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| rdfs:comment | - Belafonte was born in some place in the Carribean when your grandparents were doing the Charleston. Belafonte was influenced by shitty reggae music in his early life, but eventually settled on calypso music, the kind that Bob Marley doesn't sing.
- Belafonte has appeared with the Muppets on numerous occasions.
- Actor, singer, UN Goodwill Ambassador Signed Restore Rule of Law letter to John Conyers. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
- His Disney roles included a guest appearance on The Muppet Show in episode 314 and Ice Moose in the PB&J Otter episode "The Ice Moose". Belafonte contributed a "Corn Pudding" recipe for Miss Piggy's cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
- Harry Belafonte is an American singer, songwriter, and social activist. One of the most successful Caribbean American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album "Calypso" (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones, as well as, numerous television appearances. Belafonte was an early supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1950s, and one of Martin Lu
- Harold George Belafonte (Harlem (New York City), 1 March 1927) is an American singer and actor. He is best known for one of his greatest hits, Banana Boat Song, and by his work as a UnicefAmbassador. Belafonte was born in New York, where he grew up in Harlem. From 1935 to 1939 he lived with his mother in Jamaicafor her native country. After his return to New York followed Belafonte the George Washington High school. Then, he joined the u.s. Navy, where he served during the Second World War. At the end of the 1940s he took acting classes.
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| Caption | - Belafonte at the 2014 Governors Awards
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| abstract | - Belafonte was born in some place in the Carribean when your grandparents were doing the Charleston. Belafonte was influenced by shitty reggae music in his early life, but eventually settled on calypso music, the kind that Bob Marley doesn't sing.
- Belafonte has appeared with the Muppets on numerous occasions.
- Actor, singer, UN Goodwill Ambassador Signed Restore Rule of Law letter to John Conyers. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
- His Disney roles included a guest appearance on The Muppet Show in episode 314 and Ice Moose in the PB&J Otter episode "The Ice Moose". Belafonte contributed a "Corn Pudding" recipe for Miss Piggy's cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
- Harry Belafonte is an American singer, songwriter, and social activist. One of the most successful Caribbean American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album "Calypso" (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones, as well as, numerous television appearances. Belafonte was an early supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1950s, and one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s confidants. Throughout his career he has been an advocate for humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and USA for Africa. Since 1987 he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Harry Belafonte now acts as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte has won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989 he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards.
- Harold George Belafonte (Harlem (New York City), 1 March 1927) is an American singer and actor. He is best known for one of his greatest hits, Banana Boat Song, and by his work as a UnicefAmbassador. Belafonte was born in New York, where he grew up in Harlem. From 1935 to 1939 he lived with his mother in Jamaicafor her native country. After his return to New York followed Belafonte the George Washington High school. Then, he joined the u.s. Navy, where he served during the Second World War. At the end of the 1940s he took acting classes. Belafonte married in 1948 with Marguerite Byrd, they had two daughters and divorced in 1955. In 1956 married Belafonte with you Robinson, they had a son and a daughter. In the early 1950s , he was an early member of the civil rights movement. Belafonte was a confidant of Martin Luther King. When he was in 1968 in a television show ofPetula Clark occurred, Clark laughed while singing a moment and hit Belafontes arm. Despite protests from sponsor Plymouth Motors, the show was still broadcast. It was the first time on American television was to see how people of different races touch each other amicably. Belafonte was in 1985 one of the organizers behind the song We are the world by USA for Africa; an attempt by many artists to raise money for Africa. It was performed in the Live Aid concert of that year. In 1987 , he was appointed goodwillAmbassador for Unicef. Belafonte is known for its left wing political views. Referring to a famous quote by Malcolm X was Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice in 2002 as "house slaves" because they are not rebelled against George w. Bush 's decision to go to war against Iraq. In 2005 he called black Republicans "tyrants" and compared the members of the Bush administration with nazi's.
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