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Singer, actress, Friars Club Trobairitz, and Friar Deana Martin talks with Joe Sibilia about her father, longtime Friar Dean Martin, joining the Friars Club with sponsorship from her famous father and "Uncle" Frank Sinatra, holding her wedding reception at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills, and participating in a roast in New York for Friars Abbot Jerry Lewis. Deana also shares her memories of "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" (inspired by the Friars Club roasts), recounts the story of how her father was roped into doing his highly successful variety show for NBC, and explains how she befriended her father's one-time comedy partner Jerry Lewis in his later years. Plus, Deana talks about appearing on "The Joey Bishop Show" opposite Friars Joey Bishop and Regis Philbin, picking Steve Martin on "The Dating Game," playing touch football with Davy Jones of The Monkees, and meeting Walt Disney on the opening day of Disneyland.