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'''Michael Diamond Resnick''' (born 5 March 1942), better known by his published name '''Mike Resnick''', is an [[United States|American]] [[science fiction]] author. He was executive editor of [[Jim Baen's Universe]].

==Biography==
A native of Chicago, Resnick attended the [[University of Chicago]] from 1959 to 1961 where he met his future wife, [[Carol Resnick|Carol]]. The couple were married 1961. In the 1960s and early 1970s, Resnick wrote more than 200 "adult" novels under [[pseudonym]]s, edited seven [[tabloid newspaper]]s, and edited a trio of men's magazines. He also produced a weekly column on [[horse racing]] for more than a decade, and for eleven years wrote a monthly column on purebred [[collie]]s, which he and his wife bred and exhibited. His wife Carol is also a writer,<ref>{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Resnick |publisher= |title=Biography |url=http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/2/Biography.htm |accessdate=January 24, 2010}}</ref> as is his daughter, [[Laura Resnick]], who is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy author. Resnick's papers, consisting of at least 125 boxes, are in the Special Collections Library of the [[University of South Florida]] in [[Tampa]]. He will be the Guest of Honor at Chicon 7, the 2012 Worldcon to be held in Chicago.

==Popular work and themes==
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Two notable trends run through the majority of Resnick's science fiction work. The first is his love of [[fable]] and [[legend]]. Many of his stories chronicle larger-than-life characters with colorful names like "The Widowmaker", "Lucifer Jones", "The Forever Kid", and "Catastrophe Baker" and the legendary adventures they pursue. Resnick is also interested in the formation of history and legend, and sometimes includes bards as characters. The book ''The Outpost'' deals most with these themes, as it includes a story told from multiple perspectives and a bard who openly intends to exaggerate and edit his accounts to make them more interesting. Resnick's books in this vein bear some resemblance to [[Western movie|Westerns]], but are clearly science fiction.
The other main subject of Resnick's work is [[Africa]] - African history, African culture, [[colonialism]] and its aftermath, and traditionalism. He has visited Africa often, and draws on this experience. Some of his science fiction stories are [[allegory|allegories]] of African history and politics. Other stories are actually set in Africa or have African characters.

Resnick's style is known for the inclusion of humor; he has probably sold more humorous stories than any science fiction author except Robert Sheckley, and even his most grim and serious stories have frequent unexpected bursts of humor in them.
Resnick enjoys collaborating, especially on short stories. Through 2009 he has collaborated with 41 different writers on short fiction, one on screenplays, and three on novels.
He is also a long-time participant in science fiction [[science fiction fandom|fandom]]. Resnick has been the Guest of Honor at some 38 science fiction conventions, and [[Toastmaster]] at a dozen others.
Since 1988 Resnick has edited over 40 anthologies. He has also sold [[screenplay]]s based on his novels to [[Miramax]] and [[Capella]], and often has multiple properties under option to Hollywood studios.

His work has been translated into French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Dutch, Swedish, Romanian, Finnish, Castilian, Portugene, Slovakian, Chinese, Catalan, Danish, and Croatian.

==Selected awards and nominations==
Resnick has 5 [[Hugo Award]]s and has won numerous other awards from places as diverse as France, Japan, Spain, Croatia and Poland. As of 2009, he is first on the ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'' list of all-time award winners, living or dead, for short fiction, and 4th on the ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'' list of science fiction's all-time top award winners in all fiction categories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/mike-resnick/ |title=Mike Resnick bibliography at Fantastic Fiction |accessdate=January 28, 2008}}</ref>

===Selected awards===
His 1995 [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Hugo Award-winning novella]] "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" also scooped the S.F. Chronicle Poll Award for the same, the corresponding 1994 [[Nebula Award]] for [[Nebula Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]] and the 1995 [[HOMer Award]] for Best Novella.<ref name="locusmag.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HomerNomList.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: HOMer nominees |accessdate=January 28, 2008}}</ref> Between 1991 and 2001, he won a further nine HOMer Awards (bringing his total to 10, from a staggering 24 nominations), placing him at the head of HOMer Award winners, ahead of [[Robert J. Sawyer]] on nine wins and just 12 nominations.<ref name="locusmag.com"/>

His 1998 and 2005 Hugo Award-winning stories - "[[The 43 Antarean Dynasties]]" and "[[Travels with My Cats]]" also garnered him ''Asimov's'' Readers Poll Awards, of which he has won a total of five (from 20 nominations), placing him joint-second with [[poet]] [[Bruce Boston]] behind [[artist]] [[Bob Eggleton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/AsimovReaderNomList.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: ''Asimov's'' Readers Poll nominees |accessdate=January 28, 2008}}</ref> He has won a total of six (including that mentioned above) S.F. Chronicle Poll Awards,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/SfcNomList.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: ''S.F. Chronicle'' Readers Poll nominees |accessdate=January 28, 2008}}</ref> one Locus Award (from 30 nominations, winning in 1996 with "When the Old Gods Die"),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/LocusNomList.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: ''Locus'' Readers Poll nominees |accessdate=January 28, 2008}}</ref> a Golden Pagoda Award, two American Dog Writers Awards and an Alexander Award. His 34 Hugo nominations through 2010 are the all-time record for a writer.

In 1995, he was awarded the '''Skylark''' (or "Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction") for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/SkylarkWinsByYear.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: Skylark Winners |accessdate=January 28, 2008}}</ref>

====International awards====
"Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" has also won awards in Spain (Ignotus Award), France (Prix Ozone Award) and Croatia (Futura Poll), contributing to a total of three Ignotus Awards and two Prix Ozone Awards. He was awarded the Spanish El Melocoton Mecanico Award for "[[Old MacDonald Had a Farm (short story)|Old MacDonald Had a Farm]]" and the Xatafi-Cyberdark Award for "For I Have Touched the Sky", in addition to a Tour Eiffel Award in France for ''The Dark Lady''.

In Japan, he won the Seiun-sho Award for ''Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia'', and the [[Hayakawa Award]] for "For I Have Touched the Sky". In Poland, "[[Kirinyaga (story)|Kirinyaga]]" won the Nowa Fantastyka Poll Award, while "For I Have Touched the Sky" won the Sfinks Award. (Resnick won another Sfinks Award for "When the Old Gods Die".)

===Complete list of Hugo nominations===
{{main|Hugo Award|Hugo Award for Best Short Story}}
{{see also|Hugo Award for Best Novella|Hugo Award for Best Novelette|Hugo Award for Best Related Book|Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor}}
Resnick has been nominated for 34 [[Hugo Award]]s -- a record for writers -- and won five times. Except for 1999 and 2003, he has received at least one nomination every year to date since 1989. A complete list of his nominations (and wins) is:
*''1989'' - "[[Kirinyaga (story)|Kirinyaga]]" '''(winner)'''
*1990 - "For I Have Touched the Sky"
*''1991'' - "The Manamouki" '''(winner)''' & "Bully!"
*1992 - "Winter Solstice" & "One Perfect Morning, With Jackals"
*1993 - "The Lotus and the Spear"
*1994 - "Mwalimu in the Squared Circle" & [[Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor|Best Editor]]
*''1995'' - "[[Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge]]" '''(winner)''' & "Barnaby in Exile" & "A Little Knowledge" & [[Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor|Best Editor]]
*1996 - "When the Old Gods Die" & "Bibi" ''(with [[Susan Shwartz]])''
*1997 - "The Land of Nod"
*''1998'' - "[[The 43 Antarean Dynasties]]" '''(winner)'''
*2000 - "Hothouse Flowers" & "Hunting the Snark"
*2001 - "The Elephants on Neptune" & "Redchapel" & ''Putting It Together''
*2002 - "[[Old MacDonald Had a Farm (short story)|Old MacDonald Had a Farm]]" & ''I Have This Nifty Idea...''
*2004 - "Robots Don't Cry"
*''2005'' - "[[Travels with My Cats]]" '''(winner)''' & "A Princess of Earth"
*2006 - "Down Memory Lane"
*2007 - "All the Things You Are" & ''Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches''
*2008 - "[[Distant Replay]]"
*2009 - "Alastair Baffle's Emporium of Wonders" & "Article of Faith"
*2010 - "The Bride of Frankenstein"

==Works==
===Novels===
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* The Goddess of Ganymede (1967)
* Pursuit on Ganymede (1968)
* Redbeard (1969)
* Battlestar Galactica #5: Galactica Discovers Earth (with Glen Larson) (1980)
* The Soul Eater (1981)
* Birthright: The Book of Man (1982)
* Walpurgis III (1982)
* Sideshow (1982)
* The Three-Legged Hootch Dancer (1983)
* The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
* The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy (1983)
* The Branch (1984)
* Eros Ascending (1984)
* Eros at Zenith (1984)
* Eros Descending (1985)
* Adventures (1985)
* Eros at Nadir (1986)
* Santiago (1986)
* Stalking the Unicorn (1987)
* The Dark Lady (1987)
* Ivory (1988)
* Paradise (1989)
* Second Contact (1990)
* The Red Tape War (with Jack Chalker & George Alec Effinger) (1991)
* Soothsayer (1991)
* Oracle (1992)
* Lucifer Jones (1992)
* Purgatory (1992)
* Exploits (1993)
* Prophet (1993)
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* Inferno (1993)
* A Miracle of Rare Design (1994)
* Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge (1994)
* Encounters (1994)
* Dog in the Manger (mystery) (1995)
* The Widowmaker (1996)
* The Widowmaker Reborn (1997)
* The Widowmaker Unleashed (1998)
* Kirinyaga (1998)
* A Hunger in the Soul (1998)
* The Outpost (2001)
* The Return of Santiago (2003)
* Lara Croft: The Amulet of Power (2003)
* Lady With an Alien (2005)
* A Gathering of Widowmakers (2005)
* Dragon America (2005)
* Starship: Mutiny (2005)
* A Club in Montmartre (2006)
* Starship: Pirate (2006)
* World Behind the Door (2007)
* Starship: Mercenary (2007)
* Stalking the Vampire (2008)
* Kilimanjaro (2008)
* Starship: Rebel (2008)
* Hazards (2009)
* Stalking the Dragon (2009)
* Shaka II (2009)
* Starship: Flagship (2009)
* The Buntline Special (2010)
* The Gods of Sagittarius (with Eric Flint) (2011)
* The Cassandra Project (with Jack McDevitt) (2012)
* The Doctor and the Kid (2011)
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===Collections===

* Unauthorized Autobiographies (1984)
* Through Darkest Resnick With Gun and Camera (1990)
* Stalking the Wild Resnick (1991)
* Pink Elephants and Hairy Toads (1991)
* The Alien Heart (1991)
* Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? (1992)
* A Safari of the Mind (1995)
* Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds (1996)
* An Alien Land (1998)
* Widowmakers (1998)
* Magic Feathers: The Mike and Nick Show (with Nick DiChario) (2000)
* In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh
* Hunting the Snark and Other Stories (2002)
* With a Little Help From My Friends (2002)
* Legends of Santiago (2003)
* New Dreams for Old (2006)
* The Other Teddy Roosevelts (2008)
* Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks (2009)
* Blasphemy (2010)
* Gone Fission (2011)
* Masters of the Galaxy (2011)

===Anthologies edited===
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* Shaggy B.E.M. Stories (1988)
* Alternate Presidents (1992)
* Alternate Kennedys (1992)
* Inside the Funhouse (1992)
* Aladdin: Master of the Lamp (with Martin H. Greenberg) (1992)
* Whatdunnits (1992)
* More Whatdunnits (1993)
* Alternate Warriors (1993)
* Future Earths: Under African Skies (with Gardner Dozois) (1993)
* Future Earths: Under South American Suns (with Gardner Dozois) (1993)
* Christmas Ghosts (1993)
* Dinosaur Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) (1993)
* By Any Other Fame (1994)
* Deals With the Devil (with Loren D. Estleman) (1994)
* Alternate Outlaws (1994)
* Alternate Worldcons (1994)
* Witch Fantastic (1995)
* Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995)
* Again, Alternate Worldcons (1996)
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* Girls for the Slime God (1997)
* [[Alternate Tyrants]] (1997)
* Alternate Skiffy (1997)
* Return of the Dinosaurs (1997)
* Women Writing Science Fiction as Men (2003)
* Men Writing Science Fiction as Women (2003)
* Stars (with Janis Ian) (2003)
* New Voices in Science Fiction (2003)
* I, Alien (2005)
* Down These Dark Spaceways (2005)
* This is My Funniest (2006)
* Space Cadets (2006)
* The Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches (with Joe Siclari) (2006)
* Alien Crimes (2007)
* Nebula Awards Showcase, 2007 (2007)
* This is My Funniest 2 (2007)
* History Revisited (with J. David Markham) (2008)
* The Dragon Done It (with Eric Flint) (2008)
* The Best of Jim Baen's Universe #2 (with Eric Flint) (2008)
* When Diplomacy Fails (with Eric Flint) (2008)
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===Non-fiction books===

* Putting It Together (2000)
* I Have This Nifty Idea (2001)
* Once a Fan... (2002)
* The Science Fiction Professional (2002)
* Resnick at Large (2003)
* ...Always a Fan (2009)
* The Business of Science Fiction (with Barry Malzberg) (2010)
* Resnick Abroad (2012)

===Short fiction===
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* “The Last Dog”
* “Blue”
* “Beachcomber”
* “Watching Marcia”
* “The Olympians”
* “Me and My Shadow”
* “The Fallen Angel”
* “God and Mr. Slatterman”
* “The Inn of the Hairy Toad”
* “Stalking the Unicorn with Gun and Camera”
* “The Toymaker and the General”
* “King of the Blue Planet”
* “Kirinyaga”
* “His Award-Winning Science Fiction Story”
* “Beibermann’s Soul”
* “Death is an Acquired Trait”
* “The Crack in the Cosmic Egg”
* “Inquiry Into the Auction of the U.S.A.”
* “For I Have Touched the Sky”
* “Slice of Life”
* “Balance”
* “Bwana”
* “Neutral Ground”
* “How I Wrote the New Testament, Brought Forth the Renaissance, and Birdied the 17th Hole at Pebble Beach"
* “Was It Good For You, Too?”
* “The Manamouki”
* “One Perfect Morning, With Jackals”
* “Frankie the Spook”
* “Posttime in Pink”
* “Museum Piece”
* “Origins”
* “The Nine Lives of Isaac Intrepid” (with Lou Tabakow)
* “Pawns”
* “Bully!”
* “Excerpt from the Diary of Dr. Morris Finkelstein”
* “Song of a Dry River”
* “Winter Solstice”
* “A Little Night Music”
* “Monsters of the Midway”
* “The Bull Moose at Bay”
* “Mrs. Hood Unloads”
* “Over There”
* “Revolt of the Sugar Plum Fairies”
* “Classified”
* “Malish”
* “Trading Up” (with Barbara Delaplace)
* “Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut off the Sun?”
* “Editor Meacham and the Fate Worse Than Death”
* “The Light That Blinds, the Claws That Catch”
* “The Lotus and the Spear”
* “The Pale Thin God”
* “Lady in Waiting”
* “The B Team”
* “Every Man a God” (with Barry N. Malzberg)
* “The Trials and Tribulations of Myron Blumberg, Dragon”
* “The Blue-Nosed Reindeer”
* “Mwalimu in the Squared Circle”
* “Ghosts” (with Barry N. Malzberg)
* “Stop Press”
* “Stanley the Eighteen-Percenter”
* “Genesis: The Rejected Canon”
* “The Summer of my Discontent”
* “Super Acorns” (with Lawrence Schimel)
* “The Tarnished Diamond”
* “Birdie” (with Nick DiChario)
* “Barnaby in Exile”
* “A Little Knowledge”
* “Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge”
* “Alien Radio” (with Nick DiChario)
* “Pleasantly Pink” (with Nick DiChario)
* “The Adventure of the Pearly Gates”
* “Working Stiff” (with Nick DiChario)
* “My Girl”
* “The Kemosabee”
* “Metamorphosis”
* “The Most Beautiful Girl Alive” (with Nick DiChario)
* “Squonking” (with Nick DiChario)
* “The Sweet, Sad Love Song of Fred and Wilma” (with Nick DiChario)
* “The Shiksa” (with Lawrence Schimel)
* “How Jerry Phipps Won His Hugo”
* “disILLUSIONS” (with Lawrence Schimel)
* “When the Old Gods Die”
* “The Land of Nod”
* “Darker Than You Wrote”
* “Merdinus” (with Linda Dunn)
* “Heart of Stone” (with Lyn Nichols)
* “Mrs. Vamberry Takes a Trip”
* “Bibi” (with Susan Shwartz)
* “The Joy of Hats” (with Nick DiChario)
* “The Starving Children of Mars” (with Louise Rowder)
* “The Roosevelt Dispatches”
* “Card Shark”
* “The Gefilte Fish Girl”
* “My Brother’s Keeper” (with Jack Nimbersheim)
* “A Limerick History of Science Fiction”
* “Of Flame and Air” (with Josepha Sherman)
* “The Arrows of Godly Passion” (with Nick DiChario)
* “Sagittarius Rising” (with Ann Marston)
* “The Fighting 35th Last Stand at the Delores Proud Apple School for the Blind” (with Nick DiChario)
* “Fascinatin’ Rhythm” (with Nick DiChario)
* “The 43 Antarrean Dynasties”
* “Stan” (with Ron Collins)
* “Me and Galahad” (with Adrienne Gormley)
* “Interview with the Almighty”
* “A Buzzard Named Rabinowitz”
* “Hothouse Flowers”
* “Why Martians are Attracted to Big-Breasted Women”
* “Hunting the Snark”
* “Full Circle” (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
* “Boot Hill” (with Catherine Asaro)
* “The Elephants on Neptune”
* “Redchapel”
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* “Even Butterflies Can Sting”
* “Ocean’s Eleven” (with Tom Gerencer)
* “Nicobar Lane: The Soul Eater’s Story”
* “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
* “Like Father, Like Son” (with B.J. Galler-Smith)
* “Like Small Feet Following” (with Robyn Herrington)
* “The Chinese Sandman”
* “Flower Children of Mars” (with M. Shayne Bell)
* “The Shackles of Freedom” (with Tobias S. Buckell)
* “The Demons of Jupiter’s Moons” (with Dean Wesley Smith)
* “Approaching Sixty” (with Barry Malzberg)
* “Water-Skiing Down the Styx” (with Janis Ian)
* “The Amorous Broom”
* “Reflections in Black Granite” (with Michael A. Burstein)
* “Dobchek: Lost in the Funhouse” (with Kay Kenyon)
* “Robots Don’t Cry”
* “The Burning Spear at Twilight”
* “Here’s Looking at You, Kid”
* “Unsafe at Any Speed”
* “Society’s Goy”
* “Swimming Upstream in the Wells of the Desert” (with Susan B. Matthews)
* “Travels With My Cats”
* “Me”
* “El Presidente”
* “Game Face” (with Robert Sheckley)
* “Keepsakes”
* “The Boy Who Cried ‘Dragon!’”
* “The Island of Annoyed Souls”
* “A Princess of Earth”
* “Cobbling Together a Solution”
* “Down Memory Lane”
* “Guardian Angel”
* “The One That Got Away”
* “A Muse with Burning Eyes” (with B. D. Faw)
* “Before the Beginning” (with Harry Turtledove)
* “Nowhere in Particular”
* “The God Biz”
* “The Hermit of thje Skies” (with Paul Crilley)
* “Two Hunters in Manhattan”
* “Prevenge” (with Kevin J. Anderson)
* “Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations”
* “Harry, Larry, Barry & Frankie”
* “Occupational Hazard”
* “Great Unreported Breakthroughs #163”
* “A Small Skirmish in the Culture War” (with James Patrick Kelly)
* “Solomon’s Choice” (with Nancy Kress)
* “Distant Replay”
* “Jellyfish” (with David Gerrold)
* “All the Things You Are”
* “The Big Guy”
* “Visitor’s Night at Joey Chicago’s”
* “Chartreuse Mansions”
* “A Locked-Planet Mystery”
* “The Long and Short of It”
* “Shell Game”
* “Honorable Enemies”
* “Monuments in Flesh and Stone”
* “The Lost Continent of Moo”
* “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders”
* “Carnival Knowledge”
* “Sluggo”
* “The Last Actor” (with Linda Donahue)
* “Merry Bunta!”
* “The Hex is In”
* “A Jaguar Never Changes Its Stripes”
* “A Better Mousetrap”
* “Christmas Eve at Harvey Wallbanger’s”
* “A Very Special Girl”
* “A Most Unusual Greyhound”
* “Not Quite Alone in the Dream Quarter” (with Pat Cadigan)
* “Snatch as Snatch Can”
* “Kilimanjaro”
* “Best in Show”
* “Connoisseurs”
* “Spring Training”
* “Inescapable”
* “A Four-Sided Triangle”
* “The Forgotten Kingdom”
* “Mother Scorpion’s House of Fallen Flowers”
* “Idle Roomer” (with Lezli Robyn)
* “The Paternal Flame”
* “Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz”
* “Article of Faith”
* “A Very Formal Affair”
* “Soulmates” (with Lezli Robyn)
* “If the Frame Fits…”
* “Benchwarmer” (with Lezli Robyn)
* “Shame” (with Lezli Robyn)
* “Shaka II”
* “On Safari”
* “The Bride of Frankenstein”
* “Heads and Tails in Paradise”
* “Harboring Pearls”
* “The Blimp and Sixpence”
* “Report from the Field” (with Lezli Robyn)
* "The Foundling"
* "Weekdays"
* "The Close Shave" (with Lezli Robyn)
* "Royal Bloodlines"
* "Observation Post"
* "The Incarceration of Captain Nebula"
* "King and Mrs. Kong"
* "El and Al vs. Himmler's Horrendous Horde from Hell"
* "Six Blind Men and an Alien"
* "A Weighty Affair"
* "Dark Doings at the Field Museum of Natural Mystery"
* "The Second Civil War"
* "Bad News From the Vatican"
* "Incident on the Low Seas"
* "The Homecoming"
* "Treasure Island"
* "The Kid at Midnight"
* "Real Jake"
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==References==
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*[[Fiona Kelleghan]] has written an extensive bibliography, ''Mike Resnick: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to His Work'' by (Farthest Star, 2000).

==External links==
*[http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/2/ Official Mike Resnick website]
*[http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/?search_string=Resnick&Submit=Search&search=1 All of Mike Resnick's audio interviews on the podcast ''The Future And You''] (in which he describes his expectations of the future)
*{{isfdb name|id=Mike_Resnick|name=Mike Resnick}}
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Mike_Resnick.htm Bibliography] - cleaner and easier to read than the one at the official site.
*[http://www.lib.usf.edu/public/index.cfm?Pg=SpecialCollectionsTampa Mike Resnick Manuscript Collection, The University of South Florida-Tampa Special Collections Department]
* [http://www.actusf.com/spip/?article3030 Interview] (in French) sur actusf.com
* [http://michaelaventrella.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/interview-with-hugo-and-nebula-award-winning-author-mike-resnick Interview] by [[Michael A. Ventrella]], July 2009
*[http://www.fantasyliterature.com/author-interviews/2544/ FantasyLiterature.com interviews Mike Resnick]'
*[http://novelspot.net/blog/137 Mike Resnick Posts]'

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Panther (Film)

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{{Infobox Film
| name = Panther
| image = Panther1995 movie poster.JPG
| caption = The movie poster for ''Panther''.
| director = [[Mario Van Peebles]]
| producer = [[Preston L. Holmes]] Mario Van Peebles [[Melvin Van Peebles]]
| writer = Melvin Van Peebles
| starring = [[Kadeem Hardison]] [[Bokeem Woodbine]] [[Joe Don Baker]] [[Courtney B. Vance]] [[Marcus Chong]] [[Tyrin Turner]] [[James Russo]] [[Nefertiti]] [[M. Emmet Walsh]]
| music = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| editing = Earl Watson
| cinematography = Edward J. Pei
| studio = [[Working Title Films]] [[TriBeCa Productions]] MVP Films
| distributor = [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] [[Gramercy Pictures]]
| released = May 3, 1995
| runtime = 123 min.
| language = English
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'''''Panther''''' is a 1995 film directed by [[Mario Van Peebles]], from a screenplay adapted by his father, [[Melvin Van Peebles]], based on his book. The film dramatizes the story of The [[Black Panther Party|Black Panther Party of Self-Defense]].

==Cast==
*[[Kadeem Hardison]] as Judge
*[[Wesley Jonathan]] as Little Bobby Hutton
*[[Bokeem Woodbine]] as Tyrone
*[[Joe Don Baker]] as Brimmer
*[[M. Emmet Walsh]] as Dorsett
*[[Courtney B. Vance]] as [[Bobby Seale]]
*[[Tyrin Turner]] as Cy
*[[Marcus Chong]] as [[Huey P. Newton]]
*[[Anthony Griffith (actor)|Anthony Griffith]] as [[Eldridge Cleaver]]
*[[Chris Rock]] as Yuck Mouth
*[[Mario Van Peebles]] as [[Stokely Carmichael]]
*[[Chris Tucker]] as Bodyguard
*[[Bobby Brown]] as Rose
*[[Angela Bassett]] as [[Betty Shabazz]]
*[[Jenifer Lewis]] as Rita
*[[Anthony Johnson]] as Sabu
*[[Dick Gregory]] as Reverend Slocum
*[[Kool Moe Dee]] as Jamaal
*[[Lahmard Tate]] as Gene McKinney
*[[Roger Guenveur Smith]] as Pruitt
*[[Richard Dysart]] as [[J. Edgar Hoover]]
*[[James Russo]] as Rodgers
*[[Nefertiti]] as Alma
*[[Nick Cannon]] as Bobby Hutton
*[[Jeris Lee Poindexter|Jeris Poindexter]] as Black Cop
*[[Melvin Van Peebles]] as Old Jail Bird

==Soundtrack==
{{Main|Panther (soundtrack)}}
A soundtrack containing R&B and hip hop music was released on May 2, 1995 by [[Mercury Records]]. It peaked at 37 on the [[Billboard 200]] and 5 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and was certified gold on July 25, 1995. Featured on the soundtrack was the single "[[Freedom (Theme from Panther)]]", a collaboration between over 60 female R&B singers and rappers that peaked at 45 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].

==Awards==
*[[Locarno International Film Festival]] - ''Prize of the [[Ecumenism|Ecumenical]] Jury'' - '''Special Mention: Silver Leopard'''

==References==
*{{imdb title|id=0114084|title=Panther}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0114084|Panther}}

{{Mario Van Peebles}}

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Kristen Schaal

2009-01-28T23:40:11Z

Jayunderscorezero: /* Film and television */

{{Infobox actor
| name = Kristen Schaal
| image = Kristen Schaal.jpg
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1978|1|24}}
| location = [[Longmont, Colorado]]
}}
'''Kristen Schaal''' is an [[United States|American]] actress and [[comedian]], best known for her role as Mel in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'' and as a contributor on ''[[The Daily Show]]''.
==Biography==
Schaal grew up on a farm in [[Longmont, Colorado]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/03/20/1205602554694.html |title=The Kooky Monster |publication=The Age |date=March 13, 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> and graduated from [[Northwestern University]]. After college she moved to New York to pursue a comedy career and five years later in 2005 had her first break when she was included in [[New York Magazine]]'s ''"The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of ."''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/arts/features/14576/index1.html |title=The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of |last=Todd |first=Charlie |publication=New York Magazine |date=September 26, 2005 |accessdate=2008-04-13}}</ref>

==Live comedy==
In 2006 Schaal was invited to perform at the 2006 [[HBO]] US Comedy Arts Festival in [[Aspen]] where she won the award for "Best Alternative Comedian". She was also the winner of the second annual [[Andy Kaufman]] Award (hosted by the New York Comedy Festival), Best Female Stand-up at the 2006 Nightlife Awards in [[New York]], and "Best Female Stand Up Comedian" at the 2007 ECNY Awards.<ref>[http://www.ecnyawards.com/ ECNY Awards]</ref> At the 2008 [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]], she won the Barry Award for her show ''Kristen Schaal As You Have Probaby Never Seen Her Before'', tying with [[Nina Conti]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/top-comics-grin-and-share-the-main-prize/2008/04/12/1207856921250.html |title=Top comics grin and share the main prize |last=Kent |first=Melissa|publication=The Age |date=April 13, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-13}}</ref>

She co-hosts the weekly variety show Hot Tub at [[Comix comedy club]], which was voted “Best Variety Show of 2005” by Time-Out New York’s readers poll. She also performs at the [[Peoples Improv Theater]] on the improv team, "Big Black Car", which was awarded best [[Improvisational comedy|improv]] troupe of 2005 at the Emerging Comics of New York awards. She is a founding member of the theatre company [[The Striking Viking Story Pirates]], which adapts stories by children into sketches and songs.

Schaal performed live at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007 in Scotland, where she was one of six acts (chosen from over two hundred American productions at the Fringe) requested to perform at the US Consul General-sponsored "Fringe USA" Showcase.

On her return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2008, Schaal was nominated for the If.comedy award for ''Kristen Schaal And Kurt Braunohler: Double Down Hearts''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/12161-edinburgh-festival-if-comedy-award-shortlist-announced/ |title=Edinburgh Festival If.comedy award shortlist announced |publisher=The List |date=20 August 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>

Schaal has also performed at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[London]], as part of [[The Secret Policeman's Ball]] in aid of [[Amnesty International]].

==Film and television==
Schaal is best known for her recurring role on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'' as the stalker-fan Mel. She was also a credited consultant and writer for Season 11 of ''[[South Park]]'', appeared on the BBC's ''[[Never Mind The Buzzcocks]]'' as a contestant on Noel Fielding's Team, and played the boss in [[Fuse TV|Fuse]]'s mockumentary The Intern. She made her first appearance as a "special commentator" on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show]]'' on March 13, 2008. She is often presented as the Daily Show's "Senior Women's Issues Commentator." On April 13 2008, she made an appearance on [[Good News Week]] during the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] and in October 2008 she appeared in [[Amnesty International]]'s [[Secret Policeman's Ball]].

Schaal's other film and television credits include ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Norbit]]'', ''[[Conviction (TV series)|Conviction]]'', ''[[Cheap Seats]]'', ''[[Kate and Leopold]]'', ''[[Adam and Steve]]'', ''[[Delirious (2006 film)|Delirious]]'', Australian show "[[Good News Week]]", ''[[Law and Order: SVU]] and [[Law and Order: Criminal Intent|CI]]'', ''[[The Education of Max Bickford]]'', [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[Contest Searchlight]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', [[MTV]]'s ''[[Human Giant]]'', and ''[[Mad Men]]''. She was also a contributor to the sketch/music series ''[[The Nighttime Clap]]'' on the Fuse music network. She also appeared on Fuse's original comedy series ''[[The P.A.]]'' Schaal has appeared in two recent TV pilots written and directed by [[Jersey City]] comedian [[Dan McNamara]] -- ''The Calderons''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865875/ The Calderons at IMDb.com]</ref> and ''Redeeming Rainbow''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075833/ Redeeming Rainbow at IMDb.com]</ref>, both of which were screened as official selections at the 2006 and 2007 [[New York Television Festival]]s. She was also in television commercials for [[Wendy's]], [[RadioShack]], and [[Starburst (confectionery)|Starburst]]. She made an appearance, in April 2008, on the IFC sketch comedy show "[[The Whitest Kids U Know]]". She recently taped an episode of ''[[Comedy Central Presents]]''.<ref>[http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-05-2009/0004949127&EDATE= COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Gets the New Year Rolling with Laughter! The 13th Season of 'COMEDY CENTRAL Presents' Premieres Friday, January 9 at 10:00 p.m.* Featuring All-New Original Comedy]</ref>

She also stars in [[A. D. Miles]]' MyDamnChannel.com series "Horrible People".

In October 2008, Schaal appeared in an episode of ''[[Spicks and Specks (TV series)|Spicks and Specks]]''.

==Books==
Schaal is currently working on a torrid romance novel for HarperCollins, which she is writing with her boyfriend, ''[[Daily Show]]'' scribe Rich Blomquist. The duo originally intended to write the steamy tome under pseudonyms, "because I don't want anyone to imagine me doing those things,"<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Kristen+Schaal%3A+Confessions+of+a+Disappointed+Hillary+Supporter/
|title = Kristen Schaal: Confessions of a Disappointed Hillary Supporter
|publisher = [[SuicideGirls.com]]
|date = 10 December 2008
|accessdate = 2008-12-10
}}.
</ref> but the pair soon realized that there was no way they could sell the book without owning up to it.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
* {{imdb name|name=Kristen Schaal|id=1102891}}
* {{myspace|kristenschaal}}
* [http://vimeo.com/user:kschaal kschaal] at [[Vimeo]]
* [http://www.jesterjournal.com/Schaal.htm review of performance in NY August 27, 2008]
* [http://www.jesterjournal.com/SchaalBraunohler.htm review of performance of 'Double Down Hearts' with Kurt Braunohler in New York, December 18, 2008]

{{The Daily Show correspondents}}
{{Flight of the Conchords}}

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Brenda K. Starr

2008-06-19T01:06:26Z

Jayunderscorezero: /* External links */

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| Years_active = 1985 – present
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (1986-1990), [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Parcha]], [[Platano]] (1996-2000), [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] (2000-2004), ''Boss Entertainment'' (2005-present)
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'''Brenda K. Starr''' (born '''Brenda Kaplan''' on [[October 15]] [[1966]] in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]] originally in [[Pop music|dance-pop]] , but now mostly in [[Salsa music|salsa]]-based music. She is also well known for her 1980s work with [[Freestyle music]].

==Career==
Starr was born to a [[Jewish American]] father, organist, Harvey Kaplan, and a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Roman Catholic]] mother. Her only album to make the U.S. [[Billboard 200]] albums chart was her self-titled second album (her major-label debut), which peaked at fifty-eight. She has had two top forty hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]: "[[I Still Believe]]" (which peaked at #13) and "What You See is What You Get" (which peaked at #24 and at #6 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]]). She also sang the song "Sweet Surrender" for the 1988 teen film ''[[License to Drive]]'' soundtrack, starring Corey Haim. During the late 1980s, [[Mariah Carey]] sang background vocals for Starr, and Starr helped Carey secure a recording contract by giving a [[demo tape]] of hers to [[Columbia Records]] executive [[Tommy Mottola]] at a party. By 1991, [[Mariah Carey]] had become Sony/Columbia's star attraction, which caused Starr's career to shrink in terms of commercial success. After being dropped from [[Sony Records|Sony]]/[[Columbia Records]] for lackluster sales of her second album, ''[[By Heart]]'', Starr worked odd jobs to support herself and her family for several years, including one at a [[shopping mall]] in [[New Jersey]].

In a wise decision, Starr learned Spanish in order to rejuvenate her career, instead of chasing trends of the English language pop music market. From there, Starr became mostly a [[Salsa music|Salsa]]/[[Tropical]] and [[Latin Pop]] artist. After the release of her cover of ''Herida'', which peaked at #16 on the [[Latin Pop Airplay]] and at #1 on the [[Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay]] chart, her music career became successful again. From then, she released a string of popular, successful albums with many chart hits.

==Recent times==
Brenda was also a disc jockey at MIX 102.7, [[WNEW-FM]], where she presented a request program "Under the Stars", from 9 p.m. to midnight on Sunday nights before it changed formats. It appeared to have helped her music career since her concerts have began to sell even stronger than before. The lead single from her seventh album, ''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]'', titled, "Tu Eres" earned her a nomination by the Billboard ''Latin Music Awards'' in 2006

==Acting appearances==
Starr has starred in several films, most notably in the 1980s urban film ''[[Beat Street]]'', which had her portraying herself as a singer at an open-microphone audition.

==Awards & Recognizations==
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Album: for ''[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]''
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Single" for "Por Ese Hombre"
* 2006: Billboard Latin Music Awards: Nominated: "Best Salsa Single" for "Tu Eres"

===Discography===
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" width="45"|[[The Billboard 200|U.S. Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Electronic Albums|U.S. Dance Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Latin Pop Albums|U.S. Latin Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Tropical Albums|U.S. Tropical Albums]]
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[I Want Your Love (album)|I Want Your Love]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Brenda K. Starr (album)|Brenda K. Starr]]''
|align="center"|58
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1990 in music|1990]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[By Heart (Brenda K. Starr album)|By Heart]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Te Sigo Esperando]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="cenetr"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[No Lo Voy a Olvidar]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Petalos de Fuego]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[All Time Greatest Hits (Brenda K. Starr album)|All Time Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[So Good: 12" Club Collection]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|9
|-
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Year
!align="left"|Song
!align="center" width="45"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|U.S. R&B]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. Club/Dance]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Singles Sales|U.S Dance Singles Sales]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Latin Tracks|U.S. Latin Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Pop Airplay|U.S. Latin Airplay]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Tropical Airplay|U.S. Tropical Airplay]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left"|"Pickin' Up Pieces"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|83
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left"|"Breakfast In Bed"/"Desayuno De Amor"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]"
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"What You See Is What You Get"
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"Straight From The Heart"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"No Matter What" (with [[George Lamond]])
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"If You Could Read My Mind"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="cemyer"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|aligh="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 in music|1993]]
|align="left"|"So In Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left"|"Herida"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left"|"Si Mi Preguntan Por Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]/Creo en Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"Señor Amante"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Pétalos de Fuego"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Only Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 in music|2001]]
|align="left"|"Hold Me"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Por Ese Hombre"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Rabia" (Bolero Son)
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Tú Eres"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Atrévete a Olvidarme"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|align="left"|"Dámelo"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/brendakmusic Brenda's Official Myspace]
*{{imdb name|id=0823472|name=Brenda K. Starr}}
*[http://www.smashproductions.com/brenda/brenda.html Brenda] - features hit song "I Still Believe"
*[http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/search/results/b354cc6fc8bb30fe8b2d90a3852daf9f/ Brenda K. Starr profile] at ''MusicofPuertoRico.com''.

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Brenda K. Starr

2008-06-19T01:05:47Z

Jayunderscorezero: /* Awards & Recognizations */

{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Brenda K. Starr

| Img_capt = ''In the cover of her album [[Brenda K. Starr (album)|Brenda K. Starr]]
| Img_size =
| Landscape =
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[New York City]], [[New York]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Dance-Pop]], [[House music|House]], [[Urban contemporary|Urban]], [[Dance music|Club/Dance]], [[Salsa music|Salsa]], [[Freestyle music|Freestyle]], [[Adult Contemporary]]
| Years_active = 1985 – present
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (1986-1990), [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Parcha]], [[Platano]] (1996-2000), [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] (2000-2004), ''Boss Entertainment'' (2005-present)
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.myspace.com/brendakmusic - Official Site]
| Current_members =
| Past_members =
| Notable_instruments =
}}
'''Brenda K. Starr''' (born '''Brenda Kaplan''' on [[October 15]] [[1966]] in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]] originally in [[Pop music|dance-pop]] , but now mostly in [[Salsa music|salsa]]-based music. She is also well known for her 1980s work with [[Freestyle music]].

==Career==
Starr was born to a [[Jewish American]] father, organist, Harvey Kaplan, and a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Roman Catholic]] mother. Her only album to make the U.S. [[Billboard 200]] albums chart was her self-titled second album (her major-label debut), which peaked at fifty-eight. She has had two top forty hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]: "[[I Still Believe]]" (which peaked at #13) and "What You See is What You Get" (which peaked at #24 and at #6 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]]). She also sang the song "Sweet Surrender" for the 1988 teen film ''[[License to Drive]]'' soundtrack, starring Corey Haim. During the late 1980s, [[Mariah Carey]] sang background vocals for Starr, and Starr helped Carey secure a recording contract by giving a [[demo tape]] of hers to [[Columbia Records]] executive [[Tommy Mottola]] at a party. By 1991, [[Mariah Carey]] had become Sony/Columbia's star attraction, which caused Starr's career to shrink in terms of commercial success. After being dropped from [[Sony Records|Sony]]/[[Columbia Records]] for lackluster sales of her second album, ''[[By Heart]]'', Starr worked odd jobs to support herself and her family for several years, including one at a [[shopping mall]] in [[New Jersey]].

In a wise decision, Starr learned Spanish in order to rejuvenate her career, instead of chasing trends of the English language pop music market. From there, Starr became mostly a [[Salsa music|Salsa]]/[[Tropical]] and [[Latin Pop]] artist. After the release of her cover of ''Herida'', which peaked at #16 on the [[Latin Pop Airplay]] and at #1 on the [[Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay]] chart, her music career became successful again. From then, she released a string of popular, successful albums with many chart hits.

==Recent times==
Brenda was also a disc jockey at MIX 102.7, [[WNEW-FM]], where she presented a request program "Under the Stars", from 9 p.m. to midnight on Sunday nights before it changed formats. It appeared to have helped her music career since her concerts have began to sell even stronger than before. The lead single from her seventh album, ''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]'', titled, "Tu Eres" earned her a nomination by the Billboard ''Latin Music Awards'' in 2006

==Acting appearances==
Starr has starred in several films, most notably in the 1980s urban film ''[[Beat Street]]'', which had her portraying herself as a singer at an open-microphone audition.

==Awards & Recognizations==
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Album: for ''[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]''
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Single" for "Por Ese Hombre"
* 2006: Billboard Latin Music Awards: Nominated: "Best Salsa Single" for "Tu Eres"

===Discography===
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" width="45"|[[The Billboard 200|U.S. Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Electronic Albums|U.S. Dance Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Latin Pop Albums|U.S. Latin Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Tropical Albums|U.S. Tropical Albums]]
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[I Want Your Love (album)|I Want Your Love]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Brenda K. Starr (album)|Brenda K. Starr]]''
|align="center"|58
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1990 in music|1990]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[By Heart (Brenda K. Starr album)|By Heart]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Te Sigo Esperando]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="cenetr"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[No Lo Voy a Olvidar]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Petalos de Fuego]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[All Time Greatest Hits (Brenda K. Starr album)|All Time Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[So Good: 12" Club Collection]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|9
|-
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Year
!align="left"|Song
!align="center" width="45"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|U.S. R&B]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. Club/Dance]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Singles Sales|U.S Dance Singles Sales]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Latin Tracks|U.S. Latin Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Pop Airplay|U.S. Latin Airplay]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Tropical Airplay|U.S. Tropical Airplay]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left"|"Pickin' Up Pieces"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|83
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left"|"Breakfast In Bed"/"Desayuno De Amor"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]"
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"What You See Is What You Get"
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"Straight From The Heart"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"No Matter What" (with [[George Lamond]])
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"If You Could Read My Mind"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="cemyer"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|aligh="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 in music|1993]]
|align="left"|"So In Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left"|"Herida"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left"|"Si Mi Preguntan Por Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]/Creo en Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"Señor Amante"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Pétalos de Fuego"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Only Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 in music|2001]]
|align="left"|"Hold Me"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Por Ese Hombre"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Rabia" (Bolero Son)
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Tú Eres"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Atrévete a Olvidarme"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|align="left"|"Dámelo"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/brendakmusic - Brenda's Official Myspace]
*{{imdb name|id=0823472|name=Brenda K. Starr}}
*[http://www.smashproductions.com/brenda/brenda.html Brenda] - features hit song "I Still Believe"
*[http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/search/results/b354cc6fc8bb30fe8b2d90a3852daf9f/ Brenda K. Starr profile] at ''MusicofPuertoRico.com''.

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[[Category:People from New York City]]
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[[Category:Salsa musicians]]
[[Category:Freestyle musicians]]

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Brenda K. Starr

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{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Brenda K. Starr

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| Origin = [[New York City]], [[New York]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Dance-Pop]], [[House music|House]], [[Urban contemporary|Urban]], [[Dance music|Club/Dance]], [[Salsa music|Salsa]], [[Freestyle music|Freestyle]], [[Adult Contemporary]]
| Years_active = 1985 – present
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (1986-1990), [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Parcha]], [[Platano]] (1996-2000), [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] (2000-2004), ''Boss Entertainment'' (2005-present)
| Associated_acts =
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'''Brenda K. Starr''' (born '''Brenda Kaplan''' on [[October 15]] [[1966]] in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]] originally in [[Pop music|dance-pop]] , but now mostly in [[Salsa music|salsa]]-based music. She is also well known for her 1980s work with [[Freestyle music]].

==Career==
Starr was born to a [[Jewish American]] father, organist, Harvey Kaplan, and a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Roman Catholic]] mother. Her only album to make the U.S. [[Billboard 200]] albums chart was her self-titled second album (her major-label debut), which peaked at fifty-eight. She has had two top forty hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]: "[[I Still Believe]]" (which peaked at #13) and "What You See is What You Get" (which peaked at #24 and at #6 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]]). She also sang the song "Sweet Surrender" for the 1988 teen film ''[[License to Drive]]'' soundtrack, starring Corey Haim. During the late 1980s, [[Mariah Carey]] sang background vocals for Starr, and Starr helped Carey secure a recording contract by giving a [[demo tape]] of hers to [[Columbia Records]] executive [[Tommy Mottola]] at a party. By 1991, [[Mariah Carey]] had become Sony/Columbia's star attraction, which caused Starr's career to shrink in terms of commercial success. After being dropped from [[Sony Records|Sony]]/[[Columbia Records]] for lackluster sales of her second album, ''[[By Heart]]'', Starr worked odd jobs to support herself and her family for several years, including one at a [[shopping mall]] in [[New Jersey]].

In a wise decision, Starr learned Spanish in order to rejuvenate her career, instead of chasing trends of the English language pop music market. From there, Starr became mostly a [[Salsa music|Salsa]]/[[Tropical]] and [[Latin Pop]] artist. After the release of her cover of ''Herida'', which peaked at #16 on the [[Latin Pop Airplay]] and at #1 on the [[Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay]] chart, her music career became successful again. From then, she released a string of popular, successful albums with many chart hits.

==Recent times==
Brenda was also a disc jockey at MIX 102.7, [[WNEW-FM]], where she presented a request program "Under the Stars", from 9 p.m. to midnight on Sunday nights before it changed formats. It appeared to have helped her music career since her concerts have began to sell even stronger than before. The lead single from her seventh album, ''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]'', titled, "Tu Eres" earned her a nomination by the Billboard ''Latin Music Awards'' in 2006

==Acting appearances==
Starr has starred in several films, most notably in the 1980s urban film ''[[Beat Street]]'', which had her portraying herself as a singer at an open-microphone audition.

==Awards & Recognizations==
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Album: for "[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]"
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Single" for "Por Ese Hombre"
* 2006: Billboard Latin Music Awards: Nominated: "Best Salsa Single" for "Tu Eres"

===Discography===
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" width="45"|[[The Billboard 200|U.S. Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Electronic Albums|U.S. Dance Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Latin Pop Albums|U.S. Latin Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Tropical Albums|U.S. Tropical Albums]]
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[I Want Your Love (album)|I Want Your Love]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Brenda K. Starr (album)|Brenda K. Starr]]''
|align="center"|58
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1990 in music|1990]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[By Heart (Brenda K. Starr album)|By Heart]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Te Sigo Esperando]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="cenetr"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[No Lo Voy a Olvidar]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Petalos de Fuego]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[All Time Greatest Hits (Brenda K. Starr album)|All Time Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[So Good: 12" Club Collection]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|9
|-
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Year
!align="left"|Song
!align="center" width="45"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|U.S. R&B]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. Club/Dance]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Singles Sales|U.S Dance Singles Sales]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Latin Tracks|U.S. Latin Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Pop Airplay|U.S. Latin Airplay]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Tropical Airplay|U.S. Tropical Airplay]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left"|"Pickin' Up Pieces"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|83
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left"|"Breakfast In Bed"/"Desayuno De Amor"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]"
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"What You See Is What You Get"
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"Straight From The Heart"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"No Matter What" (with [[George Lamond]])
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"If You Could Read My Mind"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="cemyer"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|aligh="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 in music|1993]]
|align="left"|"So In Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left"|"Herida"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left"|"Si Mi Preguntan Por Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]/Creo en Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"Señor Amante"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Pétalos de Fuego"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Only Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 in music|2001]]
|align="left"|"Hold Me"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Por Ese Hombre"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Rabia" (Bolero Son)
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Tú Eres"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Atrévete a Olvidarme"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|align="left"|"Dámelo"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/brendakmusic - Brenda's Official Myspace]
*{{imdb name|id=0823472|name=Brenda K. Starr}}
*[http://www.smashproductions.com/brenda/brenda.html Brenda] - features hit song "I Still Believe"
*[http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/search/results/b354cc6fc8bb30fe8b2d90a3852daf9f/ Brenda K. Starr profile] at ''MusicofPuertoRico.com''.

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Brenda K. Starr

2008-06-19T00:59:49Z

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| Name = Brenda K. Starr

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| Origin = [[New York City]], [[New York]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Dance-Pop]], [[House music|House]], [[Urban contemporary|Urban]], [[Dance music|Club/Dance]], [[Salsa music|Salsa]], [[Freestyle music|Freestyle]], [[Adult Contemporary]]
| Years_active = 1985 – present
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (1986-1990), [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Parcha]], [[Platano]] (1996-2000), [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] (2000-2004), ''Boss Entertainment'' (2005-present)
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.myspace.com/brendakmusic - Official Site]
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'''Brenda K. Starr''' (born '''Brenda Kaplan''' on [[October 15]] [[1966]] in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]] originally in [[Pop music|dance-pop]] , but now mostly in [[Salsa music|salsa]]-based music. She is also well known for her 1980s work with [[Freestyle music]].

==Career==
Starr was born to a [[Jewish American]] father, organist, Harvey Kaplan, and a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Roman Catholic]] mother. Her only album to make the U.S. [[Billboard 200]] albums chart was her self-titled second album (her major-label debut), which peaked at fifty-eight. She has had two top forty hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]: "[[I Still Believe]]" (which peaked at #13) and "What You See is What You Get" (which peaked at #24 and at #6 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]]). She also sang the song "Sweet Surrender" for the 1988 teen film ''[[License to Drive]]'' soundtrack, starring Corey Haim. During the late 1980s, [[Mariah Carey]] sang background vocals for Starr, and Starr helped Carey secure a recording contract by giving a [[demo tape]] of hers to [[Columbia Records]] executive [[Tommy Mottola]] at a party. By 1991, [[Mariah Carey]] had become Sony/Columbia's star attraction, which caused Starr's career to shrink in terms of commercial success. After being dropped from [[Sony Records|Sony]]/[[Columbia Records]] for lackluster sales of her second album, ''[[By Heart]]'', Starr worked odd jobs to support herself and her family for several years, including one at a [[shopping mall]] in [[New Jersey]].

In a wise decision, Starr learned Spanish in order to rejuvenate her career, instead of chasing trends of the English language pop music market. From there, Starr became mostly a [[Salsa music|Salsa]]/[[Tropical]] and [[Latin Pop]] artist. After the release of her cover of ''Herida'', which peaked at #16 on the [[Latin Pop Airplay]] and at #1 on the [[Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay]] chart, her music career became successful again. From then, she released a string of popular, successful albums with many chart hits.

==Recent times==
Brenda was also a disc jockey at MIX 102.7, [[WNEW-FM]], where she presents a request program "Under the Stars", from 9 p.m. to midnight on Sunday nights before it changed formats. It appeared to have helped her music career since her concerts have began to sell even stronger than before. The lead single from her seventh album, ''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]'', titled, "Tu Eres" earned her a nomination by the Billboard ''Latin Music Awards'' in 2006

==Acting appearances==
Starr has starred in several films, most notably in the 1980s urban film ''[[Beat Street]]'', which had her portraying herself as a singer at an open-microphone audition.

==Awards & Recognizations==
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Album: for "[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]"
* 2002: Latin Grammy Awards: Won: "Best Salsa Single" for "Por Ese Hombre"
* 2006: Billboard Latin Music Awards: Nominated: "Best Salsa Single" for "Tu Eres"

===Discography===
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" width="45"|[[The Billboard 200|U.S. Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Electronic Albums|U.S. Dance Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Latin Pop Albums|U.S. Latin Pop Albums]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Top Tropical Albums|U.S. Tropical Albums]]
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[I Want Your Love (album)|I Want Your Love]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Brenda K. Starr (album)|Brenda K. Starr]]''
|align="center"|58
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1990 in music|1990]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[By Heart (Brenda K. Starr album)|By Heart]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Te Sigo Esperando]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="cenetr"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[No Lo Voy a Olvidar]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Petalos de Fuego]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[All Time Greatest Hits (Brenda K. Starr album)|All Time Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Temptation (Brenda K. Starr album)|Temptation]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[So Good: 12" Club Collection]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Atrevete a Olvidarme]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|9
|-
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Year
!align="left"|Song
!align="center" width="45"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|U.S. R&B]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. Club/Dance]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Dance Singles Sales|U.S Dance Singles Sales]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Hot Latin Tracks|U.S. Latin Pop]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Pop Airplay|U.S. Latin Airplay]]
!align="center" width="45"|[[Latin Tropical Airplay|U.S. Tropical Airplay]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 in music|1985]]
|align="left"|"Pickin' Up Pieces"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|83
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 in music|1987]]
|align="left"|"Breakfast In Bed"/"Desayuno De Amor"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]"
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"What You See Is What You Get"
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 in music|1988]]
|align="left"|"Straight From The Heart"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"No Matter What" (with [[George Lamond]])
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 in music|1991]]
|align="left"|"If You Could Read My Mind"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="cemyer"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|aligh="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 in music|1993]]
|align="left"|"So In Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left"|"Herida"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
|align="left"|"Si Mi Preguntan Por Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"[[I Still Believe]]/Creo en Ti"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left"|"Señor Amante"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Pétalos de Fuego"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left"|"Only Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 in music|2001]]
|align="left"|"Hold Me"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Por Ese Hombre"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|'''1'''
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left"|"Rabia" (Bolero Son)
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Tú Eres"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"Atrévete a Olvidarme"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|align="left"|"Dámelo"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/brendakmusic - Brenda's Official Myspace]
*{{imdb name|id=0823472|name=Brenda K. Starr}}
*[http://www.smashproductions.com/brenda/brenda.html Brenda] - features hit song "I Still Believe"
*[http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/search/results/b354cc6fc8bb30fe8b2d90a3852daf9f/ Brenda K. Starr profile] at ''MusicofPuertoRico.com''.

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[[Category:American house musicians]]
[[Category:American female singers]]
[[Category:People from New York City]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican-American singers]]
[[Category:Salsa musicians]]
[[Category:Freestyle musicians]]

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Ebony and Ivory

2007-06-29T15:35:58Z

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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Ebony and Ivory
| Cover = Pmsweai.jpg
| Artist = [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Stevie Wonder]]
| from Album = [[Tug of War]]
| B-side = "Rainclouds"
| Released = [[May 26]], [[1982]]
| Format = 7"
| Recorded = 1981
| Genre = [[Soft rock]]
| Length =
| Label = [[Parlophone]]/[[EMI]] (UK) [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] (US)
| Writer = [[Paul McCartney]]
| Producer = [[George Martin]]
| Chart position = * #1 ([[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]])
| Chronology = [[Paul McCartney]]
| Last single = "[[Temporary Secretary]]" (1980)
| This single = "'''Ebony and Ivory'''" (1982)
| Next single = "[[Take It Away (Paul McCartney)|Take It Away]]" (1982)
}}
{{dablink|This article is about a musical recording. For the fictional handguns, see [[Dante (Devil May Cry)#Ebony and Ivory|Dante (Devil May Cry)]].}}

"'''Ebony and Ivory'''" is a [[1982]] [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1982 (USA)|number-one]] [[Single (music)|single]] by [[Paul McCartney]], performed with [[Stevie Wonder]]. It was released on March 29 of that year. At the simplest level, the song is about the [[ebony]] (black) and [[ivory]] (white) keys on a [[piano]], but also deals with [[Racial integration|integration]] and racial harmony on a deeper level. The song is featured on McCartney's album ''[[Tug of War (album)|Tug of War]]'' as well as several of Wonder's Greatest Hits albums.

The lyrics have long been thought to have been written by McCartney alone, but in a biography of McCartney written by [[Barry Miles]] it was revealed how Wonder contributed to the majority of the "bookends" or rhymes, and also came up with the song's distinctive melody. McCartney claimed in the book that Wonder was afraid of how successful a tune with such a bold racial message would be if it was known that it had an [[African-American]] writer, and so pleaded for McCartney to take credit. Though a vocal duet, the song was almost entirely performed by McCartney.

Following the song's massive chart success, it was derided as "saccharine" and was later named as the tenth worst song of all time by ''[[Blender magazine]]''.<ref>http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=819</ref>

==Popular culture references==
This song has being parodied in many US television shows, such as ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'', ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'' and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', as well as movies such as ''[[Undercover Brother]]'' and ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]''.
* On the TV show ''[[Friends]]'', the song was sung (off-screen) by [[Chandler Bing]] and his co-worker Shelly at a [[Karaoke]] in the first-season episode, "[[The One with the Ick Factor]]". In the season-10 episode, "[[The One with Ross's Tan]]", Ross gets confused by the spray-on tan machine he was using, resulting in him being extremely dark on the front and light on the back. Upon seeing him, Chandler observes that he could sing a duet of "Ebony and Ivory" by himself.
* On an episode of [[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]], [[JD]]'s head sings the song with Kim on her first date.{{Episode|date=June 2007}}
* In ''[[Undercover Brother]]'', the song is sung with [[Denise Richards]] and [[Eddie Griffin.]] [[Denise Richards]] does not actually sing the song- it is sung by [[Bethany Joy Lenz]].
* In the [[Television pilot|pilot]] episode of ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'', the song played over a fight scene featuring African-American Chris ([[Tyler James Williams]]) and racist, caucasian Joey Caruso ([[Travis T.Flory]]).
* In the episode of the [[animated]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[The Simpsons]]'' named "[[Marge's Son Poisoning]]", [[Seymour Skinner]] and his mother are seen singing that song in a [[karaoke]] contest.
* In an episode of ''[[Eve (TV series)|Eve]]'', JT's mother and Donavon sing this song whilst playing the piano.{{Episode|date=June 2007}}
* In an episode of [[MTV]]'s ''Rob and Big'', Rob Dyrdek and Big Black sing karaoke to the song while wearing wigs.

* In the video game series ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', the protagonist Dante wields two guns named Ebony and Ivory.

* In the video game ''[[Secret of Evermore]]'', there are two cities in the middle age world, they are Ebony and Ivory.

* The song was covered by a hardcore band [[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law]] for their ''The Best of Times'' album.

*In an episode of the sitcom [[Early Doors]], the song is sung by the two Police Officers Phil and Nige at the Karaoke for Mel's 21st Birthday.

== References ==
<references />

==See also==
* [[Black and white (disambiguation)|Black and white]]

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Ebony and Ivory

2007-06-29T15:33:08Z

Jayunderscorezero:

{{Infobox Single
| Name = Ebony and Ivory
| Cover = Pmsweai.jpg
| Artist = [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Stevie Wonder]]
| from Album = [[Tug of War]]
| B-side = "Rainclouds"
| Released = [[May 26]], [[1982]]
| Format = 7"
| Recorded = 1981
| Genre = [[Soft rock]]
| Length =
| Label = [[Parlophone]]/[[EMI]] (UK) [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] (US)
| Writer = [[Paul McCartney]]
| Producer = [[George Martin]]
| Chart position = * #1 ([[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]])
| Chronology = [[Paul McCartney]]
| Last single = "[[Temporary Secretary]]" (1980)
| This single = "'''Ebony and Ivory'''" (1982)
| Next single = "[[Take It Away (Paul McCartney)|Take It Away]]" (1982)
}}
{{dablink|This article is about a musical recording. For the fictional handguns, see [[Dante (Devil May Cry)#Ebony and Ivory|Dante (Devil May Cry)]].}}

"'''Ebony and Ivory'''" is a [[1982]] [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1982 (USA)|number-one]] [[Single (music)|single]] by [[Paul McCartney]], performed with [[Stevie Wonder]]. It was released on March 29 of that year. At the simplest level, the song is about the [[ebony]] (black) and [[ivory]] (white) keys on a [[piano]], but also deals with [[Racial integration|integration]] and racial harmony on a deeper level. The song is featured on McCartney's album ''[[Tug of War (album)|Tug of War]]'' as well as several of Wonder's Greatest Hits albums.

The lyrics have long been thought to have been written by McCartney alone, but in a biography of McCartney written by [[Barry Miles]] it was revealed how Wonder contributed to the majority of the "bookends" or rhymes, and also came up with the song's distinctive melody. McCartney claimed in the book that Wonder was afraid of how successful a tune with such a bold racial message would be if it was known that it had an [[African-American]] writer, and so pleaded for McCartney to take credit. Though a vocal duet, the song was almost entirely performed by McCartney.

Following the song's massive chart success, it was derided as "saccharine" and was later named as the tenth worst song of all time by ''[[Blender magazine]]''.<ref>http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=819</ref>

==Popular culture references==
This song has being parodied in many US television shows, such as ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'', ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'' and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', as well as movies such as ''[[Undercover Brother]]'' and ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]''.
* On the TV show ''[[Friends]]'', the song was sung (off-screen) by [[Chandler Bing]] and his co-worker Shelly at a [[Karaoke]] in the first-season episode, "[[The One with the Ick Factor]]". In the season-10 episode, "[[The One with Ross's Tan]]", Ross gets confused by the spray-on tan machine he was using, resulting in him being extremely dark on the front and light on the back. Upon seeing him, Chandler observes that he could sing a duet of "Ebony and Ivory" by himself.
* On an episode of [[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]], [[JD]]'s head sings the song with Kim on her first date.{{Episode|date=June 2007}}
* In ''[[Undercover Brother]]'', the song is sung with [[Denise Richards]] and [[Eddie Griffin.]] [[Denise Richards]] does not actually sing the song- it is sung by [[Bethany Joy Lenz]].
* In the [[Television pilot|pilot]] episode of ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'', the song played over a fight scene featuring Chris ([[Tyler James Williams]]) and Joey Caruso ([[Travis T.Flory]]).
* In the episode of the [[animated]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[The Simpsons]]'' named "[[Marge's Son Poisoning]]", [[Seymour Skinner]] and his mother are seen singing that song in a [[karaoke]] contest.
* In an episode of ''[[Eve (TV series)|Eve]]'', JT's mother and Donavon sing this song whilst playing the piano.{{Episode|date=June 2007}}
* In an episode of [[MTV]]'s ''Rob and Big'', Rob Dyrdek and Big Black sing karaoke to the song while wearing wigs.

* In the video game series ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', the protagonist Dante wields two guns named Ebony and Ivory.

* In the video game ''[[Secret of Evermore]]'', there are two cities in the middle age world, they are Ebony and Ivory.

* The song was covered by a hardcore band [[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law]] for their ''The Best of Times'' album.

*In an episode of the sitcom [[Early Doors]], the song is sung by the two Police Officers Phil and Nige at the Karaoke for Mel's 21st Birthday.

== References ==
<references />

==See also==
* [[Black and white (disambiguation)|Black and white]]

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| years = [[May 15]] [[1982]]
| after = "[[Don't You Want Me]]" by [[Human League]]
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| after = "[[A Little Peace]]" by [[Nicole (artist)|Nicole]]
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World of Illusion

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Jayunderscorezero: /* Other Genesis games with Disney characters */

{{Infobox CVG| title = World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
|image = [[Image:World Of Illusion box art.jpg|230px|center|''World of Illusion'' title screen]]
|developer = [[Sega of America]]
|publisher = [[Sega]]
|released = [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|22px|United States of America]] [[December 17]], [[1992]] [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|22px|Japan]] [[December 18]], [[1992]]
|genre = [[Platform game]]
|modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer]]
|ratings =
|platforms = [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]]/[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]
|media = 8-[[megabit]] [[cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]]
|requirements =
|input = [[Game controller]]
}}
'''''World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]] [[video game]] that was produced by [[Sega of America]] and released in [[1992]].

It is a semi-sequel to the previous games that Sega produced based on [[Walt Disney]] cartoon characters. In the game, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are sucked into a magical world, similar to that of the ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', while preparing for a magic act. Now they must survive over a dozen different side-scrolling levels, in order to return home. In Japan the title of the game was, '''''Alive! Mickey & Donald: Fushigi na Magic Box'''''.

==Game play==
[[Image:World_Of_Illusion-forest.jpg|thumb|left|First level]]

''World of Illusion'' is a typical [[platform game]]; Mickey and Donald can run, jump, or attack by flourishing their capes. Enemies defeated in this way turn into [[dove]]s, cards, or other harmless objects depending on the enemy. After defeating the [[boss (video games)|boss]] of each level, a new magic spell is learned, allowing the pair to traverse the next level.

The levels change slightly depending on if you play the single player game with [[Mickey Mouse]] or [[Donald Duck]] or chose to play the two-player game. One method used to change the game was the use of tight crawlspaces. Mickey could crawl under them easily, while Donald would get stuck, and have to find another way. In the two-player game, Mickey could pull Donald through, but the act of doing so often caused damage to the area, and changed the next stage. In the two-player mode, the characters often have to rely on each other in order to advance in the game, and thus are able to jump on each other, and also stun each other with their magical carpet. Often after jumping on each other to reach a higher spot, they'd have to lend down a rope to the other. (To lower the rope both players must press the up button and the A button at the same time)

The game was easier than [[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]] and had a useful password feature for each level. This was one of the few Genesis games to feature voice samples.

===Magic Spells===

Along the way, Mickey and Donald learn new magic to perform in later levels.

* Magic Carpet (Level 1): Allowed Mickey and Donald to fly on a magic carpet in level 2.
* Underwater Bubble (Level 2): Allowed Mickey and Donald to breathe underwater.
* Magic Box Transportation (Level 3): Mickey and Donald could transport to different places using magic boxes.
* Card Control (Level 4) Mickey and Donald put certain large playing cards under their control, making a bridge or a pathway to the other side of a large gap.

==Other SEGA Genesis/Master System games with Disney characters==
Sega also released the following games for the [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]]:
*''[[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]''
*''[[Quackshot]] Starring Donald Duck''
*''[[Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow]] (aka Donald Duck Starring in Maui Mallard, produced by [[Disney Interactive]], Sega published the Genesis version)
*''[[Fantasia (video game)|Fantasia]]''
*''[[Goofy's Hysterical History Tour]]''

And for the [[Master System]]/[[Game Gear]]:
*''[[Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse]]'' ([[1993]])
*''[[Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse]]'' ([[1995]])

==External links==
*[http://tenchionline.com/ragey/WorldOfIllusionBeta/WorldOfIllusion-Main.htm World of Illusion beta] - coverage of a prototype version of the game.

[[Category:1992 video games]]
[[Category:Donald Duck video games]]
[[Category:Mickey Mouse video games]]
[[Category:Sega games]]
[[Category:Sega Mega Drive games]]
[[Category:Cooperative video games]]

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