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Rupert Holmes

Sound

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Acting credits

4

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

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Movies: 10Series: 2Crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 12068

IMDb ID: nm0392035

Known for: Sound

Born: February 24, 1947

Age: 79

Place of birth: Cheshire, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: Yes

Career span: 1970 - 2020

Years active: 51

Average TMDB rating: 5.87

Wikidata: Q1383270

Other jobs

Original Music Composer (3)Music (2)Musical (1)Novel (1)Songs (1)Writer (1)

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.