Harry Belafonte
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Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jam…
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Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
DAS!
1991 · TV
The Colbert Report
2005 · TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
Great Performances
1971 · TV
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
Sacrée soirée
1987 · TV
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV
Democracy Now!
2001 · TV