Facts About Me.

Facts about me Barak A. Manilow
1. Born Beth Moses Hospital Brooklyn New York
2. Full name Barak Alon  Pincus
3. First name meaning  Barak means lighting in Jewish.
4. Middle name meaning  Alon means Oak Tree in Jewish
5. Pincus last name until 1956
6.Name changed to mom's maiden name of Manilow 1956
7. Birthdate Thursday June 17, 1943
8. Birthplace Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn New York.
9. Mom Edna Manilow Pincus Murphy
10. Dad Harold Kelliher Pincus
11. Stepdad William Murphy
12. Grandfather Joseph Manilow
13. Grandmother Esther Manilow.
14.. Elementary School P.S. 16 Leonard Dunkly
15. Junior High John D. Wells
16. High School Eastern District
17. New York City College one year  Fall 61-Spring 62
18.NYC  Major Advertising
19. Julliard Music School New York City Fall 62-Spring 68 Fall 2008-Spring 2010
20..Julliard  Major Orchestral Conducting
21. Julliard Minor Piano
22. Julliard Music School Bachelor of Music Fall 62-Spring 66
23. Julliard Music School Master of Music Fall 66-Spring 68
24. Julliard Music School Doctor of Musical Arts Fall 2008-Spring 2010
25.Worked at CBS TV studios while in collage
26. CBS mailroom and on air operations.
27. Married high school girlfriend Susan Dexiler May 1964
28. Divorced Susan November 1965
29. Girlfriends Lorna Luft, Linda Allen, Roberta Kent, Dana Robbins, Abigail Stern, Julie Berkovic,
Skylar Herzbach and Carly N. Simon
30. Proposed to Carly on Black Friday November 29, 2013
31. Married Carly on Sunday July 12 , 2015
32. My pets Beagles, Labrador Retrievers and Weimaraner
33 Pets names Bagel, Biscuit, Casey, Pepper, Salt, Maggie, Max and Bialy
34. I lived in Williamsburg, Greenwich Village, Flatbush, Lower East Side Upper West Side, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Malibu, Palm Springs and Brooklyn Heights.
35. Odd jobs vocal coach, piano accompanists and duet partner.
36. Jobs part 1 jingle writer, pop songwriter, record producer and Broadway songwriter
37. Jobs part 2 contemporary recording artist since 1984
38. First musical on Broadway Copacabana 1978 Uris Theatre now the Gershwin Theatre.
39. Musicals currently on Broadway Copacabana revival Gershwin Theatre, Harmony Marquis Theatre, 15 Minutes Palace Theatre and Here At The Mayflower Broadway Theatre.
40. Musical coming to Broadway spring of 2018  Here At The Mayflower II  (More stories inside.) Nederlander Theatre
41. Relatives Lew Tartakow uncle, Rose Manilow Tartakow aunt and Edna's sister, Dennis Tartakow cousin, Olivia Tartakow cousin, Gregory Tartakow second cousin and Jordan Tartakow second cousin.
42. Favorite stuff clothes Adidas, Aeropostle, Joseph Abboud, Brooks Brothers, Baldwin Denim, Banana Republic, Duluth Trading, GAP,  Mizuno,  Timberland, The Hill Side and Old Navy.
42 Favorite stuff electronics Mac Book Pro, iMac 21.5, iPod  Touch and iPad Air 2.
43. Favorite eats Chinese, Italian, Jewish, Mexican, sesame chicken, manicotti, tacos, coffee, red wine. white wine, diet Coke and diet Coke with lime.
44. Favorite modes of travel Amtrak train, cars, Delta airlines and tour buses.
45. Albums I have recorded One Voice, 2:00AM Paradise Café, Swing Street, Barry Manilow, Barry Manilow Live on Broadway, Because It's Christmas, Showstoppers, Singing With The Big Bands, Manilow Sings Sinatra, Here At The Mayflower, Scores (Songs from Copacabana and Harmony.)  In The Swing Of Christmas, New York State of Mind, Something's Comin' Up, and Here At The Mayflower II
46. Future albums Keep Each Other Warm (Love song album.) Showstoppers II and  Putting It Together (The Songs of Stephen Sondheim.)
48. Favorite US states Washington, Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and South Carolina
49, Favorite places to visit USA Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, Denver, New Orleans,  Chicago , Portland ME, Boston and Charleston SC.
50. Favorite areas of the US  New England, mid Atlantic, mid west mountain and pacific.
51. Favorite countries outside US Australia, New Zealand, China, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Italy.
52. Favorite places outside the US. Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City, London Paris, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Beijing.
53. Favorite music styles Big Band, blues, classical, jazz, rock and roll and standards.
54. Favorite munchies popcorn, nachos, cookies, cupcakes and ice cream
55. Celebrities I've met. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Gerry Milligan, Shelly Manne, Billy Mays, George Duvivier, Mundell Lowe, Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, Kenny G., Dave Koz, Michael Lington, Donna Summers, Nancy Wilson, Dionne Warwick, David Benoit, Dave Brubeck, John Denver, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.
56. Celebrities I wish I'd met. Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald and Diana Washington.
57. Maybe the most important thing of all sexual orientation is STRAIGH. Remember I'm a happily married man.
OK everyone this is fifty seven things you may or may not know about me. Like I've said many times before I'm an open book. Why should I hide anything from the public. When it makes the public want to know even more about you when you keep it hidden.