18/03/2025
Dean Martin's daughter talks about her amazing dad, reveals the perks of being Dean's daughter. ''We still celebrate his birthday every Christmas.'' Deana Martin felt closer to her father, the late singer, actor and comedian Dean Martin, every Christmas. Martin's classic tunes made her feel like "he never left." The iconic comedian also passed away during the holiday season, making Deana feel closer to her dad's presence.
She revealed to Closer Weekly that when she went into a store on Christmas, Deana heard her dad's song, she saw people smiling, and some even wondered if it was a Dean Martin song.
Deana called her father her "Italian dad," because he would set rules for his young children and tell them they could "f**k off" and leave if they didn't follow them. But all the kids knew he was a great dad, so they didn't want to disappoint him.
There were many perks to being Dean Martin's daughter. Deana and her four siblings grew up during their father's heyday in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. At Christmas, Deana Martin and her siblings sang carols with Rosemary Clooney, and as teenagers, they met some of their rock idols:
“Elvis [Presley] idolized my dad. I remember meeting Elvis, and he was the one who told me my dad was the king of cool. I'll never forget that.”
But Deana couldn't believe the time her dad met Paul McCartney in 1964. She said her dad went to a party and a young Paul was there, and the comedian came up and said, "Hi John, nice to meet you." See less
