Neil Sedaka
Acting
1939-03-13 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Neil Sedaka (March 13, 1939 — February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody. After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961), and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood". Sedaka maintained a successful career as a songwriter, penning hits for other artists, including "Stupid Cupid" (Connie Francis), "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (Tony Christie), and "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille). As a performer, he had ten No. 1 hits and four as a songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continued to perform, mounting mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sedaka was hospitalized in Los Angeles after experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency and later died on February 27, 2026, aged 86.
Filmography
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
2023 · Movie
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022 · Movie
This Is Pop
2021 · Series
ABBA: In Their Own Words
2020 · Movie
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
2019 · Movie
Neil Sedaka - Legends in Concert
2015 · Movie
Good Morning Britain
2014 · Series
Neil Sedaka: King of Song
2014 · Movie
Neil Sedaka: That's When the Music Takes Me
2010 · Movie
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Series
Legends
2006 · Series
Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On
2006 · Movie
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
American Idol
2002 · Series
The King of Queens
1998 · Series
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998 · Series
The Garden Party
1998 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Music Biz
1995 · Series
Food Rocks
1994 · Movie
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · Series
Pebble Mill
1991 · Series
Surprise, Surprise
1984 · Series
Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music
1983 · Movie
Na sowas!
1982 · Series
Neil Sedaka: Live in Concert at the Jubilee Hall
1981 · Movie
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979 · Series
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976 · Movie
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976 · Series
Donny & Marie
1976 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
In Concert: Neil Sedaka
1975 · Movie
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
1974 · Movie
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · Series
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972 · Series
Musikladen
1972 · Series
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972 · Series
Look - Mike Yarwood!
1971 · Series
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
Playgirl Killer
1967 · Movie
Sting of Death
1966 · Movie
Shindig!
1964 · Series
Instant Love
1964 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Festival in Rhythm
1960 · Movie
The Dick Clark Show
1958 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series