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Sam Harris (singer)
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Not to be confused with the lead singer of the rock band X Ambassadors.
Sam Harris
Harris in 2009
Born
Samuel Kent Harris
(1961-06-04) June 4, 1961 (age 56)
Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States
Occupation
Recording artist and actor
Spouse(s)
Danny Jacobsen (m. 2008)
Children
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Website
Official website
Samuel Kent Harris (born June 4, 1961) is an American pop and theater musician as well as a television, theater and film actor.
Contents
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1 Career
1.1 Singing
1.2 Stage
1.3 Films
1.4 Television
1.5 Author
2 Personal life
3 Stage work
4 References
5 External links
Career[edit]
Harris in 1990
Singing[edit]
Harris got his start as the grand champion singer of Star Search in its premiere season in 1983. He gained acclaim and became best known for his winning rendition of the song "Over the Rainbow" on the show.[1][2][3][4][5] "Over the Rainbow" has since become his signature song.[6] His appearance on Star Search led to him landing a contract with Motown Records. His first single, "Sugar Don't Bite," was a Top 40 hit, reaching #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1984.[7] He is a multi-million selling recording artist with nine studio albums to his credit. He can also be heard on numerous concert, guest artist, and cast recordings. He has toured extensively in concert and has played to sold-out audiences at major venues including New York's Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre, and London's West End. He has appeared with the Boston Pops Orchestra, at the White House, and has sung on a variety of television specials and live productions. On February 12, 2008, he released a new single entitled "War on War" that became an Internet phenomenon with music videos made by the general public. The song became a part of his album, Free, which was released that summer. The single "Change Is On The Way" was written to support the Obama campaign and was heard on numerous television shows and behind Internet videos around the time of the election. In 2010, Sam wrote and released "My Reclamation," which has become an anthem for marriage equality.[8] Harris was cited by Rolling Stone magazine as "One of the greatest 100 singers of all time."
Stage[edit]
On Broadway, he received a Drama Desk nomination for his role in the Tommy Tune-directed revival of Grease, and a Drama League Award as well as Tony, Outer Critic's Circle and Drama Desk Award nominations for his work in Cy Coleman's Tony nominated musical The Life. He's also appeared on Broadway in Mel Brooks' Tony Award-winning musical The Producers, in the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and in the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, Hair, and Pippin and "The First Wives Club." . He also starred in the self-penned shows Hardcopy, Different Hats, Revival and the critically acclaimed SAM. Harris's most recent show was "Ham: A Musical Memoir" which played in New York and Los Angeles, and won there Ovation Awards (LA's most prestigious theatre awards): Best Musical, Best Actor, and best Musical Director (for Todd Schroeder.)
Films[edit]
Harris has appeared in three feature films to date: In the Weeds (2000, as Jonathan), the documentary Little Man (2005, as himself) and Elena Undone (2010, as Tyler).
Television[edit]
Harris co-created the television series Down to Earth (1984, which ran for four years and 104 episodes). In addition to his now iconic performances on "Star Search" he was a series regular on The Class (2006-2007 - Perry Pearl). Harris is also credited on Rules of Engagement (Jackie, recurring), The Wayne Brady Show, CSI (Alan Widcom), Major Crimes (Jason) among others. He was music supervisor on Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001), and has also appeared on numerous talk shows including The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997 and 2000 - three episodes), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1994), Brunch (co-host (2006), The Oprah Winfrey Show (1997 and 2001 - two episodes), Dr. Phil's 500th episode (2005), The View (2007 - one episode), The Tyra Banks Show (2010), The Dr. Drew Show (2011) and "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon".[9]
Author[edit]
In 2014, Harris penned a collection of autobiographical essays and stories entitled Ham - Slices of a Life which was published by Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books, and received unanimous critical praise.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Harris and Danny Jacobsen, who is a director and presentation coach for numerous blue-chip companies and also a film producer,[11] have been together since 1994. In 2008, they adopted a son, Cooper Atticus Harris-Jacobsen, and then the couple married.[12][13]
Harris disclosed, in an interview he gave to The Advocate in 2004, that he is a recovering alcoholic.
Stage work[edit]
Jesus Christ Superstar (1990)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1994)
Grease (1994)
The Life (1997)
The Producers (2002)
"SAM." (2003)
The Jazz Singer (1998) (workshop)
"Hair" (2000)
Funny Girl (2002) (benefit concert)
Mack & Mabel (2003) (benefit concert)
Pippin (2005)
The First Wives Club (2009)
Ham: A Musical Memoir" (2014-2015)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Is 'American Idol' hitting a tired note?". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
Jump up ^ "Sam Harris Kicks off Met's Cabaret Series". Highbeam.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
Jump up ^ Haver, Grayson (2001-12-19). "So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star? | Music Feature". Indy Week. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
Jump up ^ "See Ya, Carmen Ghia. Roger Bart Exits Producers June 30 for Hollywood". Playbill.com. 2002-06-30. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
Jump up ^ Dodds, Richard. "The Bay Area Reporter Online | Life is a gay cabaret during Pride Month". Ebar.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
Jump up ^ "See. Sam. Sing!". Pennsylvania.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
Jump up ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. 1984-11-17. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
Jump up ^ "Sam Harris Records Equality Anthem". Advocate.com. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
Jump up ^ "Sam Harris - Filmography by TV series". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
Jump up ^ Sam Harris (January 14, 2014) Ham: Slices of a Life: Essays and Stories, Gallery Books ISBN 978-1476733418
Jump up ^ "FilmMakers". Littlemanthemovie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
Jump up ^ Wong, Curtis M. (May 11, 2013). "Sam Harris at 54 Below: Star Search Champ, Broadway Actor on Cabaret Act, Forthcoming Book". HuffPost. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
Jump up ^ Sam Harris (June 27, 2016). "BWW Interview: Sam Harris HAMs It Up While Telling It Real". Broadway World (Interview). Interview with Gil Kaan. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
External links[edit]
Official website
Sam Harris on IMDb
Sam Harris at the Internet Broadway Database
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GND: 14353338X
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Pyewacket was one of the familiar spirits of a witch detected by the "witchfinder general" Matthew Hopkins in March 1644 in the town of Manningtree, Essex, England. Hopkins claimed he spied on the witches as they held their meeting close by his house, and heard them mention the name of a local woman. She was arrested and deprived of sleep for four nights, at the end of which she confessed and called out the names of her familiars, describing the forms in which they should appear. They were:
Holt, "who came in like a white kittling"
Jarmara, "who came in like a fat Spaniel without any legs at all"
Vinegar Tom, "who was like a long-legg'd greyhound, with a head like an Oxe"
Sacke and Sugar, "like a black Rabbet"
Newes, "like a Polecat"
Elemanzer, Pyewacket, Peck in the Crown, Grizzel, Greedigut, described as imps
Hopkins claims he and nine other witnesses saw the first five of these, which appeared in the forms described by the witch. Only the first of these was in the form of a cat; the next two were dogs, and the others were a black rabbit and a polecat – so Pyewacket was, presumably, not a cat's name. As for the other familiars, Hopkins says only that they were such that "no mortall could invent." The incident is described in Hopkins's pamphlet "The Discovery of Witches" (1647).
In film and fiction[edit]
In the Hollywood film Bell, Book and Candle (1958) Pyewacket is the name of the brown sealpoint Siamese cat/familiar of a witch, Gillian Holroyd, played by Kim Novak. The film was adapted from a 1958 Broadway play that continues to be produced in community theatres, with Pyewacket played by a live cat.[1]
In the 1967 children's novel Pyewacket the title character and protagonist is an alley cat.
In the 2008 computer game A Vampyre Story, Pyewacket is the name of the familiar of the (missing, presumed dead) sorceress who used to own the castle where the game begins. She is also a Siamese cat.
Pyewacket is a 2017 horror film.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Dahlia Ghabour (12 August 2016). "Review: 'Bell, Book and Candle' puts you under its spell". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links[edit]
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