Rupert Holmes
Known for

Sound

Credits

15

Gender

Birthday

24 Feb 1947 (77)

Place of birth

Cheshire, England, UK

Also known as

Rupert Holmes

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1999Where Are They Now?Self
1984No Small AffairBand Leader at Wedding
1980The Christmas RaccoonsDan, the Ranger (voice)
1980Solid GoldSelf
1979The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979Self
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2020CurtainsMusical
2005Where the Truth LiesNovel
1996Remember WENNWriter
1996Remember WENNProducer
1996Remember WENNCreator
1984No Small AffairOriginal Music Composer
1976A Star Is BornSongs
1974Memories Within Miss AggieMusic
1972AWOLOriginal Music Composer
1970The AnimalsOriginal Music Composer