/17/69
- The Jonathan Winters Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 17 February 13, 1969
    2/13/69
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 14 Host: Jimmy Durante / Marvin Gaye
    1/11/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 83 December 25, 1968
    12/25/68
- Playboy After Dark
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Byrds; Marvin Gaye; Pat Henry; The Committee
    9/28/68
- Happening '68
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 14 Marvin Gaye / Lawrence Welk
    4/6/68
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 134 March 7, 1968
    3/7/68
  - S 4: Ep 100 January 21, 1966
    1/21/66
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 130 February 23, 1968
    2/23/68
- Malibu U
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Doors / Marvin Gaye / Lou Christie
    8/25/67
- Shivaree
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 Show 45: December 4, 1965
    12/4/65
- Hullabaloo!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Show #26 Hosts: The Serendipity Singers
    11/8/65
- The Lloyd Thaxton Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 12 Lloyd Thaxton Show - 11/00/1965
    11/1/65
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 7 October 24, 1965: Marvin Gaye, Herman's Hermits, Richard Pryor, Helen Hayes
    10/24/65
- Shindig
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 30 Tina Turner; Marvin Gaye; Lesley Gore; Righteous Bros.
    4/7/65
  - S 1: Ep 16 Show 16: December 23, 1964 - Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Righteous Brothers
    12/23/64
- Hullabaloo!
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Show #4 Host: Paul Anka
    2/2/65
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (UK)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 November 28, 1964
    11/28/64
- Ready Steady Go!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 November 20, 1964: Marvin Gaye, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rolling Stones, Them
    11/20/64
Additional Music (1)

Role
- NBA on CBS
  Additional Music
  - S 18: Ep 70 NBA Finals 1990: Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers Game 5
    6/14/90

Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Marvin's album What's Going On was reviewed as being "the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices." by John Bush.
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- All through his career, 60 of Marvin's singles made it to the Top 40 R&B singles chart and 38 out those 60 made it to the Top 10.
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- In 1990, Marvin was given posthumously his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Quotes
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- Marvin: I sing about life.
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- Marvin: Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking.
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- Marvin: I hope to refine music, study it, try to find some area that I can unlock. I don't quite know how to explain it but it's there. These can't be the only notes in the world, there's got to be other notes some place, in some dimension, between the cracks on the piano keys.
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