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Director, Screenwriter, Composer (Music Score), Executive Producer, Actor, Featured Music, Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter Born: June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN Biography:African-American rock star "Prince" came into this world as Prince Roger Nelson; he was named for the Prince Roger Trio, a musical aggregation for which his father played. In light of his carefully cultivated public image -- the arrogant aloofness, the covey of bodyguards, the overemphasized androgyny -- it is sometimes easy to forget that "Prince" is uncommonly talented; in addition to his singing and composing skills, he is proficient at two dozen musical instruments. "Prince"'s 1978 recording debut came and went without fanfare, but his third album, Dirty Mind, topped the charts. Even more popular was his sixth album, the double-Grammy winner Purple Rain, which of course was derived from his 1984 debut film -- which won an Oscar for Original Song Score. Though he insisted that "Purple Rain" was purely a work of fiction, the story line involves a young black pop singer from Minneapolis whose father... Full Biography
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