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Rupert Holmes

Rupert Holmes

British-American composer and singer-songwriter
Singer/songwriter and poet with a series of pop hits during the 1970s and '80s, including 1979's "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)."
BornFebruary 24, 1947
HometownNorthwich, England
SpouseLiza Dreifuss
ChildrenTimothy Goldstein, Nick Goldstein, Wendy Goldstein
ParentsLeonard Goldstein, Gwen Goldstein
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Top Stories

Theater review: ‘Drood’ a mirthful musical mystery with multiple endings at the Goodspeed

  • You can call it the Droodspeed. Rupert Holmes’ 1985 musical “The Mystery of Edwin Drood transformed the Goodspeed Opera House into a British music hall of the 1870s. The front of the balcony area in the auditorium has been adorned with small portraits and designs in a genteel Victorian style. Antique-style footlights have been installed at the front of the stage, which has been extended so ...

Videos

Rupert Holmes opens up about new novel "Murder Your Employer"

Rupert Holmes, who has worked with stars and is the man behind the "Pina Colada Song," has published a new mystery novel. He sat down with Jeff Glor.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Sometimes When We Touch
Sometimes When We Touch
2023

Albums

Scenario
Scenario
1994
Full Circle
Full Circle
1981
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
1979
Singles
Singles
1977
Five Savage Men [Original Soundtrack]
Five Savage Men [Original Soundtrack]
1977
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes
1975
Widescreen
Widescreen
1974
Songs That Sound Like Movies: The Complete Epic Recordings
Songs That Sound Like Movies: The Complete Epic Recordings
2018
20th Century Masters: The Best of Rupert Holmes
20th Century Masters: The Best of Rupert Holmes
2006
Escape: Best of Rupert Holmes
Escape: Best of Rupert Holmes
2006
Cast of Characters: The Rupert Holmes Songbook
Cast of Characters: The Rupert Holmes Songbook
2005
Best 1200
Best 1200
2005
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2000
Epoch Collection
Epoch Collection
1994
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