Reply #4: Always liked Dino - the least pretentious of the original Rat Packers. To me, it looked like

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he was a talented singer who was just having a great time singing and acting and hanging out with his buddies. And a part was that left it to the others to be the leaders - almost like he didn't care for the "power" of being a member but loved the life and lifestyle it gave him.

And he always looked so comfortable in a tux, even with the tie loosened.

His drinking was probably a mixture of personal choice and act persona - it was part of what made him so lovable. What sabbat says is informative about Dean's personal "demon" - I wonder how any of us would react to such a loss. Dino was never a nasty drunk, at least as far as I knew.

And I laughed at most of what he did. The guests who used to pop out from behind the door on his variety show were probably a surprise to him - it work great as a comic premise.