I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle and watch me.
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When I was younger, acting, singing, and dancing was what it was all about.
In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television.
It was always acting, singing and dancing that I loved.
The first memory I have was my sisters dancing to the radio when they played records by Benny Goodman and Harry James and of the sort. But the record that got me was a record by Derek Sampson, who was a young guy, called 'Boogie Express,' and it was boogie-woogie. Really, it was on fire, and that got me.
I remember watching Eddie Murphy's stand-up act when I was little, and just being mesmerized.
I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.
I bugged my mom and dad to 'get me inside the television set' when I was about four years old.
I remember seeing 'Spinal Tap' at a young age and being like, 'That's how you perform comedy.'
I have that memory of dancing on my father's feet to all the music my parents used to listen to.
I was always singing and dancing for my mother when I wasn't glued to the television watching I Love Lucy or the Carol Burnett Show.