Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.

Originally denied Quentin Tarantino permission to use his hit song "Girl, You`ll Be A Woman, Soon" for the famous scene in Pulp Fiction (1994) in which Uma Thurman lip syncs the words to the song. Diamond eventually relented after his agent assured him that Tarantino was an up and coming director.

His 1982 Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager-penned hit "Heartlight" was inspired by the movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982).

Suggested for the lead role in Taxi Driver (1976).

Went to NYU on a fencing scholarship.

Was forced to pay $150,000,000 to former wife Marcia Murphey in their divorce settlement. This holds the record as the most expensive divorce in history.

In 1981, his screen "acting" debut in The Jazz Singer (1980) beat out Kirk Douglas (Saturn 3 (1980)), Anthony Hopkins (_Change Of Seasons, A (1980)_), Richard Dreyfuss (The Competition (1980)), Michael Caine (The Island (1980)), Robert Blake (Coast to Coast (1980)) and four others to "win" the first-ever Worst Actor Razzie Award for 1980.

Was a top fencer during his time at New York University.

Father-in-law of actress Sheryl Lee.

For his role in The Jazz Singer (1980), Diamond became the first ever "Winner" of a Worst Actor `Razzie` Award.

Penned hits for other pop groups before making it on his own, including The Monkees` "I`m a Believer.".

His soundtrack to the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) grossed more than the movie itself.

When he and Barbra Streisand had a smash hit in 1978 with "You Don`t Bring Me Flowers", it was not the first time that the Brooklyn-born superstars had sung together. While students at New York City`s Erasmus High School, they both sang in the school choir.

Screen-tested for the lead in the movie Lenny (1974), based on the life of famed comedian Lenny Bruce, but turned it down.

Seriously considered "Eyce Charry" for his professional name.

Spouse: Marcia Murphey (5 December 1969 - March 1995) (divorced) 2 children; Jaye Posner (1963 - 25 November 1969) (divorced) 2 children

Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA