Décès de Frank Dileo

[Rosaimée]

Salut Frank!



Music Industry Veteran Frank Dileo, Dead at 63

Posted

by Jack Silverman

on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 12:16 PM


Longtime
music industry veteran Frank Dileo, who managed Michael Jackson for
much of his ’80s heyday and again during the last months of Jackson's
life, died at his home in eastern Ohio at age 63, after a long illness.
We just heard the news from a family friend, who said she thinks Dileo
passed this morning, though the exact time hasn't been verified.
Dileo was the subject of a November 2007 Scene cover piece outlining his storied career. And we mean storied.
He worked his way up from the bottom of the music industry to become
one of the most powerful men in the biz. During his tenure at Epic
Records, he was instrumental in signing or developing the careers of
Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, REO Speedwagon, Quiet Riot, The Clash and of
course Jackson. Dileo lived in Nashville briefly in the ’70s and then
moved here in January 2007 to start a management business, though he
spent much of the last three years in Los Angeles after returning as
Jackson's manager, and then handling issues with the late pop singer's
estate.

His larger-than-life persona landed him a couple of movie roles, most famously as Tuddy Cicero in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
Not only did he play the brother to Mafia boss Paulie Cicero, but he
was responsible for one of the most legendary mob hits in cinema
history, putting a bullet in the back of Joe Pesci's head in the film's
climactic scene.

An excerpt from the Scene story, about Dileo's ever-present cigar:

There’s
speculation that when he emerged from the womb, 60 years ago last
month, Frank Dileo already had a cigar in his mouth. Look at the

pictures on his office walls and in his photo albums, and more often
than not he’s either holding or chomping on a fat, unlit stogie.


As a mystique-building accessory, those cigars have long
since earned their keep. On the wall of Dileo’s Music Row apartment
hangs a framed cartoon by the renowned late cartoonist for the London
Evening Standard, Raymond Allen Jackson (known as Jak). An enormous lit
cigar, so big that four men are holding it, is coming through the front
doors of the Mayfair Hotel. The smoker is not yet visible. The caption
reads, “I don’t know about Michael Jackson—but here comes his manager.”

Add to the cigar his gold watch, pinkie ring, manicured hands and
Music Row-casual attire, and Dileo could be the poster boy for National
Dress the Part Week. At 5-foot-2, he looks like he stepped out of
Central Casting’s Music Biz Dealmaker file. And whether or not such
visual signifiers are essential to success in the music industry,
Dileo’s track record—by 21 he was RCA’s national singles director, by 35
one of the most powerful men in the business—proves they certainly
don’t hurt.


http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2011/08/24/music-industry-veteran-frank-dileo-dead-at-63

[Greatest Show On Earth]

RIP Frank. :(

[Nebulose]

c 'est terrible comme new :(

[Glaam]

RIP Franck...:-(

[davedave]

ha bah merde :o

R.I.P Mr Dileo

:chapeau:

[Captain Eo]

Oui, ça m'a fait drôle de voir le titre du topic ! :shock:

RIP, Mr Dileo ! :(

[MisslafandeMJ]

R.I.P.

[so]

c'est qui???

[linda13]

Ah ben :o j'étais persuadée qu'il allait mieux depuis sa dernière hospitalisation
Qu'il repose en paix

Edit
So: Franck Dileo était le manager de Mike dans les années 80

[so]

ah et il faisait quoi tjrs manager?
il est mort de quoi?

[florine]

RIP franck

@so a priori, de ce que dit le lien que rosaimée a posté, d'une longue maladie, il a été hospitalisé déjà en mai, si je ne me trompe pas et il y avait eu une fausse annonce de sa mort de la part d'un twitt de Randy, encore une fois si je me rappelle bien. Cette fois malheureusement, ça m'a l'air bien vrai :( ça y est sur mjfrance aussi
http://www.mjfranceforum.com/index.php?topic=23872.0

[Rosaimée]

Merci Florine!

Je poste aussi l'hommage de l'Estate.

Source: http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/news/estate-michael-jackson-remembers-frank-dileo

Michael Jackson News


THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL JACKSON REMEMBERS FRANK DILEO


As many of you know, Michael’s longtime friend and manager Frank
Dileo had been dealing with serious health issues for the past several
months. It is with great sadness that we share with you the news that
Frank lost his long struggle this morning and passed away at the age of
63.


Frank had an amazing amount of creative energy, a huge heart, an
infectious spirit and a larger than life persona that captured the
attention of any room he entered. He also cared deeply about Michael,
his children and his fans.






Frank and Michael became friends when Frank was vice president for
promotion at Epic Records during the release of "Thriller." In his
best-selling book "Moonwalk," Michael wrote: "Frank really worked hard
and proved to be my right hand during the years ahead. His brilliant
understanding of the recording industry proved invaluable."


Frank went on to manage the incredibly successful Bad World Tour. Even
after they stopped working together professionally, the bond between
Michael and Frank remained and the family friendship continued. In
early 2009, Frank was reunited with Michael once again as his manager as
preparations began for the "This Is It" concerts.



After Michael’s passing, Frank proved invaluable to the Executors of his
Estate, sharing unique insights that nobody else could possibly have.





Said John Branca, Co-Executor of the Michael Jackson Estate: "I had the
privilege of knowing Frank Dileo for more than two decades. He was not
only one of the great veterans of the music business, he was a beloved
friend to me and all who were lucky enough to have had him in their
lives. He was one of a kind. He was a character. He was an original.
We loved him, and we will miss him. Our hearts are with his family."


Our thoughts and prayers are with Frank’s wife, Linda, his son Dominic,
his daughter, Belinda, his grandchildren and all of his extended family
and loved ones.

[Mandarine]

J'ai lu hier les messages de believers sur twitter. Mais comme personne d'officiel n'en parlait, j'ai douté de la sûreté de l'info. D'ailleurs, je suis surprise qu'aucun Jackson n'ai encore posté. Pourtant Tito était bavard hier soir.

RIP Frank Dileo.

[Glaam]

Sa nièce en a aussi parlé sur twitter, je pense que cette fois c'est vrai :(

[florine]

c vrai ça c etrange ce silence, karen en a parlé par contre mais, comme j'ai des soucis de comprehension sur le mode d'emploi de twitter, je ne sais pas si c'est elle qui en parlait ou quelqu'un qui lui en parlait bref je v m'y faire.

un twitt de pearl :
Pearljr Pearljr
Has any Jackson made a comment about the death of Frank Dileo??

elle aussi ça l'etonne!! ils sont vraiment hallucinant c gens!!

[Annax]

Qu'il repose en paix le monsieur au cigare.

Normalement il n'a pas pu supporter l'opération qu'il avait eu la semaine dernière, un pontage au coeur je crois. :/

[Eternal]

R.I.P. Frank :chapeau:
C'est toujours triste de voir des personnes de l'entourage de Michael disparaître :(

[Rosaimée]

C'est vrai qu'il est vraiment étrange que la famille Jackson ne se soit pas exprimée à propos de Frank Dileo. Sur le twitter de Jackie, le 23 août, il avait réagi à un décès:

JackieJackson5
Jackie Jackson
We lost a Motown songwriting
legend - Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson) May he RIP. Wrote "Ain’t
No Mountain High Enough" & "I’m Every Woman"

Ils vont peut-être réagir en famille ces prochains jours.

Je ne savais pas qu'il avait eu un pontage la semaine dernière, merci du renseignement Annax. En effet Florine, il a fait une crise cardiaque, quelque chose du genre, il y a plusieurs mois, par la suite on se demandait comment il allait, car nous n'avions pas de nouvelles.

[Mandarine]

Et bien c'est encore Jackie qui se montre le plus réactif, il a posté il y a une heure.

[rocketstar]

çà fait bizarre quand même depuis la mort de Michael, les gens bien de son entourage partent les uns après les autres...Liz Taylor, Franck Dileo..bref ceux qui ont bercé nos rêves car proches de Mike et avec Franck, je suis sûre qu'il aurait pu revenir et casser la baraque !! quelle merde .......

[Marie]

Je viens d'apprendre la nouvelle, ça fait un choc. Je pense particulièrement à sa nièce qui semblait vraiment très attachée et très proche de lui. Je me souviens qu'elle nous avait demandé de prier pour son rétablissement en mai dernier lors de son hospitalisation. Pfff...ce pauvre Frank Diléo n'aura eu que quelques mois de sursis. C'est triste. Qu'il repose en paix.

[michaelisanangel]

R.I.P Mr Diléo :( C'est toujours triste d'apprendre la mort de quelqu'un ....sa m'a d'ailleurs fait mal au coeur , sur facebook de voir "RIP pas FD , un en moins....

Je sais pas comment ils font pour se réjouir de la mort d'un homme :shock:

[Marie]

Ce sont juste des imbéciles :roll: . Faut pas faire attention.

[so]

heu ça veut peut être dire encore un de parti!!!????

[Greatest Show On Earth]

RIP Frank...
Mais ca vous fait pas bizarre vous ? Liz un 23, Frank un 24, Michael un 25... Bientot ce sera Kenny un 26... ce serait tellement bien quils fassent un enorme comeback tous ensemble... mais bon n'esperons pas trop lol
Et pourquoi TMZ n'a encore rien dit ? Les believers se sont dechaines sur Twitter hier... Desole mon esprit du hoax revien au grand galop lol...

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