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The Entertainer may refer to:
- The Entertainer (rag)
"The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin.One of the classics of ragtime, it returned to top international prominence as part of the ragtime revival in the 1970s, when it was used as the theme music for the 1973 Oscar-winning film The Sting...
, a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott JoplinScott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist, born near Texarkana, Texas, into the first post-slavery generation. He achieved fame for his unique ragtime compositions, and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his brief career, he wrote forty-four original ragtime pieces, one...
- The Entertainer (play)
- Background :The Entertainer is a three act play by John Osborne, first produced in 1957. His first play, Look Back in Anger, had attracted mixed notices but a great deal of publicity. Having depicted an "angry young man" in the earlier play, Osborne wrote about an angry middle aged man in The...
, a 1957 play starring Laurence OlivierLaurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century, along with his contemporaries John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness and Ralph Richardson...
- The Entertainer (film)
The Entertainer is a 1960 film adaptation of the stage play of the same name by John Osborne, which told the story of a failing third-rate music hall stage performer who tried to keep his career going even as his personal life fell apart....
, a 1960 film adaptation of the play, also starring Olivier
- The Entertainer (song)
"The Entertainer" is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at #34 on the US charts, a Top 40 hit for Joel that year...
, a song by Billy JoelBilly Joel is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States, according to the RIAA....
- The Entertainer (DVD)
The Entertainer is the name of Garth Brooks' DVD collection of previously aired television specials and music videos. The collection was released in 2006 to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores.- Contents :...
, a DVD collection of television specials and music videos by Garth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart...
- The Entertainer, album by Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only two people to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, a Golden Globe and a Pulitzer Prize .-Early life and career:...
, with hit cover of the title track
- The Entertainer (Amersham) Ltd.
The Entertainer Ltd. is the United Kingdom's largest independent toy retailer, founded by husband and wife team Catherine and Gary Grant in 1981, when he purchased a local toy shop in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. The group is now responsible for the running of 47 shops mainly in the...
, a group of toy shops in the UK, established in 1981
- "The Entertainer", a song by The Reverend Horton Heat from their 1994 album Liquor in the Front
Liquor in the Front is the double entendre title of the third album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was jointly released by Sub Pop and Interscope Records in July of 1994...
- "The Entertainer" is a 2002 episode of the TV show Black Books
- The Entertainer, a 2005 reality television show hosted by Wayne Newton
Carson Wayne Newton , better known as Wayne Newton, is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nickname Mr. Las Vegas...
- "The Entertainer", a 2007 contestant on the VH1 reality show I Love New York 2
I Love New York 2 is a reality television show on VH1 that stars Tiffany "New York" Pollard who is on a quest to find her true love. Her relationship with season one's winner, Tango, ended shortly after the season concluded. Unlike the first season, Mauricio Sanchez did not return as "Chamo", New...
and other reality shows
- The Entertainer (album)
The Entertainer is the third album by Nigerian singer-songwriter D'banj released on July 26, 2008.-Background:The Entertainer was named referring to D'banj's skills as an entertainer...
, a 2008 album by the Nigerian rapper D'banj
Similar subjects
- The Entertainers
The Entertainers was a one-hour American variety show that aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 through March 27, 1965 on the 1964–1965 United States network television schedule. The series, produced by Joe Hamilton, featured three stars, Hamilton's wife Carol Burnett, Caterina Valente, and Bob...
was a 1964 TV show
- Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles , best known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor and comedian. He is perhaps best known as the co-star of the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, as Eddie in the Barbershop films, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The...
is an American actor and comedian
- An entertainer is a person who entertains (singer, actor, comedian, etc.)
People
- Martin Rogan
Martin Rogan is an Irish heavyweight boxer and former Commonwealth heavyweight title holder.-Boxing career:...
, Irish heavyweight boxer.