Who was Sammy Davis Jr married to when he died?

Sammy Davis Jr. was married to Altovise Gore at the time of his death. Altovise was an actress and dancer who met Sammy Davis Jr. in 1967. The couple remained married until Sammy Davis Jr. died in 1990.

Altovise Davis passed away in 2009 at the age of 65. Sammy Davis Jr was an American singer, actor, comedian, and dancer who began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr., and the Will Mastin Trio.

Samuel George Davis Jr was born in Harlem, New York, the United States of America. His biggest hit, “The Candy Man”, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1972.

In 1944, during World War II, Sammy Davis Jr was drafted into the U.S. Army at age 18. Davis earned the American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of private.

In 1953, Sammy Davis Jr was offered his own television show on ABC, Three for the Road—with the Will Mastin Trio. In 1954, Davis was hired to sing the title song for the Universal Pictures film Six Bridges to Cross.