When Delta Airlines and the National Basketball Association in the USA launched a new promotional
campaign in 2003, the star of the commercial was fondly remembered as Ol' Blue Eyes.
The theme for the commercial was the title of one of Frank Sinatra's signature songs,
"I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN,"
The NBA producers found the Frank Sinatra they were looking for in Gary Anthony.
As the premier Sinatra impersonator in Las Vegas, Gary was selected
in a nationwide search to replicate the mega star.

Gary's NBA commercial



Gary's Delta commercial

 

 

By Amy Chew - NSTOnline Jakarta, Indonesia
Friday, March 21, 2008
Anthony’s performance of Fly Me to the Moon combined slick moves and an engaging smile to render his singing highly enjoyable. He ended his gig with New York, New York which brought down the house.

By Judd Hollander - Special to The Epoch Times
Jan 11, 2006
Anthony sometimes seems to be channeling both Sinatra and Joey Bishop when he speaks (though when you see him standing in the shadows in profile, his resemblance to Sinatra is positively eerie). Anthony is best with the ballads such as "Fly Me to the Moon," "My Kind of Town," "Come Fly with Me" and, of course, "My Way;" singing with a cool elegance which has the audience hanging on every syllable.

Theatre Mania New York -The Siegel Column By: Barbara & Scott Siegel
Jan 3, 2006
when Anthony sings, the uncanny sound he creates cuts through the artifice and conjures a time when there was a true Chairman of the Board. He doesn't just sound like Sinatra, he evokes him. And he sticks mostly to Sinatra's big hits, so we can easily sail on this sea of nostalgia.

Reviewer: musicgirl - New York Times
January 12, 2006
Anthony made his mark on every song, capturing Sinatra's voice and bravado presence superbly and pulling all the stops on "My Way".

Las Vegas Review-Journal COLUMN: John L. Smith
FRANKLY SPEAKING: Gary Anthony is among an elite group of truly impressive Frank Sinatra tribute singers.

Jill De Villiers-THE CITIZEN ARTICLE-Johannesburg, South Africa
Although Gary Anthony does a sterling job throughout (clearly has studied every mannerism, stance and smile),
it is in "My Way" that he really get's into Frank's skin.

Myrtle Beach, SC/ HORRY INDEPENDENT-David Zinman
Anthony, who trained as a dancer, has gone to great lengths to mimic Sinatra's macho stance and cool movements. He even recreates mini signature sounds in his delivery. In the melody "My Way," he starts out singing, "An-dah- now…" The "dah" sound is probably unnoticed by most of the audience. But Sinatra aficionados recognize it from his recordings and it makes the rendition that much more authentic.

Las Vegas Review-Journal COLUMN: John L. Smith
...Add Sinatra stylist Gary Anthony to your list of underrated local entertainers. He sat in with April Spain on a recent night at Fellini's and finessed Frank's greatest hits, then followed up with a spot-on Rodney Dangerfield. Anthony is so good at rendering the Chairman that he landed commercials for the NBA and Delta Airlines. ...

"Impersonator does it his way" By: GINGER MIKKELSEN VIEW STAFF WRITER
Gary Anthony belts out Frank Sinatra's greatest hits Anthony's business comes from people looking for Sinatra. "After all, what's Vegas without Frank?"

Nod to Rat Pack finding its way at Westward Ho By Jerry Fink
LAS VEGAS SUN
Anthony has been performing Sinatra songs off and on for about 35 years. He has the Chairman's mannerisms and inflections down fairly solid. They are good enough to have earned him two recent national commercials as Sinatra -- one for the National Basketball Association and one for Delta Air Lines.

'Sinatra' adds cool to Rat Pack impersonators By Beth Jones
Athens Banner - Herald

 

Gary Anthony's Rat Pack

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More links

Sinatra Family
Official site of Frank Sinatra

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Official Frank Sinatra Web Site

Ron King and his All Star Big Band
Los Angeles Official Web Site

Joey Thomas Big Band
New York Official Web Site

 

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