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Harry Belafonte is a Actor, Producer and Sound American born on 1 march 1927 at New York City (USA)
Harold George "Harry" Bellanfanti, Jr. (born March 1, 1927), better known as Harry Belafonte, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist. One of the most successful Caribbean American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957) and Robert Wise's Odds Against Tomorrow (1959).
Belafonte was an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and '60s, and one of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s confidants. Throughout his career he has been an advocate for political and humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and USA for Africa. Since 1987 he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In recent years he has been a vocal critic of the policies of both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama presidential administrations. Harry Belafonte now acts as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues.
Belafonte has won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989 he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards.
On March 8, 1957, Belafonte married his second wife Julie Robinson, a former dancer with the Katherine Dunham Company. They had two children, David and Gina Belafonte. David Belafonte, a former model and actor, is an Emmy-winning producer and the executive director of the family-held company Belafonte Enterprises Inc. A music producer, he has been involved in most of Belafonte's albums and tours. David married Danish model, singer and TV personality Malena Mathiesen, who won silver in Dancing with the Stars in Denmark in 2009. Malena Belafonte founded Speyer Legacy School, a private elementary school for gifted and talented children. David and Malena's daughter Sarafina attended this school. Gina Belafonte is a TV and film actress and worked with her father as coach and producer on more than six films. Gina helped found The Gathering For Justice, an intergenerational, intercultural non-profit organization working to reintroduce nonviolence to stop child incarceration. She is married to actor Scott McCray.
In April 2008, Belafonte married photographer Pamela Frank. In October 1998, Belafonte contributed a letter to Liv Ullmann's book Letter to My Grandchild.
On January 29, 2013 Belafonte was the Keynote Speaker and 2013 Honoree for the MLK Celebration Series at the Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI). Belafonte used his career and experiences with Dr. King to speak on the role of artists as activists.
Belafonte was inducted as an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity on January 11, 2014.
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Harry Belafonte
Birth name Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 1 march 1927 at New York City (USA)
Death 25 april 2023 (at 96 years)
Awards Emmy Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, National Medal of Arts
Nationality USA
Birth 1 march 1927 at New York City (USA)
Death 25 april 2023 (at 96 years)
Awards Emmy Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, National Medal of Arts
Belafonte was an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and '60s, and one of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s confidants. Throughout his career he has been an advocate for political and humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and USA for Africa. Since 1987 he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In recent years he has been a vocal critic of the policies of both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama presidential administrations. Harry Belafonte now acts as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues.
Belafonte has won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989 he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards.
Biography
Belafonte and Marguerite Byrd were married from 1948 to 1957. They have two daughters: Adrienne and Shari. Shari Belafonte, married to Sam Behrens, is a photographer, model, singer and actress. In 1997 Adrienne Biesemeyer and her daughter Rachel Blue founded the Anir Foundation/Experience. Anir focuses on humanitarian work in southern Africa.On March 8, 1957, Belafonte married his second wife Julie Robinson, a former dancer with the Katherine Dunham Company. They had two children, David and Gina Belafonte. David Belafonte, a former model and actor, is an Emmy-winning producer and the executive director of the family-held company Belafonte Enterprises Inc. A music producer, he has been involved in most of Belafonte's albums and tours. David married Danish model, singer and TV personality Malena Mathiesen, who won silver in Dancing with the Stars in Denmark in 2009. Malena Belafonte founded Speyer Legacy School, a private elementary school for gifted and talented children. David and Malena's daughter Sarafina attended this school. Gina Belafonte is a TV and film actress and worked with her father as coach and producer on more than six films. Gina helped found The Gathering For Justice, an intergenerational, intercultural non-profit organization working to reintroduce nonviolence to stop child incarceration. She is married to actor Scott McCray.
In April 2008, Belafonte married photographer Pamela Frank. In October 1998, Belafonte contributed a letter to Liv Ullmann's book Letter to My Grandchild.
On January 29, 2013 Belafonte was the Keynote Speaker and 2013 Honoree for the MLK Celebration Series at the Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI). Belafonte used his career and experiences with Dr. King to speak on the role of artists as activists.
Belafonte was inducted as an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity on January 11, 2014.
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Filmography of Harry Belafonte (29 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Actor | Jerome Turner |
| 2017 | I Am Not Your Negro | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Selma | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Sing Your Song | Actor | Self |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | Actor | Self (voice) |
| 2010 | Motherland | Actor | |
| 2009 | Soundtrack for a Revolution | Actor | Himself (interviewee) |
| 2006 | Bobby | Actor | Nelson |
| 2006 | When the Levees Broke | Actor | Himself |
| 2005 | The Peace! | Actor | Self |
| 2004 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Swing Vote | Actor | Will Dunn |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Actor | Seldom Seen |
| 1995 | White Man's Burden | Actor | Thaddeus Thomas |
| 1995 | The Affair | Executive Producer | |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear | Actor | Self |
| 1992 | The Player | Actor | Harry Belafonte |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | Actor | The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Beat Street | Producer, Original Music Composer | |
| 1977 | The Tallest Tree in Our Forest | Actor | Self |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | Actor | Geechie Dan Beauford |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Actor, Producer | Preacher |
| 1970 | The Angel Levine | Actor, Producer | Alexander Levine |
| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Actor, Co-Producer | Johnny Ingram |
| 1959 | The World, the Flesh and the Devil | Actor, Producer | Ralph Burton |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Actor | David Boyeur |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | Actor | Joe |
| 1953 | Bright Road | Actor | Mr. Williams - School Principal |