Elvis Presley

:"Elvis" redirects here. For other persons and things named Elvis, see Elvis (disambiguation).

Trivia

• His given middle name at birth was Aron (http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/faq/faq.asp?qid=11), however Aaron was placed on his gravestone by his father because Elvis preferred that biblical spelling and planned on legally changing it.
• According to another, more widespread urban legend, Elvis did not die in 1977, and may be alive today (see Elvis sightings).
• Elvis Presley made only one television commercial, an ad for Southern Maid Doughnuts that ran in 1954.
• His hair was a natural sandy blond but he dyed it jet black shortly after he was signed to RCA records (according to some accounts because he admired singers like Mario Lanza and Dean Martin).
• Elvis Presley made famous a version of the peanut butter sandwich with banana (either mashed or whole) that was grilled or fried, and may have contained bacon and porridge.
• Billboard's Joel Whitburn declared Presley the "#1 act of the Rock era", beating out The Beatles, based upon his dominance of Billboard's list of top 100 singles artists since 1955.
• Elvis Presley may have been partially Jewish through his maternal great-great-grandmother.
• Elvis Stojko, three-time World Figure Skating Champion was named after Presley by his mother who was a big fan.
• Elvis Costello borrowed Presley's first name to help his fledgling career.
• Elvis is the richest deceased celebrity (according to www.Forbes.com).
• He was proud of his role in King Creole because the part was originally offered to his idol James Dean. Although songs were later slipped into the movie, Elvis considered it his best work.
• Elvis's parents made cameos in his film Loving You.
• ?? (mao1-wang2) is the Chinese name for Elvis, which amusingly translates to "The King of Cats".
• The 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie is a supposed satire about the effects of the compulsory U.S. military draft on a famous singer akin to Presley. It is actually based on an incident in which famed country singer Conway Twitty was drafted into the military much to the dismay of his large fanbase.