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Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I (1951), for which he won two Tony Awards, and later an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1956 film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 times on stage, and became known for his shaved head, whic…
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Born 11 July 1920 · Died 10 October 1985 · Q102813
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Public attention spiked: 13,767 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.6× the usual 2,458, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1367272705 by LPHLEGA (talk) that's nothing more than a persona created by Brynner. https://www.legacy.com/news/yul-brynner-king-of-cinema
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Yahoo: Eddie Murphy reveals Yul Brynner tried to proposition him for sexual encounter with wife: 'Wish I would've went'
Yahoo: Eddie Murphy Says He Was Once Invited to 'Party' with “The King and I” Star Yul Brynner and His Wife for This NSFW Reason
Us Weekly: Eddie Murphy Claims Yul Brynner Wanted Him to Have Sex With His Wife at 21st Birthday Party in ‘Being Eddie’
Daily Express: Yul Brynner prevented Charlton Heston from upstaging him on The Ten Commandments
Daily Express: Yul Brynner refused to let Charlton Heston upstage him in The Ten Commandments
A podcast was launched celebrating his filmography, entitled "Here's Looking at Yul, Kid," and has included guests such as Ron Howard
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Town & Country: Yul Brynner's Daughter Victoria Has Reimagined His Beloved Director's Chair
The Daily Beast: Yul Brynner: Photographs and Book About His Life
W magazine: Sept 23: Yul Brynner: A Photographic Journey
Brynner's son, Rock, wrote a book about his father and his family history titled Empire and Odyssey: The Brynners in Far East Russia and Beyond
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Awarded Grammy Hall of Fame for The King and I (1999).
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Released album “Звёзды русской эмиграции”.
Died 1985-10-10.
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Awarded Special Tony Award (1985).
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Aged 62, Brynner married his fourth wife, Kathy Lee (born 1957), a 26-year-old ballerina from Ipoh, Malaysia, whom he had met in the London production of The King and I
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Brynner settled out of court after allegedly contracting trichinosis at Trader Vic's in New York City
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Was named honorary president of the International Romani Union, a title he kept until his death
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His third wife (1971–1981) was French noblewoman and socialite Jacqueline Thion de la Chaume (1932–2013), with whom he adopted two Vietnamese children, Mia and Melody Brynner, in 1974 and 1975.
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Released album “The Gypsy and I”.
And Aliosha Dimitrievitch released a record album The Gypsy and I: Yul Brynner Sings Gypsy Songs (Vanguard VSD 79265)
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Was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6162 Hollywood Boulevard
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Brynner elected not to make his own version
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Brynner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6162 Hollywood Boulevard
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His second wife (1960–1967) was Chilean model Doris Kleiner (1931–2025), with whom he had a daughter, Victoria Brynner (born 1962), a businesswoman and consultant in the fashion and luxury industry and founder of Stardust Brands.
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Brynner fathered a daughter, Lark Brynner, with Frankie Tilden, who was 20 years old
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Actor for The King and I (1957).
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Awarded National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for The Ten Commandments (1956).
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Brynner imprinted his hands and feet into the concrete pavement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California
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Brynner received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of Rameses II in the Cecil B
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Awarded Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for The King and I (1952).
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Awarded Tony Awards (1952).
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Brynner shaved his head for his role in The King and I
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And 1949, he directed and also appeared on television alongside his wife in the first two seasons of Studio One
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His first wife (1944–1960) was American actress Virginia Gilmore (1919–1986), with whom he had a son, Yul (better known as Rock) Brynner Jr. (1946–2023), a historian, novelist, and lecturer.
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Brynner married actress Virginia Gilmore
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While living in New York as an actor and radio announcer
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Speaking little English, Brynner and his mother emigrated to the United States aboard the President Cleveland, departing from Kobe, Japan
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The fourteen-year-old Brynner made his debut at the Hermitage cabaret, where he played his guitar and sang in the Russian and Roma languages
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Fearing a war between China and Japan, Marousia Briner moved with her children to Paris
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Boris gave Yuliy an acoustic guitar as a birthday present
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Marousia Briner took her children, Yuliy and Vera (January 17, 1916 – December 13, 1967), and emigrated from Vladivostok to Harbin, China
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Yul's father divorced his mother, Marousia, but continued to support her and their children
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In Moscow, he fell in love with actress Katerina Ivanovna Kornakova
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After formation of the Soviet Union, Yul's father, Boris Briner, was required to relinquish his Swiss citizenship
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Born 1920-07-11.
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