Sammy Davis Jr., "Mr. Showbusiness", "The Candy Man" , and HollywoodNFT#12. Sammy Davis Jr.'s film career started at the age of 8 years old, but by that point, he had already been touring with his father, Sammy Davis Sr., and the Will Mastin trio. It is incredibly true to say Sammy's love for entertaining was genetic. Sammy was a skilled and prolific dancer, singer, and actor on film and on the stage, having earned his fair share of tony, emmy and grammy award nominations-not to mention some wins. Sammy Davis Jr. was a barrier breaker that never let anything -even losing an eye-prevent him from doing what he did best, entertain. He was a legendary man of skill, whose name lives on with great respect and admiration, Sammy Davis Jr.