https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/colonel-parker-managed-elvis-career-but-was-he-a-killer-on-the-lam-108042206/
It was, of course, a tough trick to pull off, because the Colonel's name was Tom Parker, and Tom Parker managed Elvis Presley. Since Elvis was the biggest name in the entertainment industry, his

https://www.nickiswift.com/1482863/colonel-tom-parker-elvis-presley-controversy-explained/
Parker entered the U.S. in the 1920s as an illegal immigrant, and he never adjusted his status. Meanwhile, he served in the armed forces but never rose above the rank of Private.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/colonel-tom-parker-elvis-true-story
Elvis. Gets Right—And Wrong—About the Real Colonel Tom Parker. His accent wasn't so theatrical, and he was way funnier than Baz Luhrmann gives him credit for. But according to Alanna Nash

https://fictionhorizon.com/did-elvis-really-fire-colonel-parker-true-story/
Elvis didn't really fire Colonel Parker on stage in Vegas. However, they had a dispute over an incident Presley had done on stage, and Parker was about to get fired. But, after he gave a detailed invoice to Elvis, the star realized he couldn't pay Parker, so they continued collaborating. Colonel Parker was a very complicated person, and his

https://luxurylondon.co.uk/culture/entertainment/elvis-presley-tom-parker-the-illegal-dutchman-the-colonel-baz-luhrmann-king-of-rock-n-roll/
Sued by the Presley estate for fraud in 1983, six years after The King's death, and evicted from his suite in 1984, Parker continued to live and work in Vegas as a consultant for Hilton Hotels until a fatal stroke in 1997. By the time of Elvis' death, the Colonel was said to owe the Hilton Hotel group around $30 million in gambling debts.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/mystery-colonel-tom-parker-mastermind-27285423
Rock 'n' Roll icon Elvis Presley was managed during the height of his career by Colonel Tom Parker, with the talent agent often debated over whether he was a scoundrel or a marketing genius

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/truth-behind-mismanagement-elvis/long-reads/article/1795065
The truth behind the mismanagement of Elvis. Baz Luhrmann's flamboyant new biopic Elvis hints at the corporate scandal behind the star's fame and fate. The real saga - replete with dodgy deals, conflicts of interest and con tricks - is even more shocking. When Elvis Presley died, aged 42, on 16 August 1977, he had less than $1m in the

https://www.grunge.com/897444/the-truth-about-elvis-presleys-relationship-with-his-manager-colonel-tom-parker/
Colonel Tom Parker was a man with a shady past. Before getting into the relationship between the King and his manager, a quick crash course in the pre-Elvis life of Colonel Tom Parker is in order — and hoo boy, what a life it was. According to Smithsonian Magazine, Parker liked to present himself as an American man called Thomas Andrew Parker

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/definitive-elvis-fact-check-true-225810103.html
Yes. The Colonel, who was neither a colonel nor named Tom Parker, was born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk in the Netherlands and came to the U.S. without documentation at the age of 20. In an attempt

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/elvis-presley-fake-story-police-crackdown-colonel-parker-1235302646/
In 1957, Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, and a publicist concocted a phony story about L.A. police wanting to stop his "risque" act.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/fact-checking-the-new-elvis-movie-did-he-really-fire-colonel-tom-parker-onstage-in-las-vegas/ar-AAYRytK
Parker was livid. The two argued into the night until Elvis, in his 30th-floor suite, fired Parker, who immediately replied that he quit and, as the movie depicts, "retired to his offices to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evYtFwyBtVk
My Fitness page: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCP2SNAKBdmtbXq2KC3SiHbgMy Bible page: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCPSxMD8pHOTPqBWM_5wvZxAElvisistheMan PAT

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/elvis-fact-or-fiction-film-colonel-tom-parker-presley-baz-luhrmann-biopic-1235302026/
No, Luhrmann has really framed this through a present-day lens. Elvis had just as many white influences and announced as early as seventh grade that he was going to sing at the Grand Ole Opry

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/elvis-colonel-tom-parker-really-was-that-bad/
At the height of Presley's popularity, the Colonel turned down offers to tour overseas. There is some speculation this may be due to the manager's hidden status as an illegal immigrant. Thomas

https://attackofthefanboy.com/entertainment/did-elvis-presley-really-fire-colonel-parker-on-stage-movie-vs-reality/
Recommended Videos. One such moment from the 2022 film that intrigued viewers was the scene where Austin Butler's Elvis fired Tom Hanks' Colonel Parker on the stage. This happened during the singer's residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. In the scene, Elvis accused his manager Parker, of scheming against the singer.

https://www.shusterman.com/colonel-tom/
One thing that Elvis had that many of his contemporaries lacked was a great manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Colonel Tom, as he was called, was the reason both he and Elvis made millions of dollars (a 50-50 split, yes really!) and the reason that Elvis never toured abroad. Elvis said of Colonel Tom: "I don't think I'd have ever been very big

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/elvis-the-controversy-behind-colonel-tom-parker-explained/ar-AA15gnhw
Although the Colonel was from the Netherlands originally, the Tom Hanks Tom Parker in Elvis had a Southern accent with an unusual Dutch twang due to Parker spending a large portion of his life in

https://www.grunge.com/224820/was-elvis-manager-a-killer-on-the-run/
By Tom Meisfjord / July 9, 2020 11:21 am EST. Colonel Tom Parker was a doughy human rabbit hole of shadowy weirdness. Yes, his accomplishments were varied and impressive. He worked as the sole manager to Elvis Presley throughout the singer's career, and through the sheer act of spending most of his time around the King, managed to nudge out

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Tom_Parker
Biography in brief. Parker was born in the Netherlands and entered the United States illegally when he was 20 years old. He adopted a new name and claimed to have been born in the United States. With a background working in carnivals, Parker moved into music promotion in 1938, working with one of the first popular crooners, Gene Austin, and country music singers Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, and

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/books/books-of-the-times-elvis-s-aloof-manager-and-a-killer-as-well.html
The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley. By Alanna Nash. Illustrated. 394 pages. Simon & Schuster. $25. Alanna Nash begins her latest book at the funeral of Elvis Presley

https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/elvis-true-story-col-tom-parker/
Who was Col. Tom Parker? Born in the Netherlands as Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk - the seventh child of a delivery driver and housewife - Parker first arrived in the US as an illegal immigrant

https://www.earcandymag.com/thecolonelinterview.htm
Certainly the way he lived his life, for the duration of his years, suggests a secret of that kind of gravity. In other words, if that's not what happened back in Holland, something equally awful did. It is ludicrous to believe his problem was only one of illegal residency.

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Here are a few other things that Parker did. Some were poor judgement and many were highly unethical. He definitely took advantage of Elvis's trust and naivete. WentAWOL from the US military and spent 2 months in a mental hospital. Was happy when Elvis received his draft notice because Presley had been showing signs of rebellion against him.