Biographie
Endowed with a golden voice and a genuine passion for his music and career, Rex Allen Jr. is a consummate actor, singer, songwriter, and entertainer. His association with The Nashville Network began in 1992 when longtime friends, The Statler Brothers, invited him to join their Saturday night show. When the show debuted in fall 1992, it quickly became TNN's highest-rated program. After three successful years on The Statler Brothers Show, TNN proposed that Rex develop the popular segment Yesteryear into its own series. Premiering on September 30, 1994, Yesteryear became the network's second highest-rated show within four weeks, attracting an average audience of over 28 million viewers across 58 million households nationwide.
Rex returned to the Statler Brothers show in 1996 for two additional seasons, with his final regular appearance marking the highest-rated episode in TNN history. Following the success of both TV shows and the Jim Carrey film, Warner Brothers released a new compilation of Rex's greatest hits titled The Very Best Of Rex Allen Jr. Warner Western also issued a collection of his western music recordings with his father called The Singing Cowboys. Additionally, he released a much-anticipated gospel album featuring 24 classic tracks entitled Faith of a Man.
In 1997, Rex wrote, directed, and starred in the production Gone Country at a major Las Vegas venue. Its success elevated his national profile further and demonstrated that production and directing would be key elements in his future career.
Raised in a show business family, Rex was seemingly destined for the entertainment world. He began singing at a young age and found that his joy for singing and performing naturally extended to family and friends at church and school. He majored in theater arts in college and studied acting at the MGM Actors Studio with Vince Chase to further pursue his acting ambitions.
Throughout his recording career, he consistently delivered top 40 singles, including songs like Lonely Street, No, No, No, and It's Over. In 1982, his song and recording Arizona was honored by being adopted as the official state song.
Albums such as Brand New, Ridin' High, Oklahoma Rose, Cat's in the Cradle, and The Singing Cowboy solidified his reputation as a highly original and refreshingly versatile singer/songwriter. This national recognition and media exposure earned him the titles of Most Promising Male Vocalist by the fan-voted Music City News Awards and Country Music Magazine Entertainer of the Year.
