Shy or English-Challenged?
Dean Martin once confessed to keeping quiet because of his English. He said, “When Jerry Lewis and I were big, we went to parties, and everybody thought I was big-headed and stuck-up, I wasn’t. It was because I didn’t know how to speak good English, so I used to keep my mouth shut.” While his early school days weren’t easy due to his broken English, he did find ways to keep himself busy.
Dean Martin , Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis. Photo By Moviestore Collection/Shutterstock
As a teenager, Dean played the drums as a hobby. He ended up dropping out of Steubenville High School in the 10th grade because he thought he was smarter than all of his teachers. And like most high school dropouts, he went down a path that was filtered with illegal activities. But growing up in America during the Depression meant you had to be tough and adapt in order to survive. Dean found his way…