Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. was an American singer, comedian and actor.The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1930 to 1954. He made over seventy feature films and recorded more than 1,600 different songs.Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II.In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson.Crosby won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Going My Way , and was nominated for its sequel The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award.He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording.