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Rupert Holmes
Feb 24, 1947 (79 years) Cheshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
Curtains
2020 · Musical
6.2
Where the Truth Lies
2005 · Novel
7.8
Remember WENN
1996 · Writer, Producer, Music, Story, Teleplay, Creator
5.5
No Small Affair
1984 · Band Leader at Wedding
7.0
Solid Gold
1980 · Self
5.1
The Christmas Raccoons
1980 · Dan, the Ranger (voice)
7.0
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
1979 · Self
6.0
A Star Is Born
1976 · Songs
6.1
Memories Within Miss Aggie
1974 · Music
6.8
Wet Rainbow
1974 · Music
7.0
AWOL
1972 · Original Music Composer
3.9
The Animals
1970 · Original Music Composer