Rupert Holmes Biography (1947-)

Born February 24, 1947, in Northwich, Cheshire, England; immigrated to the United States, 1948; son of Leonard Eliot (a band leader in the U.S. Army and ahigh school music teacher) and Gwendolen Mary (Pynn) Goldstein; married Elizabeth Wood Dreifuss (an attorney), April 17, 1969; children: Wendy Isobel. Addresses: Contact--c/o ASCAP, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality: English, American
Gender: Male
Birth Details: February 24, 1947; Northwich, Cheshire, England

Famous Works

Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
Judge, The 1987 Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1987.
Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
Band leader at the wedding, No Small Affair, Columbia, 1984.
Credits; ALBUMS
Widescreen, Epic, 1974.
Pursuit of Happiness, Private Stock, 1978.
Partners in Crime, Infinity, 1979.
Adventure, MCA, 1980.
Full Circle, Elektra, 1981.
Other albums include Rupert Holmes '75 and Singles '77.
Credits; SINGLES

Songs include "Escape" (also known as "The Pina Colada Song"), 1980, "Answering Machine," and "Him."
Writings;STAGE PLAYS
And composer and lyricist, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (based on the novelby Charles Dickens), New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1985, then Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1985-86, produced as Drood!, Imperial Theatre, 1986-87, later Savoy Theatre, London, 1987; and composer, Accomplice, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City,1990.
Solitary Confinement, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1992.
Writings;STAGE COMPOSER
Twelfth Night, NYSF, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, 1986-87.
Writings;TELEVISION COMPOSER; SPECIALS
And song performer, Hi, Honey, I'm Home, ABC, 1991.
Writings;FILM COMPOSER
Death Play, New Line Cinema, 1976.
"Queen Bee" and "Everything," A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976.
"No Small Affair," "Hot Headed," "Double Barrels," "Itchin' for a Fight,""Otherwise Fine," and score, No Small Affair, Columbia, 1984.
"You Got It All," Jaws: The Revenge, Universal, 1987.
Also composer for The Animals, 1971, Forbidden under the Censorship of the King and A.W.O.L., 1972, Memories within Miss Aggie, 1973, and Five SavageMen.
Writings;SONGS
Songs include "Escape" (also known as "The Pina Colada Song"), 1980, "Answering Machine," and "Him."

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

People, April 14, 1980, pp. 81-83; June 2, 1986, pp. 55-56.

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