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Wladziu (or Vładziu) Valentino Liberace (/lɪbərˈɑːtʃi/ lib-ər-AH-chee; May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), best known simply as Liberace, was a famous American pianist and vocalist.
In a career that spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television and endorsements, Liberace became world-renowned. During the 1950s–1970s he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world and embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off the stage.
Liberace, known as "Lee" to his friends and "Walter" to family, was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee suburb, to Frances Zuchowska (August 31, 1892 – November 1, 1980), who was of Polish descent, and Salvatore ("Sam") Liberace (December 9, 1885 – April 1, 1977), an emigrant from Formia, Italy. He had a twin who died at birth and he was born with a caul, which in his family, as in many societies, was taken as a sign of genius and an exceptional future. Liberace's father was a musician who played the French horn in bands and movie theaters but sometimes had to work as a factory worker or laborer. While his father encouraged music in the family, his mother was not musical and thought music lessons and a record player to be luxuries they couldn't afford, causing angry family disputes. Liberace later stated, "My dad's love and respect for music created in him a deep determination to give as his legacy to the world, a family of musicians dedicated to the advancement of the art".
Actors: Fred Armisen (actor), Fred Armisen (actor), Jesse Eisenberg (actor), Will Forte (actor), Will Forte (actor), Will Forte (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Jon Hamm (actor), Jon Hamm (actor), Fred Armisen (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Judy Garland (actress), Debbie Reynolds (actress), Thure Riefenstein (actor), Paul Reiser (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), Rob Lowe (actor), Mike O'Malley (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), David Koechner (actor), Johnny Carson (actor), Scott Bakula (actor), Matt Damon (actor), Michael Douglas (actor), Marvin Hamlisch (composer), Jerry Weintraub (producer),
Plot: Scott Thorson, a young bisexual man raised in foster homes, is introduced to flamboyant entertainment giant Liberace and quickly finds himself in a romantic relationship with the legendary pianist. Swaddled in wealth and excess, Scott and Liberace have a long affair, one that eventually Scott begins to find suffocating. Kept away from the outside world by the flashily effeminate yet deeply closeted Liberace, and submitting to extreme makeovers and even plastic surgery at the behest of his lover, Scott eventually rebels. When Liberace finds himself a new lover, Scott is tossed on the street. He then seeks legal redress for what he feels he has lost. But throughout, the bond between the young man and the star never completely tears.
Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, adoption, age-discordant-relation, aids, bald-man, baldness, barefoot, based-on-autobiographyActors: Andrew Tiernan (actor), Jason Croot (actor), Andrew Tiernan (producer), Perry Benson (actor), Joe Egan (actor), Peter McNamara (writer), Peter McNamara (actor), Peter McNamara (director), Peter McNamara (producer), Mark Wingett (actor), Lorraine Stanley (actress), Shona McWilliams (actress), Patrick Naughton (actor), Miss Molly (costume designer), Richard Grimes (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Max Cullen (actor), Tom Burstall (miscellaneous crew), Richard Roxburgh (actor), Jo Weeks (miscellaneous crew), Terry Ryan (costume designer), Kris McQuade (actress), Peter Collingwood (actor), Tina Bursill (actress), Drew Forsythe (actor), Phillip Scott (actor), Sacha Horler (actress), Maggie Kirkpatrick (actress), Jeanette Cronin (actress), Tristram Miall (producer), Geneviève Lemon (actress),
Plot: This movie is all about a normal guy called Billy Apples. He is a social drinker and sometimes lead singer of a band. While he is doing all of this, he still manages to bring up his teenage daughter. One night while sitting at home Billy finds that he has a talent! He finds that he is able to sing like his idol, 50's singer Billie Holiday. From there he is going places, from huge live performances to even cutting a hit record, but in the end he must make a choice between the life he has, and the life he once knew.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, independent-filmActors: Charlie Sheen (actor), Pat Proft (actor), Charlie Sheen (actor), Don Lake (actor), Marc Shaiman (actor), Charlie Sheen (actor), Bill Irwin (actor), Lloyd Bridges (actor), Kevin Dunn (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), Charles Barkley (actor), Jon Cryer (actor), Cylk Cozart (actor), Valeria Golino (actress), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (actor),
Plot: Topper Harley, a top gun fighter pilot, is recalled to serve on the SS Essess. Topper's mission is to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear plants. Unfortunately, Topper is psychologically imbalanced and is sure to crack under pressure.
Keywords: air-force, aircraft-carrier, apostrophe-in-title, athlete-cameo, aviation, bad-luck, bar-fight, blockbuster, boxing-match, corgiActors: Stevie Wonder (actor), Brian Doyle-Murray (actor), Ron Howard (actor), Tim Kazurinsky (actor), Charles Q. Murphy (actor), Eddie Murphy (actor), Eddie Murphy (actor), Don Pardo (actor), Joe Piscopo (actor), Joe Piscopo (actor), Eddie Murphy (producer), Dave Wilson (director), Dave Thomas (actor), Tony Rosato (actor), James Downey (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Documentary,Actors: Donald Kushner (miscellaneous crew), Victor Garber (actor), David Greene (director), Pat Crawford Brown (actress), Kenneth Welsh (actor), Yves Langlois (editor), Maureen Stapleton (actress), Richard Zeman (actor), Saul Rubinek (actor), Shawn Levy (actor), George Touliatos (actor), Macha Grenon (actress), Paul Hipp (actor), Linda Yellen (producer), Philip Pretten (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music,Actors: Dorothy Amos (costume designer), John Rubinstein (actor), Andrew Robinson (actor), Rue McClanahan (actress), John A. Martinelli (producer), Dick Clark (producer), John A. Martinelli (editor), Carmen Argenziano (actor), Louis Giambalvo (actor), Linda Yellen (producer), Arnold Shapiro (producer), Thom Adcox-Hernandez (actor), Kario Salem (actor), Preston Fischer (producer), George Herthel (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Biography, Music, Romance,Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
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There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow