Today Liberace is known for being the butt of jokes which allude to someone who hasn’t come out of the closet. Whether he was gay or not is really none of our business, but the one thing we know for sure is that he was a talented showman.

Liberace was a childhood prodigy who enjoyed a career spanning four decades. At the height of his fame, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world. He earned the nickname “Mr. Showmanship” for his flamboyant excess on and off the stage. But his life and rise to the top were not without tragedy and struggles. Liberace had a tough childhood, career ups and downs, and bouts with the media.

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Sick and poverty-stricken childhood | 0:00
Nightclub work | 1:37
Lambasted by critics | 2:50
Hiding his sexuality | 3:46
Near death experience | 4:50
Failed movie career | 6:11
Endless libel lawsuits | 7:10
Attempted palimony suit | 8:10
Liberace’s tragic death | 9:30
Continued denials | 10:21

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