Michael Bolton became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s.
37 Facts About Michael Bolton
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Michael Bolton's father, George Bolotin, was a local official in the Democratic Party, and his mother, Helen, was a homemaker.
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Michael Bolton has a brother, Orrin, and a sister, Sandra.
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Michael Bolton took odd jobs, including as Paula Abdul's babysitter.
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Michael Bolton began recording in 1975 at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Michael Bolton's version was only a minor hit, but two years later, Cher resurrected the song, and with it her own singing career.
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Michael Bolton recorded his own rendition of "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" in 1988, which reached number one on the Hot 100.
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Michael Bolton hired conductor Larry Baird, the orchestral musical director, conductor, and arranger for The Moody Blues, Three Dog Night, and Al Jarreau, for his 2001 tour.
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In March 2007, Michael Bolton toured South Africa for the first time.
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Michael Bolton was the headline act at Jacaranda 94.2 FM's two-day concert.
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For Over the Rainbow, an album which was recorded in five days, Michael Bolton recorded the song "New York, New York", which was on his Michael Bolton Swings Sinatra album.
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Michael Bolton performed a duet entitled "Il Mio Amico" with the Italian singer Anna Tatangelo at the Sanremo Music Festival 2008.
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Michael Bolton released his album One World One Love in the UK on September 21,2009.
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In 2013, Michael Bolton released the album Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville USA, which featured duets with Kelly Rowland, Melanie Fiona and Orianthi.
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In late 2013 and early 2014, Michael Bolton appeared in Honda commercials in which he sings.
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In 2015, Michael Bolton sang on an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver concerning the IRS.
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Michael Bolton competed in the American Song Contest, representing Connecticut and performing the song Beautiful World, with his first performance in the first week, on March 21,2022.
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Michael Bolton made it to the finals, finishing in seventh place.
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Michael Bolton has made several cameo appearances in feature films and television, usually appearing as himself, such as in Meet Wally Sparks, Two and a Half Men, and The Nanny.
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In September 2010, Michael Bolton was a contestant on the 11th season of Dancing with the Stars.
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In 2015, Michael Bolton starred in a Pizza Hut commercial as himself singing Jingle Bells while the family opens up their pizza order.
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On May 15,2018, American Dream: Detroit, a documentary produced by Michael Bolton, premiered in the Redford Theatre.
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Michael Bolton loves Detroit and wanted to highlight its economic comeback.
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On February 24,1992, The Isley Brothers filed a lawsuit against Michael Bolton, claiming his 1991 hit song "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" plagiarized their 1966 song of the same name.
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The jury determined there were five instances in which Michael Bolton's song plagiarized the Isleys' tune.
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Michael Bolton was raised in a liberal family, describing his childhood home as decorated with both a Hanukkah menorah and a Christmas tree.
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Michael Bolton left Hebrew school at age 12 when his rabbi forbade him from returning unless he stopped joking around.
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Nevertheless, Michael Bolton became bar mitzvah at age 13 and maintains some beliefs in Judaism.
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In January 2013, Michael Bolton published an autobiography, The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life.
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Michael Bolton was married to Maureen McGuire from 1975 to 1990.
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Michael Bolton became a grandfather for the first time in October 2010, through his daughter Taryn.
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In 1995, Michael Bolton performed at a fundraiser for Rowland after the foundation received a grant of $300,000 from the state.
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In 2014, when Rowland was being sentenced for honest services fraud, mail fraud and tax fraud, Michael Bolton wrote a letter to the judge overseeing Rowland's sentencing in support of Rowland.
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Michael Bolton serves as the honorary chairman of Prevent Child Abuse America, the national chairman for This Close for Cancer Research, and a board member for the National Mentoring Partnership and the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.
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In March 2003, Michael Bolton joined with Lifetime Television, Verizon Wireless, and many others to lobby on behalf of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, urging legislation to provide more assistance for victims of domestic violence, such as affordable housing options.
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Michael Bolton has received the Lewis Hine Award from the National Child Labor Committee, the Martin Luther King Award from the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.
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Since 1975, Michael Bolton has released 24 studio albums and 35 singles.