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Phillip Lang Crosby (13 July 1934 – 13 January 2004) was an American actor and singer, who began his career singing alongside his brothers and his father, Bing Crosby. He was the twin brother of Dennis Crosby. He was born in California and was educated at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. He and Dennis were two of Bing Crosby's four sons from his first marriage to the singer Dixie Lee. Phillip and his brothers formed a harmony singing group, The Crosby Boys, who performed during the 1950s and 1960s. They appeared in nightclubs and on The Ed Sullivan Show on American... MORE

Phillip Lang Crosby (13 July 1934 – 13 January 2004) was an American actor and singer, who began his career singing alongside his brothers and his father, Bing Crosby. He was the twin brother of Dennis Crosby. He was born in California and was educated at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. He and Dennis were two of Bing Crosby's four sons from his first marriage to the singer Dixie Lee. Phillip and his brothers formed a harmony singing group, The Crosby Boys, who performed during the 1950s and 1960s. They appeared in nightclubs and on The Ed Sullivan Show on American television. He was married four times to: Despite a promising start to life, the brothers were overwhelmed by their emotional problems, which resulted in heavy drinking. Their mother's premature death from ovarian cancer was hastened by acute alcoholism. Philip's twin Dennis and his younger brother Lindsay committed suicide with shotguns, in their 50s. Gary died from lung cancer in August 1995, aged 62. Phillip died on January 13, 2004, in Woodland Hills, California from a heart attack, aged 69. LESS