- Wrote the hit "Never Can Say Goodbye", recorded and made famous by The Jackson 5. Also recorded by Gloria Gaynor, and Isaac Hayes and more than 80 other artists.
- Wrote "Lookin' Through The Windows" for the Jackson 5, a top 20 pop hit.
- Is an avid golfer, licensed pilot and a certified scuba diver.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Two Gentlemen of Verona."
- Lives with wife Monica in Lady Lake, Florida. (2017)
- Friends with Anna Maria Horsford, and Nancy Wilson.
- Wrote "Here Comes the Sunrise" for The Supremes, included in their 1971 album "Touch".
- Is a Christian Minister, licensed by St. Luke Baptist Church, New York, NY.
- Over the years, Dr. Davis has become a celebrated motivational speaker, having been the keynote speaker for such organizations as the S.C.L.C, the UNCF, the NAACP Freedom Fund of South Carolina, National Black Meeting Planners, 100 Black Men of America, the National Black Educators convention and more than 125 universities and schools. He is the recipient of more than 150 awards and citations for his service to such organizations as the UNCF, the NAACP Easter Seals and other national and local social or civic organizations.
- Played Cornelius Hackl (Understudy) in Pearl Bailey's Broadway version of "Hello, Dolly!" in 1967.
- Serves as Managing Director of Clifton Davis Productions, LLC. (2017)
- Dr. Davis is the co-founder and former co-pastor of Welcome Christian Center in Huntington Beach, CA. His ministry spans more than 30 years.
- Performing in the Broadway Across America tour of Wicked in the role of Doctor Dillamond (2021).
- Brother of Cedric Davis.
- Father of Christian Noel Davis, and Holly Danielle Davis.
- Son of Thelma van Pattun Langhorn, and Toussaint L'Overture Davis.
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