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Julie Budd | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Edith Erdman |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, US | May 7, 1954
Genres | Broadway show tunes, jazz |
Years active | 1966–present |
Website |
juliebudd |
Julie Budd (born May 7, 1954) [1] is an American recording artist and actress.
Budd was born Edith Erdman [1] in Brooklyn, New York, [2] the second of three daughters of Joan and Saul Erdman, [3] a bottling company executive. [4] She attended the Roy H. Mann Jr. High School in Brooklyn until 1969, when she transferred to a private academy in Manhattan. [5]
Budd began her singing career at the age of 12 when, after winning amateur night at a resort camp, she was spotted by producer Herb Bernstein, who became her manager and arranger. [6] [7] After signing a contract for personal management, he also had her record a demo, and arranged for a three-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer records. [8] Budd also became a regular on the NBC summer series Showcase '68. [1] She appeared on the Merv Griffin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, The Carol Burnett Show and The Jim Nabors Hour. [9] [10] [11] At the time, her style drew frequent comparisons to Barbra Streisand (to the point where she was mistakenly assumed to be Streisand's sister). [12] [13] [14]
Appearing at Caesars Palace at the age of 16, Budd became the youngest opening act for Frank Sinatra. [6] She also became a frequent performer on the Las Vegas Strip, supporting Sinatra, Liberace, George Burns, and Bob Hope. [15] She performed the title song for the 1972 film Living Free, which played over the opening credits. [16]
Budd continues to perform mainly in the New York City area and Las Vegas. She released the albums Pure Imagination (1997) and If You Could See Me Now (2000), [15] and to commemorate Sinatra's centenary on December 12, 2015, she has released an album, Remembering Mr. Sinatra. [17] She also teaches master classes in singing. [9]
Budd has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. [18] She has also performed concerts and one-woman shows at the London Palladium and the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. [19] She has worked with symphony orchestras including Baltimore Symphony, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Austin Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Philadelphia Symphony, Dallas Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. [20]
Budd is associated with the Circle Repertory Company and Playwrights Horizons of New York City. [15] She starred in the 1981 Walt Disney film The Devil and Max Devlin as a 19-year-old high school dropout and aspiring singer. [21] [22] Budd has stated that "having the opportunity to work for the Disney Company was a life changer for me. At Disney they always do it right". [1]
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (July 2022) |
Julie Budd | |
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![]() Julie at Sinatra Exhibition | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Edith Erdman |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, US | May 7, 1954
Genres | Broadway show tunes, jazz |
Years active | 1966–present |
Website |
juliebudd |
Julie Budd (born May 7, 1954) [1] is an American recording artist and actress.
Budd was born Edith Erdman [1] in Brooklyn, New York, [2] the second of three daughters of Joan and Saul Erdman, [3] a bottling company executive. [4] She attended the Roy H. Mann Jr. High School in Brooklyn until 1969, when she transferred to a private academy in Manhattan. [5]
Budd began her singing career at the age of 12 when, after winning amateur night at a resort camp, she was spotted by producer Herb Bernstein, who became her manager and arranger. [6] [7] After signing a contract for personal management, he also had her record a demo, and arranged for a three-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer records. [8] Budd also became a regular on the NBC summer series Showcase '68. [1] She appeared on the Merv Griffin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, The Carol Burnett Show and The Jim Nabors Hour. [9] [10] [11] At the time, her style drew frequent comparisons to Barbra Streisand (to the point where she was mistakenly assumed to be Streisand's sister). [12] [13] [14]
Appearing at Caesars Palace at the age of 16, Budd became the youngest opening act for Frank Sinatra. [6] She also became a frequent performer on the Las Vegas Strip, supporting Sinatra, Liberace, George Burns, and Bob Hope. [15] She performed the title song for the 1972 film Living Free, which played over the opening credits. [16]
Budd continues to perform mainly in the New York City area and Las Vegas. She released the albums Pure Imagination (1997) and If You Could See Me Now (2000), [15] and to commemorate Sinatra's centenary on December 12, 2015, she has released an album, Remembering Mr. Sinatra. [17] She also teaches master classes in singing. [9]
Budd has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. [18] She has also performed concerts and one-woman shows at the London Palladium and the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. [19] She has worked with symphony orchestras including Baltimore Symphony, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Austin Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Philadelphia Symphony, Dallas Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. [20]
Budd is associated with the Circle Repertory Company and Playwrights Horizons of New York City. [15] She starred in the 1981 Walt Disney film The Devil and Max Devlin as a 19-year-old high school dropout and aspiring singer. [21] [22] Budd has stated that "having the opportunity to work for the Disney Company was a life changer for me. At Disney they always do it right". [1]