Harry Belafonte
| First Name | Harry |
| Last Name | Belafonte |
| Full Name at Birth | Harold George Belafonte |
| Age | 84 |
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1927 |
| Birthplace | Harlem, NY |
| Height | 6' (183 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Light |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Washington HIgh School, NY |
| University | New York Dramatic Workshop, NY |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Day Oh, He won a Tony in 1953 for "John Murray Anderson`s Almanac." |
| Music Genre | Vocal |
| Music Style | International, Calypso, Caribbean Traditions, Folk, Traditional Folk |
| Music Mood | Carefree, Earnest, Summery, Exuberant, Confident, Gentle, Humorous, Innocent, Cheerful, Refined/Mannered, Joyous, Rousing, Sentimental, Passionate, Wistful, Energetic, Melancholy, Soothing, Playful, Bittersweet, Plaintive |
| Instrument | Vocals, Arranger |
| Friends | Katharine Dunham |
Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. (originally Belafonete; born March 1, 1927) is an American of Jamaican and Martiniquan descent who is a singer, actor, and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" – a title which he was very reluctant to accept (according to the documentary Calypso Dreams) – for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O." Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes, and was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush Administration.
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Filmography
Selected Harry Belafonte film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2005
Breathe
Spokesperson
1999
Swing Vote
Will Dunn
1981
Grambling's White Tiger
Coach Eddie Robinson
1973
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
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1955
Front Row Center
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Producer Credits
2000
Parting the Waters
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1997
An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends
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1995
The Affair
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1966
ABC Stage 67
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1966
The Strolling '20s
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Soundtrack Credits
2006
Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice
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1997
An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends
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1996
Squish Story
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1994
Tohuwabohu
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1983
Parade of Stars
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1979
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
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1974
Free to Be... You & Me
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1973
RCA's Opening Night
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1956
The 28th Annual Academy Awards
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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
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1989 Kennedy Center Honorees
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Billboard Year-End number one albums (1956–1969)
Are You Experienced (1967)
Calypso (1956)
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More Of The Monkees (1967)
The Music From Peter Gunn (1959)
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An Evening With Belafonte (1957)
Ballads, Blues And Boasters (1964)
Belafonte (1956)
Belafonte On Campus (1967)
Belafonte Sings The Blues (1958)
Calypso (1956)
Calypso Carnival (1971)
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Homeward Bound (1969)
In My Quiet Room (1966)
Jump Up Calypso (1961)
Love Is A Gentle Thing (1959)
Paradise In Gazankulu (1988)
Play Me (1973)
Porgy And Bess (1959)
Streets I Have Walked (1963)
Swing Dat Hammer (1960)
The Many Moods Of Belafonte (1962)
The Warm Touch (1971)
Turn The World Around (1977)
We Are The World (1992)
