Although Jerry Lewis often made out to be the short guy in his act, in reality he was actually taller than Martin.

After being drafted into the United States Army and serving a stateside year (1944-45) in Akron, Ohio, during World War II, Martin was classified 4-F and was discharged.

Martin did not party all night with the rest of the "Rat Pack" crew - actually calling themselves "The Clan". He usually went to bed early so he could play golf the next morning. He was obsessed with golf, and once stated in an interview that he would have preferred to be a professional golfer than an entertainer

Dean was so distraught over the murder of his _Wrecking Crew, The_ (1969) co-star and friend Sharon Tate that he abandoned the next already-announced Matt Helm motion picture series installment (to be titled `The Ravagers`), and never played the character again.

Although Martin was a Republican, he supported Frank Sinatra`s campaign to elect John F. Kennedy as President in 1960.

He and the other members of the Rat Pack were banned from Marilyn Monroe`s funeral by Joe DiMaggio

Although he had almost 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1951 and 1968, only three went to number one: "That`s Amore" (Capitol: 1953), "Memories Are Made of This" (Capitol: 1956), and his theme song, "Everybody Loves Somebody" (Reprise: 1964).

"Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" - words written on his tombstone, after his signature hit.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s disease in 1991.

When 20th Century-Fox fired Marilyn Monroe as his co-star in Something`s Got to Give (1962) and then attempted to replace her with Lee Remick, he reminded the studio that he had contractual approval of his co-star, and refused to continue the project without Monroe. His act of loyalty eventually got Marilyn re-hired, but she died of a drug overdose before shooting on this never-finished film could resume.

He and Frank Sinatra were best friends, a fact he held very dear to his heart. The two didn`t speak much, in the years after Dean quit the "Rat Pack Reunion" tour, but they did reconcile a few months before his death, over dinner - and a breadroll fight.

Underwent rhinoplasty when he was 27. The procedure was paid for by Lou Costello.

Much of the "booze" that he drank on stage during his famous "Rat Pack" performances was really apple juice. (Son Dean Paul Martin spilled this secret, after the variety show ended production, stating that his father couldn`t have performed if he`d really drunk that much liquor.)

Member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.

His son, Dean Paul Martin (Dino), was killed in a plane crash in March 1987.

was given the nickman King Leer by Life magazine