He was born in Ottawa,
Canada.His first single was "I
Confess" when he was 14.He wrote "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" for Buddy
Holly, "She's A Lady" for Tom Jones, the English lyrics
for "My Way" and his hit "Diana" was written for a
former babysitter.He began
acting in movies from 1960.He
was the composer of the theme for The
Tonight Show while Johnnie Carson was the host.In 1990 he became a naturalized
citizen of the US.He was appointed an officer of the
Order of Canada,
has been inducted into the CanadianMusic Hall of Fame and has a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.France
awarded him the title Chevalier in the Order of Arts and
Letters.He has five
daughters and Amanda, the fourth one, is married to actor Jason Bateman and
the fifth one, Alexandra is married to cyclist Jorgi Muller who is on Lance
Armstrong's PR team.
