When Barry Manilow won the Emmy for best performer in a variety special for his PBS special PBS special "Barry Manilow: Music and Passion," he promised to bring the award with him into the operating room the next day when he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his hips.

Apparently, it worked. His rep said that the "Copacabana" crooner pulled through the operation "swimmingly" and is now at his Palm Springs home where he'll recuperate over the next two months. Manilow had postponed the surgery so he could be present at the Emmys for that award category and to participate in the special Dick Clark salute.