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Robert Osborne

1932 - 2017

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Robert Jolin Osborne (; May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017) was an American film historian, author, actor and the primary television host for the premium cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for over twenty years. Prior to hosting at TCM, Osborne had been a host on The Movie Channel. He had also worked as a news columnist for The Hollywood Reporter. Osborne wrote the official history of the Academy Awards, with the first edition published in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Robert Osborne is the 9,023rd most popular actor (up from 9,178th in 2024), the 13,657th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,463rd in 2019) and the 4,197th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Osborne ranks 9,023 out of 13,578. Before him are Lynne Thigpen, Meagen Fay, Jacqueline Beer, Thomas Sadoski, Alessandra Negrini, and Daniella Alonso. After him are Rebecka Liljeberg, Elden Henson, Kenichi Matsuyama, Tina Desai, BarBara Luna, and Laura Birn.

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Among people born in 1932, Robert Osborne ranks 556. Before him are Tina Brooks, Tim Parnell, Derek Taylor, Shirley Cawley, Terry Medwin, and Jacqueline Beer. After him are Andy Bathgate, Grace Alele-Williams, Charles Adkins, Charlie Rich, Jack Smith, and Bob Houbregs. Among people deceased in 2017, Robert Osborne ranks 620. Before him are Muhal Richard Abrams, Geri Allen, Janusz Wójcik, Keely Smith, Anne Jeffreys, and Ian Stewart. After him are Gulmurod Khalimov, Steffi Martin, Mikhail Tolstykh, Francine York, Leila Seth, and Kim Weon-kee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Osborne ranks 13,661 out of 20,380. Before him are Sakina Jaffrey (1962), Ryan Anderson (1988), Lynne Thigpen (1948), Meagen Fay (1957), Thomas Sadoski (1976), and Daniella Alonso (1978). After him are Andy Phillip (1922), Elden Henson (1977), Alexander Ramsey (1815), Chuck Daigh (1923), Sandy West (1959), and Kate Spade (1962).

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Among actors born in United States, Robert Osborne ranks 4,199. Before him are Clifton Powell (1956), Sakina Jaffrey (1962), Lynne Thigpen (1948), Meagen Fay (1957), Thomas Sadoski (1976), and Daniella Alonso (1978). After him are Elden Henson (1977), BarBara Luna (1939), Joan Caulfield (1922), Taryn Manning (1978), Wood Harris (1969), and Audrey Meadows (1922).

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