Deciding he was perfect to play a classic lounge singer, Allen cast Forte as Lou Canova in his 1984 film Broadway Danny Rose.
Forte also performed two of his original songs in the film ("Agita" and "My Bambina"), alongside some classic American Songbook material.
Forte returned to working lounges, but made a few screen appearances in subsequent years: a guest spot on The Ellen Burstyn Show in 1987 and the Showtime series Billions in 2016—both times (as in Broadway Danny Rose) basically playing himself.
He sang his famous songs and played music, and was known to sing sea shanties as well while dancing the jig.
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