NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Entertainer

An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. This can come in a wide range of forms, from a musician, to an actor, to a magician. Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Harry Houdini, one of the greatest names in magic history. ...

Category: Disambiguation The Entertainer was a 1960 film which told the story of a failing stage performer who tried to keep his career going even as his personal life fell apart. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... John James Osborne (December 12, 1929 â€“ December 24, 1994) was an English playwright, the first of the Angry Young Men of the 1950s. ... The Entertainer is a 1902 piano rag by Scott Joplin which was later used as the theme music for the 1973 motion picture, The Sting. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ragtime is an American musical genre, enjoying its peak popularity around the years 1900â€“1918. ... Scott Joplin (ca. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wayne Newton Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ...