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Rupert Holmes

​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


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Born:
Feb 24, 1947 In Cheshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979 1979-04-17
Latest Project:
Series Where Are They Now? 1999-06-07
Known For
Poster of Where Are They Now?
Poster of The Christmas Raccoons
Poster of Solid Gold
Poster of The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Filmography
Series Where Are They Now? Self 1999-06-07
Movie No Small Affair Band Leader at Wedding 1984-11-09
Series Solid Gold Self 1980-09-13
Movie The Christmas Raccoons Dan, the Ranger (voice) 1980-12-01
Movie The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979 Self 1979-04-17