Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer,
poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon
in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.Highlights of his solo music
career include a top 10 hit, three top 20 hits, six top 40 hits, 14
Adult Contemporary top 30 singles, five Adult Contemporary number
ones, two UK number ones and a People's Choice Award. Through his solo
and collaborative work, Garfunkel has earned eight Grammys, including
a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1990, he and Simon were inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2008, Garfunkel was ranked 86th in
Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All
Time.Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, the
son of Rose (née Pearlman) and Jacob "Jack" Garfunkel, a travelling
salesman. He was a middle child with two brothers, the older Jules and
the younger Jerome. Jacob's parents immigrated to the United States at
the turn of the century, and settled in Manhattan. Before his career
in sales, Jacob worked as an actor in Dayton, Ohio. Garfunkel is of
Romanian Jewish descent, his paternal grandparents having emigrated
from the city of Iași. When he was young, he would often sing in
synagogue. His maternal cousin was Lou Pearlman, founder of the
Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.
poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon
in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.Highlights of his solo music
career include a top 10 hit, three top 20 hits, six top 40 hits, 14
Adult Contemporary top 30 singles, five Adult Contemporary number
ones, two UK number ones and a People's Choice Award. Through his solo
and collaborative work, Garfunkel has earned eight Grammys, including
a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1990, he and Simon were inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2008, Garfunkel was ranked 86th in
Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All
Time.Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, the
son of Rose (née Pearlman) and Jacob "Jack" Garfunkel, a travelling
salesman. He was a middle child with two brothers, the older Jules and
the younger Jerome. Jacob's parents immigrated to the United States at
the turn of the century, and settled in Manhattan. Before his career
in sales, Jacob worked as an actor in Dayton, Ohio. Garfunkel is of
Romanian Jewish descent, his paternal grandparents having emigrated
from the city of Iași. When he was young, he would often sing in
synagogue. His maternal cousin was Lou Pearlman, founder of the
Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.
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