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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
Actors: Michael Cornacchia (actor), Mark Kelly (producer), Michael Cornacchia (actor), Michael Cornacchia (producer), Mark Kelly (director), Mark Kelly (writer), Mark Kelly (actor), Mark Kelly (actor), Brooke Allison (producer), Brooke Allison (actress), Brooke Allison (actress), Molly Bryant (actress), Molly Bryant (actress), James C. Mathis III (actor), Amy Claire (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Akira Suzuki (editor), Yoshio Harada (actor), Renji Ishibashi (actor), Takashi Naitô (actor), Kôen Okumura (actor), Rokko Toura (actor), Shigeru Muroi (actress), Yoshiki Arizono (actor), Toshiyuki Hosokawa (actor), Hiroshi Mikami (actor), Yûji Miyake (actor), Masayuki Shionoya (actor), Naoto Yamakawa (director), Naoto Yamakawa (writer), Makoto Ayukawa (actor),
Plot: Absurdist comedy characterizes this amusing and entertaining film from Naoto Yamakawa. All the protagonists move about in a Tokyo Bar that has an entire wall taken up with a black-and-white reproduction of a photo of Monument Valley. The action starts as Billy the Kid, in full living color, walks out of the photo and gets a job as a waiter. Along with him on the working staff are a samurai straight out of the history books, a G.I. from World War II, and several other anachronistic characters. Among the patrons are a bike rider named Bluce Springsteen, Hurry Carahan (a cop who is a gangster once in awhile), and other types who may be gangsters in disguise. The plot (as such) revolves around keeping away the brutal mobsters and thugs who dominate the city streets outside of the bar, making the tavern safe for its easily recognized facsimiles of well-known characters. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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