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Rupert Holmes
Born February 24, 1947 · Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947) is an American-British composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author of plays, novels and stories. He is best known for his number one pop hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979/1980) and the song "Him", which reached the number 6 position on the Hot 100 U.S. pop chart in 1980. He is also known for his 1985 Tony Award-winning musical Drood (originally The Mystery of Edwin Drood) and his 2007 Drama Desk Award-winning book for the Broadway musical Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Holmes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
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6.4
Where the Truth Lies
Novel
376.1
A Star Is Born
Songs
385.6
No Small Affair
Band Leader at Wedding, Original Music Composer
4.4
The Animals
Original Music Composer
6.9
The Christmas Raccoons
Dan, the Ranger (voice)
6.8
Solid Gold
Self
8.7
Remember WENN
Writer, Producer, Music, Story, Teleplay, Creator
7.4
Where Are They Now?
Self
7.0 TMDB
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Self
4.2
AWOL
Original Music Composer
8.0 TMDB
Forbidden Under Censorship of the King
Music
Curtains
Musical
Filmography
- 2020CurtainsMusicalMovie
- 2005Where the Truth LiesNovelMovie
- 1999Where Are They Now?SelfSeries
- 1996Remember WENNWriter, Producer, Music, Story, Teleplay, CreatorSeries
- 1984No Small AffairBand Leader at Wedding, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 1980The Christmas RaccoonsDan, the Ranger (voice)Movie
- 1980Solid GoldSelfSeries
- 1979The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979SelfMovie
- 1976A Star Is BornSongsMovie
- 1972Forbidden Under Censorship of the KingMusicMovie
- 1972AWOLOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1970The AnimalsOriginal Music ComposerMovie