Interesting facts about Paul Anka
- Paul Anka was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993.
- Father of Amanda Anka.
- Paul Anka was Mel Brooks first choice for the role of Leo Bloom in "The Producers." Brooks started writing it as a Broadway play called "Springtime for Hitler," and envisioned Anka as the lead character.
- Married second wife Anna Åberg in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. They have one son, Ethan (b. 2004).
- Paul Anka discovered Michael Bublé, Corey Hart and David Clayton-Thomas.
- He is friends with Ryan Reynolds and meets him once in a while (according to Ryan).
- To date, Paul Anka has recorded 125 albums--including songs in Japanese, German, Spanish, French, and Italian--and sold more than 15 million worldwide.
- Had a song duet with Regine Velasquez titled "It`s Hard To Say Goodbye".
- At 15, Paul Anka won a supermarket contest to collect the most number of Campbell`s Soup wrappers. The prize was a train trip to Manhattan.
- Paul Anka wrote "Lonely Boy" for his mother, who died of a liver disease.
- His childhood ambition was to be a lawyer or a journalist.
- Paul Anka started singing at age 12.
- Paul has dual Canadian/American citizenship.
- Has street named after him in Ottawa, Paul Anka Dr.
- His song "Times of Your Life", originally a commercial jingle for Kodak cameras, was a Billboard #1 pop hit in 1973.
- Paul Anka wrote the song "Puppy Love" about his romance with Annette Funicello.
- Paul played himself on an episode of "The Simpsons" (1989).
- Formerly co-owner of the NHL`s Ottawa Senators.
- Father of five daughters: Alexandra, Amanda, Alicia, Anthea and Amelia.
