Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Radhika Apte.

Radhika Apte

<s>Radhika Apte Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Hindi films, and has appeared in a few Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and English-language films. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the Hindi fantasy, "Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!" (2005). Apte's first lead role was in the 2009 Bengali social drama, "Antaheen". She gained attention for her supporting roles in three of her 2015 Bollywood productions: "Badlapur", the comedy "Hunterrr", and the biographical film "Manjhi - The Mountain Man". Her leading roles in the 2016 independent films "Phobia" and "Parched" earned her acclaim. In 2018, Apte starred in three Netflix productionsthe anthology film "Lust Stories", the thriller series "Sacred Games", and the horror mini-series "Ghoul". She was nominated for an International Emmy Award for her work in the first of these. She has since starred in the Netflix films "Raat Akeli Hai" (2020) and "Monica, O My Darling" (2022

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), and portrayed Noor Inayat Khan in the American film "A Call to Spy" (2019). In addition to her work in independent films, Apte has also played the leading lady in mainstream films, such as the Tamil action film "Kabali" (2016), the Hindi biographical film "Pad Man" (2018), and the Hindi black comedy "Andhadhun" (2018), all of which were commercially successful. She has been married to London-based musician, Benedict Taylor, since 2012.</s><s>Early life. Radhika Apte was born in a Marathi speaking family on 7 September 1985 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Her parents were studying and working as doctors at the Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore when she was born. Her father Dr. Charudutt Apte subsequently became a neurosurgeon and chairman of Sahyadri Hospital, Pune. She is an Economics and Mathematics graduate from Fergusson College, Pune. In Pune, she initially studied in a regular school, and then was homeschooled along with four friends by their parents living in the same building, who did not want their children to go through the regular schooling system. Apte found this

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experience liberating, as it boosted her self-confidence. While growing up in Pune, Apte trained under Kathak exponent, Rohini Bhate, for eight years. It was during this time that Apte became involved in theater in Pune, and decided to go to Mumbai to join films. However, a few months later, Apte got discouraged by her experience in Mumbai and returned to her family in Pune. Apte recounted these times in an interview with Scoop Whoop in 2018, as a learning yet demoralizing experience, wherein she managed with a salary of 8,000 to 10,000 from theater roles and having to put up with odd house owners and roommates in Goregaon, where she lived as a paying guest. During this time, Apte acted in her first film, a Marathi film called "Gho mala asala hawa" (2009). This was followed by her first Hindi film, Emiway Bhantai, after which she acted in Rakta Charitra, Rakta Charitra 2, and "I am". On returning to Pune, Apte made an overnight decision of going to London for a year, where she studied contemporary dance at London's Trinity

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Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance for a year. Apte said her experience in London was life-changing, as she was exposed to a completely different and liberating way of working professionally. There she met her future husband Benedict, who subsequently moved to Pune with her, travelling regularly to Mumbai for his work while Apte still did not want to return to Mumbai because of her earlier experience. After a year, she finally agreed to move to Mumbai, and her second experience in Mumbai was far more positive, as she no longer felt alone.</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:Early roles (2005–10). Apte first appeared with a small role in the Hindi film "Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!" in 2005, a project she did "just for fun" while still in college. Actor Rahul Bose, who had seen Apte perform in Anahita Oberoi's play "Bombay Black", suggested her name to director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury who cast her in his National award-winning Bengali film "Antaheen" along with Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore and Rahul Bose. She played the role of Brinda Roy Menon, a TV

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journalist, in "Antaheen". Riddhima Seal, writing for "The Times of India", called Apte a "revelation", further adding "With eyes that speak a thousand words, her passion for work and the loneliness of her heart as she waits to chat every night with that special stranger just strikes the right chord". In 2009, Apte had her first Indian release, KBC productions' "Gho Mala Asla Hava" by Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar, in which she appeared as Savitri, a village girl. She later collaborated with Bhave and Sukthankar again on the Hindi docufiction "Mor Dekhne Jungle Mein". It was in that year that she also worked on Jatin Wagle's "Ek Indian Manoos", Akash Khurana's "Life Online", about "a bunch of youngsters working in a BPO" and Amol Palekar's Indian film, "Samaantar". In 2010, she was seen in Maneej Premnath's thriller "The Waiting Room" and later, appeared in a significant role in Ram Gopal Varma's "Rakta Charitra" and its sequel. On

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returning from London, Apte was offered a role in a large blockbuster production Hindi film, but was (in her words) kicked out of it, because they felt she was too fat to be in that film.</s><s>Career.:Breakthrough and rise to prominence (2011–present). In 2011, Apte appeared in the anthology film "I Am" and in "Shor in the City" under Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures. She worked for the third time with the Bhave-Sukthankar duo on "Ha Bharat Majha" (2012), a film inspired by Anna Hazare's movement that was shot in 14 days and screened at various film festivals. Her two other 2012 releases were "Tukaram" in Marathi and "Dhoni", her maiden Tamil film. For her performance in the latter, she was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2013, she was seen in the Bengali film "Rupkatha Noy". About her character, she said, "I play Sananda, an IT engineer, who is a single mother of a three-year-old child. Sananda had a dreadful past, which keeps haunting her". Apt

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e's first four 2014 releases were "Postcard", "Pendulum", "Legend" and "Vetri Selvan" in three languages – Bengali, Telugu and Tamil, respectively—after which another film of hers, "Lai Bhaari", released. "Pendulum", which was described by Apte as a "story on magic realism which takes you through multiple layers of parallel realities, or apparent realities", had her playing a working woman in a relationship with a younger man, while in "Vetri Selvan", she had played the role of a lawyer. "Legend" and "Lai Bhaari" were commercial successes, the latter breaking the opening weekend box office record and becoming the highest grossing Marathi film of all time. In 2015, Apte gained wider recognition for her roles in six feature films released in the first eight months. In the year's first release, Sriram Raghavan's "Badlapur", she had a minor supporting role, for which she shot for six days. Despite appearing only briefly in the latter part of the film, she was widely recognized and appreciated for her performance, with several critics stating that she stood out in the ensemble cast. Rediff's Raja

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Sen, in particular, wrote that she was "sensational" and featured in "possibly the film's finest" moment. Following a Malayalam release, "Haram", her first in the language, and a Telugu release, "Lion", she had her next Hindi release, the sex comedy "Hunterrr" directed by Harshvardhan Kulkarni. Although the film opened to mixed reviews, Apte again earned praise for her performance. While Shubha Shetty-Saha from mid-day.com described her as "excellent in an absolutely realistic role", Filmfare's Rachit Gupta wrote, "While you're at it, hand one (award) to Radhika Apte...She really comes into her own, in a character that's unconventional and full of surprises". With "Badlapur" and "Hunterrr" both achieving commercial success and winning Apte critical acclaim, she grew in popularity, breaking into the mainstream Bollywood scene, with the media dubbing her the "latest sensation of Bollywood", Bollywood's new "go-to girl"  and the "new constant in Indian cinema". HuffPost India wrote, "Radhika Apte is on her way

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to stardom, whether she likes it or not". In late August, two more Hindi films of her, Ketan Mehta's critically acclaimed biogeographical film "Manjhi - The Mountain Man", based on Dashrath Manjhi, featuring Apte as Manjhi's wife Falguni Devi, and "Kaun Kitne Paani Mein", a satire on water scarcity featuring Apte as an agriculture graduate, released a week apart. Her next film was the Tamil gangster-drama "Kabali", in which she was featured as the wife of Rajinikanth. Upon the release, her performance received positive feedback from critics, and the film proved to be a major commercial success as well. In 2018, Apte co-starred with Akshay Kumar in R. Balki's comedy-drama "Pad Man", based on a short story in Twinkle Khanna's book, "The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad". It is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham from Tamil Nadu, who campaigned for menstrual hygiene in rural India. Apte's role was that of a shy homemaker whose husband (Kumar) invents low-

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cost sanitary napkins. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "Radhika Apte is, as always, a scene-stealer. She contributes majorly to ensuring that the exchanges between the protagonist and his wife do not veer into corniness." Apte made her directorial debut with "The Sleepwalkers," starring Gulshan Devaiah and Shahana Goswami. "The Sleepwalkers" is in competition at the Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020, under the Best Midnight Short category. Among Apte's upcoming films are three Hindi language projects, "The Field", the feature debut of Rohit Karn Batra, Leena Yadav's "Parched", a U.S.-Indian co-production, and "Bombairiya", an Indo – British production  and a Tamil project, "Ula".</s><s>Career.:Theatre. Apte is actively involved with theatre and has been part of several stage plays, mostly in Hindi language. She is associated with Mohit Takalkar's theatre troupe "Aasakta Kalamanch" in her hometown and has acted in plays like "Tu", "Purnaviram", "Matra Ratra"

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and Samuel Beckett's "That Time" with Rehan Engineer. She also performed a commercial Hindi play, "Kanyadaan", and an English play named "Bombay Black". In 2013, she was part of an Indian play named "Uney Purey Shahar Ek", which was an adaptation of Girish Karnad's "Benda Kaalu on Toast" ("Baked Beans of Toast"). She has also stated that she plans to do an English play in London. Apte has said that she prefers to work in experimental theatre.</s><s>Career.:Short films. Radhika Apte has also acted in a number of short films, including "Darmiyan", in which she played a college girl, Ekta, and "Vakratunda Swaha", which was filmed by "Ashish Avikunthak" over a period of 12 years. She played one of the lead roles in Anurag Kashyap's film on eve teasing, "That Day After Everyday", which released on YouTube in 2012. She has played the title role in Sujoy Ghosh's 2015 Bengali short film "Ahalya".</s><s>Personal life. Apte met Benedict Taylor in 2011 in London during her

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year-long sabbatical when she had gone to learn contemporary dance. Director Sarang Sathaye, a friend of Radhika, in October 2012, said that the two had been living together since a long time and that a registered marriage took place a month before the official ceremony was said to be held in March 2013. Apte has spoken out against sexual harassment in the Indian film industry. She supported the MeToo movement in India, stating that she was hopeful that it could bring about a change if enough major industry figures were to participate.</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao

<s>Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight), and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacquiao's fights had generated $1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 pay-per-view

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bouts. According to "Forbes", he was the second highest paid athlete in the world in 2015. Pacquiao entered politics in 2010 when he was elected as the representative of Sarangani. He held this post for six years until he was elected and assumed office as a senator in 2016. He became the leader of then-ruling PDP–Laban party in 2020 (which is disputed since 2021). On September 19, 2021, Pacquiao officially declared his candidacy for President of the Philippines in the 2022 Philippine presidential election, he ended up losing to Bongbong Marcos. Outside of boxing and politics, Pacquiao was the head coach and a player for the Philippine Basketball Association team Kia/Mahindra for three seasons from 2014 to 2017, before founding the semi-professional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He has also starred in films and has presented television shows. In music, he has released multiple PARI-certified platinum albums and songs; his cover of "Sometimes When We Touch" peaked at 19 in the United States on "Billboard"'s Adult Contemporary chart after a performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". He is also an Evangelical Christian preacher, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.</s><s>Early life and education.

Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao was born in Kibawe, Bukidnon, and raised in General Santos, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and actress Dionisia Dapidran. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his father had an affair. He is the fourth of six siblings, one of whom, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao, is also a politician and former professional boxer. At the age of 14, Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived on the streets, worked as a construction worker and had to pick between eating or sending money to his mother. Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos, but dropped out of high school due to extreme and abject poverty. In February 2007, Pacquiao took and passed a high school equivalency exam, and was awarded with a high school diploma by the Department of Education.</s><s>Boxing career.</s><s>Boxing career.:Overview. Manny Pacquiao has an amateur record of 60–4 and a record of 62–8–2 as a professional, with 39 wins by knockout. Boxing historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time. In

Manny Pacquiao

2020, Pacquiao topped the Ranker's list of best boxers of the 21st century. Pacquiao made history by being the first boxer ever to win world titles in eight weight divisions, having won twelve major world titles, as well as being the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes. Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight classes of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight), and the first boxer ever to become a four-decade world champion, winning world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). Pacquiao was long rated as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound, by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, "Sports Illustrated", "Sporting Life", Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and "The Ring", beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses in 2012. He is also the longest reigning top-ten active boxer on "The Ring"'s pound for pound list from 2003 to 2016. Pacquiao has generated approximately 20.4 million in pay-

Manny Pacquiao

per-view (PPV) buys and $1.3 billion in revenue from 26 PPV-bouts. Per Forbes, he was the world's second highest paid athlete in 2015. Pacquiao signed with Bob Arum's Top Rank from 2015 to 2017 and Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion on 2018 alongside Paradigm Sports on 2020. On September 29, 2021, Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing, in a post on social media.</s><s>Boxing career.:Early years. Pacquiao was introduced to boxing at the age of 12 by his maternal uncle Sardo Mejia. According to his autobiography, Pacquiao said watching Mike Tyson's defeat of James "Buster" Douglas in 1990 with his Uncle Sardo as an experience that, "changed my life forever." Mejia began training his nephew in a makeshift home gym. After 6 months of training, Pacquiao began boxing in a park in General Santos eventually traveling to other cities to fight higher-ranked opponents. By age 15, he was considered the best junior boxer in the southern Philippines and he moved to Manila. In January 1995, at the age of 16, he made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight. Pacquiao

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stated of his early years, ""Many of you know me as a legendary boxer, and I'm proud of that. However, that journey was not always easy. When I was younger, I became a fighter because I had to survive. I had nothing. I had no one to depend on except myself. I realized that boxing was something I was good at, and I trained hard so that I could keep myself and my family alive"." On December 4, 1998, at the age of 19, he won his first major title, the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title.</s><s>Boxing career.:Notable fights. Over the course of his decorated career, Pacquiao has defeated 22 world champions: Chatchai Sasakul, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Jorge Eliécer Julio, Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Érik Morales (twice), Óscar Larios, Jorge Solís, Juan Manuel Márquez (twice), David Díaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Brandon Ríos, Timothy Bradley (twice), Chris Algieri, Jessie Vargas,

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Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman. Pacquiao's most recent bout was against Yordenis Ugás in August 2021. Pacquiao also participated in an exhibition match against former world champion Jesus Salud in August 2002 which he won.</s><s>Boxing career.:Notable fights.:Ranking and awards. Pacquiao was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and World Boxing Organization (WBO). In 2006, 2008, and 2009, he was awarded "Ring" magazine, "ESPN" and BWAA's Fighter of the Year, and in 2009 and 2011 he won the Best Fighter ESPY Award. BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all time. In 2016, Pacquiao ranked No. 2 on ESPN's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years and he ranks No.5 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. Manny Pacquiao is a holder of six Guinness Book World Records. He has the most consecutive boxing world title fight victories at different weights at 15, between 2005 and 2011; he is named the

Manny Pacquiao

oldest welterweight boxing world champion when he claimed the WBA Welterweight title aged 40 years 215 days on July 20, 2019; he has the most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions with eight, when he defeated Antonio Margarito (USA) to win the WBC Super Welterweight title on November 13, 2010. He has also held sanctioned belts in the WBC Flyweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions, plus The Ring Featherweight, IBF Super Bantamweight, IBO and The Ring Light Welterweight and WBO Welterweight. He recorded the highest selling pay-per-view boxing match in a Welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015, and the highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a boxing match from ticket sales title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015. Pacquiao became the first Filipino Olympic non-participant to be Team Philippines' flag-bearer during the August 8 opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium. Swimmer Miguel Molina, 2005 Southeast Asian Games' Best Male Athlete, yielded the honor to Pacquiao, upon the request

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of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the national sports officials on the Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He had the opportunity to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, when professional boxers under the age of 40 were allowed to compete in the games for the first time. However Pacquiao, decided not to compete.</s><s>Boxing career.:Earnings. "Forbes" listed Pacquiao as the world's equal sixth highest paid athlete, with a total of $40 million or ₱2 billion pesos from the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2009. Tied with him on the sixth spot was NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson. Pacquiao was again included in "Forbes"' list of highest paid athletes from the second half of 2009 to the first half of 2010; he was ranked eighth with an income of $42 million. Pacquiao also won the 2009 ESPY Awards for the Best Fighter category, beating fellow boxer Shane Mosley and Brazilian mixed martial arts fighters Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva. ESPN Magazine reported that Pacquiao was one of the two top earning athletes for 2010, alongside American Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez. According to the magazine's annual

Manny Pacquiao

salary report of athletes, Pacquiao earned $32 million (approximately PhP 1.38 billion) for his two 2010 boxing matches against Clottey and Margarito.</s><s>Basketball career. On April 17, 2014, Pacquiao, a passionate basketball fan, announced his intention to join the Philippine Basketball Association as the playing coach of Kia Motors Basketball team, an incoming expansion team for the PBA's 2014–15 season. As the team's head coach, he asked other teams to not draft him before Kia, and picked himself 11th overall in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft, being the oldest rookie to be ever drafted in the league's history. Pacquiao played basketball as part of his training before his matches and prior to his PBA stint, Pacquiao was named an honorary member of the Boston Celtics and established friendships with Steph Curry and basketball Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen. NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns cites Pacquiao as a "legend" & visited him along with Klay Thompson at training. On September 4, 2014, Pacquiao trained with the Golden State Warriors at their training facility in preparation for his PBA stint. On February 18, 2015

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, Pacquiao played briefly and scored one point when the Sorento pulled a 95–84 upset against Purefoods that tapped former NBA player Daniel Orton as their import for the conference, when asked about playing against him he said that Pacquiao as a basketball player was a "mockery of the game and a joke". Orton was fined by PBA commissioner Chito Salud and was replaced after a few days. On October 25, 2015, Pacquiao made his first field goal in the PBA in a 108–94 loss against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. On August 21, 2016, Pacquiao scored a career-high four points in a 97–88 victory against the Blackwater Elite, also sinking the first three-point field goal in his career. He appeared rarely in the succeeding seasons as he was focused on other commitments. In 2017, Pacquiao founded the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, a prominent semi-professional league in the Philippines. In 2018, although being rumored to transfer to Blackwater, Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from the league after playing just ten games in three seasons and scoring less than fifteen career points. In 2019, he announced that he is "plan

Manny Pacquiao

ning to own an NBA team" after boxing retirement.</s><s>Political career.</s><s>Political career.:House of Representatives (2010–2016). On February 12, 2007, Pacquiao announced his campaign for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives to represent the 1st District of South Cotabato province running as a candidate of the Liberal Party faction under Manila mayor Lito Atienza. Pacquiao, said he was persuaded to run by the local officials of General Santos, hoping he would act as a bridge between their interests and the national government. Ultimately Pacquiao was forced to run under the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), a pro-Arroyo political party by the courts. Pacquiao was defeated in the election by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), who said, "More than anything, I think, people weren't prepared to lose him as their boxing icon." In preparation for his political career in the Filipino House of Representatives, Pacquiao enrolled in the Certificate Course in Development, Legislation, and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-G

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SPDM). On November 21, 2009, Pacquiao announced that he would run again for a congressional seat, but this time in Sarangani province, the hometown of his wife Jinkee. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. He scored a landslide victory over the wealthy and politically well-entrenched Chiongbian clan that had been in power in the province for more than thirty years. Pacquiao got 120,052 votes while his opponent for the seat, Roy Chiongbian, got 60,899 votes. In 2010, Pacquiao made a speech on human trafficking that earned praise. However, he also received criticism for coming out as uninformed during a discussion of the contentious reproductive health bill that same year. In 2013, he was re-elected to the 16th Congress of the Philippines. He ran unopposed. Additionally, his wife, Jinkee, was also elected as vice-governor of Sarangani, while his younger brother, Rogelio lost his bid as congressman. Because of other commitments, Pacquiao only attended one Congress session on the congress' final leg and was criticized for being the top

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absentee among lawmakers. Pacquiao filed a total of less than 20 bills in six years, with zero of them passing beyond committee.</s><s>Political career.:Senate (2016–2022). On October 5, 2015, Pacquiao formally declared that he was running for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party of vice-president Jejomar Binay. On May 19, 2016, Pacquiao was formally elected as a senator by the Commission on Elections. Pacquiao garnered over 16 million votes, landing at 7th place. Pacquiao earlier aligned himself with the Duterte government. He facilitated on September 18, 2016, the ouster of Leila de Lima (a Duterte critic) from the chairmanship of the Senate Justice committee and criticized de Lima's presentation three days later of an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad. In another Senate hearing, Pacquiao defended then-Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte from allegations of having a part, along with the vice mayor's alleged drinking buddy Charlie Tan and Kenneth Dong, in a 2017 seized ₱6.4-billion shipment of illegal drugs from Xiamen, China, into the Philippines. As of 2018, Pacquiao has filed a total of

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31 Senate bills during the 17th Congress. And in a bill filed alongside Senator Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go, he backed the return of capital punishment. In June 2019, the Philippine Senate released a data showing Pacquiao as having the worst attendance record among all senators in the 17th Congress, reflecting a struggle Pacquiao had since he was a congressman. Despite the poor attendance, he still managed to enact four laws from the bills he filed. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Pacquiao worked with Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma to help bring to the Philippines 50,000 COVID-19 test kits through their respective charity foundations. In December 2020, Pacquiao became acting party president of PDP-Laban, the ruling political party, when Koko Pimentel resigned. However, the position will eventually become disputed between Pacquiao and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. Alfonso Cusi's faction through a vote decided that Pacquiao is no longer party president of PDP-Laban on July 17. Melvin Matibag, the deputy secretary-general of PDP-Laban, defended the vote, saying it was organized because the term limits of the party's officials had already

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expired. Pacquiao is still regarded by his faction as party president. In May 2021, Senator Pacquiao filed a bill proposing to create the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. The move, however, was lambasted by Senator Pia Cayetano who criticized the timing of the proposal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Pacquiao earlier already tried filing the bill during the 17th Congress when Pacquiao and Senator Franklin Drilon made headlines after Pacquiao called out the latter and senior legislator to use his "common sense" during an interpellation about the topic while Pacquiao was apparently being coached by his advisers after struggling to answer Drilon. In May 2022, Pacquiao called for the "speedy release" of fellow Senator Leila De Lima, who was detained for five years now, after witnesses against De Lima retracted their testimony. Pacquiao had earlier been vocal about De Lima's supposed links to a purported drug lord, Kerwin Espinosa, an allegation that led to De Lima's arrest and detention.</s><s>Political career.:2022 presidential campaign. As early as June 2020, Pacquiao's former promoter Bob Arum declared that the senator expressed that he will run in 2022 in a conversation with

Manny Pacquiao

him uttering "Bob, I’m gonna run in 2022 and, when I win, I want you there at my inauguration.'” Speculations quickly spread around a possible Pacquiao run for president, backed by his own expression of interest in a presidential bid. In June 2021, he expressed belief that Duterte's response towards China's claims in the South China Sea was lacking. Duterte rebuked Pacquiao for the statement, saying the latter lacked knowledge in foreign policy. The President also responded to a claim attributed to Pacquiao that the Duterte administration is more corrupt than those by his predecessors; Duterte challenged Pacquiao to name certain individuals or agencies, otherwise he will launch a negative campaign against the senator in the 2022 elections. A month after being asked about the possibility of him running in the postgame interview after losing his final boxing match against Yordenis Ugas, Pacquiao officially announced his presidential bid on September 19, 2021, during the National Assembly of the PDP-Laban, organized by his faction. On October 1, he formally registered his candidacy under the Cebu-based party PROMDI. This was in accordance with the "MP3 Alliance" established by PDP Laban under Pacquiao's faction

Manny Pacquiao

with PROMDI, and the People's Champ Movement. Cusi in response to Pacquiao's filing of candidacy under PROMDI decided that he is no longer a member of PDP-Laban. His platforms include solving corruption and a promise of nationwide housing projects for the poor. Since the campaign period started in February, he had struggled in the presidential surveys with low ratings ranking fourth to fifth among the candidates, dropping to as low as 1.8 percent on the March 2022 poll by Publicus Asia and 8 percent on Pulse Asia with his disapproval rating going up. In March 2022, amid recent news about frontrunner Bongbong Marcos' unsettled estate tax dues amounting to 200 billion pesos, Pacquiao openly challenged Marcos to a one-on-one debate and made remarks against critics saying "he's not intelligent enough to be president" saying that "the most dumb in this country are those who are going to vote for a plunderer". Pacquiao only placed third in the election with roughly four million votes and later conceded to Marcos, who won by a landslide.</s><s>Entertainment career.</s><s>Entertainment career.:Acting and hosting career. With growing fame, Pacquiao became a celebrity and was obligated to start

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his acting and hosting career with guest appearances on ABS-CBN shows. He signed a contract as an actor & host with ABS-CBN short-after. In December 2005, Pacquiao took his first lead role in Violett Films' "Lisensyadong Kamao" (Licensed Fist). The film is titled so because (according to director Tony Bernal), being a boxer, Pacquiao is licensed to use his hands. Upon the expiration of his contract with ABS-CBN, Pacquiao signed with GMA Network as an actor and host in September 2007. A few months after, he taped his first episode of the network's infotainment show "Pinoy Records". His other projects with the network included "Totoy Bato" and the sitcom "Show Me Da Manny", where he appeared as Marian Rivera's onscreen loveteam, and in which his mother, Dionisia, also appeared. He also hosted his own game show Manny Many Prizes where he gave out prizes to his audience. In 2008, Pacquiao starred with Ara Mina and Valerie Concepcion in "Anak ng Kumander" (Child of a Commander). The movie was not a commercial success and was panned

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by critics. Pacquiao starred in the superhero/comedy film entitled "Wapakman", which was released on December 25, 2009, as an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival. Like his previous films, "Wapakman" was not commercially successful. In 2020, he was cast to portray General Miguel Malvar in the upcoming biopic film "" about the Philippine hero, which gained mixed reactions from the Malvar family. Gabriel, grandson of General Malvar's youngest child Pablo, worries that Pacquiao's fame might overshadow his movie character. While Villegas, son of Malvar's daughter Isabel, supports the casting.</s><s>Entertainment career.:Music career. Pacquiao recorded songs to use as entrance music for his fights and released them on two albums that were certified platinum locally in the Philippines. Most of the Tagalog songs of Pacquiao were composed by Lito Camo who wrote Pacquiao's biggest hit and primarily known song "Para Sayo ang Laban Na 'To". On November 3, 2009, Pacquiao covered "Sometimes When We Touch", originally by Dan Hill, on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", marking his first singing performance on American TV. He went back to the late-night talk

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show on March 3, 2010, to cover another song, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You". He would later record Dan Hill's hit in April 2011 as a single which reached number 19 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart. It made Pacquiao one of the few Southeast Asians to enter a US "Billboard" chart. He also appeared with Will Ferrell and sang a version of John Lennon's "Imagine" for his third guesting on the show. His appearances on the show led to Canadian rapper Drake impersonating him and making fun of his singing by creating a parody, Pacquiao responded by posting another video of himself singing. In 2015, he released an extended play that featured his own recorded entrance song for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and shortly announced his retirement from music, being quoted saying "I love music, but music is not for me". The following are Manny Pacquiao's albums from 2006 to 2015:</s><s>In popular culture. A film based on Pacquiao's life, "", was released on June 21, 2006, featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and was directed by Joel Lamangan. The film flopped at the box office, grossing a total of only P

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4,812,191 (approximately US$99,322), as confirmed by Lamangan. Another film, based on Pacquiao's early life in boxing, "Kid Kulafu", was released on April 15, 2015, featuring young actor Robert Villar as Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao. The film dramatizes the life of the Filipino boxing superstar during his childhood. A documentary entitled "Manny", which featured Pacquiao's early life as well as his boxing and political career, was released with Liam Neeson as the narrator. Pacquiao has featured in the "Fight Night" boxing video game franchise as a playable character. The playable character Paquito, in the mobile game, "" was also inspired from Pacquiao. A skin was also made available for Paquito which changes the character's appearance to that of the real life boxer. Filipino game developer Ranida Games announced in 2021 that a mobile game revolving around Pacquiao's boxing career "Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga" is in the works. Pacquiao was one of "Time's" 100 most influential people for the year 2009, for his exploits in boxing and his influence among the Filipino people. Pacquiao was also included by

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"Forbes" in its annual Celebrity 100 list for the year 2009, joining Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and fellow athletes Woods and Bryant. Pacquiao has also appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine Asia for their November 16, 2009 issue. According to their five-page feature story, "(Pacquiao is) a fighter with enough charisma, intelligence and backstory to help rescue a sport lost in the labyrinth of pay-per-view. Global brands like Nike want him in their ads." They also added, "Pacquiao has a myth of origin equal to that of any Greek or Roman hero. He leaves the Philippines to make it even bigger, conquering the world again and again to bring back riches to his family and friends." Pacquiao became the eighth Filipino to grace the cover of the prestigious magazine, after former Philippine presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay, Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Filipino actress and environmentalist Chin Chin Gutierrez. Pacquiao was also featured on the cover of Reader's Digest Asia, where a seven-page story was written about the Filipino boxing superstar. The issue came

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out in November 2008, before Pacquiao's fight against De La Hoya. Pacquiao is also mentioned in some hip hop tracks including Kool A.D.'s song entitled "Manny Pacquiao" on his mixtape, "51". A few notable ones are Pitbull's "Get It Started", A$AP Rocky's "Phoenix", Bad Meets Evil and Bruno Mars' "Lighters", Eminem and Skylar Grey's "Asshole", Future's "Never Gon' Lose", Migos' "Chinatown", Nicki Minaj and Ciara's "I'm Legit" and Rick Ross's "High Definition", Jelo Acosta's "Just Like Manny P," and Yung Gravy's "Betty" to name a few. Pacquiao became the first Filipino athlete to appear on a postage stamp. A video clip of Pacquiao greeting his followers for New Year's Eve was used as a meme in the Internet.</s><s>Controversies.</s><s>Controversies.:Taxation issues. On November 26, 2013, a few days after Pacquiao's victory over Brandon Ríos, the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued a freeze order on all of Pacquiao

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's Philippine bank accounts due to his alleged failure to pay ₱2.2 billion in taxes for earnings he made in his fights in the United States from 2008 to 2009. A day after the bank account freeze, the BIR also issued an order to freeze all of Pacquiao's Philippine properties, whereupon Pacquiao presented documents to the press showing the income tax for non-resident alien payment by his promoter to the BIR's US counterpart, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as well as a letter from Bob Arum. In April 2017, Pacquiao, now a senator, approached Philippine authorities in an attempt to settle the case. The BIR had maintained that taxes were due even if all taxes had been paid to the IRS in the first place.</s><s>Controversies.:Homosexuality comments. In February 2016, Pacquiao, in a video statement posted by TV5, made a comment on the issue of same-sex marriage. Pacquiao, in vernacular, described people in same-sex marriages as behaving worse than animals because, he said, animals generally do not have same-sex mating. LGBT celebrities criticized the statements of the senatorial candidate. Pacquiao later apologized and stated that while, as

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a Christian, he is still against same-sex marriage, which he said is against Biblical teachings, he did not condemn gay people themselves. Nike ended their longtime partnership with Pacquiao, stating his comments against gay people were abhorrent. The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles also banned Pacquiao from the shopping mall. Towards the end of the video, Pacquiao clarified that he is not condemning gay people.</s><s>Personal life. Pacquiao married Jinkee Jamora on May 10, 1999. Together, they have five children, Emmanuel Jr. (Jimuel), Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace (Princess) who is a popular YouTube vlogger with millions of subscribers and started the Pacquiao family's network of YouTube content, Queen Elizabeth (Queenie) and Israel. His first son, Jimuel, also rose to celebrity fame as an amateur boxer, model & actor, while his second son, Michael, is a rapper, who has amassed tens of millions of streams with his songs. His daughter, Queenie, was born in the United States. Pacquiao resides in his hometown of General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines. As the congressman representing the lone district of Sarangani from 2010 to 2016, he officially resided

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in Kiamba, Sarangani, the hometown of his wife. Upon his election to the Senate of the Philippines, he returned his official residence to General Santos, as Senators are elected on a nationwide basis, rather than by district. Pacquiao has a YouTube channel with 830,000 subscribers as of August 2022. The Pacquiao family constantly posts content about their activities together in their own separate YouTube channels. His daughter, Mary and his wife Jinkee both have one million subscribers and his sons Jimuel and Michael each have fewer than 600,000. On June 25, 2010, Pacquiao completed a 10-day crash course on Development Legislation and Governance at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP). Pacquiao was officially enrolled for two semesters at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) in the Academic Year 2007-2008 under the bachelor's degree of business administration major in marketing management program, however, Pacquiao was not able to finish the program and NDDU did not grant him a college degree. From June 8 to 17, 2016, Pacquiao underwent another 9-day Executive Coaching Program crash course conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines,

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the Ateneo School of Government, the Asian Institute of Management, and the Philippine Public Safety College after he won a senate seat in 2016. On December 11, 2019, Pacquiao controversially graduated from the University of Makati with a bachelor's degree in political science; majoring in local government administration through the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) of the Philippine Councilors League-Legislative Academy (PCCLA) which allows qualified Filipinos to complete a collegiate-level education via informal education system. Pacquiao reportedly completed the degree in one year, contrary to earlier reports of three months. Raised Catholic, Pacquiao is currently practicing and preaching Evangelical Protestantism. Pacquiao said he once had a dream where he saw a pair of angels and heard the voice of Godthis dream convinced him to become a devout believer. Pacquiao enlisted as a military reservist and was promoted with the rank of colonel in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army. Prior to being promoted to full colonel after finishing his General Staff Course (GSC) schooling, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel for being a member of the Philippine Congress as per the AFP's regulations for reservist officers. He

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first entered the army's reserve force on April 27, 2006, as a sergeant. Later, he rose to Technical Sergeant on December 1 of the same year. On October 7, 2007, he became a Master Sergeant, the highest rank for enlisted personnel. On May 4, 2009, he was given the special rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was also designated as the Command Sergeant Major of the 15th Ready Reserve Division. In 2022, Pacquiao graduated from Philippine Christian University, with a master's degree in management, majoring in public administration.</s><s>Awards and recognitions.</s><s>Awards and recognitions.:International. - 2000–2009 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Decade - 2000–2009 HBO Fighter of the Decade - 2001–2010 World Boxing Council Boxer of the Decade - 2001–2010 World Boxing Organization Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade - 2006, 2008 and 2009 Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year - 2006, 2008 and 2009 ESPN Fighter of the Year - 2006, 2008 and 2009 "The Ring" Fighter of the Year - 2007 World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the year - 2008 Sports Illustrated Boxer of the Year - 2008 Yahoo! Sports Fighter of the Year - 2008

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and 2009 ESPN Star's Champion of Champions - 2008 and 2009 World Boxing Council Boxer of the Year - 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 "The Ring" No.1 Pound-for-Pound (year-end) - 2009 ESPN Knockout of the Year ("in Round 2 against Ricky Hatton") - 2009 and 2011 ESPY Awards Best Fighter - 2009 and 2015 "Forbes" magazine World's Highest-Paid Athletes (ranked 6th and 2nd) - 2009 "Sports Illustrated" Fighter of the Year - 2009 "The Ring" Knockout of the Year ("in Round 2 against Ricky Hatton") - 2009 "TIME" 100 Most Influential People (Heroes and Icons Category) - 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015 "Forbes" magazine Celebrity 100 (The World's Most Powerful Celebrity) (ranked 57th, 55th, 33rd and 2nd) - 2010 World Boxing Organization Fighter of the Year - 2010 Yahoo! Sports Boxing's Most Influential (ranked 25th) - 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015 The Ring Magazine Event of the year - 2011 Las Vegas Walk of Stars Awardee - 2011 Guinness World Records Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions (8 times; since November 13, 2010) - 2012 L

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aredo Asian Association Special Recognition Award - 2013 On The Ropes Boxing Awards Comeback Fighter of the Year - 2013 "The Ring" magazine Comeback of the Year - 2014, 2015 and 2016 Reader's Digest Asia Pacific Most Trusted Sports Personality - 2014 On The Ropes Boxing Awards Fighter of the Year - 2014 PublicAffairsAsia HP Gold Standard Award for Communicator of the Year - 2015 Asia Society's Asia Game Changer of the Year - 2016 "Forbes" magazine Boxing's MVPs (ranked 4th) - 2019 "Forbes" magazine Highest Paid Athletes of the Decade (ranked 8th) - 2019 World Boxing News Fighter of the year</s><s>Awards and recognitions.:National. - 2000–2009 Philippine Sportswriters Association Athlete of the Decade - 2000–2009 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial Boxer of the Decade - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial Boxer of the Year - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 PSA Sportsman of the Year - 2003 Presidential Medal of Merit - 2003 and 2010 Congressional Medal of Achievement / Distinction / Honor - 2006 Order of Lakandula with the rank of "Champion for

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Life" ("Kampeon Habambuhay") - 2006 Eastwood City Walk of Fame Awardee - 2006 36th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards People's Hero Award - 2008 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial Hall of Fame Awardee - 2008 Philippine Legion of Honor with the rank of "Officer" ("Pinuno") - 2008 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Honorary Award for Sports Excellence - 2009 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial Best Pound For Pound Boxer Award - 2009 25th Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards for Movies Newsmaker of the Year - 2009 Order of Sikatuna with the rank of "Datu" (Grand Cross with Gold Distinction) - 2009 Southwestern University – honorary Doctorate of Humanities ("Honoris Causa" as accorded by the Commission on Higher Education) - 2010–2019 Philippine Sportswriters Association Athlete of the Decade - 2011 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial "Quintessential Athlete" Award - 2012 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial "Man of Others" Award - 2013, 2016 and 2018 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial Award of Distinction - 2015 MEGA Man Magazine Man of the Year - 2017 Bawas Bisyo Youth for

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Sin Tax Movement Anti-smoking champion - 2018 League of Municipalities of the Philippines – Cebu "Cebuano Heritage Award for Manny Pacquiao" - 2019 50th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards Global Achievement by a Filipino Award - 2020 Clean Air Philippines Movement, Inc. (CAPMI) "Clean Air Champion" award - 2021 Philippine Sportswriters Association Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" Award</s><s>Electoral history.</s><s>Basketball stats.</s><s>Basketball stats.:PBA season-by-season averages. "Correct as of February 18, 2018"</s><s>Basketball stats.:UNTV Cup season-by-season averages. "Correct as of February 2, 2019"</s><s>See also. - List of world flyweight boxing champions - List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions - List of world super-featherweight boxing champions - List of world lightweight boxing champions - List of world welterweight boxing champions - List of world light-middleweight boxing champions - List of boxing triple champions - List of boxing quadruple champions - List of boxing quintuple champions - List of boxing sextuple champions - List of boxing septuple champions - List of Filipino

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boxing world champions - List of left-handed boxers - "The Ring" pound for pound</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Vicky Kaushal.

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<s>Vicky Kaushal Vicky Kaushal (; born 16 May 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Kaushal is the recipient of numerous accolades including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards, and has appeared in "Forbes India" Celebrity 100 list of 2019. After graduating with an engineering degree from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, He began his film career by assisting Anurag Kashyap in the 2012 crime drama "Gangs of Wasseypur" and went on to play minor roles in two of Kashyap's productions. His first leading role was in the 2015 independent drama "Masaan", following which he starred in the psychological thriller "Raman Raghav 2.0" (2016). Kaushal gained wider recognition in 2018 with supporting roles in "Raazi" and "Sanju", two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. A starring role as a military officer in the 2019 war film "" established Kaushal as a leading actor and won him the National Film Award for Best Actor. He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of Udham Singh in the biopic "Sardar

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Udham" (2021), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics). In addition to his acting career, Kaushal endorses several brands and products, and has co-hosted and performed at award ceremonies. He is married to actress Katrina Kaif.</s><s>Early life and background. Kaushal was born on 16 May 1988 in a suburban chawl in Mumbai to Sham Kaushal, an action director in Indian films, and Veena Kaushal, a homemaker. His younger brother, Sunny, is also an actor. His family is Punjabi Hindu who hail originally from Hoshiarpur. Kaushal has described himself as a "regular kid who was interested in studying, playing cricket and watching movies". His father was keen on his son having a stable career away from show-business and thus, he graduated with an engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Mumbai's Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology in 2009. During an industrial visit to an IT company in his graduation year, he realised that he had no real interest in an office job and began aspiring to have a career in film. He studied acting at Kishore Namit Kapoor's academy while simultaneously participating in theatre with Manav Kaul's Ar

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anya group and Naseeruddin Shah's Motley Productions; doing everything from backstage and announcements to stand-ins. Kaushal would spend the next two years going for various kinds of auditions, but did not get any good opportunities. His first attempt at acting was in a theatrical production titled "Laal Pencil" in 2011. Kaushal started his career in films by working as an assistant director to Anurag Kashyap in the two-part crime drama "Gangs of Wasseypur" (2012). Kaushal has described fond memories of working with Kashyap, whom he considers as his mentor. He then played minor roles in Kashyap's productions "Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana" (2012) and "Bombay Velvet" (2015), and the short film "Geek Out" (2013).</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:Early work in independent films (2015–2016). Kaushal's first leading role was in the independent drama "Masaan" (2015), directed by Neeraj Ghaywan. Kaushal and Ghaywan were both assistants on "Gangs of Wasseypur", and he was cast through an audition after Rajkummar

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Rao backed out. To play a young man from a low socio-economic class yearning for a better life, Kaushal spent time in Benaras, where the film is set, and observed the mannerisms of local men. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard segment at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won two awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize. "Masaan" earned critical acclaim and "The New York Times" considered it to be a leading example of increased realism in Indian cinema. Nikhil Taneja of "HuffPost" termed Kaushal's performance "poignant and memorable" and Anuj Kumar of "The Hindu" wrote that "he effortlessly conveys both the inferiority complex and the attitude of breaking through the caste cauldron". His performance won him the IIFA and Screen Awards for Best Male Debut, and a nomination for the Asian Film Award for Best Newcomer, among other accolades. "Zubaan", which Kaushal had filmed before "Masaan", was screened at the 2015 Busan International Film Festival. His role was that of a grieving man who starts stammering after the suicide of his father. He worked with a speech therapist to

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learn stammering patterns and spent time with some of the doctor's patients. After completing work on the film, Kaushal found it difficult to distance from the character and began to stammer in real life. His performance led Justin Chang of "Variety" to label him a "charismatic, naturally engaging talent". In Kashyap's psychological thriller "Raman Raghav 2.0" (2016), Kaushal played a chain-smoking, drug-addicted police officer in pursuit of a serial killer portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The troubled and unbalanced character had little in common with Kaushal's own personality, and to convince Kashyap to cast him, he lived in isolation for five days and kept repeating lines from the script. He also severely dehydrated himself and smoked heavily, impacting his health. Kaushal chose the role because he was eager to avoid typecasting from his first two films. The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section to a positive response. Writing for Rediff.com, Aseem Chhabra found Kaushal's performance "brave" and "surprising".</s><s>Career.:Breakthrough and success (2018

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–2020). Kaushal achieved his breakthrough in 2018. He played the male lead of the romantic comedy "Love per Square Foot", India's first original film from Netflix. Shweta Ramakrishnan of "Firstpost" considered the chemistry between Kaushal and his co-star Angira Dhar to be the film's highlight. It was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival later in 2019. Kaushal next featured in Meghna Gulzar's spy thriller "Raazi" (2018), based on Harinder Sikka's novel "Calling Sehmat". Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the film tells the real-life story of a young Indian spy (played by Alia Bhatt) who marries a Pakistani army officer (Kaushal). He was drawn to the humanity he found in the story and worked towards conveying both vulnerability and authoritative strength in his character. Meena Iyer of "Daily News and Analysis" commended Kaushal for being "the correct foil" to Bhatt's character. Kaushal's biggest commercial success of 2018 came with Rajkumar Hirani's "Sanju", a biopic of the troubled actor Sanjay Dutt, who was portrayed by Ranbir

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Kapoor in the film. Kaushal played his best friend Kamli, a fictionalised amalgamation of various real-life friends of Dutt. In preparation, he spent time with Paresh Ghelani, who served as the primary inspiration for the role. Samrudhi Ghosh of "India Today" wrote that he "holds his own against Ranbir's superlative performance, and shines in the funny as well as emotional scenes". Both "Raazi" and "Sanju" proved to be among the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2018, and with earnings of over, the latter ranks among Indian cinema's biggest grossers. For "Sanju", Kaushal won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (tied with Gajraj Rao for "Badhaai Ho"). Kaushal's second Netflix production of the year was the anthology film "Lust Stories". It consists of four short films dealing with female sexuality; Kaushal was seen in Karan Johar's segment as a newly married man who fails to recognise his wife's (played by Kiara Advani) sexual dissatisfaction. In his final release of the year, Kaushal reunited with Kashyap for "Manmarziyaan

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", a love triangle set in Punjab, co-starring Taapsee Pannu and Abhishek Bachchan. Kaushal played the role of Vicky Sandhu, a local DJ whose commitment issues lead to conflict in his romantic relationship with Pannu's character. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and met with positive critical reception. Anupama Chopra took note of how well he used silences to convey his character's pain and desire. Shilpa Jamkhandikar of "Reuters" found him to be "at once petulant, childlike and suddenly cheerful, bringing a vulnerability to Vicky that saves him from being the villain of the piece." In 2019, Kaushal starred as a military officer in "", an action film based on the 2016 Uri attack, directed by Aditya Dhar and filmed in Serbia. To prepare, he gained muscle weight, practised a ketogenic diet, and underwent five months of military training and mixed martial arts sessions. He injured his arm while filming an action sequence in it. Uday Bhatia of "Mint" found Kaushal to be a "fetching stoic lead" but bemoaned the lack of depth in his character

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. Rajeev Masand took note of the film's jingoism but opined that Kaushal "brings both the bulked-up physicality and the sort of steely determination that the part requires". "Uri" earned in India, and over worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing Indian film domestically. Kaushal was awarded with the National Film Award for Best Actor (shared with Ayushmann Khurrana for "Andhadhun") and received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. A year later, Kaushal featured alongside Bhumi Pednekar in the horror film "" (2020), as a grief-stricken shipping officer. He suffered an accident during the filming of an action sequence and fractured his cheekbone. Saibal Chatterjee of "NDTV" found Kaushal to be "earnest" in a film he dismissed as a "horrific misfire".</s><s>Career.:"Sardar Udham" and beyond (2021–present). Kaushal's sole release in 2021 was Shoojit Sircar's "Sardar Udham" which premiered digitally on Amazon Prime Video after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pand

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emic. The film is based on the life of Udham Singh, a freedom fighter who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer as revenge for his role in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. In order to play the younger version of his character, who was 19 years old at the time of the massacre, Kaushal lost over 15 kilograms of weight within two months. The film received critical acclaim, particularly for Kaushal's performance, with Chatterjee calling it his best performance to date. Subhash K. Jha of "Firstpost" shared the same opinion, adding "Kaushal's Udham Singh is a performance laced with grace, tinged with bitterness, and defined by a dormant rage". For his performance, Kaushal won the IIFA Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics), in addition to his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 2022, Kaushal played the titular role of a backup dancer and struggling choreographer accused of murder in the comedy thriller "Govinda Naam Mera" alongside Bhumi Pednekar and Kiara Advani, which released on Disney+ Hotstar. In a mixed review for the film, "The Times Of

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India" optioned that Kaushal is "outstanding in a never-seen avatar that is reminiscent of a quintessential masaledar 90s Bollywood hero" and commended him for imbuing his character with "the right amount of energy and comic timing." He has completed work on three upcoming projects. He will feature in Laxman Utekar's as-yet untitled next co-starring Sara Ali Khan. He has also completed director Anand Tiwari's as-yet untitled film co-starring Tripti Dimri and Vijay Krishna Acharya's family film "The Great Indian Family" opposite Manushi Chhillar. Kaushal will also be playing a brief role in Rajkumar Hirani's immigration drama "Dunki", co-starring Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu. In his second collaboration with Meghna Gulzar, he will star in a biopic titled "Sam Bahadur" on the life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.</s><s>Personal life and off-screen work. Kaushal's personal life has been the subject of extensive tabloid reporting. Although he is known for his media-friendly attitude, he has been guarded about discussing his relationships

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. He was first linked to actress Harleen Sethi in 2018. Their break up was reported by the media in early 2019. Kaushal married actress Katrina Kaif on 9 December 2021 in a traditional Hindu ceremony at Six Senses Resort, Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The wedding attracted substantial media coverage in India. In addition to his acting career, Kaushal has hosted and performed at numerous televised awards shows, including the Filmfare, Zee Cine, and Screen Awards. He also performed at Femina Miss India's 2019 grand finale. He is a celebrity spokesperson of several brands and products, including Havells, Reliance Trends, and Oppo, charging annually per brand. Kaushal is also the brand ambassador for Pearson in India.</s><s>Charity work. Kaushal is also active in charity work and supports a number of causes associated with environmental protection and women's rights. He appeared alongside other celebrities in a music video, produced by the United Nations and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to spread awareness regarding air pollution. He also lent his support to a 2018 Radio City initiative to help with environmental and infrastructure issues in Mumbai and spent a day filling potholes. Kaushal

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was one of the speakers at the 2018 edition of We The Women festival by journalist Barkha Dutt and UN Women for women’s empowerment where he spoke in support of the MeToo movement in India. In 2019, he participated in the fourth edition of the Nashik Marathon for gender equality and women's safety. Kaushal extended his support to a football training program for children belonging to low-income families named "Just For Kicks" in 2017. In 2019, he visited sepoys in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh as part of NDTV's reality program "Jai Jawan". For Diwali that year, he visited Tata Memorial Centre to celebrate the festival with cancer patients and distribute gifts. During the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020, he contributed to the PM CARES Fund and Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund and collaborated with the NGO GiveIndia on a fundraiser to provide ration kits to daily wage workers. Kaushal also donated to the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) to help artists who were financially effected by the second wave of the pandemic in 2021.</s><s>Artistry and public image. Following his debut, Kaushal was regarded by the media as one of the most

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promising newcomers in Hindi cinema. According to "Firstpost", while Kaushal did not have the conventional looks by Hindi cinema standards, his "merit as a performer shone through right from his first film" and put him in a group of young actors who brought change in the concept of a typical hero. His roles and performances have since been studied by critics. Writing for "Elle" in 2019, Rajeev Masand pointed to "the unmistakable vulnerability in his eyes that comes from 'feeling' and 'living' his parts". While discussing his career in a 2021 article, Asjad Nazir of "Eastern Eye" wrote that Kaushal's "chameleon-like ability to morph himself into any character has already resulted in an impressive body of work and turned him into the go-to guy for demanding roles that add weight to a major movie." Also that year, Alaka Sahani of "The Indian Express" described him as "the most-dependable actor among the current crop", while "Filmfare" magazine hailed him as "one of the finest actors of this generation." Kaushal is a method actor. He is particularly known for his professionalism and full commitment to each role; he severely dehydrated himself and smoked heavily for

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"Raman Raghav 2.0" and has gone through major physical transformations for several of his roles in films including "Sanju", "Uri : The Surgical Strike" and "Sardar Udham", believing it helps him achieve the "right look" and thus benefits his performance. Kaushal's efforts to avoid typecasting by means of diverse parts in various film genres have been lauded by critics. In a 2018 interview with "The Telegraph", he explained that "the idea is to never be repetitive... if I have done a role that's taken me to a certain space emotionally, I won't repeat that". Bollywood Hungama describes him as "a perfect mix of versatility, natural talent and dedication". Kaushal has featured frequently on Rediff.com's annual list of Bollywood's Best Actors. Kaushal has been cited as one of the most attractive Indian celebrities by the media. He topped "The Times of India"s listing of the country's most desirable men of 2018, and was ranked at No. 4 in 2019 as well as 2020. In 2018, "Forbes India" included him in their 30 Under 30 list as well as their list of 'Tycoons of Tomorrow'. The following year, he

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appeared on the magazine's Celebrity 100 list, which ranked him 72nd with an estimated annual income of. Kaushal was also India's most-searched film actor in 2019, according to Google. In 2016 and 2021, he was listed as one of the best-dressed male celebrities by the Indian edition of "GQ" magazine.</s><s>Awards and nominations. Kaushal has been the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Actor for "" (2019) and two Filmfare Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Sanju" (2018) and Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for "Sardar Udham" (2021)</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Karl Urban.

Karl Urban

<s>Karl Urban Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as "". His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film "Ghost Ship". Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third installments of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of "Riddick" film series, Leonard McCoy in the "Star Trek" reboot film series, Kirill in "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in "Doom" (2005), Judge Dredd in "Dredd" (2012), Gavin Magary in "Pete's Dragon" (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' "" (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series "Almost Human". Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's superhero streaming television series "The Boys".</s><s>Early life. Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, a German immigrant, owned a leather goods store, and his mother once worked for Film Facilities in Wellington. Through his mother, the young

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Urban was exposed to classic New Zealand cinema and developed an interest in the film industry. Urban attended St Mark's Church School, where he showed an early love for public performance. His first acting role came at age eight, when he had a single line in one episode of the New Zealand television series "Pioneer Woman". Though continuing to take part in school stage productions, he did not act professionally again until after high school. He attended Wellington College in 1986–1990. He then enrolled at Victoria University of Wellington in the Bachelor of Arts program but left after one year to pursue a career in acting. Over the next few years, he appeared in several local TV commercials in addition to theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually, he moved to Auckland where he was offered many guest roles in TV shows (one of which was playing a heroin addict in the police drama "Shark in the Park"). Urban then moved briefly to Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia in 1995 before returning to New Zealand the following year.</s><s>Career. Urban's first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film "Ghost Ship". Since then, he has worked on many high-profile movies, including the second and third installments of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy ("" and "")

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as Éomer, "The Bourne Supremacy" (as Russian Federal Security Service agent Kirill), "The Chronicles of Riddick", "Star Trek" and "Doom". "The Hollywood Reporter" speculated that Urban was one of several actors being considered for the part of British secret service agent 007 in "Casino Royale", directed by fellow New Zealander Martin Campbell. Urban played John "Reaper" Grimm in Universal Pictures' "Doom" (based on the first-person shooter video game "Doom"), which was released on 21 October 2005. In 2007, he starred in the Viking adventure "Pathfinder". A longtime fan of Westerns, he starred as Woodrow Call in "Comanche Moon", a television miniseries that aired in early 2008 as a prequel to the "Lonesome Dove" miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's book series of the same name. In the 2009 film "Star Trek", he played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, a role originated by DeForest Kelley in the original "" TV series. A fan of the "Star Trek" franchise since childhood, Urban actively pursued a role in the film. His performance was widely embraced by the "Star Trek" fan community for

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its faithfulness to the spirit of Kelley's McCoy. Urban reprised the role in the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness" and the 2016 film "Star Trek Beyond". Urban next appeared as CIA agent William Cooper in "Red", adapted from the graphic novel of the same name and co-starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren. He portrayed Black Hat, a villainous priest-turned-vampire, in the film adaption of the Korean manhwa "Priest", released in 3-D in 2011. In 2012, Urban starred as law-enforcing comic book character Judge Dredd in the film "Dredd". In an interview with "Shave" magazine, Urban described it as a "high-octane, action-fueled film... about the day in the life of Dredd". The film was directed by Pete Travis, with a script by Alex Garland. Though it underperformed at the box office, "Dredd" was well received by critics. In 2013, Urban starred as Detective John Kennex in "Almost Human", a TV series created by J. H. Wyman. The series was set 35 years into the future when cops in the L.A.P.D. are paired up with lifel

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ike androids. Urban played a detective who has a dislike for robots but ends up being teamed up with one with emotional feelings. Urban next appeared in the ensemble thriller "The Loft", a remake of the Belgian film of the same name. It was filmed in New Orleans and Belgium by the director of the 2008 original, Erik Van Looy. In January 2015, Urban replaced Michael C. Hall as the main antagonist in the 2016 remake of "Pete's Dragon". In 2017, he played Skurge in "". Also in 2017, Urban played a psychotic cop in the action thriller "Acts of Vengeance" opposite Antonio Banderas and Robert Forster. Urban had a cameo as a stormtrooper in in 2019. He voiced the lead role in The Sea Beast in 2022. Since 2019, Urban has starred as William "Billy" Butcher in the Amazon Prime series "The Boys".</s><s>Personal life. In September 2004, Urban married his longtime partner, Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist for the 2000 television film "The Privateers". Together they have two sons; Hunter and Indiana. His second son was named for the eponymous hero of the "Indiana Jones" franchise, which he has stated is one of his favourite movie series

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. They lived in their NZ$5.25 million mansion in the affluent Herne Bay section of Auckland, New Zealand. The couple announced their separation in June 2014, selling their home for NZ$6.65 million in December 2014. From 2014 to 2018, he was in a relationship with actress Katee Sackhoff.</s><s>Personal life.:Philanthropy. Urban serves as a celebrity ambassador for KidsCan, a charity that currently supports over 16,000 disadvantaged children in New Zealand by providing them with essentials such as food, clothing, and shoes. In May 2022, UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand welcomed Urban as an official Ambassador to support in raising awareness on children’s rights both in New Zealand and around the world. On 1 June 2020, Urban, together with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Elijah Wood, plus writer Philippa Boyens and director Peter Jackson, joined Josh Gad's YouTube series "Reunited Apart" which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities.


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of RM (rapper).

RM (rapper)

<s>RM (rapper) Kim Nam-joon (; born September 12, 1994), known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the leader of South Korean boy band BTS. RM released his first solo mixtape, "RM", in 2015. In 2018, he released his second mixtape, "Mono", which peaked at number 26 on the US "Billboard" 200 and became the highest-charting album by a Korean soloist in chart history at the time. RM made his official solo debut in 2022 with the release of his studio album "Indigo", which featured contributions from Erykah Badu and Anderson.Paak. The album peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 and is the highest-charting album by a Korean soloist of all-time. He has also collaborated with artists such as Wale, Younha, Warren G, Gaeko, Krizz Kaliko, MFBTY, Fall Out Boy, Primary, and Lil Nas X.</s><s>Early life and education. Kim Nam-joon () was born on September 12, 1994, in Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea and

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grew up in Ilsan District, Goyang, where his family moved when he was aged four or five. The elder of two siblings, he has a younger sister. As a child, RM largely learned English by watching the American sitcom "Friends" with his mother. As a student, he actively wrote poetry and often received awards for his writing. He posted his work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he received moderate attention. As a result, RM expressed interest in pursuing a literary career but later decided against it. When he was twelve years old, he studied in New Zealand for four months. At age 11, in fifth grade, RM became interested in hip-hop music after hearing Epik High's "Fly". Finding that the song had provided him comfort, he decided to look further into the genre. He was introduced to the music of American rapper Eminem by his school teacher, which first sparked RM's interest in lyricism. He would print out lyrics that he felt were "cool" and shared them with friends. RM began songwriting at that time, stating that his poetry became lyrics when it combined with music. In 2007, as a first-year middle school student, he began rapping in local amateur hip-hop circles,

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creating his first self-composed recording with the program Adobe Audition (then called Cool Edit) and later participating in his first concert in 2008. RM became more active in the underground Korean hip-hop scene under the moniker Runch Randa, releasing a number of tracks and collaborations with other underground rappers such as Zico. As a student, RM had an IQ of 148 and scored in the top 1% of the nation in the university entrance examinations for language, math, foreign language and social studies. Because his parents had been strongly opposed to his interest in a musical career due to his academic achievements, RM initially decided to set music aside to focus on his studies. He eventually convinced his mother to allow him to be a rapper, asking her if "she wanted to have a son who was a first-place rapper, or a 5,000th-place student". In March 2019, after graduating from Global Cyber University with a degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment, RM enrolled at Hanyang Cyber University's Master of Business Administration program in Advertising and Media.</s><s>Name. RM selected the name "Rap Monster" during his time as an idol trainee. The name derives from the lyrics of a song he wrote, inspired by San E's "Rap Genius". The

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lyrics contained a segment where San E declares he should be called a "rap monster" as he "raps non-stop". He adopted the stage name because he felt it was "cool". RM has described himself as having a love-hate relationship with the name, feeling that it was not selected for being of "incredible value" to him. He formally changed his stage name to "RM" in November 2017, as he determined that "Rap Monster" was no longer representative of who he was or the music that he creates. In an interview with "Entertainment Tonight" in 2019, RM stated that the name "could symbolize many things" and "could have more spectrums to it." One meaning that has been suggested is "Real Me".</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:2010–2013: Joining Big Hit Entertainment and debut with BTS. In 2009, RM auditioned for Big Deal Records, passing the first round along with Samuel Seo but failing the second round after forgetting lyrics. However, following the audition, rapper Sleepy exchanged contact information with RM, whom he later mentioned to Big Hit Entertainment producer Pdogg. In 2010, Sleepy contacted RM, encouraging him to audition for Big Hit Entertainment CEO Bang Si-hy

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uk. Bang offered RM, then aged 16, a spot at the record label, which he accepted immediately and without his parents' knowledge. Bang and Pdogg soon began forming a hip hop group that would eventually become the idol group BTS. RM trained for three years with fellow rapper Min Yoon-gi and dancer Jung Ho-seok, later known as Suga and J-Hope, respectively. During this three-year trainee period, RM performed on five pre-debut tracks credited to BTS in 2010 and 2011. He also worked as a songwriter for girl group Glam and helped pen their debut single "Party (XXO)", a pro-LGBTQ song that was praised by "Billboard" as "one of the most forward-thinking songs out of a K-pop girl group in the past decade." On June 13, 2013, RM made his debut with BTS and has since produced and written lyrics for many tracks on their albums. On August 29, 2013, RM performed the intro track to BTS' first extended play (EP) "O!RUL8,2?", which was released as a trailer ahead of the EP's September 11 release, marking his first solo after debuting.</s><s>Career.:

RM (rapper)

2014–2016: First solo collaborations, "RM", and "Problematic Men". On August 5, 2014, Big Hit Entertainment released a trailer for BTS' first studio album "Dark & Wild", which was set to be released on August 20. The rap track, officially credited to BTS as "Intro: What Am I to You?", was a solo performed by RM. Through reality television show "American Hustle Life", which was used to produce "Dark & Wild", RM formed a working relationship with Warren G, who offered to write BTS a beat. In an interview with Korean magazine "Hip Hop Playa," Warren G stated that he had befriended BTS through the program and had kept in touch with the band after they returned to South Korea. On March 4, 2015, RM released a single with Warren G entitled, "P.D.D (Please Don't Die)" ahead of his first solo mixtape "RM" following an offer by Warren G to collaborate. The track reflected how RM felt towards those who hated and criticized him at the time, which he used to find very upsetting. That same March, RM collaborated with hip hop project group MFBTY, EE and Dino J on the song "Bucku Bucku

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". He featured in the song's music video and also had a cameo appearance in a music video for another song by MFBTY, "Bang Diggy Bang Bang". RM had first formed a lasting working relationship with MFBTY member Tiger JK after meeting and expressing admiration for him on a TV show in 2013, when Tiger JK was promoting his song "The Cure". RM was cast as a regular on the Korean variety program "Problematic Men", where cast members were given a variety of puzzles and problems to solve and work through by discussing their own thoughts and experiences. The program began airing on February 26, 2015; however, RM left the show after 22 episodes due to BTS' 2015. On March 17, 2015, RM released his first solo mixtape, "RM", which ranked 48th on "Spin"'s "50 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2015". The mixtape addressed a variety of topics, such as RM's past on the track "Voice" and the idea that "you're you and I'm me" in the track "Do You". When discussing the track "God Rap", RM described himself as an atheist, believing that only he could determine his fate. The production process for the mixtape lasted around four or five months

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, with RM working on it in between BTS' activities. The following year, RM recalled that he had largely written about the negative emotions he had been carrying, such as anger and rage, but stated that the songs are not "100% under [his] sovereignty" and that he felt many parts of the mixtape were "immature". He also added that he hoped his next mixtape to be something he worked on by himself. Following "RM"'s release, he featured along with Kwon Jin-ah on Primary's "U" that April. In August, RM collaborated with Marvel for "Fantastic Four"'s soundtrack in Korea, releasing the digital single, "Fantastic" featuring Mandy Ventrice through Melon, Genie, Naver Music and other music platforms. In August 2016, vocal duo Homme released a single titled "Dilemma", which was co-produced by RM and Bang Si-hyuk.</s><s>Career.:2017–2021: Second mixtape "Mono" and further collaborations. In March 2017, RM collaborated with American rapper Wale on a special socially-charged track called "Change", released as a free digital download along with an accompanying music video filmed two weeks prior to the track's

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release. The pair first formed a relationship over Twitter, with Wale reaching out to RM in 2016, having seen RM's cover of his track "Illest Bitch". RM decided on the topic of "Change", saying that though the two rappers were extremely different, their commonality lay in the fact that both America and South Korea had their political and social situations and that both of them wanted the world to change for the better. One month later, RM featured on the track "Gajah" with Gaeko of Dynamic Duo. In December, RM collaborated on a remix of Fall Out Boy's song "Champion". The track reached number 18 on "Billboard"'s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and helped RM reach number 46 on the Emerging Artists Chart for the week of January 8, 2018. On December 27, RM made history as the first K-pop artist to chart on the Rock Digital Songs chart, placing at number two. RM released his second mixtape, "Mono", which he referred to as a "playlist", on October 23, 2018. He became the first Korean artist to rank number one on the Emerging Artists Chart in the United States with its release. The playlist was well-received by critics, who praised RM for

RM (rapper)

laying "his deep insecurities bare on songs like 'Tokyo' and 'Seoul'". The track "Seoul" was produced by British electropop duo Honne, who first discovered RM after seeing him recommend their music on Twitter and eventually met him in Seoul following one of their concerts. In November, RM also collaborated with Tiger JK on his last and final album under the stage name Drunken Tiger, featuring on the track "Timeless". Tiger JK originally expected RM's lyrics to contain self-praise, which was the trend of rap at the time; RM instead wrote lyrics about leaving behind the historical meaning of Drunken Tiger's name. On March 25, 2019, Honne announced that RM would feature on their remake of "Crying Over You" alongside singer BEKA, which was released on March 27. Honne originally released "Crying Over You" with BEKA in 2018. The song was originally slated for a January 2019 release but postponed due to "unforeseen circumstances". Chinese singer Bibi Zhou was added to the Chinese release, appearing with RM and replacing BEKA. The same day, Big Hit Entertainment released the song "Persona" as a trailer for BTS' EP "", performed as a solo by RM

RM (rapper)

. Persona debuted at number 17 on "Billboard"'s YouTube Song Chart. Three months later, on July 24, 2019, RM featured on the fourth official remix of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," entitled "Seoul Town Road", in which he "infuse[d]...his English-language verse with a surprisingly good Southern twang". On December 29, it was announced that RM would feature on Younha's track "Winter Flower", released on January 6, 2020. RM also featured on "Don't", the lead single of Korean singer eAeon's second solo album released on April 30, 2021.</s><s>Career.:2022–present: BTS' second phase and solo debut. During BTS' ninth anniversary celebrations in June 2022, RM announced that the band members would be devoting more attention to individual endeavors going forward and that future music projects would no longer be released for free but commercially instead, complete with promotional activities. He mentioned needing time to think about BTS' new direction, as a group and as growing individuals, stating that while he "always thought that BTS was different from other groups [...] the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don't give you time to mature.

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You have to keep producing music and keep doing something"; the band went on an extended break from most group activities shortly afterwards. RM subsequently featured on the single "Sexy Nukim" by alt-K-pop group Balming Tiger in September, and released his debut solo studio album, "Indigo", led by the single "Wild Flower", on December 2. The album peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200, making him the highest-charting Korean soloist in chart history. In 2023, RM traveled to Spain for inspiration for a second solo album. In an interview with EFE while there, he reflected on the search for his own identity, after having followed the dictates of K-pop trends for the past 10 years as part of BTS, additionally revealing that he would "not be taking on any projects in the near future" in light of his approaching mandatory military service. RM appeared in Bottega Veneta's Spring/Summer 2023 campaign at the end of March, after attending the brand's Fall 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week a month prior.</s><s>Artistry and impact. RM is a baritone. In 2017, American hip-hop magazine "XXL" included him in its list of "10

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Korean Rappers You Should Know", with writer Peter A. Berry stating that "Rap Monster rarely fails to live up to his name". Berry described RM as "one of the region's most dexterous rappers, capable of switching flows effortlessly as he glides across an array of diverse instrumentals". Crystal Tai of the "South China Morning Post" noted that RM has "received much praise for his natural flow and lyrics". Speaking about RM's work, Noiseys Bianca Mendez wrote that "he's got some "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" [by Kanye West] in him, but he's closer to...Earl Sweatshirt and Chance the Rapper in spirit, and that's exciting". In January 2020, he was promoted from associate to a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association. In a survey conducted by Gallup Korea, RM ranked as the 12th most preferred idol of the year for 2018. He ranked 11th in 2019. In 2018, RM was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to spreading Korean culture. In July 2021, he and the members of BTS were appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and

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Culture by President Moon Jae-in to help "lead the global agenda for future generations, such as sustainable growth" and "expand South Korea's diplomatic efforts and global standing" in the international community.</s><s>Personal life. RM underwent septoplasty for his nasal septum deviation in 2018 and temporarily withdrew from band activities while recovering from the operation. Since 2018, RM has lived in Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea with his bandmates. In November 2019, he bought a property in the Yongsan District of Seoul for ₩4.9 billion, then sold it the following year for ₩5.8 billion. He later bought another home in Hannam-dong worth US$5.7 million.</s><s>Personal life.:Philanthropy. For his 25th birthday, RM donated ₩100 million to the Seoul Samsun School to help hearing-impaired students receive music education. In December 2020, the Arts Council of Korea named him one of its ten 2020 Patrons of the Arts in recognition of his ₩100 million donation to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art for the printing and distribution of various rare art books to schools and libraries in rural and mountainous

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regions. Since September 2021, he has consecutively donated ₩100 million annually towards the preservation and restoration of cultural artifacts overseas, through the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Overseas Cultural Heritage Foundation. His first donation, originally made privately, was used for treatment of a "hwarot" owned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) at the time, while his 2022 donation was used for the creation of an art brochure introducing Korean paintings.</s><s>Discography. Studio albums - "Indigo" (2022) Mixtapes - "RM" (2015) - "Mono" (2018) As songwriter</s>