Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018).
Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues.
Belafonte 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 and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category.
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Following Harry
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
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The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
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Sunday Best
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
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Sidney
2022
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Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice
2022
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The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021
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Dom Salvador & The Abolition
2020
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020
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TV Story Superstar
2020
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The Man Behind the White Guitar
2019
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BlacKkKlansman
2018
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Mr. SOUL!
2018
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Bobby Kennedy for President
2018
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Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018
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Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
2018
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King in the Wilderness
2018
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
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I Am Not Your Negro
2017
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The Madding Crowd
2017
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Jackie Robinson
2016
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Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015
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Selma
2014
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
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Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
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Moms Mabley
2013
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JFK: The Private President
2013
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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
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Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012
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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
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Sing Your Song
2012
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Rise Like Lions
2011
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Mama Africa
2011
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The University of Sing Sing
2011
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011
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Anecdotes about Fidel
2009
Bobby
2006
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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
2006
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Mo & Me
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
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The Peace!
2005
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Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
2005
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Muppet Music Moments
2004
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The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
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Tanner on Tanner
2004
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
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The World of Nat King Cole
2004
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
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Swing Vote
1999
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
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PB&J Otter
1998
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Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
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Jazz '34
1997
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Kansas City
1996
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White Man's Burden
1995
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
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Prêt-à-Porter
1994
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The World of Jim Henson
1994
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The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
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The Player
1992
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Musik liegt in der Luft
1991
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
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The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
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Flitterabend
1988
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
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The Muppet Revue
1985
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
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Night of 100 Stars
1982
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Grambling's White Tiger
1981
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The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
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Auf los geht's los
1977
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The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977
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The Muppet Show
1976
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Numéro un
1975
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Uptown Saturday Night
1974
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Free to Be… You and Me
1974
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
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Nationtime
1972
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The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
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Buck and the Preacher
1972
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Great Performances
1971
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The Flip Wilson Show
1970
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The Angel Levine
1970
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
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Petula
1968
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
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ABC Stage 67
1966
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The Strolling '20s
1966
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The Danny Kaye Show
1963
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Harry Belafonte in Concert
1960
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Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959
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The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
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Island in the Sun
1957
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The Steve Allen Show
1956
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Tony Awards
1956
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Carmen Jones
1954
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Bright Road
1953
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The Oscars
1953
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General Electric Theater
1953
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
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What's My Line?
1950
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Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
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