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1325:(2004)
1317:(2003)
1309:(2002)
1301:(2001)
1282:(2000)
1274:(1999)
1266:(1998)
1258:(1997)
1250:(1996)
1242:(1995)
1234:(1994)
1226:(1993)
1218:(1992)
1210:(1991)
1202:(1990)
1194:(1989)
1186:(1988)
1178:(1987)
1170:(1986)
1157:(1984)
1149:(1983)
1141:(1982)
1133:(1981)
1125:(1980)
1117:(1979)
1109:(1978)
1101:(1977)
1093:(1976)
1074:(1975)
1066:(1974)
1058:(1973)
1050:(1972)
1042:(1971)
1034:(1970)
1026:(1969)
1018:(1968)
1010:(1967)
1002:(1966)
994:(1965)
986:(1964)
978:(1963)
970:(1962)
962:(1961)
954:(1960)
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938:(1958)
930:(1957)
922:(1956)
914:(1955)
906:(1954)
898:(1953)
890:(1952)
882:(1951)
874:(1950)
866:(1949)
858:(1948)
458:Result
368:debut
353:Billy
327:Title
149:, and
85:singer
82:dancer
461:Ref.
446:Award
336:Note
330:Role
324:Year
79:Actor
805:IMDb
711:2011
683:2012
491:Won
467:2009
455:Show
452:Role
443:Year
208:and
190:and
178:and
66:U.S.
41:Born
803:at
1502::
1365:,
727:.
702:.
691:^
674:.
420:,
297:,
293:,
145:,
137:,
64:,
53:)
833:e
826:t
819:v
749:.
713:.
685:.
659:.
645:.
569:.
555:.
530:.
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