Arts & Entertainment

Julius LaRosa and Anna Marie Alberghetti

Julius La Rosa was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930, enlisted the U.S. Navy in 1947 and joined the Arthur Godfrey Show in 1951. His hits included: “My Lady Loves to Dance”, “Eh, Cumpar” & “Domani” which were all Billboard hits. After his unfortunate firing from the Godfrey show, Julius was kept busy. Ed Sullivan signed him for “CBS Toast of the Town”, “The Julius La Rosa Show”, appearances on hit television shows “ The Honeymooners”, “What’s My Line”, “The Marv Griffin Show”, “Laverne and Shirley”, the soap “Another World”, and as a disc jockey for WNEW. In 2008 he said, “Music is a very egotistical thing’ […]’ It makes me feel good […]’and fortunately, I have the capacity to make people feel good who hear me feeling good.” Julius La Rosa currently lives in Westchester County, New York. 

Anna Marie Alberghetti was born in Pesaro (Marche) Italy to a mother who was a pianist and a father who was an opera singer and concert master of the Rome Opera Company. As a child prodigy, at 6 years of age she performed on the Isle of Rhodes with a 100 piece orchestra and at age 13 Carnegie Hall. She has many film credits that include: “The Medium” (1951), “Here Comes the Groom” (1951), “The Stars are Singing” (1953), “The Last Command” (1955), with Dean Martin in “The Ten Thousand Bedrooms” (1957), “Duel at Apache Wells” (1957), and as Princess Charming opposite Jerry Lewis in “Cinderfella” (1960). She has appeared twice on the cover of Life magazine, over 50 times on the Ed Sullivan Show, received a Tony of her role in “Carnival”(1962), theatrical productions, guest star appearances, cabaret, commercials and much more.

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