Paul Simon
| Born | October 13, 1941 |
| Hometown | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Net worth | $200 million |
| Height | 5'2" (1.57m) |
| Spouse | Peggy Harper, Edie Brickell, Carrie Fisher |
| Partner | Shelley Duvall |
| Children | Harper Simon |
| Parents | Belle Simon, Louis Simon |
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UPDATE: Paul Simon performed “Graceland” at the White House State Dinner for Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko. Kishida also made a Star Trek reference at one moment, using the phrase, “To boldly go where no one has gone before,” then naming cast member George Takei. PREVIOUSLY: Former President Bill Clinton and former …
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Guests at the state dinner for Japan at the White House will be treated to a three-course meal, along with A-list entertainment from Paul Simon.
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Paul Simon tapped to perform and menu released for Japanese state dinner
Guests at the state dinner for Japan at the White House will dine on house-cured salmon and pistachio cake with matcha ganache, and are set to get some A-list entertainment with a performance by Paul Simon. The White House released its menu for Wednesday’s state dinner, the fifth such black-tie event of the Biden administration, a…
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Bidens roll out the diplomatic – and literal – red carpet for Japan leader’s visit
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will roll out the diplomatic – and literal – red carpet Wednesday for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, welcoming them to the White House for a meticulously planned official visit intertwining and highlighting American and Japanese cultures, including the music of Paul Simon and towering cherry blossom branches.
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Paul Simon to play for Japan's Kishida, Bidens at White House state dinner
Musician Paul Simon will play for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, his wife, Yuko, and President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at a state dinner on Wednesday, the White House said. Simon, 82, whose long music career includes the hits "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" and "You Can Call Me Al," has been celebrated for contributions to the American songbook.
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Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan
Dry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon are on tap for more than 200 guests who are expected to attend a swanky White House state dinner on Wednesday to celebrate the relationship between the United States and Japan. A lavish state dinner is a tool of U.S. diplomacy, a high honor that is doled out sparingly and only to America's closest allies. In the case of Japan, President Joe Biden has chosen to celebrate an ally that he sees as a cornerstone of his policy towar
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‘SNL’ 5-Timers Club: Who has hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ at least five times?
The “SNL” 5-Timers Club has been around since December 1990, when Tom Hanks joked in his monologue that a person’s fifth time hosting is when they receive a membership card into the club. Hanks then left the stage and joined Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon in an expensive-looking set with hors d’oeuvres, waiters …
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A major problem with early success is getting past it — case in point, the cheerful bop of Vampire Weekend’s first two albums and their image as peppy college boys who’d studied Paul Simon’s “Graceland” like a James Joyce masters’ thesis, playing their jaunty global pop to deliriously skanking millennials at seemingly every music festival of …
