Rupert Holmes
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
- Sound
- Born
- 1947-02-24 · Cheshire, England, UK
Known for
- Where the Truth Lies (2005) — Novel
- A Star Is Born (1976) — Songs
- No Small Affair (1984) — Band Leader at Wedding
- Memories Within Miss Aggie (1974) — Music
- The Animals (1970) — Original Music Composer
- The Christmas Raccoons (1980) — Dan, the Ranger (voice)
- Solid Gold (1980) — Self
- Remember WENN (1996) — Producer
- Where Are They Now? (1999) — Self
- Wet Rainbow (1974) — Music
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979 (1979) — Self
- AWOL (1972) — Original Music Composer
- Forbidden Under Censorship of the King (1972) — Music
- Curtains (2020) — Musical