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Harry Belafonte

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Harold George Belafonte was born in New York City. He attended George Washington High School, where he was on the track team. In 1944 he left high school and joined the Navy. His wife, Julie Robinson, was a featured dancer in Katherine Dunham's dance troupe. Both Harry and Julie were, and still are, extremely active in the civil rights struggle. See full bio »

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Harold George Belafonte Jr.
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2008-2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Round Two (2009) ("Jump in the Line" - uncredited)
– Episode #7.2 (2008) (performer: "Coconut Woman" - uncredited)
 
2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (documentary) (performer: "Day-O")
 
2006 Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (2006) (performer: "Mr. Bojangles")
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) ("Bald Headed Woman")
 
2005 The Lazarus Child (writer: "Turn Around")
 
2004/I Beyond the Sea (writer: "Jump Down, Spin Around" 1958)
 
2001 Life and Debt (documentary) (writer: "Island in the Sun" / performer: "Day-O" The Banana Boat Song)
 
1999 Belle maman (writer: "Coconut Woman")
 
1997 An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (TV movie) (performer: "We Are The Wave", "Turn The World Around", "Island In The Sun", "Skin To Skin", "Kwela Listen To The Man", "Eyala", "Matilda", "Dangerous Times", "The Glow Of Lightness", "Try To Remember", "Paradise In Gazankulu", "Eyando", "Jamaica Farewell", "The Banana Boat Song Day-O")
 
1996 Squish Story (documentary) (performer: "The Banana Boat Song Day-O")
 
1996 Tohuwabohu (TV series)
– Reg. Nr. 27 (1996) (performer: "Day-O The Banana Boat Song" - uncredited)
 
1995 Grumpier Old Men (writer: "Jump In The Line Shake Señora" / performer: "Jump In The Line Shake Señora")
 
1988 Beetlejuice (performer: "Day-O", "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", "Sweethart from Venezuela", "Jump in the Line Shake Señora")
 
1986 Club Paradise (writer: "Island In The Sun")
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie) (performer: "Say a Prayer for a Stranger")
 
1979 Dolly and Carol in Nashville (TV movie) (writer: "Turn Around")
 
1974 Free to Be... You & Me (TV movie) (performer: "Parents Are People")
 
1973 RCA's Opening Night (TV movie) (performer: "Jamaica Farewell" - uncredited, "Auntie Mary" - uncredited)
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow (writer: "My Baby's Not Around", "All Men Are Evil" / performer: "My Baby's Not Around", "All Men Are Evil")
 
1959 The World, the Flesh and the Devil (writer: "I DON'T LIKE IT HERE" / performer: "I DON'T LIKE IT HERE", "GOTTA TRAVEL ON", "FIFTEEN")
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Unchained Melody")
 
1954 Carmen Jones (performer: "YOU TALK JUS' LIKE MY MAW", "DIS FLOWER", "FINAL DUET", "STRING ME HIGH ON A TREE")
 
1953 Bright Road (writer: "Suzanne Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes Down" - uncredited / performer: "Suzanne Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes Down" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (18 titles)
2006 Bobby
Nelson
 
2005 Breathe (short)
Spokesperson
 
1999 PB&J Otter (TV series)
Ice Moose
– The Ice Moose (1999) … Ice Moose (voice)
 
1999 Swing Vote (TV movie)
Will Dunn
 
1996 Kansas City
Seldom Seen
 
1995 White Man's Burden
Thaddeus Thomas
 
1981 Grambling's White Tiger (TV movie)
Coach Eddie Robinson
 
1974 Uptown Saturday Night
Geechie Dan Beauford
 
1973 The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (TV series)
– Today Is Ours
 
1972 Buck and the Preacher
Preacher
 
1970 The Angel Levine
Alexander Levine
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
Johnny Ingram
 
1959 The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Ralph Burton
 
1957 Island in the Sun
David Boyeur
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Vinie
– Winner by Decision (1955) … Vinie
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
– Three for Tonight (1955)
 
1954 Carmen Jones
Joe
 
1953 Bright Road
School Principal
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2000 Parting the Waters (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1997 An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 The Affair (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 Beat Street (producer)
 
1972 Buck and the Preacher (producer - uncredited)
 
1970 The Angel Levine (producer - uncredited)
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) (producer)
 
1966 The Strolling '20s (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow (co-producer - uncredited)
 
1959 The World, the Flesh and the Devil (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1984 Beat Street
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1984 Beat Street (music producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
1998 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (144 titles)
2012 Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Under African Skies (documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 December 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 August 2011 (2011) … Himself
See all 10 episodes »
 
1996-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 29 December 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 23 November 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 October 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 August 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 August 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 October 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Zero Percent (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (documentary)
 
2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Tony Curtis, Driven to Stardom (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 When I Rise (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Motherland (documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2009 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Inside the Memorial (2009) … Himself
– Sharon Stone (2006) … Himself
 
2009 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Soundtrack for a Revolution (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Sidney Poitier, un outsider à Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
2008 King (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Power of Their Song: The Untold Story of Latin America's New Song Movement (documentary)
Himself
 
1996-2007 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) … Himself
– The World of Nat King Cole (2006) … Himself
– Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) … Himself
– Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) … Himself
 
2007 TV One on One (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 History in Focus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bobby (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.21 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 Mo & Me (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2006 Best Ever Muppet Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 That's What I'm Talking About (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Greats, Dates, and Debates (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Voices Among Us (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Interview with Harry Belafonte (2006) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 BET Awards 2006 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The Peace! DVD (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Once Upon a Time... (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Sabine Christiansen (TV series)
Himself
– Moral statt Kapital - Brauchen wir eine gerechte Weltordnung? (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Tanner on Tanner (TV series)
Himself
– The Awful Truth (2004) … Himself
– Dinner at Elaine's (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Ladders (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Calypso Dreams (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Conakry Kas (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Mein Leben (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Harry Belafonte (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Raymann is laat (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Gero von Boehm begegnet... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Harry Belafonte (2003) … Himself
 
2003 XXI Century (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998-2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Audrey Hepburn (2002) … Himself
– Diahann Carroll (1998) … Himself
 
2001 Petula Clark: This Is My Song (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Fidel (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Nightclub Years (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Hunger Heroes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 30th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 The Marian Anderson Award Honoring Harry Belafonte (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Willemsens Woche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The G.I. Bill: The Law That Changed America (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor
– Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) … Himself - Actor
 
1994-1997 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Narrator
– Robert Altman's Jazz '34 (1997) … Himself/Narrator
– The World of Jim Henson (1994) … Himself
 
1997 An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 August 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 We Are the World: A 10th Anniversary Tribute (TV special)
 
1994 Prêt-à-Porter
Himself
 
1993 Querida Concha (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 April 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 The Player
Himself
 
1992 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1990 The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1989 We Shall Overcome (documentary)
Narrator
 
1988 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Live! Dick Clark Presents (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Sábado noche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Harry Belafonte - en samtale (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1986 The 13th Annual American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1985 The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 Black Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Interpret
– Wetten, dass..? aus Kiel (1984) … Interpret
 
1984 Roots of Rhythm (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1984 Der schönste Traum (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Roots of Rhythm: Top of the Charts (TV documentary)
Host
 
1984 Roots of Rhythm: The Fiery Romance (TV documentary)
Host
 
1984 Roots of Rhythm: Across the Ocean (TV documentary)
Host
 
1983 Sag nein (documentary)
 
1983 Auf los geht's los (TV series)
Himself & his Orchestra
– Episode dated 22 October 1983 (1983) … Himself & his Orchestra
 
1983 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 Drei Lieder (documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.1 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 A veces miro mi vida
Himself
 
1981 The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 Heut' abend (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 December 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 America Salutes the Queen (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 Free to Be... You & Me (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 Flip (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.5 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 RCA's Opening Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1973) … Himself
 
1968-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Himself
– Episode dated 3 August 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 February 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 8 February 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 7 February 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest Host
See all 7 episodes »
 
1972 The Julie Andrews Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The New Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970-1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #4.56 (1970) … Himself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Harry Belafonte (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1970 A World of Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.157 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 A World in Music (TV special)
Himself
 
1968-1969 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.25 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1968 13 Stars for Channel 13 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Petula (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Himself
– A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1966 The Strolling '20s (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955-1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 13 February 1966 (1966) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 21 October 1962 (1962) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 11 June 1961 (1961) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 1 November 1959 (1959) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 16 November 1958 (1958) … Himself - Mystery Guest
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1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1965) … Himself
 
1959-1965 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Great Moments (1965) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #6.17 (1964) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.8 (1963) … Himself - Singer
– Opening Night (1961) … Himself - Singer
– Adventures in Music (1959) … Himself - Singer
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1953-1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Singer
– Episode #17.26 (1964) … Singer
– Episode #15.32 (1962) … Singer
– Episode #9.40 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #8.33 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #7.19 (1954) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963 The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.15 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 At This Very Moment (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #13.18 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 Belafonte New York (TV movie)
Himself - Singer
 
1959 The Revlon Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Tonight with Belafonte (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #6.33 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #4.9 (1958) … Himself - Singer
 
1957 The Nat King Cole Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #2.5 (1957) … Himself - Singer
 
1957 The Heart of Show Business (short)
Himself
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #6.8 (1955) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #6.3 (1955) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.37 (1955) … Himself - Singer
 
1951 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Vocalist
– Episode #3.12 (1951) … Himself - Guest Vocalist
 
1949 Sugar Hill Times (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1949) … Himself (as Harry Bellafonte)
– Episode #1.4 (1949) … Himself (as Harry Bellafonte)
– Episode #1.3 (1949) … Himself (as Harry Bellafonte)
– Episode #1.2 (1949) … Himself (as Harry Bellafonte)
– Episode #1.1 (1949) … Himself (as Harry Bellafonte)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (24 titles)
2011 Democracy Now! (TV series)
 
2011 Mama Africa (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 My Music: John Sebastian Presents Folk Rewind (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Die Lugners (TV series)
 
2008 A Company of Players (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Les grands du rire (TV series)
 
2007 Ein Leben wie im Flug (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Weltberühmt in Österreich - 50 Jahre Austropop (TV series documentary)
 
2005 USA the Movie (video)
Himself (voice)
 
2004 Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Century of Black Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Mitomanía (TV series)
 
1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Speeches of Malcolm X (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
 
1957-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

Stage: Produced, with Chiz Schultz, Edgar Lansbury and Robert Nemiroff, the Lorraine Hansberry / Robert Nemiroff play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" on 2 January 1969 at The Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City at the Cherry Lane Theater, 1/2/69. Adapted for television in 1972 ( To Be Young, Gifted, and Black). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Harry Belafonté | Harry Bellafonte

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

People from the Caribbean did not respond to America's repressions in the same way that black Americans did. We were constantly in a state of rebellion, constantly in a state of thinking way above that which we were given. My people were gangsters and lived in the underworld. And I don't mean major American crime... See more »

Trivia:

A best-selling artist on RCA Victor records, his most successful albums with the label have included "Calypso", "Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean", "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall", "Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall", "Jump Up Calypso", "My Lord, What a Mornin'", "Belafonte at the Greek Theater", "The Midnight Special", "Streets I Have Walked", "Belefonte Sings of Love" and "Homeward Bound". See more »

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Pisces