Name	DREAM.5: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round
Promotion	DREAM
Date	July 21, 2008
Venue	Osaka-jo Hall
City	Osaka, Japan
Attendance	11,986
Previousevent	DREAM.4: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round
Followingevent	DREAM.6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round

DREAM.5 Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on Monday July 21, 2008 at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan and hosted the final round of the promotion's Lightweight tournament.

The DREAM.5 attracted a crowd of 11,986 to the Osaka Jo Hall and was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network and SkyPerfect and on HDNet Fights in the United States.

Results Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic had been a long rumored participant. Originally scheduled to face Jerome LeBanner, and later Mighty Mo Siligia, Mirko had to pull out due to a recovering shoulder injury and minor impending knee surgery. Mirko expressed interest in fighting at DREAM.6 in September. Denis Kang had been another long rumored participant. With one fight left on his FEG contract, Denis Kang would have become an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of this bout. However, he was pulled from the card late in July for unknown reasons. After his bout with Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic was scraped, Jerome LeBanner was scheduled to fight Mark Hunt. However, LeBanner had to pull out late due to injury. Appearing on the original DREAM.5 banner, Minowaman was pulled from the card to instead fight at Deep: Gladiators. The bout between Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto and Joseph Benavidez has been canceled due to a knee injury Yamamoto suffered in training. Yamamoto has been replaced by Junya Kudo.

Reports indicate Dream.5 scored a 10.0 rating for network TV on the TBS broadcast in Japan. The rating peaked at 13.9 during the Akiyama-Shibata fight.

References

External links

Dream 5 official card

Category:Dream events Category:2008 in mixed martial arts Category:Sport in Osaka

Name	Yoshihiro Akiyama
Native name	秋山成勲
Other names	Sexyama
Birth name	Yoshihiro Akiyama | 秋山成勲
Birth date	July 29, 1975
Birth place	Osaka, Japan
Residence	Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height
Weight
Weight class	185
Reach	75 inch
Style	Judo, Karate, Boxing
Fighting out of	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Team	Jackson's Submission Fighting
Rank	3rd Dan Black Belt in Judo
Mma win	13
Mma kowin	5
Mma subwin	7
Mma decwin	1
Mma loss	3
Mma koloss	1
Mma subloss	1
Mma decloss	1
Mma draw	0
Mma nc	2
Sherdog	11895
Updated	October 17, 2010

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, also known as Choo Sung-hoon (Hangul: 추성훈), is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001. He won gold at the 2001 Asian Championships and 2002 Asian Games for South Korea and Japan respectively.

As a mixed martial artist he became the 2006 K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight tournament champion. He is currently with the US promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship and was victorious in his first UFC bout against Alan Belcher at UFC 100. He suffered defeat in his second bout against Chris Leben in UFC 116, and his third bout against Michael Bisping in UFC 120. All three of these fight received "Fight of the Night" honors. He is known for his excellent Judo, and mix of technical and brawler-like style, and is considered to have one of the best chins in MMA.

Judo career

Before his mixed martial arts career, Akiyama was a decorated judoka.

Judo competition record

2001 Asian Championships

Representing Korea, Akiyama won the Gold Medal at the 2001 Asian Championships

2002 Asian Games

Representing Japan, Akiyama won the Gold Medal at the 2002 Asian Games defeating Ahn Dong-Jin of South Korea in the finals.

2003 World Judo Championships Controversy

Akiyama defeated three opponents from France, Mongolia, and Turkey to reach the semi-finals of the 81 kg Light Middleweight division. However, all three opponents claimed that Akiyama had a slippery judogi. Wearing a reserve gi, Akiyama lost two games in a row (semifinal and 3rd-place match) and missed the medal.

International Judo Federation referee director Juan Carlos Barcos said an examination of the gi found that the slippery texture was due to high humidity which prevailed in Osaka and a detergent used to wash the uniform. "At any moment, we did not have any doubt about fair play in the case. We are absolutely sure that Mr. Akiyama is correct," since he changed the jacket at the request of the jury, Barcos said.

Akiyama was also accused of wearing slippery gear by former world and Olympic champion Kenzo Nakamura when they fought at the world championship trials in 2002.

Mixed martial arts career

K-1 HERO'S

Akiyama's mixed martial arts debut was in the K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite event on December 31, 2004, where he defeated boxer Francois Botha by armbar submission in the first round. His first defeat was to Jerome LeBanner, who knocked him out with knees in his second fight at the K-1 HERO'S 1 event on March 26, 2005, while it should be noted that LeBanner is a heavyweight that came into the fight at 262 pounds (119 kg), while Akiyama came into the fight at 189.5 pounds (86 kg). He has notable wins against Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Taiei Kin, Kestutis Smirnovas and Melvin Manhoef. Akiyama defeated Melvin Manhoef at the K-1 Hero's light-heavyweight Grand Prix 2006 final round, and gained the champion belt.

In K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite, Akiyama fought Kazushi Sakuraba in the main event. During the match, Sakuraba called to the referee saying "[Akiyama is] Slippery!" Akiayama went on to win the match with a referee stoppage. This created a controversy amongst MMA fans in Japan, assuming Akiyama was using some sort of body oil or lubricant, banned in K-1 rules.

But at this moment, Akiyama answered to questions about the oil in the interview as follows: "I have no idea why Sakuraba felt slippery. It may be my sweat, as I sweat a lot always and it often drips off my body."

On January 11, Akiyama and FEG (the parent company of K-1) held a press conference during which Akiyama said he used Olay lotion prior to the fight claiming that the lotion was used to treat a worn gi. Pre-fight footage also showed Akiyama casually applying six bottles of lotion to his body in his locker room. As a result, Akiyama was disqualified and his prize money was suspended. Akiyama himself was suspended indefinitely from HERO'S competition six days later. Public outcry against Akiyama did not cease however, and Nike was swamped with complaints when Akiyama was featured on a television commercial in Japan. Though Akiyama has admitted to applying cream to his skin, he has said that the purpose was not to gain an unfair advantage but to treat his dry skin. The fight was ruled a "No Contest".

Akiyama was cleared from his FEG-induced suspension and FEG announced that Akiyama would return to K-1 Hero's in Seoul, on October 28, 2007. His opponent was Denis Kang, who was the finalist of PRIDE Bushido Grand Prix 2006 and making his debut in Hero's. Though he was an underdog, Akiyama beat Kang by KO in the first round.

Yarennoka Fight

On December 31, 2007, Akiyama faced Kazuo Misaki at Yarennoka!. The rules of the match stated that kicks to the head of a downed opponent would not be allowed. Late in the first round Misaki knocked down Akiyama with left hook, and as Akiyama struggled to his feet, Misaki delivered a lunging kick to the face which knocked Akiyama out.

Joining the UFC

On February 24, 2009 it was announced on the official UFC website that Akiyama had signed a deal with the company. Even though he suffered a broken orbital bone during the start of round two, Akiyama went on to beat UFC veteran Alan Belcher at UFC 100 on July 11 by split decision. It was the 1st fight in Akiyama's career that went to the decision, it was also awarded "Fight of the Night" honors with both fighters receiving a record-setting $100,000 bonus.

On May 30, 2009 Yoshihiro Akiyama opened a new gym in Tokyo, Japan. The 'Akiyama Dojo' has Judo and MMA halls, 30 tatami mats and three octagonal cages.

Akiyama joined Xtreme Couture for the month of October 2009 to work on his striking skills. Akiyama was expected to face MMA legend and former PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, but Silva instead faced British striker Michael Bisping on the card, defeating him via unanimous decision. At the Post-fight conference, UFC President Dana White stated that Akiyama had requested to fight Silva for a while and has refused to fight other opponents, after which both fighters verbally agreed to fight.

Akiyama was expected to face Silva on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116. Wanderlei had to pull out on June 22, 2010 due to fractured ribs suffered in training. Chris Leben was chosen as a replacement. Despite controlling the majority of the fight with effective strikes and solid Judo takedowns, Akiyama appeared exhausted after the first round and lost via triangle choke with just twenty seconds left in the third round. His loss to Leben was his first official loss in five years.

Akiyama lost to Michael Bisping on October 16, 2010 at UFC 120 by unanimous decision. In preparation for his fight with Bisping, Akiyama switched to Jackson’s Submission Fighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is unclear whether the switch is permanent. Even though Akiyama lost to Bisping, he rocked him in the first round. He earned his third "Fight of the Night" honors. He has now earned "Fight of the Night" honors for all three of his UFC appearances.

Akiyama was briefly scheduled to face Chael Sonnen on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128, but, due to Sonnen's suspension, Akiyama is now confirmed to be facing Nate Marquardt at that same event.

Personal life

In March 2009, Akiyama married Shiho Yano, a famous Japanese model, whom he had been dating since January 2007. He names heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson as his hero and holds a University degree in Commerce.

Championships and accomplishments

K-1 HERO'S

*2006 K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Winner

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*Fight of the Night (3 Times)

Mixed martial arts record

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left; width:99%;" |- ! Result ! Record ! Opponent ! Method ! Event ! Date ! Round ! Time ! Location ! Notes |- | |align=center| | Nate Marquardt | |UFC 128: Shogun vs. Evans | |align=center| |align=center| | Newark, New Jersey, US | |- |Loss |align=center|13–3–0 (2) | Michael Bisping |Decision (Unanimous) |UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | London, England, UK |Fight of the Night. |- |Loss |align=center|13–2–0 (2) | Chris Leben |Submission (Triangle Choke) |UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |Fight of the Night. |- |Win |align=center|13–1–0 (2) | Alan Belcher |Decision (Split) |UFC 100 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |Fight of the Night. |- |Win |align=center|12–1–0 (2) | Masanori Tonooka |Submission (Armbar) |DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand-Prix Finals | |align=center|1 |align=center|6:26 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|11–1–0 (2) | Katsuyori Shibata |Submission (Gi Choke) |DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand-Prix Finals | |align=center|1 |align=center|6:34 | Osaka, Japan | |- |align="center" style="background: #c5d2ea"|NC |align=center|10–1–0 (2) | Kazuo Misaki |No Contest (result overturned) |Yarennoka! | |align=center|1 |align=center|7:48 | Saitama, Japan |Original "KO" victory for Misaki; head kick was later ruled illegal; changed to "no contest". |- |Win |align=center|10–1–0 (1) | Denis Kang |KO (Punch) |K-1 Hero's Korea 2007 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:45 | Seoul, South Korea | |- |align="center" style="background: #c5d2ea"|NC |align=center|9–1–0 (1) | Kazushi Sakuraba |No Contest (result overturned) |K-1 Hero's Premium Dynamite 2006!! | |align=center|1 |align=center|5:37 | Osaka, Japan |Originally TKO victory for Akiyama; ruled a no contest after Akiyama confessed to applying lotion for the fight. |- |Win |align=center|9–1 | Melvin Manhoef |Submission (Armbar) |K-1 Hero's 7 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:58 | Yokohama, Japan |Won K-1 HERO's Light Heavyweight Tournament |- |Win |align=center|8–1 | Kestutis Smirnovas |TKO (Strikes) |K-1 Hero's 7 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:01 | Yokohama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|7–1 | Taiei Kin |Submission (Armbar) |K-1 Hero's 6 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:01 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|6–1 | Katsuhiko Nagata |KO (Spinning Back Kick) |K-1 Hero's 5 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|5–1 | Tokimitsu Ishizawa |Submission (Gi Choke) |K-1 Hero's 4 | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:41 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|4–1 | Masakatsu Okuda |TKO (Slam and Punches) |K-1 Hero's 2005 in Seoul | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:31 | Seoul, South Korea | |- |Win |align=center|3–1 | Michael Lerma |TKO (Punches) |K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:47 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|2–1 | Carl Toomey |Submission (Armbar) |K-1 Hero's 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:59 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center|1–1 | Jérôme Le Banner |KO (Knees) |K-1 Hero's 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:24 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 | Francois Botha |Submission (Armbar) |K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:54 | Osaka, Japan | |}

See also

List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

DREAM Profile

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Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Thomas Earl Petty
Birth date	October 20, 1950
Origin	Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Instrument	Guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano, percussion, bass, organ, harpsichord
Genre	Rock, heartland rock, blues-rock, country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active	1976–present
Label	Shelter, Backstreet, MCA, Warner Bros., American
Associated acts	Mudcrutch, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne
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Notable instruments	Rickenbacker 660/12Vox Mark IIIGibson DoveGibson Firebird

Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury.

He has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music, notably his hits, have become popular among younger generations as he continues to host sold-out shows. Throughout his career, Petty and his collaborators have sold 60 million albums.

Petty and his band the Heartbreakers celebrated their 30th anniversary with a tour in 2006, though Petty has occasionally released solo work, such as 2006's Highway Companion, on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation. Members of the Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums. He has also toured with Mudcrutch in order to promote their debut album.

Petty has been managed by Tony Dimitriades since 1976. On February 3, 2008, Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at the Super Bowl XLII Halftime show.

Childhood and early life

Tom Petty was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, and attended Gainesville High School. His interest in rock and roll music began at age 10 when he met Elvis Presley. In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley's film Follow That Dream in nearby Ocala, Florida and invited Petty to come down and watch the shoot. He instantly became an Elvis Presley fan and soon traded his Wham-O slingshot for a box of Elvis 45s. One of his first guitar teachers was Don Felder, a fellow Gainesville resident, who would later join the Eagles. As a young man, Petty worked briefly on the grounds crew for the University of Florida, but never attended as a student. An Ogeechee lime tree that he planted while employed at the University is now called the Tom Petty tree.

Petty also overcame a difficult relationship with his father, who found it hard to accept that his son was "a mild-mannered kid who was interested in the arts" and subjected him to verbal and physical abuse on a regular basis. Petty was extremely close to his mother, and remains close to his brother Bruce.

Recording career

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976–Present)

Shortly after forming his musical aspirations, Petty started a band known as the Epics, later to evolve into Mudcrutch. Although the band, which featured future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, were popular in Gainesville, their recordings went unnoticed by a mainstream audience, although their only single, "Depot Street", remains popular amongst fans.

After Mudcrutch split up, Petty reluctantly agreed to pursue a solo career. Tench decided to form his own group, whose sound Petty appreciated. Eventually, Petty and Campbell collaborated with Tench and fellow members Ron Blair and Stan Lynch, resulting in the first line-up of the Heartbreakers. Their first album, simply titled Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, gained minute popularity amongst American audiences, achieving more success in Britain. The single "Breakdown" was re-released in 1977 and peaked at #40 in early 1978 after the band toured in the United Kingdom in support of Nils Lofgren. The debut album was released by Shelter Records, which at that time was distributed by ABC Records.

In September 1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at a Musicians United for Safe Energy concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Their rendition of "Cry To Me" was featured on the resulting No Nukes album.

1981's Hard Promises became a top-ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single "The Waiting". The album also featured Petty's first duet, "Insider" with Stevie Nicks.

Bass player Ron Blair quit the group, and was replaced on the fifth album (1982's Long After Dark) by Howie Epstein; the resulting line-up would last until 1994. In 1985, the band participated in Live Aid, playing four songs at Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium. Southern Accents was also released in 1985. This album included the hit single "Don't Come Around Here No More", which was produced by Dave Stewart. The song's video featured Petty dressed as the Mad Hatter, mocking and chasing Alice from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then cutting and eating her as if she were a cake. The ensuing tour led to the live album and to an invitation from Bob Dylan; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers joined him on his True Confessions tour and also played some dates with the Grateful Dead in 1986 and 1987. Also in 1987, the group released Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) which includes "Jammin' Me" which Petty wrote with Dylan.

Traveling Wilburys, solo career, and "return" to the Heartbreakers (1988–1991)

In 1988, Petty became a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys, along with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne. The band's first song, "Handle With Care", was intended as a B-side of one of Harrison's singles, but was judged too good for that purpose and the group decided to record a full album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. A second Wilburys album, incongruously titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 and recorded without the recently deceased Orbison, followed in 1990. The album was named Vol. 3 as a response to a series of bootlegged studio sessions being sold as Travelling Wilburys Vol. 2. In recent years, Petty has begun to incorporate Travelling Wilburys songs into his live shows, consistently playing "Handle With Care" in shows from 2003–2006, and for his 2008 tour making "End of the Line" a staple of the setlist.

In 1989, Petty released Full Moon Fever, which featured hits "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down a Dream". It was nominally his first solo album, although several Heartbreakers and other well-known musicians participated: Mike Campbell co-produced the album with Petty and Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, and backing musicians included Campbell, Lynne, and fellow Wilburys Roy Orbison and George Harrison (Ringo Starr appears on drums in the video for "I Won't Back Down", but they were actually performed by Phil Jones). Since all the original Traveling Wilburys except Bob Dylan participated on the album, it is sometimes considered the unofficial second Wilbury record.

Petty & the Heartbreakers reformed in 1991 and released Into the Great Wide Open, which was co-produced by Lynne and included the hit singles "Learning To Fly" and "Into The Great Wide Open", the latter featuring Johnny Depp, Gabrielle Anwar, Faye Dunaway, and Matt LeBlanc in the video.

Before leaving MCA Records, Tom and the Heartbreakers got together to record, live in the studio, two new songs for a "Greatest Hits" package. "Mary Jane's Last Dance" and Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air". This was Stan Lynch's last recorded performance with The Heartbreakers. Tom commented "He left right after the session without really saying goodbye." The package went on to sell over ten million copies, therefore receiving diamond certification by the RIAA.

Move to Warner Bros. Records (1991–present)

In 1989, while still under contract to MCA, Petty secretly signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros. Records, to which the Traveling Wilburys had been signed. His first album on his new label, 1994's Wildflowers (Petty's 2nd of 3 solo albums), included the singles "You Don't Know How It Feels", "You Wreck Me," "It's Good to Be King" and "A Higher Place". The album, produced by Rick Rubin, sold approximately 2.5 million copies in the U.S.

In 1996, Petty, with the Heartbreakers, released a soundtrack to the movie She's the One, starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston (see Songs and Music from "She's the One"). The album's singles were "Walls (Circus)" (featuring Lindsey Buckingham), "Climb that Hill" and a song written by Lucinda Williams, "Change the Locks." The album also included a cover of "Asshole," a song by Beck. The same year, the band accompanied Johnny Cash on Unchained, for which Cash would win a Grammy for Best Country Album (Cash would later cover Petty's "I Won't Back Down" on ).

In 1999, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers released their last album with Rubin at the helm, Echo. Two songs were released as singles in the U.S., "Room at the Top" and "Free Girl Now". The album reached number 10 in the U.S. album charts.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played "I Won't Back Down" at the benefit concert for victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The following year, they played "Taxman", "I Need You", and "Handle With Care" (joined for the last by Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison, and Jim Keltner) at the Concert for George in honor of Petty's friend and former bandmate George Harrison.

2002's The Last DJ included several attacks on the music industry, criticizing it for greed, watering down music, and releasing pop music made by scantily-clad young women and reached number 9 on the U.S. charts. Tom has commented though that he didn't like being called "bitter" by the media and that The Last DJ is full of hope, if you look for it.

In 2005, Petty began hosting his own show "Buried Treasure" on XM Radio, on which he shares selections from his personal record collection.

In February 2006, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers agreed to be the headline act at the fifth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Following that announcement came the itinerary for Tom & the Heartbreakers' "30th Anniversary Tour". Special guests included Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam, The Allman Brothers, Trey Anastasio, The Derek Trucks Band, and The Black Crowes (who also opened for Petty on their 2005 Summer Tour). Stevie Nicks would join Tom and the Heartbreakers on stage for renditions of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and "Insider," and "I Need to Know" where Nicks took the lead vocal spot. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam also joined Tom and the Heartbreakers on stage at some shows where Vedder sang the lead on "The Waiting" (which is available on the Runnin' Down a Dream package: bonus features) and a verse in the concert-closer "American Girl".

In July 2006, Petty released a new solo album titled Highway Companion, which included the hit "Saving Grace". It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, becoming Petty's highest chart position since the introduction of the Nielsen SoundScan system for tracking album sales in 1991. Highway Companion was briefly promoted on the "30th Anniversary Tour" with the Heartbreakers in 2006 with performances of "Saving Grace", "Square One", "Down South," and "Flirting with Time".

In 2006, the American Broadcasting Company hired Petty to do the music for its National Basketball Association playoffs coverage.

During the summer of 2007, Petty reunited with his old bandmates Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh along with Heartbreakers Benmont Tench & Mike Campbell to reform his pre-Heartbreakers band Mudcrutch. The band originally formed in 1967 in Gainesville, Florida before relocating to California where they released one single in 1974 before breaking up. The quintet recorded this self titled new album of fourteen songs that was released on April 29, 2008 (on iTunes, an additional song "Special Place" was available if the album was pre-ordered). The band supported the album with a brief tour of California in the spring of 2008.

In 2007, artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Norah Jones, Lenny Kravitz and Paul McCartney paid tribute to Fats Domino on the double-CD covers set Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino. The album's sales helped buy instruments for students in New Orleans public schools and they contributed to the building of a community center in the city’s Hurricane Katrina-damaged Ninth Ward. Tom and the Heartbreakers’ contributed a critically acclaimed cover of “I'm Walkin'" to the package.

In January 2008, it was announced that the band would be embarking on a North American Tour which was set to start on May 30 following the appearance at Super Bowl XLII. Steve Winwood served as the opening act, who joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage at select shows, starting on June 6, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Winwood's Spencer Davis Group hit "Gimme Some Loving" was performed and occasionally his Blind Faith hit "Can't Find My Way Home" was performed before it.

On February 3, 2008, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium. During the halftime-show they played "American Girl", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin'", and "Runnin' Down a Dream", in that order. 'I Won't Back Down' was used in the closing credits of the coverage on BBC2.

The Live Anthology is the most-recently announced project of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Its announcement comes nearly a year after Petty's last record, Extended Play Live, by Mudcrutch.

In November 2009, Petty told Rolling Stone that he is working on a new album with the Heartbreakers, saying "It's blues-based. Some of the tunes are longer, more jam-y kind of music. A couple of tracks really sound like the Allman Brothers — not the songs but the atmosphere of the band." In February 2010, Petty announced a new Heartbreakers Album, Mojo to be released on June 15, 2010. This will be followed by a North American Summer Tour beginning on June 1, 2010. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers also appeared as musical guests on the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 15, 2010.

Acting

Petty's first appearance in film took place in 1978, when he had a cameo in FM. He later had a small part in 1987's Made in Heaven, and appeared in several episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show between 1987 and 1990, playing himself as one of Garry Shandling's neighbors. Petty was also featured in Shandling's other show, The Larry Sanders Show, as one of the show-within-the-show's final guests. In the episode, Petty gets bumped from the show and nearly comes to blows with Greg Kinnear.

Petty appeared in the 1997 movie The Postman, directed by and starring Kevin Costner, as The Bridge City Mayor (from the dialogue it is implied that he is playing a future version of himself).

In 2002, he appeared on The Simpsons in the episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation". In it, he spoofed himself as a "tutor" to Homer Simpson on the art of lyric writing, composing a brief song about a drunk girl driving down the road while concerned with the state of public schools. Later in the episode, he loses a toe during a riot.

Petty had a recurring role as the voice of Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt in the animated show King of the Hill.

In 2008, Petty made a guest appearance as himself in the Comedy Central show Lil Bush's season 2 finale. He is asked to write a song for Bush and his cronies. At the end, he is shown riding off into the sunset in a flying car alongside Iggy Pop, who is a regular voice actor on the series. Petty thus joined various musical guest stars on the show, including Iggy, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters, and Anthony Kiedis and Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Awards and accolades

In 1994, You Got Lucky, a Tom Petty tribute album featuring such bands as Everclear and Silkworm was released.

In April 1996, Petty received the UCLA's George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement. The next month, Petty won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' Golden Note Award.

In 1999 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contribution to the recording industry.

In 2002, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On December 6, 2005, Petty received the Billboard Century Award for his lifetime achievements. The same year, Conversations with Tom Petty, an oral history/biography composed of interviews conducted in 2004 and 2005 with Petty by music journalist Paul Zollo, was published (ISBN 1-84449-815-8).

In 2004, Tom Petty won the prestigious "Greatest Resemblance to Craig Harper" Award. He accepted the accolade with great honour and modesty. He included a Harper appreciation line in his acceptance speech.

On September 21, 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received the keys to the city of Gainesville, Florida, where he and his bandmates either lived or grew up. From July 2006 until 2007 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio featured an exhibit of Tom Petty items. Much of the content was donated by Petty himself during a visit to his home by some of the Hall's curatorial staff.

Peter Bogdanovich's documentary film on Petty's career entitled Runnin' Down A Dream premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 14, 2007.

Views on artistic control

Petty is known as a staunch guardian of his creative control and artistic freedom. In 1979, he was dragged into a legal dispute when ABC Records was sold to MCA Records. He refused to be transferred to another record label without his consent. In May 1979, he filed for bankruptcy and was signed to the new MCA subsidiary Backstreet Records.

In early 1981, the upcoming Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album, which would become Hard Promises, was slated to be the next MCA release with the new list price of $9.98, following Steely Dan's Gaucho and the Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu soundtrack. This so-called "superstar pricing" was $1.00 more than the usual list price of $8.98. Petty voiced his objections to the price hike in the press and the issue became a popular cause among music fans. Non-delivery of the album and naming it Eight Ninety-Eight were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price increase.

In 1987, Petty sued tire company B.F. Goodrich for $1 million for using a song very similar to his song "Mary's New Car" in a TV commercial. The ad agency that produced the commercial had previously sought permission to use Petty's song but was refused. A judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting further use of the ad and the suit was later settled out of court.

Some have claimed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers single "Dani California", released in May 2006, is very similar to Petty's Mary Jane's Last Dance. Petty told Rolling Stone, "I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock 'n' roll songs sound alike. Ask Chuck Berry. The Strokes took 'American Girl' [for their song 'Last Nite'], and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, 'OK, good for you' ... If someone took my song note for note and stole it maliciously, then maybe [I'd sue]. But I don't believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough frivolous lawsuits in this country without people fighting over pop songs."

Personal life

His first marriage, to Jane Benyo, lasted 22 years. He spent most of those years working, on the road or in the studio. They have two daughters. Adria is a film director and AnnaKim Violette an artist. Since 2001 he has been married to Dana York, whom he first met years earlier when she came to one of his concerts. They have a son named Dylan.

In 1987, an arsonist set fire to Petty's house in Encino, California. The fire caused $1 million in damage but firefighters were able to salvage the basement recording studio and the original tapes stored there, as well as his Gibson Dove acoustic guitar. His signature gray top hat, however, was destroyed. Petty later rebuilt the house with fireproof materials.

Musical equipment

Petty owns and has used a number of guitars over the years. From 1976-1982, his main instrument was a sunburst 1964 Fender Stratocaster. He has also used a number of Rickenbacker guitars from 1979 onward, notably a 1965 Rose Morris 1993 and 1987 reissue of the Rose Morris 1997, a 1967 360/12 and 1989 660/12TP. The Rickenbacker 660/12TP was designed by Petty (specifically the neck) and featured his signature from 1991 to 1997. Other electrics currently used on tour include a Gretsch Tennessean, two 1960s Fender Telecasters and a Gibson Firebird.

For acoustic guitars, Petty has had a signature C.F. Martin HD-40, and has written virtually all of his songs on a Gibson Dove acoustic saved from his 1987 house fire. He currently uses a Gibson J-200 in a natural finish and a late '70s Guild 12-string acoustic.

Petty's current amplifer setup features 2 Fender Vibro-King 60 watt combos.

Heartbreakers lineup

Discography

See also

List of best-selling music artists

List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart

References

External links

Official Fan Club

Tom Petty at Myspace

Tom Petty at YouTube

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Name	Susan Boyle
Birth name	Susan Magdalane Boyle
Background	solo_singer
Born	April 01, 1961
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2009–present
Label	Syco, Columbia
Url

Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish Grammy Award-nominated singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on reality TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from . Her first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling CD on charts around the globe.

Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful voice and her plain appearance on stage. The juxtaposition of the audience's first impression of her, with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance, led to an international media and internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle—from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River" – had been watched over 100 million times. Despite the sustained media interest she later finished in second place in the final of the show behind dance troupe Diversity.

Boyle's first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released on 23 November 2009 and became Amazon's best-selling album in pre-sales. According to Billboard, "The arrival of I Dreamed a Dream ... marks the best opening week for a female artist's debut album since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991." In only six weeks of sales, it became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 9 million copies. In September 2010, Boyle was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as having had the fastest selling debut album by a female artist in the UK, the most successful first week sales of a debut album in the UK, and was also awarded the record for being the oldest person to reach number one with a debut album in the UK.

Biography

Boyle was born in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, to Patrick Boyle, a miner, World War II veteran and singer at the Bishop's Blaize, and Bridget, a shorthand typist, who were both immigrants from County Donegal, Ireland. She was the youngest of four brothers and six sisters. Boyle was briefly deprived of oxygen during the difficult birth and was later diagnosed as having learning difficulties. and was nicknamed "Susie Simple" at school.

After leaving school with few qualifications,

Boyle still lives in the family home, a four-bedroom council house, with her 10-year-old cat, Pebbles. Boyle remains active as a volunteer at her church, visiting elderly members of the congregation in their homes. She also has long participated in her parish church's pilgrimages to the Knock Shrine, County Mayo, Ireland, and has sung there at the Marian basilica.

Her repertoire through the years has included songs such as "The Way We Were" and "I Don't Know How to Love Him." British tabloids claimed "exclusives" of video clips of some early performances. In 1995, her audition for Michael Barrymore's My Kind of People

In 1999 she recorded a track for a charity CD to commemorate the Millennium produced at a West Lothian school. Only 1,000 copies of the CD, Music for a Millennium Celebration, Sounds of West Lothian, were pressed. An early review in the West Lothian Herald & Post said Boyle's rendition of "Cry Me a River" was "heartbreaking" and "had been on repeat in my CD player ever since I got this CD..." The recording found its way onto the internet following her first televised appearance and the New York Post said it showed that Boyle was "not a one trick pony." Hello! said the recording "cement[ed] her status" as a singing star.

In 1999, Boyle used all her savings to pay for a professionally cut demo, copies of which she later sent to record companies, radio talent competitions, local and national TV. The demo consisted of her versions of "Cry Me a River" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song"; the songs were uploaded to the Internet after her BGT audition.

After Boyle won several local singing competitions, her mother urged her to enter Britain's Got Talent and take the risk of singing in front of an audience larger than her parish church. Former coach O'Neil said Boyle abandoned an audition for The X Factor because she believed people were being chosen for their looks. She almost abandoned her plan to enter Britain's Got Talent believing she was too old, but O'Neil persuaded her to audition nevertheless. Boyle said that she was motivated to seek a musical career to pay tribute to her mother. Boyle sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables in the first round of the third series of Britain's Got Talent, which was watched by over 10 million viewers when it aired on 11 April 2009. Amanda Holden remarked upon the audience's initially cynical attitude, and the subsequent "biggest wake-up call ever" upon hearing her performance.

This performance was widely reported and tens of millions of people viewed the video on YouTube. Boyle is aware that the audience on Britain's Got Talent was initially hostile to her because of her appearance, but she has refused to change her image. Boyle's rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" has been credited with causing a surge in ticket sales in the Vancouver production of Les Misérables. Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of the Les Misérables musical, also praised the performance, as thrilling and uplifting". She appeared last on the first semi-final on 24 May 2009, performing "Memory" from the musical Cats. In the public vote she was the act to receive the highest number of votes and go through to the final. She was the clear favourite to win the final, but ended up in second place to Diversity; the UK TV audience was a record of 17.3 million viewers.

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) became concerned by press reports about Boyle's erratic behaviour and speculation about her mental condition and wrote to remind editors about clause 3 (privacy) of their code of press conduct. Cowell has offered to waive Boyle's contractual obligation to take part in the BGT tour. Her family said "she's been battered non-stop for the last seven weeks and it has taken its toll [...but...] her dream is very much alive," as she had been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the White House. and said she would participate in the BGT tour. Despite health worries, she appeared in 20 of the 24 dates of the tour, and was well received in cities such as Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dublin, Sheffield, Coventry, Birmingham and London. The Belfast Telegraph said "Despite reports of crumbling under the pressure..., she exuded a confidence resembling that of a veteran who has been performing for years..."

I Dreamed a Dream and tour (2009)

Boyle's first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released on 23 November 2009. The album includes covers of "Wild Horses" (scheduled to be her first single) and "You'll See" as well as "I Dreamed a Dream", and "Cry Me a River". I Dreamed a Dream became Amazon.com's best-selling album in pre-sales on 4 September 2009, three months before the scheduled release. In Britain, Susan's debut album was recognised as the fastest selling UK debut album of all time selling 411,820 copies, beating the previous fastest selling debut of all time, Spirit by Leona Lewis. I Dreamed a Dream also outsold the rest of the top 5 albums combined in its first week.

In the U.S., the album sold 701,000 copies in its first week, the best opening week for a debut artist in over a decade. It topped the Billboard chart for six straight weeks and although it narrowly failed to become the best-selling album of 2009, with sales of 3,104,000 compared to 3,217,000 for Taylor Swift's Fearless, it was one of only two albums to sell over 3 million copies in the U.S., and was also the top selling "physical" album of 2009, with only 86,000 of its sales coming from digital downloads. This has in turn garnered more media attention, as mentioned by People magazine.

In Italy, it was the first album of the month in the Italian #1 Account by a non-Italian artist ever. In only a week, it already sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, becoming the fastest selling global female debut album. On 13 December 2009 she appeared in her own television special "I Dreamed a Dream: the Susan Boyle Story", featuring a duet with Elaine Paige. It got ratings of 10 million viewers in the United Kingdom and in America was the TV Guide Network's highest rated television special in its history.

In November 2009 it was reported that Boyle's rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream' would be the theme song of the anime movie Eagle Talon The Movie 3, that was released in Japan on 16 January 2010.

In May 2010, Susan Boyle was voted by Time magazine as the seventh most influential person in the world, fourteen places above US President Barack Obama, who received one fifth of her votes, and fifty seven above French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Boyle performed for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain in 2010.

The Gift (2010–present)

On 9 July 2010, Boyle announced that her second album would be a Christmas album entitled The Gift. As part of the lead up to the album, she will be holding a competition 'Susan's Search', the winner of which would get to sing a duet with her on her new CD. The album was released on 8 November 2010.

Produced by Steve Mac, who says "Now Susan's used to the studio and the recording process, this time round we might go even further down a traditional route of recording by getting a band together and rehearsing songs before we go into the studio to see what works, how she reacts with certain parts, and so we can change the arrangements that way. I think that’s going to work much better....With Susan it’s very important she connects with the public and the public connect with her. She doesn’t want to sing anything that hasn’t happened to her or she can’t relate to." Boyle has suggested the album will include some jazz numbers now she's "a bit more content" within herself. "My next album has to have an element of surprise in it again. I'm hoping to make it better and a bit extra special."

In August 2010, British tabloid, News of the World, reported that Boyle was experiencing financial woes as Boyle was unable to access her fortune, which was being controlled by her management team – consisting of Andy Stephens, Ossie Killkenny, and Susan's lawyer niece Kirsty Foy. Boyle's brother Gerry said his sister was fearful of losing her contract and of returning to her previous financial situation, and that she has been unable to move into her £300,000 five-bedroom house in Blackburn because she does not have the cash to furnish it. He said "[Susan's] millions are ring-fenced but Susan has no concept of money," and was "extremely distressed" at having to live off £300 a week, after being banned from withdrawing money from the bank or owning a credit card. This story was contradicted the following day though by the news that she had bought two houses. It was also reported that she had recently been on a spending spree, where she had bought a grand piano, iPhone, and five dresses made by Stewart Parvin, the Queen's dressmaker. The press had previously stated that Susan Boyle was suing her brother Gerry for other stories he'd sold to the newspapers.

In November 2010, Boyle became only one of three to ever top both the UK and US album charts twice in the same year. On 30 November 2010, Susan performed both on ABC"s The View and sang "O Holy Night", and later on NBC's Christmas at Rockefeller Center, where she performed "Perfect Day" and "Away in a Manger". During her appearance on The View she was unable to finish her song, stating she had a "frog in her throat"; she wanted to start the song over but wasn't allowed to. The audience applauded her anyway, and she later performed an unaired version of the song, which was uploaded to The View's YouTube account.

Media impact

Web sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter have been crucial in facilitating Boyle's rapid rise to fame: The most popular YouTube video submission of her audition garnered nearly 2.5 million views in the first 72 hours. On the day following the performance, the YouTube video was the most popular article on Digg and made the front page of Reddit. Within a week, the audition performance had been viewed more than 66 million times, setting an online record, while on Wikipedia her biographical article attracted nearly half a million page views. A total of 103 million video views on 20 different Web sites was reached within nine days. The Los Angeles Times wrote that her popularity on YouTube may in part be due to the broad range of emotion packed into a short clip which was "perfect for the Internet". In December 2009 her audition was named the most watched Youtube video of the year with over 120 million viewings, more than three times higher than the second most popular video.

Additionally, Boyle’s first on camera interview with Scots journalist Richard Mooney for her local newspaper the West Lothian Courer, was named as YouTube’s Most Memorable Video of 2009. The video went viral after being uploaded to YouTube on 14 April 2009.

Many newspapers around the world (including China, Brazil and the Middle East) carried articles on Boyle's performance. British tabloid The Sun gave her the nickname "Paula Potts" in reference to the first series' winner Paul Potts. Later, the British press took to referring to her by a short-form of her name, 'SuBo'. In the U.S., several commentators also drew parallels between Boyle's performance and that of Potts. ABC News hailed "Britain's newest pop sensation", and its Entertainment section headlined Boyle as "The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell".

Within the week following her performance on Britain's Got Talent, Boyle was a guest on STV's The Five Thirty Show. She was interviewed via satellite on CBS's Early Show, NBC's Today, FOX's America's Newsroom. and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Via satellite on Larry King Live, Boyle performed an a cappella verse of "My Heart Will Go On". She was also portrayed in drag by Jay Leno, who joked that they were related through his mother's Scottish heritage.

At the invitation of NHK, a major Japanese broadcaster, Boyle appeared as a guest singer for the 2009 edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen, annual songfest on 31 December in Tokyo. She was introduced as the by the MCs and appeared on the stage escorted by Takuya Kimura, and sang "I Dreamed a Dream".

Although not eligible for the 2010 Grammy Awards, its host Stephen Colbert paid tribute to Boyle at the ceremony, telling its audience "you may be the coolest people in the world, but this year your industry was saved by a 48-year-old Scottish cat lady in sensible shoes." There was also earlier controversy, when Boyle was not nominated in any of the categories for the 2010 Brit Awards.

Musical biography

It has been announced that Boyle will appear in a musical about her life. She will appear as herself, rather than "having to sit watching people up there" who are actors. The musical will "tell the singer's entire life story, including her years living with her moggy back in Blackburn before her world-famous telly audition." The show may play in the West End before touring the United Kingdom.

Social analyses

Judging by appearance

The Huffington Post noted that the producers of the show would have anticipated the potential of this story arc, by deliberately presenting Boyle in a manner that would enhance this initial reaction. The Herald described Boyle's story as a modern parable and a rebuke to people's tendency to judge others based on their physical appearance. Similarly, Entertainment Weekly said that Boyle's performance was a victory for talent and artistry in a culture obsessed with physical attractiveness and presentation. The Washington Post believed that her initial demeanour and homely appearance caused the judges and audience to be "waiting for her to squawk like a duck". New York's Daily News said that an underdog being ridiculed or humiliated but then enjoying an unexpected triumph is a common trope in literature, and the stark contrast between the audience's low expectations and the quality of her singing made Boyle's performance such an engaging piece of television.

Feminist view

R.M. Campbell, music critic for The Gathering Note compared her to Ella Fitzgerald, in that "[... it is] really, really hard to make a career if a woman isn't attractive." In another Huffington Post article, Letty Cottin Pogrebin wrote that although people may "weep for the years of wasted talent", Boyle's performance was a triumph for "women of a certain age" over a youth culture that often dismisses middle-aged women. Tanya Gold wrote in The Guardian that the difference between Boyle's hostile reception and the more neutral response to Paul Potts in his first audition reflected society's expectation that women be both good-looking and talented, with no such expectation existing for men. Los Angeles vocal coach Eric Vetro stated, "She's an Everywoman as opposed to an untouchable fantasy goddess, so maybe that's why people react to her."

'American Dream'

Several media sources have commented that Boyle's success seemed to have particular resonance in the United States. An American entertainment correspondent was quoted in The Scotsman comparing Boyle's story to the American Dream, as representing talent overcoming adversity and poverty. The Associated Press described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they characterised as urban deprivation in her home town. Similarly, The Independent's New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that the United States will always respond to "the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from Shrek to My Fair Lady".

Cultural references

The American cartoon show South Park made a reference to the Susan Boyle craze in the episode "Fatbeard", which aired on 22 April 2009; the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show aired a comedy sketch showing the "feel good" effect that Susan Boyle's performance has had on people; The Simpsons aired a new commercial for its 20th-anniversary show "Springfield's Got Talent", in which Homer Simpson talks about his dreams "to be a great singer like Boyle". A European trailer for the video game The Sims 3 includes a character mocked up as Boyle. In June 2009, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a short story called "I Dreamed a Dream" that was based on a combination of Boyle's appearances on Britain's Got Talent and the political difficulties of Gordon Brown. The 5 November 2009 episode of the show 30 Rock showed recurring character Kathy Geiss (Marceline Hugot) – who has a dowdy appearance – singing in the style of Susan Boyle as Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy teared up. In a Season 35 sketch on Saturday Night Live, an accountant (Andy Samberg) doing Boyle's taxes, notes that her income for 2008 was $1, $900,000,000 for 2009, and projected to be $1 for 2010. Bobby Moynihan played Boyle in the sketch.

In the Futurama episode Attack of the Killer App, Leela has a boil named Susan ("Susan Boil") that can sing show tunes.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Featured singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Name	Sam Kinison
Caption	Sam Kinison on the cover of Rolling Stone
Birth name	Samuel Burl Kinison
Birth date	December 08, 1953
Birth place	Yakima, Washington, U.S.
Death date	April 10, 1992
Death place	Needles, California, U.S.
Medium	stand-up, television, music
Nationality	American
Active	1978 - 1992
Genre	Black comedy, Satire, Observational comedy, Insult comedy
Subject	human sexuality, current events, American politics, pop culture, religion
Spouse	Patricia Adkins (1975-1980) (divorced) Terry Marze (1981-1989) (divorced)Malika Kinison(April 5 1992-April 10 1992) (his death)
Website	SamKinison.org

Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Kinison was known for his intense, harsh humor. A former revival-style Charismatic Protestant preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were most often characterized by an intense style, similar to revival preachers, punctuated by his trademark scream.

Early life

Born in Yakima, Washington and spending most of his childhood in Peoria, Illinois, Kinison was the son of Marie and Samuel Kinison, Pentecostal preachers. His father pastored several churches around the country, receiving little income. Sam later attended East Peoria Community High School in East Peoria, Illinois. He also lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a while with his parents. He followed in his father's footsteps as a Pentecostal preacher before becoming a comedian. Recordings of his sermons reveal that he used a "fire and brimstone" style, punctuated with shouts similar to the ones he would later use in his stand-up routines. He attended Pinecrest Bible Training Center in Salisbury Center, New York. After he and his first wife were divorced, he abandoned preaching and took up comedy as a profession.

Career

Sam Kinison began his career in Houston, Texas, where he performed in small clubs. It was not until his appearance on HBO's Rodney Dangerfield's Ninth Annual Young Comedians Special in the summer of 1984 that he became well known. His appearance on the special is widely considered to be his breakthrough performance. Later, during Kinison's appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in 1985, Letterman's introduction of Kinison warned his audience: "Brace yourselves. I'm not kidding. Please welcome Sam Kinison."

Kinison played on his former role as a Bible-preaching evangelist, taking satirical and sacrilegious shots at the Bible, Christianity and famous Christian evangelist scandals of his day. Kinison's daring comedy helped shoot him to stardom. On several videos of his stand-up routines, a shot of his personalized license plate reveals the words "EX REV".

Kinison made his film debut in Rodney Dangerfield's 1986 film Back to School, playing a short-tempered professor.

Kinison was associated with the Los Angeles rock music scene and was occasionally accompanied by a touring band. He also gained a reputation as having a prodigious appetite for drugs and alcohol.

In 1988, Kinison recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' "Wild Thing", which appeared on his album Have You Seen Me Lately?. The video was a hit on MTV, as it featured cameos of Rodney Dangerfield, as well as many well-known rock musicians, including Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Slash, Billy Idol, Steve Vai, Dweezil Zappa, Richie Sambora, and Tommy Lee, and a raunchy "roll on the mat" dance with Jessica Hahn. Also in 1988, Kinison appeared in the music video for the Bon Jovi single "Bad Medicine".

Kinison appeared in the memorable episode "It's a Bundyful Life: Part 2" (1989) of Married with Children, as Al Bundy's guardian angel, who shows him what life would be like without him born (a take-off of It's a Wonderful Life). Kinison was an early choice to play the character of Al Bundy with Roseanne Barr as Peggy Bundy. However both of their managers rejected the idea.

During one notable Tonight Show performance, he delivered what began as a straightforward version of Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", which descended into angry ranting during the spoken breakdown, and then segueing back into a straightforward sung ending.

Some of Kinison's most spontaneous moments came during his frequent appearances on The Howard Stern Show. He made an angry phone call on-air to Bobcat Goldthwait, and he embarrassed comedienne Judy Tenuta to the point of driving her off the show. His most notorious stunt resulted in an on-air feud with Stern: he made an on-air promise to bring to the show members of the band Bon Jovi, with whom Stern was feuding, but they did not show up, nor did Kinison. Stern's reaction was swift and vindictive, and Kinison eventually apologized, but not before comedian Gilbert Gottfried and Stern ridiculed an emotionally charged phone call between Stern and Kinison, in which both stars used the words "man" and "dude" so often that the playback was used as a bit on the show.

Stern and Kinison eventually made up and paired on Stern's pay-per-view special, U.S. Open Sores. In the early 1990s Stern, who purchased the movie rights to Kinison's biography, reported that HBO would make Brother Sam with Kinison being played by Dan Fogler.

In 1991, Kinison starred in the Fox Network television show Charlie Hoover, in which he played the inner voice of the title character, appearing as a 12-inch tall man. The show lasted only seven episodes before being canceled.

Death

On April 10, 1992, five days after he married his girlfriend Malika Souiri, Sam Kinison died after his white 1989 Pontiac Trans Am was struck on U.S. Route 95, four miles (6 km) north of Interstate 40 and several miles west of Needles, California, by a pickup truck driven by a 17-year-old male who had been drinking alcohol. His wife survived the accident.

Kinison is interred with family members at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His grave marker includes the unattributed quote, "In another time and place he would have been called prophet."

Discography

Louder Than Hell (1986)

Have You Seen Me Lately? (1988)

Leader of the Banned (1990)

Live From Hell (1993)

Videography

Breaking The Rules (1987)

Family Entertainment Hour (1991)

Unleashed (2009)

Filmography

Savage Dawn (1985)

Three Amigos (1986) (scenes deleted)

Back to School (1986)

TV appearances

(1986)

Saturday Night Live (1986, host)

Married with Children (1989, guest star)

Tales from the Crypt (1990, guest star)

Charlie Hoover (1991, as Hugh)

References

External links

Interview with Sam's Brother Bill

A Multimedia Tribute to the Life and Comedy of Sam Kinison

Clip featuring an example of Kinison's stand up routine

Sam Kinison's Gravesite

Sam Kinison Tribute Artist Screamin Sam

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Name	Joseph Benavidez
Other names	Joe B-Wan Kenobi, The Beefcake
Birth date	July 31, 1984
Birth place	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Weight
Weight class	Bantamweight
Reach
Style	Wrestling, Kickboxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Mma win	13
Mma kowin	3
Mma subwin	8
Mma loss	2
Updated	November 11, 2010

Joseph Rolando Benavidez (born July 31, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. He has since fought in Dream and most recently the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion. He currently fights as a bantamweight in UFC and has a 13-2 record. His fighting style has drawn comparisons to training partner and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber.

Benavidez is currently ranked as the No. 2 Bantamweight in the world by Sherdog.

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Background

''' Benavidez attended Las Cruces High School where he played varsity football and wrestled varsity for 4 years (1999–2002). In 2000 Benavidez became the State Wrestling Champion of New Mexico at 103 lbs during his sophomore year. Benavidez also wrestled one year (2001–02) at William Penn University in Iowa before moving back to Las Cruces, New Mexico.

MMA career

''' Benavidez has been competing for several years in mixed martial arts. The exact number of underground or unsanctioned fights he participated in is unknown, but he was undefeated in all of his professional fights until his first loss to Dominick Cruz via decision in 2009. The fight turned out to be a #1 contenders match for the WEC Bantamweight (135 lb) Title. His next fight was on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47 where he defeated his opponent former WEC Bantamweight champion Miguel Torres, who dominated the division with 17 consecutive wins. Both Benavidez's first loss and Torres loss of the Bantamweight title occurred on August 9, 2009 at WEC 42. Benavidez's last fight was at WEC 52 where he submitted world renowned submission specialist Wagnney Fabiano in the second round via guillotine choke. Benavidez has used Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold" (or a similar version of the song) as his entrance music throughout his career, which alludes to his preferred method of finishing a fight.

Team Alpha Male

Before joining up with Urijah Faber, Benavidez fought in smaller shows and trained while working as a screen printer in New Mexico. Hoping to eventually make a living fighting MMA, he sought out Faber on a trip to California in January 2007. Unable to find Faber's gym, he visited one in Roseville hoping to locate him. There his fighting ability impressed the members and instructors enough (or, in Faber's words: "[he] basically beat the crap out of everyone") Benavidez won via first round TKO.

Benavidez defeated former WEC Bantaweight Champion Miguel Torres on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47. He dominated the former Bantamweight Champion opening a huge cut on Torres' forehead and ended up submitting the former champion by guillotine choke.

Bantamweight title shot and beyond

Benavidez fought Dominick Cruz for the WEC Bantaweight Championship on August 18, 2010 at WEC 50. The bout was a rematch of their contest at WEC 42, in which Cruz handed Benavidez his first career loss, via decision.

Benavidez lost to Dominick Cruz for a second time in their rematch via split decision.

Benavidez faced Wagnney Fabiano on November 11, 2010, replacing an injured Brian Bowles. Benavidez defeated Fabiano via second round submission. After a uneventful first round of striking between the two, Benavidez stung Fabiano with a left and pounced, submitting him with a guillotine after unsuccessfully trying for it twice earlier, submitting the 3rd degree black belt at 2:45 of the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.

Benavidez is expected to face Ian Loveland on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128.

Mixed martial arts record

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size:84%; text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Result !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Record !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Opponent !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Method !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Date !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Round !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Time !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Location !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Notes |- | |align=center| | Ian Loveland | |UFC 128: Shogun vs. Evans | |align=center| |align=center| | Newark, New Jersey, US | |- |Win |align=center|13-2 | Wagnney Fabiano |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- |Loss |align=center|12-2 | Dominick Cruz |Decision (Split) |WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |For WEC Bantamweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|12-1 | Miguel Torres |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:57 | Columbus, Ohio, US |Won Submission of the Night Award |- |Win |align=center|11-1 | Rani Yahya |TKO (Punches) |WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- |Loss |align=center|10-1 | Dominick Cruz |Decision (Unanimous) |WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | |align="center"|3 |align=center|5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |Won Fight of the Night Award |- |Win |align=center|10-0 | Jeff Curran |Decision (Unanimous) |WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki | |align="center"|3 |align=center|5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, US | |- |Win |align=center|9-0 | Danny Martinez |Decision (Unanimous) |WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia | |align="center"|3 |align=center|5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |WEC debut |- |Win |align=center|8-0 | Junya Kudo |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |DREAM.5 Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round | |align="center"|1 |align=center|2:42 | Osaka, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|7-0 | Maurice Eazel |Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |PFC 8 - A Night of Champions | |align="center"|1 |align=center|1:02 | Lemoore, California US | |- |Win |align=center|6-0 | Jason Georgianna |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender | |align="center"|2 |align=center|0:38 | Lemoore, California US | |- |Win |align=center|5-0 | Rocky Del Monte |Submission (Triangle Choke) |IE - Independent Event | |align="center"|2 |align=center|N/A | Lakeport, California, US | |- |Win |align=center|4-0 | Carlos Lovio |TKO (Punches) |Bring it On - Under Destruction | |align="center"|1 |align=center|N/A | Oxnard, California US | |- |Win |align=center|3-0 | Justin Smitley |TKO (cut) |WC 2 - Warrior Cup 2 | |align="center"|3 |align=center|2:18 | Stockton, California, US | |- |Win |align=center|2-0 | Ramon Rodriguez |Submission (Triangle Choke) |BW - Border Warz | |align="center"|2 |align=center|2:33 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, US | |- |Win |align=center|1-0 | Brandon Shelton |Submission (Kimura) |UFP - Universal Fight Promotions | |align="center"|2 |align=center|N/A | New Mexico, US | |}

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Name	Hans Zimmer
Landscape	yes
Background	non_performing_personnel
Birth name	Hans Florian Zimmer
Born	September 12, 1957
Origin	Frankfurt, Germany
Instrument	Piano, keyboard, guitar
Genre	Film score
Occupation	Film composer
Years active	1977–present
Label	Remote Control Productions
Url	http://www.hans-zimmer.com

Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. For nearly three decades he has composed music for over 100 films including some critically acclaimed film scores, such as The Lion King, Gladiator, and The Dark Knight. Some of his recent works are Frost/Nixon (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Inception (2010), and Megamind (2010).

Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios, and works with other composers through the company which he founded, Remote Control Productions.

His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. He has received four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Classical BRIT Award, and an Academy Award. Zimmer is also ranked Number 72 on the list of the "Top 100 living geniuses", published by The Daily Telegraph.

Early life and career

Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and moved to London as a teenager, where he attended Hurtwood House school. In an interview with the German television station ZDF in 2006, he commented: "My father died when I was just a child, and I escaped somehow into the music and music has been my best friend." Zimmer began his career playing keyboards and synthesizers. He worked with The Buggles, a New Wave band formed in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, and Bruce Woolley. Zimmer can be seen briefly in The Buggles' music video for the 1979 song "Video Killed the Radio Star". After working with The Buggles, he started to work for the Italian group Krisma, a New Wave band formed in 1976 with Maurizio Arcieri and Christina Moser. He was a featured synthesist for Krisma’s third album, Cathode Mamma. He has also worked with the band Helden (with Warren Cann from Ultravox). In the 1980s, Zimmer partnered with Stanley Myers, a prolific film composer who wrote the scores for over sixty films. Zimmer and Myers co–founded the London–based Lillie Yard recording studio. Together, Myers and Zimmer worked on fusing the traditional orchestral sound with electronic instruments. Some of the films on which Zimmer and Myers worked are Moonlighting (1982), Success is the Best Revenge (1984), Insignificance (1985), and My Beautiful Launderette (1985). Zimmer's first solo score was Terminal Exposure for director Nico Mastorakis in 1987, for which he also wrote the songs. Zimmer acted as score producer for the 1988 film The Last Emperor, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Hollywood film scoring

A turning point in Zimmer's career occurred with the 1988 film Rain Man. In the score, Zimmer uses synthesizers (mostly a Fairlight CMI) mixed with steel drums. Zimmer explained that "It was a road movie, and road movies usually have jangly guitars or a bunch of strings. I kept thinking don't be bigger than the characters. Try to keep it contained. The Raymond character doesn't actually know where he is. The world is so different to him. He might as well be on Mars. So, why don't we just invent our own world music for a world that doesn't really exist?". Zimmer’s score for Rain Man was nominated for an Academy Award in 1989, and the film won four Academy Awards including Best Picture.

A year after Rain Man, Zimmer was asked to compose the score for Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy which, like Rain Man, won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Driving Miss Daisy’s instrumentation consisted entirely of synthesizers and samplers, played by Zimmer. According to an interview with Sound On Sound magazine in 2002, the piano sounds heard within the score come from the Roland MKS–20, a rackmount synthesizer. Zimmer joked: "It didn't sound anything like a piano, but it behaved like a piano."

1991's Thelma & Louise soundtrack by Zimmer featured the trademark slide guitar performance by Pete Haycock on the "Thunderbird" theme in the film. As a teenager, Zimmer was a fan of Haycock, and their collaboration on film scores includes K2 and Drop Zone.

For the 1992 film The Power of One, Zimmer traveled to Africa in order to use African choirs and drums in the recording of the score. On the strength of this work, Disney Animation Studios approached Zimmer to compose the score for the 1994 film The Lion King. This was to be his first score for an animated film. Zimmer said that he had wanted to go to South Africa to record parts of the soundtrack, but was unable to visit the country as he had a police record there "for doing 'subversive' movies" after his work on The Power of One. Disney studio bosses expressed fears that Zimmer would be killed if he went to South Africa, so the recording of the choirs was organized during a visit by Lebo M. Zimmer won numerous awards for his work on The Lion King, including an Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score), a Golden Globe, and two Grammys. In 1997, the score was adapted into a Broadway musical version which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1998.

Zimmer's score for Crimson Tide (1995) won a Grammy Award for the main theme, which makes heavy use of synthesizers in place of traditional orchestral instruments. For The Thin Red Line (1998), Zimmer said that the director Terrence Malick wanted the music before he started filming, so he recorded six and a half hours of music. Bruckheimer wanted Zimmer to rescore the film, but due to his commitments on The Last Samurai, the task of composing and supervising music for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was given to Klaus Badelt, one of Zimmer's colleagues at Media Ventures. Zimmer provided some themes that were used in the film, although he is not credited on screen. Zimmer was hired as the composer for the two subsequent films in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) and (2007).

Zimmer is also noted for his work on the scores of Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), on which he collaborated with James Newton Howard. Zimmer succeeded in reversing the decision not to nominate The Dark Knight in December 2008, arguing that the process of creating a modern film score was collaborative, and that it was important to credit a range of people who had played a part in its production. Zimmer explained his approach to scoring with other musicians in an interview with Soundtrack.net in 2006:

"Originally I had this idea that it should be possible to create some kind of community around this kind of work, and I think by muddying the titles - not having "you are the composer, you are the arranger, you are the orchestrator" - it just sort of helped us to work more collaboratively. It wasn't that important to me that I had "score by Hans Zimmer" and took sole credit on these things. It's like Gladiator: I gave Lisa Gerrard the co-credit because, even though she didn't write the main theme, her presence and contributions were very influential. She was more than just a soloist, and this is why I have such a problem with specific credits."

Zimmer works with other composers through his company Remote Control Productions, formerly known as Media Ventures. His studio in Santa Monica, California has an extensive range of computer equipment and keyboards, allowing demo versions of film scores to be created quickly. His colleagues at the studio have included Steve Jablonsky, James Dooley, Geoff Zanelli, Henning Lohner, Harry Gregson-Williams, Mark Mancina, John Van Tongeren, John Powell and Thomas J.Bergersen.

In October 2000, Zimmer performed live in concert for the first time with an orchestra and choir at the 27th Annual Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent. He has received a range of honors and awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in film Composition from the National Board of Review, the Frederick Loewe Award in 2003 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement, and BMI's Richard Kirk Award for lifetime achievement in 1996. Recent work includes the Spanish language film Casi Divas Sherlock Holmes and The Burning Plain (2009). He composed the theme for the television boxing series The Contender, and worked with Lorne Balfe on the music for , which was his first video game project.

In December 2010, Zimmer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He dedicated the award to his publicist and long term friend Ronni Chasen, who was shot dead in Beverly Hills the previous month.

Zimmer lives in Los Angeles with his wife Suzanne, and has four children.

Discography

Composer

{| style="width:100%;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | style="width:50%;"| 1982

Moonlighting (with Stanley Myers)

1984

(with Stanley Myers)

Eureka (with Stanley Myers)

Success Is the Best Revenge (with Stanley Myers)

1985

My Beautiful Laundrette (with Stanley Myers)

Insignificance (with Stanley Myers)

1986

Separate Vacations (with Stanley Myers)

The Lightship (with Stanley Myers)

Castaway (with Stanley Myers)

1987

Terminal Exposure (with Stanley Myers)

Going for Gold (TV) - Opening and closing title themes

1988

Burning Secret

Rain Man (Oscar Nomination)

Paperhouse (with Stanley Myers)

Nightmare at Noon (with Stanley Myers)

Maniac City (with Stanley Myers)

A World Apart

First Born (TV Movie)

Taffin (with Stanley Myers)

The Nature of the Beast (with Stanley Myers)

Spies Inc. (with Fiachra Trench)

The Fruit Machine

1989

Black Rain

Driving Miss Daisy

Twister

Diamond Skulls

New Music in Films

1990

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (with Shirley Walker)

Green Card

Pacific Heights

Fools of Fortune

Days of Thunder

Bird on a Wire

Dark Obsession (with Stanley Myers)

1991

Thelma & Louise

Regarding Henry

Backdraft

K2

White Fang (with Basil Poledouris)

1992

Toys

Radio Flyer

Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (with Mark Mancina)

A League Of Their Own

The Power of One

(with Mark Mancina) - Main Theme

1993

Younger and Younger

The House of the Spirits

True Romance (theme based on Gassenhauer by Carl Orff)

Point of No Return

Calendar Girl

Cool Runnings (with Nick Glennie-Smith)

1994

Drop Zone

Renaissance Man

I'll Do Anything

The Lion King (Golden Globe & Oscar Winner)

The Critic

1995

Nine Months

Beyond Rangoon

Crimson Tide (Grammy Winner)

Two Deaths

Something to Talk About (with Graham Preskett)

1996

The Preacher's Wife (Oscar Nomination)

The Fan

Muppet Treasure Island

The Whole Wide World (with Harry Gregson-Williams)

The Rock (with Nick Glennie-Smith and Harry Gregson-Williams)

Broken Arrow

| style="width:50%;"| 1997

As Good As It Gets (Oscar Nomination)

The Peacemaker

Smilla's Sense of Snow (with Harry Gregson-Williams)

1998

The Thin Red Line (Oscar Nomination)

The Prince of Egypt (Golden Globe & Oscar Nomination)

The Last Days

1999

Chill Factor (with John Powell)

2000

An Everlasting Piece

Gladiator (with Lisa Gerrard) (Golden Globe Winner, Oscar Nomination)

The Road to El Dorado (with John Powell)

2001

Black Hawk Down

Riding in Cars with Boys

Pearl Harbor (Golden Globe Nomination)

Hannibal

Invincible (with Klaus Badelt)

The Pledge (with Klaus Badelt)

2002

The Ring

(Golden Globe Nomination)

2003

The Last Samurai (Golden Globe Nomination)

Something's Gotta Give (Last-minute replacement score, composed with several other composers)

(uncredited, with Klaus Badelt et al.)

Matchstick Men

Tears of the Sun

''Johnny English (theme song co-written with Robbie Williams)

2004

Spanglish (Golden Globe Nomination)

Laura's Star (with Nick Glennie-Smith)

Shark Tale

King Arthur

Thunderbirds

2005

The Weather Man (with James S. Levine)

Der kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel (with Nick Glennie-Smith)

Madagascar (with Heitor Pereira, James Dooley)

Batman Begins (with James Newton Howard)

2006

The Da Vinci Code (Golden Globe Nomination)

The Holiday

2007

The Simpsons Movie

2008

Casi Divas

The Dark Knight (with James Newton Howard) (Grammy Winner)

Kung Fu Panda (with John Powell)

The Burning Plain (with Omar Rodríguez-López)

Frost/Nixon (Golden Globe Nomination)

2009

Angels & Demons

Sherlock Holmes (Oscar Nomination)

It's Complicated (with Heitor Pereira)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Video Game) (Main Themes - Score Producer)

2010

The Pacific (Main theme only; score composed by Geoff Zanelli and Blake Neely)

Despicable Me

Inception

Megamind (with Lorne Balfe)

How Do You Know

2011

Rango

Kung Fu Panda 2 (with John Powell)

Winnie the Pooh (with Henry Jackman)

Jealous of the Birds (Documentary)

The Dilemma

Ra.One (First Bollywood project)

Sherlock Holmes 2

2012

The Dark Knight Rises (with James Newton Howard)

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Executive score producer

{| style="width:100%;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | style="width:50%;"| 1987

The Last Emperor (Music by Cong Su, Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Byrne)

1996

Twister (Music by Mark Mancina)

White Squall (Music by Jeff Rona)

1997

Face/Off (Music by John Powell)

The Borrowers (Music by Harry Gregson-Williams)

1998

Antz (Music by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Endurance (Music by John Powell)

With Friends Like These... (Music by John Powell)

2002

Live from Baghdad (Music by Steve Jablonsky)

2001

I Am Sam (Music by John Powell)

2003

(Music by Klaus Badelt)

2004

Ella Enchanted (Music by Nick Glennie-Smith)

House of D (Music by Geoff Zanelli)

2005

All the Invisible Children (Music by Ramin Djawadi)

Blood+ (Music by Mark Mancina)

The Island (Music by Steve Jablonsky)

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Music by Julian Nott)

| style="width:50%;"| 2006

Ask The Dust (Music by Heitor Pereira and Ramin Djawadi)

Curious George (Music by Heitor Pereira)

Over the Hedge (Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams)

The Prestige (Music by David Julyan)

Urmel Aus Dem Eis (Music by James Dooley)

2007

August Rush (Music by Mark Mancina)

Bee Movie (Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams)

Transformers (Music by Steve Jablonsky)

2008

Vantage Point (Music by Atli Örvarsson)

Babylon A.D. (Music by Atli Örvarsson)

Running the Sahara (Music by Heitor Pereira)

Iron Man (Music by Ramin Djawadi)

2009

Monsters vs. Aliens (Music by Henry Jackman)

The 4th Kind (Music by Atli Örvarsson)

(Music by Steve Jablonsky)

Sherlock Holmes

2010

Season of the Witch (Music by Atli Örvarsson)

(Music by Harry Gregson-Williams)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Music by Steve Jablonsky)

Clash of the Titans (Music by Ramin Djawadi)

2011

(Music by Steve Jablonsky)

The Eagle (Music by Atli Örvarsson)

Ironclad (Music by Lorne Balfe)

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Awards

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Academy Awards

1989: Rain Man

1994: The Lion King

1997: The Preacher's Wife

1998: As Good As It Gets

1999: The Prince of Egypt

1999: The Thin Red Line

2001: Gladiator

2010: Sherlock Holmes

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Golden Globe Awards

1995: ''The Lion King

1999: The Prince of Egypt

2001: Gladiator

2002: Pearl Harbor

2003: (Best Original Song)

2004: The Last Samurai

2005: Spanglish

2007: The Da Vinci Code

2009: Frost/Nixon

2011: Inception

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Grammy Awards

1991: Driving Miss Daisy

1994: The Lion King (Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocals)

1994: The Lion King (Best Musical Album For Children)

1996: Crimson Tide

2001: Gladiator (Shared with Lisa Gerrard)

2007:

2007: The Da Vinci Code

2009: The Dark Knight (Shared with James Newton Howard)

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BAFTAS

1992: Thelma & Louise

1995: The Lion King

2001: Gladiator (Shared with Lisa Gerrard)

2009: The Dark Knight (Shared with James Newton Howard)

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Saturn Awards

1993: Toys - Shared with Trevor Horn

1996: Crimson Tide

1997: The Rock (Shared with Harry Gregson-Williams and Nick Glennie-Smith)

1999: The Prince of Egypt

2001: The Road to El Dorado (Shared with John Powell)

2001: Gladiator (Shared with Lisa Gerrard)

2006: Batman Begins (Shared with James Newton Howard)

2009: The Dark Knight (Shared with James Newton Howard)

2010: Sherlock Holmes

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Satellite Awards

1999: The Thin Red Line

2001: Gladiator

2002: Hannibal

2004: The Last Samurai

2007: The Da Vinci Code

2011: Inception

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Emmys

2010: The Pacific (Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special) | style="width:50%;"|

Tonys

1998: The Lion King (musical) (Best Original Score)

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Annies

2008: Kung Fu Panda (Music in an Animated Feature Production)

2008: Secrets of the Furious Five (Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form )

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Classical BRIT Awards

2001: Gladiator (Album of the Year) (Shared with Lisa Gerrard)

2008: The Dark Knight (Shared with James Newton Howard)

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References

External links

Interview with Hans Zimmer in Film Score Monthly

Interview with Hans Zimmer about Sherlock Holmes from C Music TV

Focus.De

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