name	Randy Newman
background	solo_singer
birth name	Randall Stuart Newman
birth date	November 28, 1943
origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, piano
genre	Piano rock, comedy rock
occupation	Singer-songwriter, arranger, musician
years active	1961–present
label	Warner Bros. RecordsReprise/Warner Bros. Records Walt Disney Records (Disney-Pixar films) DreamWorks/Interscope/Universal Records Nonesuch/Elektra Records
website	RandyNewman.com

Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for film scores.

Newman often writes lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own experiences, sometimes using the point of view of an unreliable narrator. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.S. nationalist who complains of worldwide ingratitude toward America and proposes a brutally ironic final solution. One of his biggest hits, "Short People" was written from the perspective of "a lunatic" who hates short people. Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer. His film scores include ''Ragtime'', ''Awakenings'', ''The Natural'', ''Leatherheads'', ''James and the Giant Peach'', ''Meet the Parents'', ''Seabiscuit'' and ''The Princess and the Frog''. He has scored six Disney-Pixar films: ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Cars'' and most recently ''Toy Story 3''.

Newman has been nominated for twenty Academy Awards, winning twice. He has also won three Emmys, five Grammy Awards, and the Governor's Award from the Recording Academy. Newman was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007, Newman was inducted as a Disney Legend.

Early life

Newman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Adele (née Fox), a secretary, and Irving George Newman, an internist. He lived in New Orleans as a small child and spent summers there until he was 11 years old, his family having by then returned to Los Angeles. The paternal side of his family includes three uncles who were noted Hollywood film-score composers: Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman and Emil Newman. Newman's cousins Thomas and David, and nephew Joey are also composers for motion pictures. He graduated from University High School in Los Angeles. Newman attended the University of California, Los Angeles.

Songwriter

Newman has been a professional songwriter since he was 17. He cites Ray Charles as his greatest influence growing up, stating, "I loved Charles' music to excess." His first single as a performer was 1961's "Golden Gridiron Boy", released when he was eighteen. However, the single flopped and Newman chose to concentrate on songwriting and arranging for the next several years.

In various interviews, National Academy of Songwriters to PBS telecasts, Newman has credited The Fleetwoods with giving him his first national break: The trio recorded his song, "They Tell Me It's Summer", as the B side of one of their 11 hit singles, giving Newman great exposure and royalties (piggy-backed on the sale of the Fleetwoods' 1962 hit A side, "Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day"). Two decades later, The Fleetwoods' founder and manager, female lead Vocalist/Songwriter/Arranger Gretchen Christopher selected, from their recordings, two more of Newman's songs to be included among 10 previously unreleased masters, for their 13th album. ''The Fleetwoods - Buried Treasure'' LP and cassette, released in 1982, included Newman's "Who's Gonna Teach You About Love" and "Ask Him If He's Got A Friend For Me".

His early songs were recorded by Gene Pitney, Jerry Butler, Jackie DeShannon, The O'Jays and Irma Thomas, among others. His work as a songwriter met with particular success in the UK: top 40 UK hits written by Newman included Cilla Black's "I've Been Wrong Before" (#17, 1965), Gene Pitney's "Nobody Needs Your Love" (#2, 1966) and "Just One Smile" (#8, 1966); and The Alan Price Set's "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear" (#4, 1967). Besides "Simon Smith", Price featured seven Randy Newman songs on his 1967 ''A Price on His Head'' album.

In the mid-1960s, Newman was briefly a member of the band The Tikis, who later became Harpers Bizarre, best known for their 1967 hit version of the Paul Simon composition "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". Newman kept a close musical relationship with Harpers Bizarre, offering them some of his own compositions, including "Simon Smith" and "Happyland". The band recorded six Newman compositions during their short initial career (1967–1969).

In this period, Newman began a long professional association with childhood friend Lenny Waronker. Waronker had been hired to produce The Tikis, the Beau Brummels, and The Mojo Men, who were all contracted to the Los Angeles independent label Autumn Records, and he in turn brought in Newman, Leon Russell and another friend, pianist/arranger Van Dyke Parks, to play on recording sessions. Later in 1966 Waronker was hired as an A&R; manager by Warner Bros. Records and his friendship with Newman, Russell, and Parks began a creative circle around Waronker at Warner Bros that became one of the keys to Warner Bros' subsequent success as a rock music label.

Randy Newman recently endorsed jazz singer Roseanna Vitro's album, ''The Randy Newman Project'' (Motéma Music, 2011).

Recording artist

His 1968 debut album, ''Randy Newman'', was a critical success but never dented the ''Billboard'' Top 200. Many artists, including Alan Price, Van Dyke Parks, Dave Van Ronk, Judy Collins, the Everly Brothers, Claudine Longet, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, Pat Boone and Peggy Lee, covered his songs and "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" became an early standard.

In 1969, he did the orchestral arrangements for Peggy Lee's single "Is That All There Is?", as well as her album with the same title (which also contained her cover versions of two of his songs: "Love Story" and "Linda").

In 1970, Harry Nilsson recorded an entire album of Newman compositions called ''Nilsson Sings Newman.'' That album was a success, and it paved the way for Newman's 1970 release, ''12 Songs'', a more stripped-down sound that showcased Newman's piano. Ry Cooder's slide guitar and contributions from Byrds members Gene Parsons and Clarence White helped to give the album a much rootsier feel. ''12 Songs'' was also critically acclaimed (6th best album of the seventies according to Rolling Stone critic Robert Christgau), but again found little commercial success, though Three Dog Night made a huge hit of his "Mama Told Me Not to Come". The following year, ''Randy Newman Live'' cemented his cult following and became his first LP to appear in the ''Billboard'' charts, at #191. Newman also made his first foray into music for films at this time, writing and performing the theme song "He Gives Us All His Love" for Norman Lear's 1971 film ''Cold Turkey''.

1972's ''Sail Away'' reached #163 on ''Billboard'', with the title track making its way into the repertoire of Ray Charles and Linda Ronstadt. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" enigmatically touches on what it is men find important in relationships, and was covered by Three Dog Night, then Joe Cocker, and later by Keb Mo, Etta James, Tom Jones (whose version was later used for the final striptease to the 1997 film ''The Full Monty''), and the Québécois singer Garou. The album also featured "Burn On", an ode to an infamous incident in which the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River literally caught fire. In 1989, "Burn On" was used as the opening theme to the film ''Major League'', whose focus was the hapless Cleveland Indians.

His 1974 release ''Good Old Boys'' was a set of songs about the American South. "Rednecks" began with a description of segregationist Lester Maddox pitted against a "smart-ass New York Jew" on a TV show, in a song that criticizes both southern racism and the complacent bigotry of Americans outside of the south who stereotype all southerners as racist yet ignore racism in northern and midwestern states and large cities. This ambiguity was also apparent on "Kingfish" and "Every Man a King", the former a paean to Huey Long (the assassinated former Governor and United States Senator from Louisiana), the other a campaign song written by Long himself. An album that received lavish critical praise, ''Good Old Boys'' also became a commercial breakthrough for Newman, peaking at #36 on Billboard and spending 21 weeks in the Top 200.

''Little Criminals'' (1977) contained the surprise hit "Short People," which also became a subject of controversy. In September 1977, the British music magazine, ''NME'' reported the following interview with Newman talking about his then new release. "There's one song about a child murderer," Newman deadpans. "That's fairly optimistic. Maybe. There's one called 'Jolly Coppers on Parade' which isn't an absolutely anti-police song. Maybe it's even a fascist song. I didn't notice at the time. There's also one about me as a cowboy called 'Rider in the Rain.' I think it's ridiculous. The Eagles are on there. That's what's good about it. There's also this song 'Short People.' It's purely a joke. I like other ones on the album better but the audiences go for that one." The album proved Newman's most popular to date, reaching #9 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

1979's ''Born Again'' featured a song satirically mythologizing the Electric Light Orchestra (and their arranging style) entitled "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band".

His 1983 album ''Trouble in Paradise'' included the hit single "I Love L.A.", a song that has been interpreted as both praising and criticizing the city of Los Angeles. This ambivalence is borne out by Newman's own comments on the song. As he explained in a 2001 interview, "There's some kind of ignorance L.A. has that I'm proud of. The open car and the redhead, the Beach Boys...that sounds 'really' good to me." The ABC network and Frank Gari Productions transformed "I Love L.A." into a popular 1980s TV promotional campaign, retooling the lyrics and title to "You'll Love It! (on ABC)". The song is played at home games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers.

In the years following ''Trouble in Paradise'', Newman focused more on film work, but his personal life entered a difficult period. He separated from his wife of nearly 20 years, Roswitha, and was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. He has released three albums of new material as a singer-songwriter since that time: ''Land of Dreams'' (1988), ''Bad Love'' (1999), and ''Harps and Angels'', which was released on August 5, 2008. ''Land of Dreams'' included one of his most well-known songs, "It's Money That Matters", and featured Newman's first stab at autobiography with "Dixie Flyer" and "Four Eyes", while ''Bad Love'' included "I Miss You", a moving tribute to his ex-wife. (In an interview with Glenn Tilbrook, half of the writing partnership of English pop band Squeeze, to promote the album (probably on BBC radio), Newman acknowledged that ‘I Miss You’ was written for his ex-wife. When asked by Tilbrook how his current wife felt about this, Newman said that though he had always been obedient to his wives in most things there was one area in which he did as he chose; ‘I write what I write’ he said.) He has also re-recorded a number songs that span his career, accompanying himself on piano, with ''The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 (2003)'' and ''The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2 (2011)''. He continues to perform his songs before live audiences as a touring concert artist.

In the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe of 2005, Newman's "Louisiana 1927" became an anthem and was played heavily on a wide range of American radio and television stations, in both Newman's 1974 original and Aaron Neville's cover version of the song. The song addresses the deceitful manner in which New Orleans's municipal government managed a flood in 1927, during which, as Newman asserts, "The guys who ran the Mardi Gras, the bosses in New Orleans decided the course of that flood. You know, they cut a hole in the levee and it flooded the cotton fields." In a related performance, Newman contributed to the 2007 release of ''Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (Vanguard), contributing his version of Domino's "Blue Monday". Domino had been rescued from his New Orleans home after Hurricane Katrina, initially having been feared dead.

Film composer

Newman's work as a film composer began in 1971, with his work on the Norman Lear satire ''Cold Turkey''. He returned to film work with 1981's ''Ragtime'', for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards. Newman co-wrote the 1986 film ''¡Three Amigos!'' with Steve Martin and Lorne Michaels, wrote three songs for the film, and provided the voice for the singing bush. His orchestral film scores resembles the work of Elmer Bernstein (with whom he had worked on ''¡Three Amigos!'') and Maurice Jarre.

Newman has scored six Disney/Pixar feature films; ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Cars'', and ''Toy Story 3''. He has earned at least one Academy Award nomination for each of the films he has scored for Pixar, winning the award for ''Monsters, Inc.'' and ''Toy Story 3'', both times in the category of Best Original Song. Additional scores by Newman include ''Avalon'', ''Parenthood'', ''James and the Giant Peach'', ''Seabiscuit'', ''Awakenings'', ''The Paper'', ''Overboard'', ''Meet the Parents'', and its sequel, ''Meet the Fockers''. His score for ''Pleasantville'' was an Academy Award nominee. He also wrote the songs for Turner's ''Cats Don't Dance''.

One of Newman's most iconic and recognizable works is the central theme to ''The Natural'', a dramatic and Oscar-nominated score, which was described by at least one complimentary critic as "Coplandesque".

Newman had the dubious distinction of receiving the most Oscar nominations (15) without a single win. His losing streak was broken when he received the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2001, for the ''Monsters, Inc.'' song "If I Didn't Have You", beating Sting, Enya and Paul McCartney. After receiving a standing ovation, a bemused but emotional Newman began his acceptance speech with "I don't want your pity!"

Besides writing songs for films, he also writes songs for television series such as the Emmy-Award winning current theme song of ''Monk'', "It's a Jungle out There". Newman also composed the Emmy-Award winning song "When I'm Gone" for the final episode.

In October 2006, it was revealed that Newman would write the music for the Walt Disney movie ''The Princess and the Frog'', which was released in December 2009. During the Walt Disney Company's annual shareholder meeting in March 2007, Newman performed a new song written for the movie. He was accompanied by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The New Orleans setting of the film played to Newman's musical strengths, and his songs contained elements of Cajun music, zydeco, blues and Dixieland jazz. Two of the songs, "Almost There" and "Down in New Orleans", were nominated for Oscars.

In total, Newman has received twenty Oscar nominations with two wins, both for Best Original Song (including 2011's win for "We Belong Together"). In accepting the 2011 award, he joked "my percentages aren't great".

Filmography

''¡Three Amigos!'' (1986) -The Singing Bush, Also Writer

Musical theatre

A revue of Newman's songs, titled ''Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong,'' was performed at the Astor Place Theater in New York City in 1982, and later at other theaters around the country. The New York cast featured Mark Linn-Baker and Deborah Rush, and at one point included Treat Williams.

In the 1990s, Newman adapted Goethe's ''Faust'' into a concept album and musical, ''Randy Newman's Faust''. After a 1995 staging at the La Jolla Playhouse, he retained David Mamet to help rework the book before its relaunch on the Chicago Goodman Theatre mainstage in 1996. Newman's ''Faust'' project had been many years in the making, and it suffered for it; a central joke was Newman's depiction of Faust as a shallow heavy metal music fan in thrall to Satan, and this had to be modified to accommodate the less-than-devil obsessed age of grunge rock that was in fashion by 1995.

In 2000, South Coast Repertory (SCR) produced ''The Education of Randy Newman'', a musical theater piece that recreates the life of a songwriter who bears some resemblance to the actual Newman. Set in New Orleans and Los Angeles, it was modeled on the celebrated American autobiography, ''The Education of Henry Adams''. Newman, together with Jerry Patch and Michael Roth, surveyed Newman's songs to find those that, taken together, depict the life of an American artist in the last half of the 20th century. After its premiere at SCR, it was reworked with additional songs written specifically for the show by Newman and presented in Seattle by ACT.

In 2010, the Center Theatre Group staged ''Harps and Angels,'' a musical revue of the Randy Newman songbook, interspersed with narratives reflecting on Newman's inspirations. The revue premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and included, among other songs "I Think It’s Going to Rain Today," "Sail Away," "Marie," "Louisiana 1927," "Feels Like Home," "You've Got a Friend in Me" and "I Love L.A." The revue was directed by Jerry Zaks and featured Ryder Bach, Storm Large, Adriane Lenox, Michael McKean, Katey Sagal and Matthew Saldivar.

Notable performances and appearances

In 2000, Newman hosted a PBS special on Sunset Blvd, in his native Los Angeles. Driving a convertible, he followed the road from the Amtrak train station downtown, through Silver Lake, on past his alma mater UCLA, and finished in Santa Monica.

Randy Newman appeared on ''The Colbert Report'' on October 9, 2006, performing "Political Science" after his interview. At the end of the performance Stephen Colbert said "I hope they're listening in D.C." This appearance came days after North Korea conducted an underground test of a nuclear weapon.

Newman appeared on the season two finale of the sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', accompanying the character Harry Solomon's performance of "Life Has Been Good To Me" on piano in a dream sequence.

He appeared as a musical guest at the end of the Keynote Address at Macworld's 2008 San Francisco Macworld Expo, performing the songs "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country" and "You've Got a Friend in Me".

Newman appeared as a musical guest on the second episode of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1975, as well as on the show's Mardi Gras special in 1977.

In June 2010, Newman was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Monty Python's Eric Idle presented at the ceremony

Discography

Albums

''Randy Newman'' (1968)

''12 Songs'' (1970)

''Randy Newman Live'' (1971)

''Sail Away'' (1972)

''Good Old Boys'' (1974)

''Little Criminals'' (1977)

''Born Again'' (1979)

''Trouble in Paradise'' (1983)

''Land of Dreams'' (1988)

''Randy Newman's Faust'' (1995)

''Bad Love'' (1999)

''Harps and Angels'' (2008)

Compilations

''Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman'' (1987)

''Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman'' (1998) (Box set)

''The Best of Randy Newman'' (2001)

''The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1'' (2003) (New recordings of previously released songs)

''The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2'' (May 2011)

Other Contributions

''Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (Vanguard, 2007)

Film scores

''Performance'' (1970) (song: Gone Dead Train)

''Cold Turkey'' (1971)

''Ragtime'' (1981)

''The Natural'' (1984)

''¡Three Amigos!'' (1986) (songs: "The Ballad of the Three Amigos," "My Little Buttercup," and "Blue Shadows")

''Parenthood'' (1989)

''Awakenings'' (1990)

''Avalon'' (1990)

''The Paper'' (1994)

''Maverick'' (1994)

''Toy Story'' (1995)

''James and the Giant Peach'' (1996)

''Michael'' (1996)

''Bean'' (1997) (song: I love L.A.)

''Cats Don't Dance'' (1997) (songs: "Danny's Arrival Song","Little Boat On The Sea","Animal Jam Session","Big and Loud","Tell Me Lies", and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now")

''A Bug's Life'' (1998)

''Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998) (song: "That'll Do" by Peter Gabriel)

''Pleasantville'' (1998)

''Toy Story 2'' (1999)

''Meet the Parents'' (2000)

''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001)

''Seabiscuit'' (2003)

''Meet the Fockers'' (2004)

''Cars'' (2006)

''Leatherheads'' (2008)

''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009)

''Toy Story 3'' (2010)

Awards and honors

Academy Award

*2011: Winner – Best Original Song – "We Belong Together" – ''Toy Story 3''

*2010: Nominee – Best Original Song – "Almost There" – ''The Princess and the Frog''

*2010: Nominee – Best Original Song – "Down in New Orleans" – ''The Princess and the Frog''

*2007: Nominee – Best Original Song – "Our Town" – ''Cars''

*2002: Winner – Best Original Song – "If I Didn't Have You" – ''Monsters, Inc.''

*2002: Nominee – Best Original Score – ''Monsters, Inc.''

*2001: Nominee – Best Original Song – "A Fool in Love" – ''Meet The Parents''

*2000: Nominee – Best Original Song – "When She Loved Me" – ''Toy Story 2''

*1999: Nominee – Best Original Dramatic Score – ''Pleasantville''

*1999: Nominee – Best Original Musical or Comedy Score – ''A Bug's Life''

*1999: Nominee – Best Original Song – "That'll Do" – ''Babe: Pig in the City''

*1997: Nominee – Best Musical or Comedy Score – ''James and the Giant Peach''

*1996: Nominee – Best Original Song – "You've Got a Friend in Me" – ''Toy Story''

*1996: Nominee – Best Original Musical or Comedy Score – ''Toy Story''

*1995: Nominee – Best Original Song – "Make Up Your Mind" – ''The Paper''

*1991: Nominee – Best Original Score – ''Avalon''

*1990: Nominee – Best Original Song – "I Love to See You Smile" – ''Parenthood''

*1985: Nominee – Best Original Score – ''The Natural''

*1982: Nominee – Best Original Score – ''Ragtime''

*1982: Nominee – Best Original Song – "One More Hour" – ''Ragtime''

Golden Globe

*2000: Nominee – Best Original Song – "When She Loved Me" – ''Toy Story 2''

*1999: Nominee – Best Original Score – ''A Bug's Life''

*1996: Nominee – Best Original Song – "You've Got a Friend in Me" – ''Toy Story''

*1991: Nominee – Best Original Score – ''Avalon''

*1990: Nominee – Best Original Song – "I Love to See You Smile" – ''Parenthood''

*1982: Nominee – Best Original Song – "One More Hour" – ''Ragtime''

Grammy

*2011: Winner – Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – ''Toy Story 3''

*2011: Nominee – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – "Down in New Orleans" – ''The Princess and the Frog''

*2007: Winner – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – "Our Town" – ''Cars''

*2004: Nominee – Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – ''Seabiscuit''

*2003: Winner – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – "If I Didn't Have You" – ''Monsters, Inc.''

*2003: Nominee – Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – ''Monsters, Inc.''

*2001: Winner – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – "When She Loved Me" – ''Toy Story 2''

*2001: Nominee – Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – ''Toy Story 2''

*2000: Winner – Best Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television – ''A Bug's Life''

*2000: Nominee – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – "The Time of Your Life" – ''A Bug's Life''

*1992: Nominee – Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television – ''Avalon''

*1992: Nominee – Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television – ''Awakenings''

*1990: Nominee – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – ''Parenthood''

*1985: Winner – Best Instrumental Composition – ''The Natural'' (tied with John Williams' Olympic Fanfare)

*1983: Nominee – Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special – ''Ragtime''

Emmy

*2010: Winner – Original Music and Lyrics ("When I'm Gone") – ''Monk''

*2004: Winner – Main Title Theme Music ("It's a Jungle Out There") – ''Monk''

*1991: Winner – Achievement in Music and Lyrics – ''Cop Rock''

Annie Award

*2007: Winner – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''Cars''

*2003: Nominee – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''Monsters, Inc.''

*2000: Winner – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''Toy Story 2''

*1997: Winner – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''Cats Don't Dance''

*1996: Winner – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''Toy Story''

BAFTA Award

*1983: Nominee – Original Song – "One More Hour" – ''Ragtime''

Chicago Film Critics Association Award

*1999: Nominee – Original Score – ''A Bug's Life''

*1996: Winner – Original Score – ''Toy Story''

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award

*1981: Winner – Music – ''Ragtime''

Online Film Critics Society Award

*1999: Winner – Original Score – ''Pleasantville''

References

External links

RandyNewman.com

''Randy Newman: American Dreams'', Kevin Courrier (2005) ISBN 1-55022-690-8

Interview with Randy Newman on the Art of Songwriting

Randy Newman in NPR's All Songs Considered

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Name	Jowell & Randy
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Ponce, Puerto Rico
Birth name	Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez (Jowell) Randy Ariel Ortíz Acevedo (Randy)
Birth date	March 3, 1982 (Jowell) January 15, 1983 (Randy)
Genre	Reggaeton
Years active	2000s-present
Label	Live Music, WY Records, White Lion Records, Machete Music
associated acts	Wisin & Yandel, De La Ghetto, Daddy Yankee, Luny Tunes, Tainy, J-King & Maximan, Guelo Star, Arcangel, Cultura Profetica
Current members	Joel Alexis Muñoz MartínezRandy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo }}

Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez and Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo. The duo have been active since the mid-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton.

Biography

Early years

Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 3, 1982. Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo was born on July 15, 1983 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They had previous years of experience, singing reggaeton and being a part of many albums before becoming the duo of Jowell & Randy. Jowell had recorded his first song in 1996 entitled "Los Fugitivos", Randy recorded his first song in 1998, being a part of a CD produced by ''In The House'' magazine, alongside other various artists. Jowell & Randy first met in 2000 through a shared producer who introduced them. They later recorded their first single, ''Todavía Recuerdo'' They had many recognitions from a radio station Audio Activa 102.3 FM, which led them to record many more songs recorded onto many CD's such as ''Time TO Kill Vol.2'', ''Ground Zero'', ''Zona de Perrero'', and ''Los Intocables y Kilates Vol. 2'', all productions from Diamond Music. MAYI

They gained notability in the United States when they recorded their single, "No Voy A Parar." Later on Jowell & Randy were featured in the Chosen Few II: El Documental CD and promoted the CD among 45 cities in and out of the United States. From then on they have been featured in many other productions with various reggaeton artists and have been featured in many albums and singles. In 2006, Randy was featured in the song ''Siente El Boom'', alongside song writer Tito "El Bambino". Later, they made the "Siente El Boom" remix alongside Jowell and De La Ghetto. The song was featured on Tito's album ''Top of the Line''. In 2007 the duo joined with other band members, Guelo Star, J-King & Maximan, to form the new group Casa de Leones. The duo released their first album, ''Casa de Leones'', as a group on June 26, 2007. Their first studio album, ''Los Mas Sueltos del Reggaeton'', was released on December 18, 2007.

El Momento is the duo album by Jowell y Randy which was released by WY Records. There are 15 tracks which include collaborations with Wisin & Yandel, Plan-B, Guelo Star, Yaviah, Franco "El Gorila", De La Ghetto, Cosculluela, Gadiel, and Tico. It was released in Puerto Rico on April 27, 2010, and was released worldwide on May 4, 2010.

Discography

Studio albums

2007: ''Casa de Leones''

2007: ''Los Más Sueltos del Reggaetón''

2010: ''El Momento''

2011: ''Sobredoxis''

Mixtapes

2007: ''Los Más Sueltos''

2008: ''Los Más Sueltos Part. 2''

2009: ''Se Acerca El Momento''

2010: ''Tengan Paciencia''

References

el momento

External links

Official Site

Wisin Y Yandel Official Site

Wisin y Yandel Reggaeton, Puertoricounder: Site Oficial de Wisin y Yandel Official Site

Wisin y Yandel

Category:Reggaeton duos Category:Reggaeton musicians

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Name	Randy Pausch
Birth date	October 23, 1960
Birth place	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Death date	July 25, 2008
Death place	Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Death cause	Pancreatic cancer
Nationality	American
Fields	Computer scienceHuman Computer Interaction
Workplaces	Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Virginia
Alma mater	Brown UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Doctoral advisor	Alfred Spector
Known for	Creator of Alice software projectCofounder of CMU's Entertainment Technology CenterVirtual Reality Research with Disney ImagineersInspirational speeches regarding life#1 best-selling bookBattle with cancer
Awards	Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator AwardACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science EducationAward for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science EducationFellow of the ACM''Time'''s Time 100
Religion	Unitarian Universalist
Signature
Spouse	Jai Glasgow
Children	Dylan PauschLogan PauschChloe Pausch }}

Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pausch learned that he had pancreatic cancer in September 2006, and in August 2007 he was given a terminal diagnosis: ''"3 to 6 months of good health left"''. He gave an upbeat lecture titled "''The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams''" on September 18, 2007, at Carnegie Mellon, which became a popular YouTube video and led to other media appearances. He then co-authored a book called ''The Last Lecture'' on the same theme, which became a ''New York Times'' best-seller.

Pausch died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008.

Early life

Pausch was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Columbia, Maryland. After graduating from Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Pausch received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Brown University in May 1982 and his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in August 1988. While completing his doctoral studies, Pausch was briefly employed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and Adobe Systems.

Computer science career

Pausch was an assistant and associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science from 1988 until 1997. While there, he completed sabbaticals at Walt Disney Imagineering and Electronic Arts (EA). In 1997, Pausch became Associate Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction and Design, at Carnegie Mellon University. He was a co-founder in 1998, along with Don Marinelli, of CMU's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), and he started the Building Virtual Worlds course at CMU and taught it for 10 years. He consulted with Google on user interface design and also consulted with PARC, Imagineering, and Media Metrix. Pausch is also the founder of the Alice software project. He received the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award and was a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow. Pausch was the author or co-author of five books and over 70 articles.

Pausch received two awards from ACM in 2007 for his achievements in computing education: the Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award and the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education. He was also inducted as a Fellow of the ACM in 2007.

Cancer and death

Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent a Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) on September 19, 2006, in an unsuccessful attempt to halt his pancreatic cancer. He was told in August 2007 to expect a remaining three to six months of good health. He soon moved his family to Chesapeake, Virginia, a suburb near Norfolk, to be close to his wife's family. On March 13, 2008, Pausch advocated for greater federal funding for pancreatic cancer before the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. In the week prior to this, he had been hospitalized in order to have needle aspiration of pleural effusion in his right lung.

On May 2, 2008, a positron emission tomography (PET) scan showed that he had very tiny ( or less) metastases in his lungs and some lymph nodes in his chest. He also had some metastases in his peritoneal and retroperitoneal cavities. On June 26, 2008, Pausch indicated that he was considering stopping further chemotherapy because of the potential adverse side effects. He was, however, considering some immuno-therapy-based approaches. On July 24, on behalf of Pausch, a friend anonymously posted a message on Pausch's webpage stating that a biopsy had indicated that the cancer had progressed further than what was expected from recent PET scans and that Pausch had "taken a step down" and was "much sicker than he had been". The friend also stated that Pausch had then enrolled in a hospice program designed to provide palliative care to those at the end of life.

Pausch died from pancreatic cancer at his family's home in Chesapeake, Virginia on July 25, 2008, at the age of 47. He is survived by his wife, Jai, and their three children, Dylan, Logan, and Chloe.

''Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams''

Pausch delivered his "Last Lecture", titled ''Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams'', at CMU on September 18, 2007. He gave an abridged version of his speech on the ''Oprah'' show in October 2007. The talk was modeled after an ongoing series of lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical "final talk", with a topic such as "what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance?" Before speaking, Pausch received a long standing ovation from a large crowd of over 400 colleagues and students. When he motioned them to sit down, saying, "Make me earn it," someone in the audience shouted back, "You did!"

During the lecture, Pausch was upbeat and humorous, alternating between wisecracks, insights on computer science and engineering education, advice on building multi-disciplinary collaborations, working in groups and interacting with other people, offering inspirational life lessons, and performing push-ups on stage. He also commented on the irony that the "Last Lecture" series had recently been renamed as "Journeys", saying, "I thought, damn, I finally nailed the venue and they renamed it." After Pausch finished his lecture, Steve Seabolt, on behalf of Electronic Arts—which is now collaborating with CMU in the development of Alice 3.0—pledged to honor Pausch by creating a memorial scholarship for women in computer science, in recognition of Pausch's support and mentoring of women in CS and engineering.

CMU president Jared Cohon spoke emotionally of Pausch's humanity and called his contributions to the university and to education "remarkable and stunning". He then announced that CMU will celebrate Pausch's impact on the world by building and naming after Pausch a raised pedestrian bridge to connect CMU's new Computer Science building and the Center for the Arts, symbolizing the way Pausch linked those two disciplines. Brown University professor Andries van Dam followed Pausch's last lecture with a tearful and impassioned speech praising him for his courage and leadership, calling him a role model.

The Randy Pausch Memorial Footbridge was dedicated on October 30, 2009, with Jai, Dylan, Logan and Chloe Pausch cutting the ribbon.

''The Last Lecture''

The Disney-owned publisher Hyperion paid $6.7 million for the rights to publish a book about Pausch called ''The Last Lecture'', co-authored by Pausch and ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter Jeffrey Zaslow. The book became a ''New York Times'' best-seller on April 28, 2008. ''The Last Lecture'' expands on Pausch's speech. The book's first printing had 400,000 copies, and it has been translated into 46 languages. It has spent more than 85 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and there are now more than 4.5 million copies in print in the U.S. alone. Despite speculation that the book would be made into a movie, Pausch had denied these rumors, stating that "there's a reason to do the book, but if it's telling the story of the lecture in the medium of film, we already have that."

Media coverage

Pausch was named "Person of the Week" on ABC's World News with Charles Gibson on September 21, 2007. His "Last Lecture" attracted wide attention from the international media, became an Internet hit, and was viewed over a million times in the first month after its delivery. On October 22, 2007, Pausch appeared on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' where he discussed his situation and summarized his "Last Lecture". On October 6, 2007, Pausch joined the Pittsburgh Steelers for the day during their regular practice, after the organization learned that one of his childhood dreams mentioned in his "Last Lecture" was to play in the NFL. On April 9, 2008, the ABC network aired an hour long Diane Sawyer feature on Pausch titled "The Last Lecture: A Love Story For Your Life". On July 29, 2008, ABC aired a follow up to the Last Lecture special, remembering Pausch and his famous lecture.

Other lectures and appearances

Pausch gave a lecture about time management on November 27, 2007 at the University of Virginia, to an audience of over 850 people. In March 2008, Pausch appeared in a public service announcement video and testified before Congress in support of cancer research. On May 18, 2008, Pausch made a surprise return appearance at Carnegie Mellon, giving a speech at the commencement ceremony, as well as attending the School of Computer Science's diploma ceremony, and on May 19 Pausch appeared on the ''Good Morning America'' show. His lecture, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", was nominated at the 2007 YouTube Video Awards.

A devoted ''Star Trek'' fan, Pausch was invited by film director J. J. Abrams to film a role in ''Star Trek''. Abrams heard of Pausch's condition and sent a personal e-mail inviting Pausch to the set. Pausch accepted and traveled to Los Angeles, California to shoot his scene. In addition to appearing in the film, he also has a line of dialogue at the beginning of the film ("Captain, we have visual.") and donated the $217.06 paycheck to charity.

Honors

The Pittsburgh City Council declared November 19, 2007 to be "Dr. Randy Pausch Day". In May 2008, Pausch was listed by ''Time'' as one of the World's Top-100 Most Influential People. Randy was named Pittsburgher of the Year 2008. On May 30, 2008, Randy received a letter from then President George W. Bush thanking him for his commitment to the Nation's youth. On February 4, 2009, The Walt Disney Company dedicated a tribute plaque at Walt Disney World near the "Mad Tea Party" attraction with a quote by Randy that reads "Be good at something; It makes you valuable ... Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome." The Walt Disney Company also created the Disney Memorial Pausch Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University, which will support two graduate students. Per Jared Cohon's announcement on the day of the Last Lecture, a raised pedestrian bridge at CMU that connects the Gates Computer Science building and the Purnell Center for the Arts is named after Pausch, symbolizing the way he linked the two disciplines.

Other publications

''Adding input and output to the transactional model'' (Research paper, CMU), 1988

References

External links

Randy Pausch's Home Page at Carnegie Mellon University

News about Randy Pausch at the University of Virginia

Randy Pausch's Publications on Google Scholar

Videos:

The last lecture of Randy Pausch at Youtube

The last lecture of Randy Pausch at iTunes U

"Time Management" by Randy Pausch, November 2007 at Google Video

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Randy Pausch addressing the CMU 2008 graduating class

Randy Pausch on Good Morning America, May 19, 2008

An Interview with Steve Seabolt about Randy Pausch - video audio (mp3) with John Ortberg at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church on September 12, 2008

Randy Pausch's five second Star Trek cameo

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name	Wisin & Yandel
background	group_or_band
birth date	December 19, 1978 (Wisin)January 14, 1979 (Yandel)
origin	Cayey, Puerto Rico
genre	Reggeaton, Hip-Hop
years active	1998 – present
Associated acts	50 Cent, Yomo , Don Omar
label	WY, Machete Clavo
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Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna (Wisin) and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar (Yandel). They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time.

Their biggest hits are "Rakata", "Llamé Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)", "Pam Pam", "Sexy Movimiento", "Pegao", "Síguelo", "Abusadora","Zun Zun Rompiendo Caderas","Gracias a Tí","Tu Olor". Wisin & Yandel have collaborated with internationally known artists such as R. Kelly on "Burn It Up", Paris Hilton on the reggaeton remix to her debut single "Stars Are Blind", Ja Rule on "Rakata (Remix)", Lenny Kravitz on "Breathe" (a promotional song for Absolute Vodka), Mexican Pop group RBD on "Lento (Yandel)", compatriots La Secta AllStar on "Llora Culo al Sol", Fat Joe on "Jangueo", Nelly Furtado on "Sexy Movimiento (Remix)", 50 Cent on "Mujeres In The Club" and "Así Soy" along with G-Unit, Akon on "All Up 2 You" along with Aventura and "El Me La lama (Rico)", Enrique Iglesias on "Teco Joaqui (Remix)" and "Gracias a Tí (Remix)", Gloria Estefan on "No Llores (Remix)", T-Pain on "Imagínates](el puro nombre lo dice todo bryan)", "[[Te Siento" and in a remix for "[[Reverse Cowgirl (song)">Reverse Cowgirl".

Biography

Yandel was born on January 14, 1979 & Wisin was born on December 19, 1978.Wisin married his wife,Yomaira, on July 26, 2008, in a ceremony that took place in a restaurant of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The couple have a daughter and a son, Yelena and Dylan. Yandel who was the ceremony's best man, is also the godfather of Wisin's daughter.

Artistic careers

On November 7, 2007 the duo published ''Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres''. The album was received positively by the Puerto Rican media, with mainstream newspaper ''Primera Hora'' awarding it a score of 4 out of 5. The publication focused their review on the fusion of styles found in the album, claiming that the production continued the "musical evolution" found in its predecessors. Following the release of ''Los Extraterrestres'' the duo commenced an international promotional tour. After organizing concerts throughout Latin America and Europe, Wisin & Yandel noted that they would like to expand their markets to Africa and Australia. Wisin & Yandel participated in the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Viña del Mar Festival. The tickets for the event sold out, which the duo described as an "real honor". On June 2, 2008, Wisin and Yandel began a tour to promote ''Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres, Otra Dimensión'', visiting several radio stations in Puerto Rico. thumb|right|160px|Wisin performing.The duo made a guest appearance in an album titled "Caribbean Connection" released on June 24, 2008. The production included participation by other Latin American artists including Daddy Yankee, Don Omar and Hector "El Father" along Jamaican musicians including Inner Circle, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man and Wayne Wonder. Wisin & Yandel took part in the 2008 edition of New York City's Puerto Rican Day Parade, organized on June 8, 2008. In the event they received a warm reception. After arriving from New York the duo traveled to Puerto Rico, wher they filmed a commercial as part of a campaign against drunken driving. On June 12, 2008, they would travel to Los Angeles, where they would attend the BMI Latin Awards, in which they received a nomination for "Writer of the Year". Wisin & Yandel won four awards in the ''Premios Juventud 2008'' ceremony. On July 19, 2008, the duo made a presentation before a sold-out crowd in Venezuela. The duet were selected to perform in "KQ Live Concert" on September 27, 2008, organized by KQ 105 FM, the event included several renowned artists from Puerto Rico and other Latin American locations. On August 12, 2008, the duo received a recognition by Cayey's mayor,Rolando Ortiz Velázquez. In the activity, they were named "Ambassadors from Cayey to the world", in a patronal celebration that was dedicated to the duo. On April 24, 2009, Wisin & Yandel received the Latin Rhythm Album Of The Year, Duo Or Group Latin Billboard Music Award for ''Los Extraterresres''. Besides this recognition, the duo also received nominations for ''Ahora Es'' and ''Síguelo'' in the Tropical Airplay Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group and Latin Rhythm Airplay Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group categories. On October 15, 2009, Wisin & Yandel won the Premio MTV Latinoamérica for "Artist of the Year" and "Video of the Year".

Artistic appearances

Wisin & Yandel have collaborated with many artists in the American music industry in genres such as hip hop, pop, latin pop, R&B;, and rock with artists such as Ricky Martin, Aventura, David Bisbal, Gloria Estefan, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Nelly Furtado, Fat Joe, Guitars N Bandanaz, R. Kelly, Eve G-Unit, Enrique Iglesias, T-Pain, Akon, 50 Cent, Ivy Queen,and Sean Kingston.

Discography

;Studio albums

2000: ''Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio''

2001: ''De Nuevos a Viejos''

2002: ''De Otra Manera''

2003: ''Mi Vida... My Life''

2005: ''Pa'l Mundo''

2007: ''Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres''

2009: ''La Revolución''

2011: ''Los Vaqueros: El Regreso''

See also

List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

External links

Wisin Y Yandel Official Site

Wisin Y Yandel News & Press

Category:Reggaeton musicians Category:Duos Category:Reggaeton duos Category:Puerto Rican male singers Category:Puerto Rican singers Category:Puerto Rican reggaeton artists Category:Latin Grammy Award winners

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name	Randy Couture
birth name	Randy Duane Couture
birth date	June 22, 1963
birth place	Everett, Washington, United States
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nationality	American
height
weight lb	205
weight class	Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
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stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada
team	RAW (1997–1999)Team Quest (1999–2006)Xtreme Couture (2006–2011)
rank	NCAA Division I Wrestling Olympic Alternate Greco-Roman Wrestling Black belt in Neil Melanson's Submission wrestling System
years active	1997–2011 (MMA)
mma kowin	7
mma subwin	4
mma decwin	8
mma koloss	6
mma subloss	4
mma decloss	1
occupation	UFC Spokesman, Actor
university	Oklahoma State University
children	3
relatives	Ryan Couture, ''son'' Kim Couture, ''ex-wife''
school	Lynnwood High School
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Randy Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Couture is the first fighter to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions (heavyweight and light heavyweight). Couture has competed in a record 15 title fights. He holds the most title reigns in the UFC with five. His last fight with Lyoto Machida put him in a tie with Matt Hughes in having the highest number of fights in the UFC at 24. Couture is one of the first members of the UFC Hall of Fame and many consider him to be one of the greatest in MMA history. Couture is generally considered by many to be the most popular fighter in MMA history.

Couture was an Olympic wrestling alternate and has lived in Corvallis, Oregon, throughout much of his career, where he served as an assistant wrestling coach and a strength and conditioning coach for Oregon State University. He established Team Quest with Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson, a training camp for fighters, based out of Gresham, Oregon, and headed by coach Robert Folis. In 2005, Couture moved to Las Vegas, where he opened his own extensive chain of gyms under the name Xtreme Couture. He currently trains at his Las Vegas-based gym. Couture partnered with Bas Rutten in the opening of Legends Gym in Hollywood, California.

Couture is generally recognized as a clinch and ground-and-pound fighter who uses his wrestling ability to execute take downs, establish top position and successively strike the opponent on the bottom. Couture has displayed a variety of skills in Boxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; submitting three opponents using different chokeholds. Couture is the only athlete in UFC history to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Fame member and is the oldest title holder ever (in the UFC and MMA). Along with Chuck Liddell, Couture is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts into the mainstream of American sports and pop culture. He holds notable victories over such fighters as Maurice Smith, Vitor Belfort (2x), Jeremy Horn, Kevin Randleman, Pedro Rizzo (2x), Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Tim Sylvia, Gabriel Gonzaga and Mark Coleman.

Early life

Couture was born in Everett, Washington, the son of Ed and Sharan Couture. He wrestled at Alderwood Middle School in Lynnwood, Washington, then moved on to Lynnwood High School, where he won a State Championship during his senior year. Couture served in the U.S. Army from 1982–1988, attaining the rank of Sergeant in the 101st Airborne, where he "wrestled and did a little boxing." He coached at Oregon State University.

Upon discharge, he became a three-time Olympic team alternate (1988, 1992 and 1996), a semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials, a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-I All-American and a two-time NCAA Division-I runner-up at Oklahoma State University. In 1992, he was the Division-I runner up at 190 pounds, coming in second after Mark Kerr. Couture was settling into life as a wrestling coach, until he saw a video of a UFC event and decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

UFC, RINGS, and Heavyweight championship(s)

Couture made his MMA debut at UFC 13 in May 1997. He entered the four-man Heavyweight tournament, his first opponent being Tony Halme, who fought as WWF wrestler Ludvig Borga. Outweighed by nearly 100 lbs, Couture scored a double-leg takedown right off the bat. After working some ground and pound, he got a back mount and secured a rear naked choke win in just less than a minute. His second fight that night was in the tournament finals against Steven Graham, yet another larger opponent at 290 lbs. Again Couture took the fight to the ground, scoring a TKO win at 3:13 minutes of the first round.

His next UFC appearance was on October 17, 1997, at UFC 15. He fought Vitor Belfort to determine the number 1 challenger of the Heavyweight belt. Couture was a massive underdog in that fight, as the 19-year-old Belfort was the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner, winning all of his matches via devastating knockouts. At that time, Belfort seemed to represent the future of MMA, as he was not only a Carlson Gracie blackbelt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but had extremely fast hands and punching power, and was even scheduled to compete for the Olympic trials in boxing for Brazil.

Couture put on a display that began to earn him the reputation of a master strategist in the sport. After circling away from Belfort's powerful left hand, Couture got the clinch, but was unable to score a takedown. The fighters broke up, and when Belfort attempted a flurry of punches, Couture changed levels and took the fight to the ground. He immediately gained side control and landed strikes, and as Vitor scrambled to his feet, he scored with knee strikes. Back on the feet, Randy clinched again and wore Belfort out with dirty boxing. Around the 7-minute mark, Vitor was exhausted. Couture yet again took the fight to the ground, and finished with punches from back mount in what was one of the biggest upsets in early MMA history.

His next fight took place on December 21, 1997, at UFC Japan. He fought the then Heavyweight champion, Maurice Smith, who was making his second title defense after winning the belt from Mark Coleman earlier that year. In a slow-paced, calculated fight, neither fighter was able to damage the other, but Couture scored several takedowns and had the positional control throughout the fight. After 21 minutes, he won a majority decision and became the new UFC heavyweight champion.

In 1998, the UFC wanted Couture to defend his belt against Bas Rutten, former King of Pancrase. Randy instead signed with Vale Tudo Japan and was stripped of the heavyweight belt. In Japan, he was matched up against Enson Inoue. After taking the fight to the ground, he was forced to tap out to an armbar just more than 90 seconds into the first round. His next fight was on March 20, 1999, for the Japanese Rings promotion. There he suffered a very controversial loss to Mikhail Illoukhine via Kimura, one which many fans blamed on a mistake by the referee. After that loss, Couture took a break from MMA to focus on his amateur wrestling career, with the 2000 Summer Olympics in sight.

He returned to MMA in October 2000 for the Rings King of Kings 2000 Tournament, where he defeated UFC veteran Jeremy Horn by unanimous decision in his first fight and defeated Pancrase veteran Ryushi Yanagisawa, by unanimous decision, in the second fight. These two wins qualified him for the finals of the tournament, which would take place in early 2001. Before that, he was offered a shot at the UFC heavyweight title against Kevin Randleman on Nov. 17, 2000. Couture was taken down in the first two rounds, but he showed very good defense from his back, frustrating most of Kevin's ground and pound attempts. In the third round, he tripped Randleman to the mat and landed several strikes from the full mount, winning by referee stoppage. Couture had won the UFC heavyweight belt for the second time.

In March 2001, he fought for the finals of the Rings King of Kings 2000 tournament. After dominating UFC veteran Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in the first fight, he fought the semifinals against Valentijn Overeem, and was caught in a guillotine choke early in the fight. The tournament was eventually won by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Couture went back to the UFC after that.

His first title defense was against Brazilian kickboxer Pedro Rizzo at UFC 31. This was the first UFC event under the Zuffa management, with Dana White as the new president. In one of the best and most brutal fights in MMA history, both fighters inflicted a lot of damage on each other. After five 5-minute rounds, Couture was declared the winner by unanimous decision, which generated a lot of controversy as many fans felt Rizzo had won the fight. This prompted the UFC to set up an immediate rematch between the two, which took place at UFC 34, in November 2001. This time, Couture did not have many problems, as he had adjusted to Rizzo's style and won a TKO stoppage in the third round. His third title defense was in March 2002, against up-and-comer Josh Barnett. In the second round, Josh got on top of Couture and landed several strikes, winning by TKO. After the fight, it was revealed that Josh had tested positive for anabolic steroids; he was subsequently stripped of his title and left the UFC. Couture was then matched up against Ricco Rodriguez for the vacant UFC heavyweight belt at UFC 39, in late 2002. After dominating the first three rounds, the 39-year-old Couture began to show signs of fatigue. In the fifth round, Ricco took him down and landed an elbow strike to the eye, breaking Couture's orbital bone, forcing him to submit. This fight marked the first time a UFC fight was ended via KO, TKO or submission in the fifth round.

Move to Light Heavyweight and trilogy with Chuck Liddell

After his two consecutive losses in the heavyweight division to larger opponents, Couture moved down a weight class to fight at 205 lbs in the UFC's light heavyweight division. In his light heavyweight debut, Couture took on long-time number one contender Chuck Liddell for the interim light heavyweight championship. Couture was again the underdog, but after outstriking Chuck for three rounds, he took the fight to the ground, winning by TKO via strikes from the mount position. Couture became the only UFC competitor to win championship titles in two weight classes, earning Couture his nickname "Captain America". His next match was billed as a "Champion vs. Champion" fight in order to settle who was the rightful, undisputed champion of the division. Couture faced the five-time defending champion Tito Ortiz for the undisputed light heavyweight title. Couture won a unanimous decision and became the undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion at age 40.

Couture's first title defense at Light Heavyweight was against Vitor Belfort, whom he had defeated in 1997 at UFC 15. In the first round, as Couture closed the distance to attempt a clinch, Belfort threw a left hook that grazed his right eye. A piece of Belfort's glove caused serious damage, and Vitor was declared the winner by medical stoppage. The rematch took place later that year, with Randy dominating all 3 rounds before winning by medical stoppage due to a cut. This made him a 2-time Light Heavyweight champion, as well as 2-time Heavyweight champion.

On April 16, 2005, Couture lost his title and suffered the first knockout loss of his career in a rematch with Chuck Liddell. Couture came back in August with a win over Mike Van Arsdale to re-establish himself as a top contender. He faced Liddell again for the third and final time in a championship match on February 4, 2006, at ''UFC 57''. He did not succeed, falling to a second round knockout. Immediately after the match, he announced his retirement from the sport.

On June 24, 2006, during The Ultimate Fighter 3 finale, which was broadcast live on Spike TV, Couture became the fourth fighter to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, joining Royce Gracie, Dan Severn, and Ken Shamrock.

Retirement

After retiring from the professional fighting circuit, Couture began appearing at UFC events as a regular broadcast commentator and as co-host of "Before/After The Bell" on The Fight Network. He appeared in the Rob Schneider comedy ''Big Stan'', along with fellow mixed martial artists Don Frye and Bob Sapp.

On Nov. 17, 2006, Couture decided to compete athletically again, facing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in a submission wrestling match. The bout ended in a draw.

Couture was featured on season two of Spike TV's reality show "Pros vs. Joes," which premiered on January 25, 2007. His teammates on the episode were Michael Irvin, Kevin Willis, and José Canseco. He returned for the finale, where he even took part in a football based round. His teammates were Willis, Randall Cunningham, Bruce Smith, Roy Jones Jr. and Tim Hardaway. Couture had a brief cameo appearance on the season finale of the CBS show The Unit as a military guard and on the film Redbelt as fight commentator, Terry Flynn. Couture appeared on an episode of The History Channel's "Human Weapon" on September 27, 2007, and starred in the 2008 film, "The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior." In 2010, Couture starred in the action movie, ''The Expendables'' as Toll Road and is reprising the part in the film's sequel.

Reclaiming the heavyweight title

On January 11, 2007, Couture appeared for an interview on the Spike TV magazine show, "Inside the UFC", to announce his return from retirement. In a conversation with Joe Rogan, Couture confirmed that he would be facing Tim Sylvia for the UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 68 on March 3, 2007, and revealed that he had signed a four-fight, two-year deal with the company.

At the age of 43, Couture defeated then-champion Tim Sylvia at UFC 68 by unanimous decision to claim his third UFC heavyweight title. Couture's first punch, at :08 of the first round, sent the (2.03 m) Sylvia reeling to the mat. Couture controlled the pace of the fight for five rounds, smothering Sylvia with effective striking and numerous takedowns. All three judges' scored the bout 50–45 for Couture, making him the first fighter in UFC history to become a three-time champion.

On August 25, 2007, at UFC 74 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Couture defended his title against Gabriel Gonzaga, who previously defeated Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović at ''UFC 70'' to become the number one contender. In the fight, Couture defeated Gonzaga by TKO (strikes) to retain the title. Couture suffered a broken left arm from blocking one of Gonzaga's kicks during the course of the fight. The kick cleanly separated the ulna bone. The injury placed the UFC heavyweight champion's arm in a splint for six weeks.

Resignation and dispute with the UFC

On October 11, 2007, Couture announced that he was severing all ties with the UFC, leaving two contracted fights, a position as an on-air analyst, and his heavyweight championship behind. He reportedly received $250,000, plus $936,000 of PPV revenue, for his comeback against Tim Sylvia. He reportedly received a $250,000 purse for defeating Gabriel Gonzaga, as well as a $35,000 bonus for "Fight of the Night" and $787,000 in PPV revenue. This became a sticking point since Chuck Liddell lost his two previous fights yet is still being paid more, according to Couture. Couture cited the UFC's failure to sign #1 ranked heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko, as well as disputes with UFC management.

UFC president Dana White said on October 18, 2007, that Couture remains the promotion's heavyweight champion despite his announced plans to quit. White reiterated he would not release Couture from the final two fights on his UFC contract. Couture held a press conference on October 25, 2007, in which he denied his leaving of the UFC was a "retirement", set forth his grievances over the pay he received for his fights against Tim Sylvia and Gabriel Gonzaga, and reiterated his belief that he would be free from any contractual obligations to the UFC after nine months. On October 30, 2007, White and UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta held another press conference. There White reiterated the UFC's position that Couture remains the promotion's heavyweight champion despite his tendered resignation, and that Couture would remain obligated under his UFC contract well beyond nine months. White released documents at the press conference to refute Couture's claims about the pay he received. Sherdog.com analyzed language reportedly found in the UFC's standard contracts relating to fighter retirement which Sherdog believes clarifies the dispute over Couture's contractual status.

In another chapter to the Couture/UFC saga, White and Randy Couture met and had a "good" conversation at UFC 78. However, White met with Couture during the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss a possible return to the Octagon, where Couture said he had no desire to return to the UFC at that time.

Cornering some of his fighters from Xtreme Couture at HDNet Fights on December 15, 2007, in Dallas, Texas, Couture answered questions about Fedor, stating that he would like to fight him in October once his employment contract with the UFC has expired, if the UFC cannot come to some kind of co-promotion agreement with M-1 Global before that time.

On January 15, 2008, Zuffa—the UFC's parent company—filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court in Nevada, citing breach of contract and irreparable damage. Zuffa is seeking over $10,000 in damages. This suit concerns only Couture's employment contract and not his promotional contract. On February 28, 2008, Judge Jennifer Togliatti handed down the first ruling in the case of Zuffa v. Randy Couture, issuing a preliminary injunction barring Couture's participation in an IFL event to be held the following day.

On August 2, 2008, a Texas appeals court granted Zuffa LLC's request for a stay against a motion for a declaratory judgment in a suit filed by HDNet regarding Randy Couture's contractual status with the UFC. The stay effectively ends the dispute in the state of Texas and Zuffa will be allowed to move forward with the Nevada suit.

Return to the UFC

On September 2, 2008, the UFC announced a three-fight deal with the 45-year-old Randy Couture to return to active competition for the UFC. His first fight back was at UFC 91 on November 15, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada where he lost his UFC Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar. It was at first a closely contested match; however, later in the fight Lesnar knocked Couture down and finished him with hammer fists for a TKO victory at 3:07 of the second round. In the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Couture declared his desire to keep fighting. He stated that he felt like he was still becoming a better fighter and blamed his loss on a bad performance, not his age.

Couture has said he still wants to fight former PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, but has since been unable to, due to UFC contract issues.

Couture has said he would drop weight to fight former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida if that is what the UFC wants.

On February 26, 2009, it was reported that Couture had agreed to a bout with former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion and former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon. In that fight, on August 29, 2009, Couture lost a relatively one-sided bout via unanimous decision. After the bout, Couture stated he felt like he was in the best shape of his life, and that he will wait and see what the UFC has in store for him in the future. The fight received the "Fight of the Night" award.

Return to Light Heavyweight and retirement

After the Nogueira match, Dana White announced Couture had signed a new 6 fight deal, effectively replacing his previous contract.

On November 14, 2009, at UFC 105, Couture fought Brandon Vera in a somewhat uneventful fight. Although Vera landed effective strikes and scored a knockdown, Couture would win the bout via unanimous decision. Whilst the outcome sparked controversy amongst some fans, the victory marked his first at Light Heavyweight since his loss to Chuck Liddell in 2006. At age 46, Couture became the oldest fighter to ever win a fight in the UFC. Couture fought fellow Hall of Famer Mark Coleman at UFC 109. The bout marked the first time that UFC Hall of Famers fought against each other in the Octagon. The pair were scheduled to meet at UFC 17 in 1998, but a Couture injury forced the cancellation of the bout. The legendary pair wrestled one another in a freestyle match at the 1989 Olympic Festival at Oklahoma State where Coleman won the match by one point. Couture modified his training for this bout focusing on catch wrestling and refining his boxing under coach Gil Martinez. This fight marked the oldest combined age of fighters to go head to head in the UFC. The fight took place at UFC 109: Relentless. Couture defeated Coleman via technical submission (rear naked choke) in the second round, which marked the first time in over 4 years that Couture had won via submission.

A bout between Couture and Rich Franklin was reported to take place at UFC 115, but Franklin instead fought Chuck Liddell. Dana White later confirmed that multiple time boxing world champion James Toney would fight Couture at UFC 118. Couture dominated the fight, taking down and mounting Toney within seconds of the start of the fight and soon after submitted Toney with an arm triangle choke making his third victory in a row after Vera and Coleman and his fifth win out of his last seven UFC fights.

Couture had stated that he was interested in a fight with either Lyoto Machida or Maurício Rua in a non-title bout.

The UFC decided to pair him up with Machida. The two fought on April 30, 2011, at UFC 129 before 55,000 fans in Toronto. Couture had stated that this will be his final mixed martial arts fight. Couture lost the fight in the second round via a Crane Kick knockout.

After the fight with Machida, Couture announced that he was "finally done fighting" at the age of 47.

Personal life

Couture was previously married to Sharon, Tricia, and Kim Couture (née Borrego). Couture, and Kim and filed for divorce in May 2009, with Couture continuing to coach and support Kim's MMA career. He has three children, sons Ryan and Caden, and daughter Aimee. Couture lives in Las Vegas.

Championships and accomplishments

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Greco-Roman Wrestling

Pan American Games

*Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg – second place (June 13, 1990)

*Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg – winner (January 1, 1991)

*Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg – second place (January 1, 1992)

*Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg – third place (May 21, 1997)

*Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg – second place (March 24, 1998)

*Pan American Games Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg – winner (August 6, 1991)

FILA Wrestling World Championships

*FILA test tournament Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg – third place (March 14, 1998)

*FILA World Cup Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg – third place (November 9, 1991)

*FILA World Cup Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg – third place (November 21, 1992)

Collegiate wrestling

National Collegiate Athletic Association

*NCAA Division I 190 lb/86.4 kg - 6th place out of Oklahoma State University (1990)

*NCAA Division I 190 lb/86.4 kg - Runner-up out of Oklahoma State University (1991)

*NCAA Division I 190 lb/86.4 kg - Runner-up out of Oklahoma State University (1992)

Mixed martial arts

Black Belt Magazine

*1997 Full-Contact Competitor of the Year

Fighting Network RINGS

*RINGS King of Kings 2000 Tournament Semifinalist

Inside Fights

2009 Fight of the Year - vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on August 29

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Heavyweight Championship (Three times)

*UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (Two times)

*Interim UFC Light Heavyweight championship (One time)

*UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Winner

*Fight of the Night (Two Times)

*UFC Hall of Fame

UFC Viewer's Choice Award

*Most Championship reigns in UFC history (Five times)

*Most Championship fights in UFC history (Fifteen times)

*Oldest fighter to win a title in UFC history (43 years, 255 days)

*First fighter to hold Championship titles in two weight classes

*Tied (Tim Sylvia) for most successful Heavyweight title defenses (Three)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

*2003 Most Outstanding Fighter

*MMA Most Valuable Fighter (2007)

MMA Most Valuable Fighter of the Decade (2000–2009)

*2001 Fight of the Year vs. Pedro Rizzo on May 4

*2007 Fight of the Year vs. Tim Sylvia on March 3

World MMA Awards

*Outstanding Contribution to MMA

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss |align=center| 19–11 | Lyoto Machida | KO (jumping front kick) | UFC 129 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:02 | Toronto, Ontario |

|- | Win |align=center| 19–10 | James Toney | Submission (arm triangle choke) | UFC 118 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:19 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 18–10 | Mark Coleman | Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 109 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 17–10 | Brandon Vera | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 105 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Manchester, England | |- | Loss |align=center| 16–10 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 102 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 16–9 | Brock Lesnar | TKO (punches) | UFC 91 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 16–8 | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | UFC 74 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 15–8 | Tim Sylvia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 68 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 14–8 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | UFC 57 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:28 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 14–7 | Mike Van Arsdale | Submission (anaconda choke) | UFC 54 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:52 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 13–7 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | UFC 52 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 13–6 | Vitor Belfort | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 49 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 12–6 | Vitor Belfort | TKO (cut) | UFC 46 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 12–5 | Tito Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 44 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 11–5 | Chuck Liddell | TKO (punches) | UFC 43 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 10–5 | Ricco Rodriguez | Submission (elbow) | UFC 39 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 3:04 | Uncasville, Connecticut | |- | Loss |align=center| 10–4 | Josh Barnett | TKO (punches) | UFC 36 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 10–3 | Pedro Rizzo | TKO (strikes) | UFC 34 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 9–3 | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 31 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 8–3 | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (guillotine choke) | RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:56 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 8–2 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | Decision (unanimous) | RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 7–2 | Kevin Randleman | TKO (strikes) | UFC 28 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 4:13 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 6–2 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (majority) | RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 5–2 | Jeremy Horn | Decision (unanimous) | RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 4–2 | Mikhail Illoukhine | Submission (kimura) | RINGS: Rise 1st | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 7:43 | Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 4–1 | Enson Inoue | Submission (armbar) | Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:39 | Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Maurice Smith | Decision (majority) | UFC Japan | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 21:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Vitor Belfort | TKO (strikes) | UFC 15 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 8:17 | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Steven Graham | TKO (strikes) | UFC 13 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:13 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Tony Halme | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 13 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:00 | Augusta, Georgia, United States |

Filmography

''No Rules (film) ''Today You Die'' ''Beyond The Glory'' ''Fighter'' ''The Ultimate Fighter'' ''The King of Queens'' ''Invincible (2006 film) ''The Unit'' ''Human Weapon'' ''Fight Science'' ''Big Stan'' ''Redbelt'' ''The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior'' ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3'' ''How Bruce Lee Changed The World'' ''The Expendables (2010 film) ''Once I Was a Champion'' ''Geezers!'' ''Setup'' ''The Expendables II''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2003	''Cradle 2 the Grave''	Fighter #8
2005	No Rules'' ||	Mason	Film
2005	|	Vincent's Bodyguard	Direct-to-Video
2005	|	Himself	TV Series Documentary (Episode: "The Ultimate Fighting Championship")
2005	|	Himself	Film Documentary
2005	|	Himself (Team Captain)	TV Series
2006	|	Priority Plus Driver	TV Series (Episode: "Fight Schlub")
2006	Invincible'' ||	'Toruci' Player #1	Major Film
2007	|	Sgt. Strickland	TV Series (Episodes: "M.P.'s", "Paradise Lost")
2007	|	Himself	TV Series (Episode: "Mixed Martial Arts")
2007	|	Himself	TV Series
2007	|	Carnahan	Major Film
2008	|	Dylan Flynn	Major Film
2008	|	Sargon	Direct-to-Video
2008	|	Cmdr. Warren Fuller	Video Game
2009	|	Himself	TV Documentary
2010	The Expendables'' ||	Toll Road	Major Film
2011	|	Himself	Film Documentary (post-production)
2011	|	Randy	Major Film (post-production)
2011	|	Petey	Major Film (post-production)
2012	|	Toll Road	Major Film (announced)

References

External links

Official website for Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts

Randy Couture profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Official UFC Profile

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