Daily News | Bobby Rydell, South Philly’s forever heartthrob, left out of Oscars In Memoriam tribute
Rydell died at age 79 in Abington, Pa. due to complications from pneumonia in April 2022. The South Philly-bred singer grew up blocks away from fellow musical heartthrobs Frankie Avalon and Fabian, leaving a legacy of classically handsome teen idols in his wake.more than 25 million records
over the course of a career that churned out hits like “Wildwood Days,” “Swinging School,” and his cover of “Volare.” Though better known for being able to sell out both concert halls full of screaming girls and the Copacabana, Rydell’s contribution to film isn’t something to scoff at: Rydell starred alongside Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh in the 1963 film adaptation of the musicalwhere he played Hugo Peabody, a high school boy whose girlfriend is picked to kiss a rock star on television.was named after Rydell, too.
Rydell spent his twilight years in Blue Bell, where he lived between touring the oldies circuit with the Golden Boys, a trio that also included Avalon and Fabian. Rydell had performed with the troupe in Lancaster, and was set to perform in Atlantic City, just before he died. The 2400 block of 11th Street in Lower Moyamensing was renamed Bobby Rydell Boulevard in 2013, and a statue memorializing the singer is“As an actor, as a comedian, as an impressionist, rapport with the audience, [Rydell] is without doubt one of the most talented human beings of my entire generation,” Avalon
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