title: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

text: "The Lego Movie 2"s narrative begins after the events of the first film, just as Finn's toddler sister Bianca starts to play with Duplo blocks and tries to take over Bricksburg. In the intervening years, Bianca has taken more of the Lego sets to incorporate into her own creations. The animation team recognized that girls would likely not only use Lego bricks but also incorporate other materials, such as fabrics and paper, creating a challenge for their rendering team. They wanted these elements to appear as if a child was manipulating them through their stop-motion animation process. They explored multiple design styles for each playset that is within Bianca's room, the "Systar System", and developed new animation approaches for some of these styles, including using fewer frames as in inbetweening.


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text: They also incorporated the Lego Friends line of toys aimed at girls, which include mini-dolls like General Sweet Mayhem. However, unlike traditional Lego mini-figurines, the Lego Friends' mini-dolls do not have the same articulation, for example, having no separate leg movement or wrists that rotate. The production team, working with Lego, did not want to create walking and movement patterns that did not match the articulation the real figurines could do, and came up with creative solutions for animating these in the film. This also created a challenge for at least one song and dance number; production brought in a choreographing team to help plan out the dance taking into account for the restrictions of movement for the mini-figures. For Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, the production team decided to simply assign a pile of random Lego bricks for her, but required that each of the forms that she could shape-shift into used only those bricks from that pile.


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text: According to Lord and Miller, each "Lego Movie" takes place in the imagination of a child that represents the real and Lego worlds. Miller explained that the directors wanted to have its story be "more complicated and sophisticated". With "The Lego Movie 2", both Finn and Bianca's imaginations drive certain scenes, and the creators opted to leave the film's vague parts if the scene was based on Finn's version, Bianca's version, or some combination.


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text: Among the mini-figures within the film is one based on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Lord and Miller had considered figures that would be unexpected within the film, with Ginsburg as one of their ideas. They received Ginsburg's blessing for this appearance, though she did not perform any voice work for this role. Subsequently, the Ginsburg mini-figure would then be made as part of the film's toy line.


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text: On March 23, 2018, it was reported that Tiffany Haddish had been cast in the film to voice a new lead character, while returning actors would be Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle, Arnett as Batman, Channing Tatum as Superman, and Jonah Hill as Green Lantern. Stephanie Beatriz and Arturo Castro were announced to be part of the film on June 4, 2018. Castro was replaced by Richard Ayoade in the final film. During San Diego Comic Con 2018, it was announced that Pratt would also voice a new character in addition to Emmet, Rex Dangervest, who is based after Pratt himself. In November 2018, Maya Rudolph joined the cast. In early January 2019, it was revealed that Jason Momoa would reprise his role as Aquaman from the DC Extended Universe. Gal Gadot was to also reprise her role as Wonder Woman from the DC Extended Universe, replacing Cobie Smulders from the previous film, but Smulders ended up returning shortly before the film's release.


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text: Daniel Radcliffe was originally set to voice a look-alike of his Harry Potter known as Larry Potter, but his scene was ultimately cut. It was revealed by Mitchell that Radcliffe's cameo was deleted due to not wanting to risk anything that would upset the "Harry Potter" fandom. The character was replaced by Larry Poppins (another look-alike character based on a British media icon).


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text: Following the attempt to create an earworm with the first film's "Everything Is Awesome", the producers of the film created a similar song for the sequel, titled "Catchy Song", which principally features as its only lyric the repeated phrase "This song's gonna get stuck inside your head". The song was written by Jon Lajoie, and recorded by Dillon Francis, featuring T-Pain and Alaya High (the latter under her stage name That Girl Lay Lay). According to Lajoie, he found that "Everything is Awesome" was "annoyingly catchy", and the only way that they could outdo that was "Dial the 'annoying' up to 11!".


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text: Mark Mothersbaugh, who composed the first film's soundtrack, as well as the score for "The Lego Ninjago Movie," returned to compose the score for the sequel. Both the soundtrack and score albums were released by WaterTower Music on February 7, 2019, a day before the film's release.


title: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

text: The marketing campaign for "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" cost $100 million. Promotional partners included Chevrolet, Chiquita, McDonald's, Discover Card, and Turkish Airlines. Like "The Lego Movie", Lego released a number of building toy sets based on scenes from "The Lego Movie 2". Warner Bros. released a Christmas-styled short film, "Emmet's Holiday Party", in December 2018. "The Lego Movie 2 Videogame" was released in February 2019 on multiple platforms.


title: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

text: "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" premiered on February 2, 2019, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. It was originally scheduled for general release in the United States on May 26, 2017, but the film was pushed back to May 18, 2018, and later to February 8, 2019. The film was released one day earlier in Denmark.


title: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

text: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" for digital download on April 16, 2019, and on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K formats on May 7. Physical copies contain behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and the short "Emmet's Holiday Party".


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text: "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" grossed $105.8 million in the United States and Canada and $86.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $192.5 million.


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text: "The Lego Movie 2" was released with "What Men Want", "Cold Pursuit", and "The Prodigy" on February 8, 2019. It earned $8.5 million on its first day, including $1.5 million from Thursday night previews. The film debuted earning $34.1 million from 4,303 theaters, but its opening was lower than "The Lego Movie" by 50 percent. "Deadline Hollywood" attributed the low opening to franchise fatigue due to the release of two spin-offs prior to "The Lego Movie 2", as well as Warner Bros. promoting the film using similar marketing tactics from the first film, leading audiences to assume the sequel as derivative and indistinguishable from its predecessor.


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text: On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, of critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "While it isn't quite as much fun as its predecessor, "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part" fits neatly into an animated all-ages franchise with heart and humor to spare". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale (lower than "The Lego Movie" "A"), and PostTrak rated it 4 out of 5 stars; social media monitor RelishMix noted their online responses were "great".


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text: Jesse Hassenger of "The A.V. Club" called the film "lovable", giving it a grade of B and writing "Like Brad Bird's recent "Incredibles 2", it follows up a dazzling animated original (all the more dazzling for earning that designation despite being based on a toy line) with some big ideas that don't cohere with the same streamlined magic as its predecessor." Yolanda Machado of "TheWrap" commended the screenplay and directing and wrote that the film "expands on the original's premise, adding new worlds and characters to the growing LEGO universe, while also crafting a story that is timely, inventive, hilarious and perfect for all ages."


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text: Chris Nashawaty of "Entertainment Weekly" says that while it was better than most other films it didn't recapture the surprise of the first film, saying "Everything is still awesome. Just a little bit less so." For "The Hollywood Reporter", Michael Rechtshaffen wrote that the film brought "little that's fresh or funny to the interlocking brick table despite boasting a script penned by originators Phil Lord and Christopher Miller."


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text: "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" earned several nominations for Best Animated/Family Film from the Golden Trailer Awards, the Movieguide Awards (which it won), the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, and the People's Choice Awards. Pratt and Haddish's performance received nominations for each Kids' Choice Award, with Pratt for a People Choice Award. At the 3rd Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, its "Catchy Song" was nominated for Best Original Song. The film was nominated for the Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature at the 18th Visual Effects Society Awards.


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text: Following "The Lego Movie 2"s disappointing box office returns, Warner Bros. allowed their film rights with Lego to expire. Lego entered negotiations with Universal Pictures for a new first-look deal. Dan Lin was expected to remain as producer through his company Rideback. In April 2020, the deal with Universal was set for a five-year film deal.


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text: On August 8, 2022, Dan Lin revealed that a third film of the series titled "The Lego Movie 3" is in development. Lin promises that the creative team has "reinvented" the LEGO world for the third film, but it does not yet have a release date.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros. Records and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. "Purple Rain" was musically denser than Prince's previous albums, emphasizing full band performances, and multiple layers of guitars, keyboards, electronic synthesizer effects, drum machines, and other instruments.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: Much of the album had a grandiose, synthesized, and psychedelic sheen to the production and performances. The music on "Purple Rain" is generally regarded as the most pop-oriented of Prince's career, though a number of elements point towards the more experimental records Prince would release after "Purple Rain". The music video for the album's lead single "When Doves Cry" sparked controversy among network executives, who thought its sexual nature was too explicit for television. The risqué lyrics of "Darling Nikki" raised complaints from Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center and contributed to the implementation of Parental Advisory stickers and imprints on album covers.


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text: "Purple Rain" became Prince's first album to reach number one on the "Billboard" 200. The album spent 24 consecutive weeks atop on the "Billboard" 200 and was present on the chart for a total of 122 weeks. "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, while "Purple Rain" peaked at number two and "I Would Die 4 U" peaked at number eight. In May 1996, the album was certified 13× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its total sales stand at 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Prince and the Revolution won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, while Prince also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for the film "Purple Rain".


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text: Music critics noted the innovative and experimental aspects of the soundtrack's music, most famously on the spare, bass-less "When Doves Cry". Other aspects of the music, especially its synthesis of electronic elements with organic instrumentation and full-band performances along with its consolidation of rock and R&B, were identified by critics as distinguishing, even experimental factors. "Purple Rain" is regularly ranked among the greatest albums of all time. "Rolling Stone" ranked the album number eight on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".


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text: While Prince's previous albums were primarily solo recordings by Prince, "Purple Rain" contained the credits "produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and the Revolution", though he had teased the name two years earlier on "1999", writing "and the Revolution" backwards on the album cover. The album was mostly recorded between August 1983 and March 1984, the exception being "Baby I'm a Star", composed and demoed in early December 1981. The last three songs on the album ("I Would Die 4 U", "Baby I'm A Star" and the title track "Purple Rain") were recorded live at the 3August 1983 First Avenue show in Minneapolis, although overdubs and edits took place on all three in September 1983; this marked Prince's first album to include live recordings.


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text: Regarding the meaning of "Purple Rain", both Mikel Toombs of "The San Diego Union" and Bob Kostanczuk of the "Post-Tribune" have written that Prince took the title "Purple Rain" from lyrics in the America song "Ventura Highway". Asked to explain the phrase "purple rain" in "Ventura Highway", Gerry Beckley responded: "You got me." However, Prince explained the meaning of "Purple Rain" as follows: "When there's blood in the skyred and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain."


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text: "Purple Rain" was originally written as a country song and intended to be a collaboration with Stevie Nicks. According to Nicks, she received a 10-minute instrumental version of the song from Prince with a request to write the lyrics, but felt overwhelmed. She said: "I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, 'I can't do it. I wish I could. It's too much for me.'" At a rehearsal, Prince then asked his backing band to try the song: "I want to try something before we go home. It's mellow." According to the Revolution member Lisa Coleman, Prince then changed the song after the Revolution's Wendy Melvoin started playing guitar chords to accompany the song: "He was excited to hear it voiced differently. It took it out of that country feeling. Then we all started playing it a bit harder and taking it more seriously. We played it for six hours straight and by the end of that day we had it mostly written and arranged."


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text: "Take Me with U" was written for the Apollonia 6 album "Apollonia6" (1984), but later enlisted for "Purple Rain". The inclusion of that song necessitated cuts to the suite-like "Computer Blue", the full version of which did not earn an official release, although a portion of the second section can be heard in the film of the same name, in a sequence where Prince walks in on the men of the Revolution rehearsing. The risqué lyrics of "Darling Nikki" contributed to the use of Parental Advisory stickers and imprints on album covers that were the record label's answer to complaints from Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC).


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text: Prince wrote and composed the album's lead single "When Doves Cry" after all the other tracks were complete on "Purple Rain". In addition to providing vocals, he played all instruments on the track. With there being no bass line, the song's production is noted for being unconventionally bare in comparison to 1980s pop hits. Prince said there originally was a bass line but, after a conversation with singer Jill Jones, he decided the song was too conventional with it included.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: Like Prince's previous albums, nearly all tracks on "Purple Rain" were written by him. "Purple Rain" was musically denser than Prince's previous albums, emphasizing full band performances, and multiple layers of guitars, keyboards, electronic synthesizer effects, drum machines, and other instruments. As a soundtrack record, much of the music had a grandiose, synthesized, and evenby some evaluationsa psychedelic sheen to the production and performances. The music on "Purple Rain" is generally regarded as the most pop-oriented of Prince's career, though a number of elements point towards the more experimental records Prince would release after "Purple Rain". Apollonia6 member Apollonia recalled that after watching the "Purple Rain" cinematographic takes, she told Prince, "You know you're going to get an Oscar for this movienot for the acting, but for the music."


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text: The Revolution member Doctor Fink told "PopMatters" in 2009 the recording of the album was "a very creative time... There was a lot of influence and input from band members towards what [Prince] was doing. He was always open to anybody trying to contribute creatively to the process of writing... But Prince was the main lyricist and melody maker for all the songs... and never took any lyrical content from people." Melvoin told "Mojo" in 1997 the band members were "absolute musical equals in the sense that Prince respected us, and allowed us to contribute to the music without any interference... I think the secret to our working relationship was that we were very non-possessive about our ideas, as opposed to some other people that have worked with him."


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text: Revolution members Fink, Coleman, and Melvoin helped write the album's fourth track "Computer Blue". Doctor Fink, who wrote a keyboard bass line for the track, said he "started playing that main bass groove which later became 'Computer Blue'. So the band [the Revolution] started grooving on it, and Prince started coming up with some stuff, then we recorded a rough version and he took it into the studio and just incorporated it all and made it fly that way. Wendy [Melovin] and Lisa [Coleman] did some of the stuff on it. Prince borrowed the bridge/portal section from the then-unreleased Father's Song, by his father [jazz musician John L. Nelson], who had given him some music over the years to play around with. So the song was a real mixture of different people and influences."


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text: The full band appears on five tracks: "Let's Go Crazy", "Computer Blue", "I Would Die 4 U", "Baby I'm A Star" and "Purple Rain" while the remainder of the tracks are essentially solo performances by Prince. Apollonia sings co-lead on "Take Me WithU". Three of the tracks include a string section arranged by Coleman and Prince which were conducted by Coleman and Melvoin: "Take Me WithU", "Baby I'm A Star", and "Purple Rain". The string players are violin and viola player Novi Novog and cellists David Coleman and Suzie Katayama.


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text: Prince configured at least two unique track listings of "Purple Rain" prior to setting the final running order. November 7, 1983 and March 23, 1984, configurations are listed below. The early configuration included "Wednesday" (a song by Prince with Jill Jones) and "Father's Song". The latter was replaced by "When Doves Cry". Edits to "Let's Go Crazy" and "Computer Blue" were introduced in order to include "Take Me withU" in the final running configuration. The full length version of "Let's Go Crazy", as it can be seen in the movie, would later be released as "Special Dance Mix" on 12" maxi-single.


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text: The album cover was photographed at the Warner Bros Studio Backlot in California. The area known as Hennesy St, designed to look like a New York tenement area, was the location of the balcony where the album photo was taken.


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text: The Purple Rain Tour began at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit in November 1984. In addition to Prince and the Revolution, the Purple Rain Tour featured Apollonia6, and Sheila E. and her band. The tour opened with the album's opener, "Let's Go Crazy". Three singles from "1999" (1982) followed: "Delirious", "1999" and "Little Red Corvette". An instrumental interlude of "Yankee Doodle" usually introduced another song from "1999", "Free". The B-side "God" was often played, followed by a usual sequence of "Computer Blue", "Darling Nikki", "The Beautiful Ones" and "When Doves Cry". As encores, the remaining "Purple Rain" songs closed the concert, "I Would Die 4 U", "Baby I'm a Star" and "Purple Rain".


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text: The tour spanned 98 shows, ending in April 1985, and sold 1.7 million tickets. Prince and the Revolution played the final date of the tour, to an audience of 55,000 in Miami's Orange Bowl. Prince ended the show saying, "I have to go now. I don't know when I'll be back. I want you to know that God loves you. He loves us all." Two weeks after the end of the tour, "Around the World in a Day" (1985) was released, which officially brought an end to Prince's "Purple Rain" era. The tour was considered by "Rolling Stone" as "groundbreaking in many ways" because it introduced Prince's most "elaborate" sets and featured occasional cameos from Bruce Springsteen and Madonna, which confirmed Prince's place as "pop's most commanding star" during the "Purple Rain" era.


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text: "Purple Rain"'s lead single "When Doves Cry" was Prince's first "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single, staying there for five weeks, and was also a worldwide hit. It was ranked number one on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1984. The music video, directed by Prince himself, was premiered on MTV in June 1984. The video sparked controversy among network executives, who thought its sexual nature was too explicit for television.


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text: The second single "Let's Go Crazy" became Prince's second number-one hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Common to much of Prince's writing, the song is thought to be exhortation to follow Christian ethics, with the "De-elevator" of the lyrics being a metaphor for the Devil.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: A power ballad and a combination of rock, R&B, gospel, and orchestral music, "Purple Rain" reached number2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks.


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text: "I Would Die 4 U", the fourth and final "Billboard" Hot 100 top 10 hit from "Purple Rain", reaching number eight on the chart. The album's final single, "Take Me withU", was released on January 25, 1985.


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text: "Purple Rain" was well received by contemporary critics. Kurt Loder, writing for "Rolling Stone" in 1984, compared Prince to Jimi Hendrix and praised him for merging "black and white styles": "The spirit of Jimi Hendrix must surely smile down on Prince Rogers Nelson. Like Hendrix, Prince seems to have tapped into some extraterrestrial musical dimension where black and white styles are merely different aspects of the same funky thing. Prince's rock & roll is as authentic and compelling as his soul and his extremism is endearing in a era of play-it-safe record production and formulaic hit mongering."


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text: At the end of 1984, "Purple Rain" was voted the second best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published by "The Village Voice". However, the newspaper's chief critic and poll creator Robert Christgau was less impressed by the album, saying that while it is "quirky, dangerous, [and] unabashedly pop", it is also plagued by "despair" and, "for Prince ... ingratiatingly unsolipsistic", although he would later call it "seriously gorgeous".


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text: Prince and the Revolution won a 1984 Grammy Award for "Purple Rain", for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, the four composers (Nelson, Coleman, Prince, and Melvoin) won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and the album was nominated for Album of the Year. Prince won a third Grammy that year for Best R&B Song for Chaka Khan's cover of "I Feel for You". "Purple Rain" also won an Oscar for Best Original Song Score in 1985. "Purple Rain" posthumously won Top Soundtrack at the American Music Awards in 2016.


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text: Retrospective appraisals have also been positive. Music critics noted the innovative and experimental aspects of the soundtrack's music, most famously on the spare, bass-less "When Doves Cry". Other aspects of the music, especially its synthesis of electronic elements with organic instrumentation and full-band performances (some, as noted above, recorded live) along with its landmark consolidation of rock and R&B, were identified by critics as distinguishing, even experimental factors.


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text: Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "Purple Rain" finds Prince "consolidating his funk and R&B roots while moving boldly into pop, rock, and heavy metal", as well as "push[ing] heavily into psychedelia" under the influence of the Revolution. Erlewine identifies the record's nine songs as "uncompromising ... forays into pop" and "stylistic experiments", echoing general sentiment that "Purple Rain"s music represented Prince at his most popular without forsaking his experimental bent. In a retrospective review, Kenneth Partridge, writing for "Billboard", described the album's opening track, "Let's Go Crazy", as "arguably the best intro in pop history".


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text: In the United States, "Purple Rain" debuted at number 11 on the "Billboard" 200 the week of July 14, 1984. After four weeks on chart, it reached number one on August 4, 1984. The album spent 24 consecutive weeks at number one on the "Billboard" 200 from August 4, 1984, to January 18, 1985, and more than 32 weeks in the top 10, becoming one of the most successful soundtracks ever. Prince also joined Elvis Presley and the Beatles in being the only artists to have the number-one album, single and film in the US all at the same time.


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text: It traded the number-one position on the chart with Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." twice, during 1984 and 1985. "Purple Rain" was present on the "Billboard" 200 for one hundred twenty two weeks. After the advent of the Nielsen SoundScan era in 1991, the album sold a further three million copies. By 1996, the album had sold 13 million copies in the United States, making it certified 13× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).


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text: In the United Kingdom, "Purple Rain" entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21 on July 21, 1984, after thirty five weeks on the chart it reached and peaked at number seven during the week of March 16, 1985 and stayed there for a week, it fell off to number twelve the next week. The album remained on the chart for 86 weeks. It was certified 2× Platinum by the BPI on May 1, 1990, denoting shipments of 600,000 units. By 1988, "Purple Rain" had sold 17 million copies worldwide making it one of the most successful albums of the 1980s. Its sales as of 2008 stood at over 25million copies worldwide. The album is also multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: "Purple Rain" further established Prince as a figurehead for pop music of the 1980s and is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2010, "Purple Rain" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2012, the album was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important". In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".


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text: Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of the rock band Bon Jovi, observed that "There's every emotion [in "Purple Rain"] from the ballad to the rocker" and "All the influences were evident, from Hendrix to Chic." Lionel Richie praised Prince for making a "very important step" in advancing the concept from creating music videos for songs to making a motion picture for an album. Partridge of "Billboard" emphasized Prince's popularity during the "Purple Rain" era, writing,


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text: Described as a "masterpiece" by the Grammy Awards, Ana Yglesias wrote, "Even after his heartbreaking passing, Prince will live on forever in our hearts, through his music, and even on the charts. "Purple Rain" was inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011, celebrating it as a 'recording of lasting qualitative or historical significance'... It is safe to say there will never be another star quite like Prince."


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text: For "The New Yorker", Ben Greenmane wrote, ""Purple Rain" may or may not be Prince's best record, but it came at the best time, propelling him from ordinary stardom (his previous album "1999" put three singles into the "Billboard" top 20) to supernova status. It created his iconic look (ruffled shirt, purple jacket, motorcycle), formally introduced his most famous backing band (the Revolution), and included the lion's share of the songs most likely to appear in a capsule bio ('When Doves Cry', 'Let's Go Crazy', and the title track)." In "Rolling Stone"'s list of The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, "Purple Rain" was described as "an epic celebration of everything rock & roll, which means sex and religion and eyeliner and motorcycles and guitars and Lake Minnetonka".


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text: Chris Gerard wrote for "PopMatters" that ""Purple Rain" is one of the cornerstone albums not just of the 80s, but in all of pop/rock history... at the core of [Prince's] legacy "Purple Rain" will always stand as his signature triumph, a monument to his boundless talent and ambition." Gerard also praised "When Doves Cry" for being the "gateway" to the ""Purple Rain" universe: an album, a major motion picture, and a tour that dominated the pop culture landscape of 1984".


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text: Andrew Unterberger of "Billboard" gave the album high appraisal, regarding it as one of the greatest albums in popular music: ""Purple Rain" is certainly in contention for the most perfect album in rock or pop history, expertly flowing from track to track while delighting, surprising and astounding at each bend. Personal and universal, familiar and challenging, romantic and narcissistic, religious and orgasmic, accessible to all and profoundly weird, "Purple Rain" rightly remains the cornerstone of Prince's recorded legacy, almost too obvious in its brilliance to even be worth discussing at length."


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text: Writing for "Pitchfork", Carvell Wallace appraised the album's impact and Prince's musicianship, "With "Purple Rain", Prince bursts forth from the ghetto created by mainstream radio and launches himself directly onto the Mt. Rushmore of American music. He plays rock better than rock musicians, composes better than jazz guys, and performs better than everyone, all without ever abandoning his roots as a funk man, a party leader, a true MC... for the 24 weeks "Purple Rain" spent atop the charts in 1984, the black kid from the midwest had managed to become the most accurate expression we had of young America's overabundance of angst, love, horniness, recklessness, idealism, and hope."


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: "Purple Rain" is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time by numerous publications. "Rolling Stone" ranked "Purple Rain" number two on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s and number eight on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In their list of The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, "Purple Rain" was ranked 2nd, behind the Beatles' "Help!". "Time" included it in its list of the All-TIME 100 Albums. The album was ranked 18th on VH1's "Greatest Rock and Roll Albums of All Time" countdown. "The Times" ranked "Purple Rain" at number 15 on its list of the 100 Best Albums of All Time.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: In 2007, the editors of "Vanity Fair" labeled it the best soundtrack of all time, and "Tempo" magazine named it the greatest album of the 1980s. In 2008, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked "Purple Rain" at number one on their list of the Top 100 Best Albums of the Previous 25 years. The album was included in the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". In 2012, "Slant Magazine" ranked the album at number two on its list of Best Albums of the 1980s. In 2013, "Entertainment Weekly" also ranked the album at number two on their list of the 100 Greatest Albums Ever.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: "Pitchfork" regarded it as the best album of the 1980s, ranking it at number one on its list of The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (sixteen years prior it placed at No. 12 on that website's Top 100 Albums of the decade list). In "Billboard"'s list of All 92 Diamond-Certified Albums Ranked From Worst to Best: Critic's Take, "Purple Rain" was ranked first. According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 47th most celebrated album in popular music history.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: The album was re-issued on June 23, 2017. It is the first Prince album to be remastered and reissued, and was released in a variety of formats, including a 20-track "Deluxe" edition with unreleased bonus tracks and a 35-track "Deluxe Expanded" edition with additional B-sides, rarities and a live DVD of the Purple Rain Tour from 1985. The album debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200 at with 52,000 album-equivalent units earned in its first week. It debuted at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, its highest peak in 32 years having previously spent 19 weeks atop the chart in 1984. The album debuted at number one on the Top R&B Albums chart and the Vinyl Albums chart.


title: Purple Rain (album)

text: The 2017 "Deluxe" edition consists of two discs, the first being a remaster of the original album made in 2015 overseen by Prince himself and a bonus disc of previously unreleased songs called "From the Vault & Previously Unreleased". The "Deluxe Expanded" edition consists of two more discs, a disc with all the single edits, maxi-single edits and B-sides from the "Purple Rain" era and a DVD with a concert from the Purple Rain Tour filmed in Syracuse, New York on March 30, 1985, previously released on in 1985.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Lamborghini Huracán (Spanish for "hurricane"; ) is a sports car manufactured by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini replacing the previous V10 offering, the Gallardo. The Huracán was revealed online in December 2013, making its worldwide debut at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show, and was released in the market in the second quarter of 2014. The LP 610-4 designation comes from the car having a 610 metric horsepower and four-wheel drive, while LP stands for "Longitudinale Posteriore", which refers to the longitudinal mid-rear engine position.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán's name ("huracán" being the Spanish word for hurricane) is inspired by a Spanish fighting bull. Names from historical Spanish fighting bulls has been the traditional naming scheme of most Lamborghini car models. Huracán was a bull known for its courage that fought in 1879.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán maintains the 5.2-litre naturally aspirated Audi/Lamborghini V10 engine with an additional 0.2 litres, compared to the Gallardo, tuned to generate a maximum power output of . To ensure its balance and performance, the car is mid-engined. The engine has both direct fuel injection and multi-point fuel injection. It combines the benefits of both of these systems; it is the first time this combination is used in a V10 engine. To increase its efficiency, the Huracán's engine also includes a start-stop system. The firing order of the engine is 1, 6, 5, 10, 2, 7, 3, 8, 4, 9. This is printed on a metal plate on the top of the engine, as with all other Lamborghini models.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán has an electronically controlled all-wheel drive system, which aims to increase the traction on various surfaces and the overall performance of the car. The car has a 7-speed dual clutch transmission, Lamborghini's new 'Doppia Frizione' (Dual Clutch) gearbox. The transmission performs differently depending on the mode the driver has selected. The different drive modes available are Sport, Strada and Corsa, Corsa being the highest performance mode. The Huracán will only be available with an automatic transmission; a manual will not be offered.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán also has a magnetically controlled suspension system. It utilises magnetorheological dampers to very quickly change how the suspension acts, ensuring performance as well as usability.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán has various components in common with the second generation of the Audi R8. This is due to the sharing of Volkswagen's sports car technology among both of the cars.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán has various interior options for upgraded comfort inside the car. It has a choice for full electric control and heating of the sport seats in addition to the standard lengthwise alignment and electric backrest. The car also has an optional navigation system and leather upholstering. The Huracán is one of the first sports cars moving the infotainment system out of the center stack: Lamborghini Infotainment System. The result: a display that lets the driver decide what they want to see. It is the first Lamborghini automobile to use the 12.3 inch TFT virtual cockpit from parent company Audi, which is available with high-definition (1440 x 540) 3D computer graphics, Bluetooth, Google Earth GPS navigation and Multi Media Interface-like menu and dashboard controls, all powered by Nvidia Tegra 3.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Various aspects of the Huracán are technologically advanced. The car has full LED headlamps, which ensure higher contrast in night conditions. Also, the Huracán has optional "Lamborghini Dynamic Steering" (LDS) to add to the standard power steering. The Dynamic Steering changes the steering performance from normal, comfortable steering to a racing feeling. The main control for changing the car's performance according to driving conditions is the mode selector ANIMA (Adaptive Network Intelligent Management). ANIMA controls the engine, the transmission, LDS, the all-wheel drive, magnetorheological suspension, and the electronic stability control. The Lamborghini Piattaforma Inerziale (LPI) carries out precise measurements of the vehicle movements using on board sensors (3 accelerometers and 3 gyroscopes) linked to ANIMA via high-speed FlexRay CAN bus. The driver can select street, sport, or race mode to alter how systems like the engine or transmission respond while driving.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Changes from Gallardo included full LED illumination, a 12.3 inch full-colour TFT instrument panel, Fine Nappa leather and Alcantara interior upholstery, redesigned dashboard and central tunnel, Iniezione Diretta Stratificata (IDS, essentially an adapted version of parent Audi's Fuel Stratified Injection) direct and indirect gasoline injections, engine Stop & Start technology, EU6 emissions regulation compliance, "Lamborghini Doppia Frizione" (LDF) 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with 3 modes (STRADA, SPORT and CORSA), 20-inch wheels, carbon-ceramic braking system, optional Lamborghini Dynamic Steering variable steering system and MagneRide electromagnetic damper control.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The main competitors of the Huracán include the McLaren 650S (as well as the 720S), the Audi R8, the Ferrari 458 Speciale and the 488 GTB. Extra options that increase the price of the car include interior enhancements, special paint schemes, improved suspension, and a lifting system, as well as multiple components optionally available in carbon fibre, rather than aluminium.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The convertible variant of the Huracán LP 610-4 was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 14 September 2015. The 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 engine is the same as the coupé and generates a maximum power output of . Acceleration from 0 to takes 3.4 seconds and the top speed is . It has the same 7-speed Lamborghini Doppia Frizione (LDF) dual-clutch transmission as that of the coupé. The Spyder has a dry weight of which is more than the coupé due to chassis reinforcing components. The Spyder has a emission of about 280 g/km.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Huracán LP 580-2 is a lower cost derivative of the Huracán LP 610-4 that differs mostly in having the 5.2 L V10 engine detuned to and of torque along with having a rear wheel drive drivetrain instead of the all-wheel drive drivetrain found in the standard Huracán. Lamborghini claims the car will accelerate from in 3.4 seconds and in 10.1 seconds. The top speed is claimed to be as high as . It also features slight visual differences to the standard variant of the car – with a different front fascia and larger air vents at the rear of the car for improved brake cooling. The seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is the same as used in the standard LP 610–4. The base level LP 580-2 costs , about less than the base level LP 610–4.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: A convertible variant of the Huracán LP 580-2 was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 16 November 2016. The 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 engine is the same as in the coupé, and generates a maximum power output of . 0 to takes 3.6 seconds and the top speed is .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: A track oriented variant of the Huracán, called the Performante, was unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Performante underwent various exterior changes with the most noticeable being the front and rear bumpers. Carbon fibre is used for the bumpers and the side skirts. An adjustable carbon fibre rear wing has been added to increase downforce. The position of the exhaust has also been changed, and is now just a bit above the rear diffuser. The interior also underwent noticeable changes, now sporting new seats and a new digital speedometer (similar to that of the Aventador SV's speedometer).


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Performante's 5.2-litre V10 has been tuned to have a power output of at 8,000 rpm and of torque at 6,500 rpm. The weight has also decreased by , courtesy of the forged aluminium and forged carbon fibre body components (first used in the construction of the Sesto Elemento). All the new aero components on the car have active aerodynamic capability and help keep the car stable at high speeds. The Performante is capable of accelerating from in 2.9 seconds, in 8.9 seconds. It also has a theoretical top speed of .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The car has been stiffened by 10% with new springs, roll bars, and radial axial arm bushings. The magnetorheological suspension has been reworked to give a driver a serious track experience. The Lamborghini Dynamic Steering has been re-calibrated. The Performante utilises Lamborghini's new ALA (Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva) system, which is said to be 80% lighter than regular sports car hydraulic systems. According to Lamborghini, ALA is also said to provide 750% more downforce than the standard Huracán. The price of the car is set at US$274,390.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder was unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. It takes much of the styling inspiration from the coupé and the outgoing LP 610-4 Spyder. The Spyder is identical to the coupé from performance and technological standpoint, but the acceleration time from has risen by one-tenth of a second and stands at 3.1 seconds while the has risen by four-tenths of a second and stands at 9.3 seconds. Due to the loss of the roof, the Spyder weighs more than the coupé due to chassis reinforcing components. Top speed remains the same as well and stands at . Deliveries of the Spyder began in the fourth quarter of 2018.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán received a mid-cycle update in 2019, now being called the Huracán Evo. It now shares its engine and some of the technology with the Performante variant.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The updated version of the Huracán has a more aggressive design language, the new front bumper has integrated aeroblades for improved downforce along with the rear styling inspired by the Performante variant, having the same rear diffuser, exhaust pipe position and radiators. A new ducktail spoiler improves downforce by 5 times as compared to the outgoing model.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The engine is shared with the Performante and generates at 8,000 rpm and of torque at 6,500 rpm. The exhaust system is more refined and has titanium intake valves. This allows the car to achieve a acceleration time of 2.9 seconds, acceleration time of 9 seconds and a top speed of . The car has a braking distance from of .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán Evo has a rear-wheel steering system for improved handling and a torque vectoring system. A new central processing unit controls the various functions of the car and monitors various settings. The control system is controlled by the new infotainment system (via an 8.4 inch touchscreen) dubbed the "Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata" which has integrated both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The infotainment system predicts the driving modes by a "feed forward logic".


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The feed forward logic works by sensors monitoring the lateral, longitudinal and vertical accelerations, as well as roll, pitch and yaw rate to predict the best possible driving mode for the driver. The magnetorheological suspension is also revised and now uses electromagnetic current to adjust the suspension system in accordance with the driving mode.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The transmission system from the outgoing model is retained which transfers power to all four wheels. A new "Ego" mode allows the driver to change driving settings to their own preference.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán Evo Spyder was introduced online in February 2019. The Spyder has the same enhancements as the coupé but is heavier due to the addition of chassis reinforcement components owing to the loss of the roof. The car has the same canvas folding soft top as the outgoing model which takes 17 seconds for operation and is operable at speeds up to . The Spyder can accelerate to in 3.1 seconds from a standstill, to in 9.3 seconds and can attain a top speed of .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: A rear-wheel drive variant of the Evo debuted in January 2020, replacing the LP 580-2. The front splitter has been reshaped and generates more airflow, which is directed to the revised diffuser. Unique to the RWD model is P-TCS (Performance Traction Control System) that ensures that torque is not cut off abruptly; Lamborghini claims this increases oversteer by 30 percent compared to the LP 580-2. The engine is detuned and is now rated at . Due to the detuned engine, the car is slower than the standard Huracán Evo accelerating to in 3.3 seconds while having the same top speed. The car also receives a unique paint option, Giallo Belenus, along with a matching interior upholstered in leather and microsuede.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: A convertible version of the rear-wheel drive variant of the Evo was showcased in May 2020, replacing the LP 580-2 Spyder. Like the Coupé variant, the convertible has a power output of . The convertible has a acceleration time of 3.5 seconds and has a claimed top speed of .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán STO (Super Trofeo Omologato) is a track focused variant of the Huracán. It is completely different from other Huracán variants. The STO has a taller rear wing with a roof snorkel for engine cooling. There is a shark fin aerodynamic device connecting the roof snorkel with the rear wing. The engine cover is reminiscent of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Evo race cars. The entire hood opens to reveal a small compartment for storing racing equipment and the body is made of 75% carbon fibre. The engine and the power output of the STO is the same as the Huracán Perfomante and the Huracán Evo and it has rear-wheel drive with a rear wheel steering system and CCMR Brakes inspired from Formula 1. The STO comes with three new driving modes: STO for road driving, TROFEO for fast lap times on dry tarmac, and PIOGGIA for wet weather driving. The bucket seats on the interior feature racing harnesses.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Unveiled on April 12, 2022, The Huracán Tecnica sits between the EVO RWD and the track-focused STO. It is longer than the EVO, but is the same height and width. It uses the naturally-aspirated V10 engine from the STO and has a top speed of and an acceleration time of in 3.2 seconds. According to Lamborghini, the Tecnica's aerodynamic changes increase downforce 35 percent and reduce drag by 20 percent compared to the EVO.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán LP 610-4 Polizia is the official police car variant specifically produced for the Italian State Police, after the one Gallardo used by the Polizia Stradale were destroyed in the course of patrol duty. This model sports various features exclusive to the car, such as blue Polizia body colour, white stripes and lettering following the Huracán's dynamic design language, a video system positioned in the centre of the cabin with a camera fitted next to the rear view mirror, a police computer, recording equipment behind the seats, a Proof Video Data System, gun holster, police radio equipment, a "Paletta" (the traditional hand-held stop sign used to advise motorists and traffic offenders to pull over), a removable screen, a refrigeration system at the luggage compartment in the front of the vehicle (for use in the vehicle's role in transporting organs for transplantation), a defibrillator, and a police beacon with blue LEDs around the base and white LED signals on the front, sides and rear of the light's aluminium shell.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Avio is the first limited edition of the Huracán, bringing new colours, upholstery, exterior decals and interior logos inspired by the Italian fighter jets along with featuring a tricolore cockade in Red, White and Green. On the centre console there is a plaque indicating the limited number from 250 examples offered.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Lamborghini specially manufactured a tailor-made Huracán LP 580-2 and donated it to Pope Francis before the general audience in the presence of the top management of the company. The exclusive and personalized car, signed by the Pontiff, was auctioned out by Sotheby's, and the proceeds were delivered directly to the Holy See, which will allocate the charitable sum for the reconstruction of the Nineveh Plain through the Foundation of Papal Law "Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre".


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán Evo GT Celebration is a limited edition model with a limited production of 36 units. It pays tribute to the victories of 2018 and 2019 at the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. The number 36 is the sum time of the two famous endurance races, also known as the “36 Hours of Florida”. It was unveiled with another special edition, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster, at Monterey Car Week in California in August 2019. Visually, the car has a unique green livery with orange accents commemorating the motorsport achievements of the brand. The car shares its engine with the Huracán GT3 race car and is limited to North American market only.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Lamborghini Huracán Airport Vehicle is a car specially made for the Bologna Airport, Italy. Previously a Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 was used for this purpose but at present a Lamborghini Huracán Evo is used. They feature decals on the sides, a light bar on the roof and 'FOLLOW ME' written on the bonnet. The new version has a welcome message depicting “Follow Me in our Beautiful Country”.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán Sterrato was unveiled at Art Basel in Miami on November 30, 2022 and looks similar to the Sterrato concept from 2019. It is an all-terrain variant of the Hurácan. Changes over other variants include a 1.7-inch higher ground clearance, revamped suspension with greater travel, widened front and rear track, LED lights mounted to the front bumper, additional protective underbody sills, and Bridgestone all-terrain tires. In addition, it features a unique Rally mode, which optimizes the suspension and all-wheel drive system for driving on gravel, dirt, and sand.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: In November 2022, Lamborghini confirmed that the "Hurácan Sterrato" will be the last non-hybrid model to be launched.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: In June 2019, Lamborghini introduced an off-road concept sports car based on the Huracán Evo called the Huracán Sterrato. The ground clearance of the car was increased by with the car's front approach improved by 1% and the departure angle enhanced by 6.5%. The wheel track is also increased by and the Sterrato has new wide body fender flares with integrated air-intakes for improved airflow for the brakes. The car is fitted with 20-inch wheels with special tyres for increased grip during off-roading. The car also comes with a reinforced frame and integrated skidpads for protection against debris. Fog lights fitted at the front and a roof rack complete the aggressive exterior appearance.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The engine is shared with the Huracán Evo and has the same output as the Evo. The LDVI (Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata) system is modified and now comes with predictive logic, conceived as a sophisticated central processing unit that controls every aspect of the car's behavior, perfectly integrating dynamic systems to anticipate driver actions and needs, translating them into a perfect driving dynamics.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán's chassis is assembled by Lamborghini's parent company Audi in Neckarsulm, Germany. It is transported to the Lamborghini headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, where the final assembly occurs.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Within the first month of the Huracán LP 610-4 preview period, 700 orders of the vehicle were obtained. Before the official launch, Lamborghini registered more than 1,000 orders of the Huracán LP 610–4.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán LP 610-4 Coupé (in Midas yellow body colour) appeared in "Forza Horizon 2" as the "hero car", where the car was featured in the box art cover for both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 editions of the game.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: At Penny Arcade Expo 2016, the Blizzard Entertainment game "Overwatch" collaborated with Uber to perform "Uberwatch", which took event goers and VIP's on short rides through the area surrounding the BCEC, in cars themed after as well as driven by stunt performers cosplaying as various characters from the game.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: For the 2016 Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange, Lamborghini gave Marvel Studios 6 grey Lamborghini Huracáns, 2 for stunts, 2 for special effects, and 2 "hero ones". The Huracáns were featured in the car crash scene in that movie.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Multiple versions of the Lamborghini Huracán are available from various scale model manufacturers such as AUTOart in 1/18, 1/24 and 1/32 scale.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo is a racing version of the Huracán for the 2015 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Series (Europe, Asia and North America). The 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 now generates and of torque.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo EVO is the successor to the Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo. The 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 has the same power and torque, respectively and of torque.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán Super Trofeo EVO Collector's Edition is a limited-run version of the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO. The unique colour theme is done so in collaboration with Roger DuBuis, a famous watchmaker. The car now generates a little over from the 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 with torque remaining the same as the standard car.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo Evo2 features major aerodynamic refinements over the Super Trofeo EVO. Power and torque does not change however, remaining at and of torque.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Introduced in 2015, The Lamborghini Huracán GT3 was developed in collaboration with Dallara. It features the 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 engine of the standard car with and of torque and has a weight of .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: It debuted in the 2015 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup race held in Monza and secured an impressive 1-2 finish with Grasser Racing Team. Team Lazarus won the 2016 International GT Open with drivers Thomas Biagi and Fabrizio Crestani. Also, Barwell Motorsport claimed four wins in the 2016 British GT Championship and won the Teams' Championship in 2017, Grasser Racing Team won a race at the 2016 ADAC GT Masters, and Paul Miller Racing won at the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2017 Blancpain GT Series was also won by Grasser Racing Team with professional drivers Andrea Caldarelli, Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart. The #63 Huracán GT3 driven by them took overall victories in the Endurance Cup races at Monza and Silverstone, as well as the Sprint Cup race held at Brands Hatch. FFF Racing Team won the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia with Martin Kodrić and Dennis Lind.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: On 28 January 2018 on the first race of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 11 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of GRT Grasser Racing Team finished first at the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class. It was the first time that Lamborghini has won a 24-hour race in history. The 48 Huracán of Paul Miller Racing went on to win the drivers, teams, and manufacturers championships for Lamborghini.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán GT3 Evo is the successor to the Huracán GT3. It features the upgraded 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 engine, now with and of torque and has a slightly reduced weight of .


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: It made its racing debut in the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, the opening round of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, where it took the GTD class victory for a second time with Grasser Racing Team. The #11 Huracán GT3 Evo was driven by Mirko Bortolotti, Rik Breukers, Christian Engelhart and Rolf Ineichen. The same car also won the GTD class in the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring, which was the second race of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, while another Huracán GT3 Evo from Magnus Racing took second place. In the 11th round at Laguna Seca, the #48 Huracán GT3 Evo of Paul Miller Racing took victory in the GTD class.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: FFF Racing Team has won the overall 2019 Blancpain GT Series Championship with support from Lamborghini Squadra Corse, with drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli securing Lamborghini's second overall championship in the series in three seasons.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: In 2022 Lamborghini unveiled the Huracán GT3 Evo 2, which could be purchased as a new car or as an upgrade kit for previous generations. The GT3 Evo 2 takes styling cues from the Huracán STO. It features a new intake system and aerodynamic package.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: The Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 was first announced in 2020, making the Super Trofeo eligible for GT2 competition.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: Teams who already owned a Huracán Super Trofeo could purchase a kit to convert their car into the GT2 version, allowing for teams to compete in both the Super Trofeo series and the GT2 series using the same chassis. This can be done with all three generations of the super trofeo.


title: Lamborghini Huracán

text: In October 2016, a prototype of the Huracán Performante set a lap time of 6:52.01 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with Marco Mapelli behind the wheel, making it one of the world's fastest production cars around the track. This lap was also made on Marco Mapelli's first attempt. However, some critics have stated complaints around the car's lap time, from the official video being sped up to make the lap believable, to the speeds displayed in the video being false or that it did not use road tires. However, Lamborghini was able to prove that the lap the Performante did was fully legitimate exactly a week after the lap around the Nordschleife when they revealed the data to car website "Road & Track". Máté Petrány of R&T had met with lead engineer of Lamborghini, Maurizio Reggiani, to ask about the lap. It was then revealed by Reggiani that the Performante's active aerodynamic system called "Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva" is what gives the car the greatest improvement in lap time. What is more important is the spoilers snapping into their lowest-drag setting when the Performante is aimed forward, which results in the removal of acceleration impediment that big aero causes. The Huracán Performante's lap time was beaten by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS which set a lap time of 6:47.3 in September 2017.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Casper Ruud (born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 12 September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history. He has won nine ATP Tour singles titles, eight of which were on clay courts. Ruud is the first Norwegian man to win an ATP singles title, to reach major finals (at the 2022 French Open and US Open finals), to reach a Masters 1000 final, and to enter the top 20 in the ATP rankings. He also reached the final of the 2022 ATP Finals. In doubles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 133, achieved after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Revered for his professional on-court demeanour, he was awarded the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in 2022.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Ruud reached the third round of the 2015 French Open boys' singles event, losing to Corentin Denolly. He also reached the third round of the 2015 US Open boys' singles and the second round of the 2015 Wimbledon boys' singles, his best singles performances in the respective competitions in Junior Grand Slams.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In the 2015 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles, Ruud made it to the semifinals together with partner Miomir Kecmanović, before losing to eventual champions Lý Hoàng Nam and Sumit Nagal. They were eliminated in the first round of the 2015 US Open Boys' Doubles. In 2016, Ruud and Kecmanović reached the semifinals of the 2016 French Open Boys' Doubles before losing to Youssef Hossam and Jurabek Karimov.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Ruud started the year as the world No. 1 ranked Junior player on 4 January, making him the first Norwegian to do so.


title: Casper Ruud

text: For the 2016 season, Ruud set his goals on playing Futures tournaments and start climbing the ATP rankings. In February, he played his first Futures final, which he ended up winning against Carlos Taberner in Paguera, Spain.


title: Casper Ruud

text: He has since played four more finals, winning one of them against Mikael Torpegaard in Kaarina, Finland in August.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In September, in his first ever ATP Challenger tournament, Ruud managed to win the Copa Sevilla after beating Taro Daniel in the final. By winning on his debut Ruud became the fourth-youngest to ever do so. In the tournament, he recorded his first wins over players ranked in the top 150. He knocked-out top seed Iñigo Cervantes in the quarterfinals, who at the time was ranked No. 75 in the ATP rankings. Due to his win in his Challenger debut, Ruud received a wildcard to the 2016 Chengdu Open, his first ATP World Tour 250 series tournament. Ruud lost to Viktor Troicki in the first round.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Ruud also qualified for the ITF Junior Masters, where he reached the final, losing to Hong Seong-chan.


title: Casper Ruud

text: After impressing in 2016 and climbing the ATP ranking, Ruud lost in the third and final qualifying round of the 2017 Australian Open to Reilly Opelka. Ruud then received a wildcard into the ATP 500 event 2017 Rio Open where he defeated Rogério Dutra Silva, Roberto Carballés Baena, and Thiago Monteiro to advance to his first ATP level semifinal. This made him the youngest to reach an ATP 500 semifinal since Borna Ćorić at the 2014 Swiss Indoors. Ruud was defeated by Pablo Carreño Busta in the semifinals but reached a career-high ranking of No. 133. Ruud received a wildcard into the 2017 Miami Open, marking his first appearance at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In 2018, Ruud qualified for his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open after going through the qualifying competition. This made him the first Norwegian to qualify for a Grand Slam main draw in 17 years. He won in the first round against Quentin Halys before losing to Diego Schwartzman in the second round. He would lose to Schwartzman again at the Rio Open. Later on in the season he showed continuous good form and reached two ATP Challenger finals in two weeks. The first one he lost against Italian Gianluigi Quinzi in Francavilla al Mare and then he lost to Pedro Sousa in the Braga Open two weeks later. A few weeks later Ruud continued his good form and qualified for the main draw of the French Open for the first time after going through the qualifiers without losing a set. In the first round he defeated Jordan Thompson to match his achievement at the Australian Open. He lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in the second round. In July he achieved the biggest win of his career thus far when he beat defending champion and former world No. 3, David Ferrer in straight sets at the 2018 Swedish Open. Later that year Ruud qualified for the US Open for the first time, going through the qualifiers without dropping a set. He lost to Guido Pella in the first round. After struggling with finding consistency in his form after the summer, Ruud finished off the 2018 season by reaching the semifinal of three consecutive Challenger Tournaments, which brought him close to his career high ATP ranking going into a new season at No. 112.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In the 2019 season, Ruud lost in the first qualifying round at the Australian Open, but qualified for the Rio Open, and won against Carlos Berlocq and fifth seed João Sousa before losing to Laslo Đere in two sets. The result saw him climb to a tied career high ranking of 108. The following week he reached the semifinal of the Brasil Open, beating Thiago Monteiro, top seed João Sousa and Hugo Dellien before losing to Christian Garín in two sets. The result meant that Ruud climbed inside the top 100 on the ATP rankings for the first time of his career the following week with a ranking of No. 94 becoming the first Norwegian to do so since his father, Christian Ruud, in December 1994.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In April, at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, Ruud reached his first ever ATP Tour level final. In the final he lost to Cristian Garín, though his result meant that he equaled his father Christian Ruud in reaching the final of an ATP Tour event, being the only two Norwegians to do so.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Italian Open, Ruud won his first match in an ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournament. After coming through the qualifiers he went on to beat Dan Evans and Nick Kyrgios before losing in the third round to Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets. At the French Open, Ruud beat Ernests Gulbis and 29th seed Matteo Berrettini before losing in straight sets against Roger Federer in the third round. Ruud also reached the second round at the doubles event alongside Miomir Kecmanović after knocking out former winners and 12th seed Ivan Dodig and Édouard Roger-Vasselin before losing in three sets to Federico Delbonis and Guillermo Durán.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In July, Ruud played his first Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to ninth seed John Isner. At the Kitzbühel Open Ruud made it to the semifinals after beating Pablo Carreño Busta, Matthias Bachinger and Pablo Cuevas before losing to Albert Ramos Viñolas. At the 2019 US Open, Ruud once again teamed up with Miomir Kecmanović in doubles. They made it to the third round after eliminating third seeds Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in the second round. At the St. Petersburg Open, he made the quarterfinals before losing in three sets to Borna Ćorić. After his best season so far, Ruud qualified for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals where he got knocked out in the round robin.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the 2020 ATP Cup Ruud led Norway to a 2–1 victory over the U.S. team in the first round-robin match by beating John Isner in three tight sets, before teaming up with Viktor Durasovic to beat Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in doubles. In the second round robin singles match, Ruud beat world No. 12, Fabio Fognini, in straight sets.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In February, Ruud made his way to the final of the Argentina Open where he defeated Pedro Sousa in the final, thus becoming the first tennis player from Norway to win an ATP Tour title and also appear in more than one ATP Tour final. At the same time he surpassed his father Christian's ranking of No. 39 on the ATP ranking, setting a new record as the highest ranked Norwegian player in ATP history with a ranking of No. 34 the following week on 17 February 2020.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Two weeks after his first title, Ruud reached his second final in a month at the Chile Open but lost in three sets against Thiago Seyboth Wild.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the US Open, he reached the third round after defeating Mackenzie McDonald in a five-set match in the first round. In the second round he faced Emil Ruusuvuori, who retired in the third set. Ruud moved to the third round but was defeated in straight sets by Matteo Berrettini.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Italian Open, Ruud notched four match wins, including a quarterfinal victory over top 10 player Matteo Berrettini, to reach that tournament's semifinals as the first ever Norwegian, once again surpassing the record of his father Christian Ruud who reached the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo in 1997. Casper then lost in two sets to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The result sent him up to a new career high of No. 30 the following week. Another semifinal at the 2020 Hamburg European Open the following week sent him up to No. 25 in the rankings. At the French Open, Ruud once again reached the third round where was then beaten by Dominic Thiem.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Australian Open, Ruud progressed to the fourth round in a major for the first time. He beat Jordan Thompson, Tommy Paul and Radu Albot before retiring against Andrey Rublev, after losing the first two sets. The result equalled his father's best placement at the Australian Open and a major. Ruud reentered the top 25 to a career-high ranking of No. 24, on 22 February 2021. A few weeks later, he reached the quarterfinals at Acapulco but once again withdrew due to injury before his match against Alexander Zverev started.


title: Casper Ruud

text: On his debut at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Ruud recorded his second top-10 win after beating Diego Schwartzman, in straight sets in the second round. He then defeated Pablo Carreño Busta and defending champion Fabio Fognini to reach his second Masters 1000 semifinal, where he lost to Andrey Rublev. At the BMW Open, Ruud reached the semifinals before losing in straight sets to Nikoloz Basilashvili. At the Madrid Open in another debut, Ruud recorded his first top-5 win in the third round by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. He went on to record a straight sets victory in the quarterfinals over Alexander Bublik to reach his third straight ATP Masters 1000 semifinal on clay. He lost his semifinal match to Matteo Berrettini. Due to his performance in Madrid, Ruud entered the top 20 for the first time in his career, rising to a new career-high ranking of No. 16 on 10 May 2021.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Geneva Open, Ruud reached his fourth consecutive semifinal on the ATP Tour and then reached his first final of the year and fourth final in his career, after defeating Pablo Andújar in straight sets. He defeated Denis Shapovalov in straight sets to win his second ATP title.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At Wimbledon, Ruud and his partner André Göransson made the quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament. As a result he climbed to a career-high in doubles of world No. 133, on 12 July 2021.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Swedish Open, Ruud won his second title of the year and third in total after beating Federico Coria in the final. The following week, Ruud won his third title of 2021 with victory at the Swiss Open, beating Hugo Gaston in the final. Ruud would then claim victory a week later in Kitzbühel, defeating Pedro Martínez in the final, to win his fourth title of the season and fifth of his career. As a result, Ruud moved up to a new career-high of No. 12 on 2 August 2021. He became the first ATP player since Andy Murray in October 2011 to win three titles in as many weeks. His winning streak ended at the Canada Masters when he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nevertheless, he reached a new career-high of world No. 11 on 16 August 2021. The following week he entered another Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2021 Cincinnati Masters but lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets.


title: Casper Ruud

text: On 13 September, Ruud reached the No. 10 ranking in the world, becoming a top 10 player for the first time and the first Norwegian player to accomplish this feat. At 22, he was also the youngest player in the Top 10.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the end of September, Ruud was selected to play the 2021 Laver Cup for team Europe. He won the first match of the tournament against Reilly Opelka in a tournament team Europe went on to win 14–1.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the start of October, Ruud won his first ever hardcourt tournament and his fifth tour-leading tournament of the year at the San Diego Open. He defeated Andy Murray, Lorenzo Sonego, Grigor Dimitrov and in the final Cameron Norrie in two sets in 62 minutes.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Ruud began his Rolex Paris Masters run by defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets. His third round victory over Marcos Giron confirmed Ruud’s spot at the ATP Finals, where he made his debut at the year-end championships.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the ATP Finals, Ruud reached the semifinals after losing to Novak Djokovic before beating Cameron Norrie and Andrey Rublev in the round robin. In the semifinal Ruud lost in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Ruud was drawn to play Alex Molčan on the first round in Australian Open, however, he withdrew due to an ankle injury sustained during the practice.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Shortly after his recovery, he entered the Argentina Open at which he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final and clinched his seventh career ATP singles title.


title: Casper Ruud

text: He reached his fourth Masters 1000 semifinal at the Miami Open by defeating Henri Laaksonen, Alexander Bublik, and Cameron Norrie, and later earning his first win against world No. 4, Alexander Zverev, in the quarterfinal. Ruud then defeated Francisco Cerúndolo in the semifinals to advance to his first Masters 1000 Final. In the final he lost to 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. Following this result, Ruud reached a career high ranking of No. 7 in the world on 4 April 2022.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Italian Open, Ruud reached the semifinals by defeating 13th seed Denis Shapovalov before losing to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic. He next defended his title at the Geneva Open, defeating João Sousa in the longest championship match of the season in both time (3 hours 4 minutes) and games (36). He became the sixth player to win multiple tour-level titles in 2022.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the French Open, Ruud defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who was playing his last professional match, Emil Ruusuvuori, Lorenzo Sonego, and 12th seed Hubert Hurkacz to advance to his first ever major quarterfinal, becoming the first Norwegian to reach the fourth round and beyond at this major. In the first all-Scandinavian French Open quarterfinal, he defeated Holger Rune to set up a match with also first-time Roland Garros semifinalist Marin Čilić. He reached the final with a four sets win over Cilic, and became the first Norwegian man in history to reach a Grand Slam final.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the Wimbledon Championships, he recorded his maiden win at this major defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas and also his 150th career win.


title: Casper Ruud

text: In July, Ruud won the Swiss Open Gstaad for the second year in a row and his ninth ATP title overall, after defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final, improving his tour-level record in Switzerland to 16-0. At the Canadian Open, Ruud defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in a three sets, but switched back to world No. 5. At the Cincinnati Masters, Ruud was stunned by University of Florida sophomore Ben Shelton in the second round.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the US Open, Ruud was one of five players in the draw with a shot at the world No. 1 ranking (the others being Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Nadal and Alcaraz). He reached the fourth round by defeating Kyle Edmund, Tim van Rijthoven, and Tommy Paul; his third round match with Paul went five sets and lasted almost four and a half hours. He then defeated lucky loser Corentin Moutet, 13th seed Matteo Berrettini, the latter in straight sets, to make his second major semifinal appearance. He went on to defeat 27th seed Karen Khachanov to reach his second major final. He lost to the 3rd seed Carlos Alcaraz in the final in four sets. As a result, he climbed to a new career-high ranking of world No. 2 on 12 September 2022.


title: Casper Ruud

text: At the 2022 ATP Finals he went one step further then the previous year when he reached the final defeating Andrey Rublev and setting up a match with five-time champion Novak Djokovic. In the finals, Rudd lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.


title: Casper Ruud

text: He became a part of the Norwegian Davis Cup team in 2015, and together with countryman Viktor Durasovic promoted Norway from "Group Three Europe Zone" to "Group Two Europe/Africa Zone".


title: Casper Ruud

text: In the 2016 Davis Cup, Ruud and Durasovic lost 3–2 to Lithuania in the first round. In the playoffs they beat Luxembourg 3–2 to stay in the "Group Two Europe/Africa Zone". Norway remained in Group Two Europe/Africa Zone in 2017 and 2018 before winning their 2019 tie against Georgia, securing them a place in the playoff for World Group I as a result of changes in the Davis Cup format. They won the playoff against Barbados and thereby qualified for World Group I.


title: Casper Ruud

text: Ruud is the son of former professional tennis player Christian Ruud. He has two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte. He grew up in the Snarøya district of Bærum, with Rafael Nadal as his tennis idol.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series "Family" (1976–1980), "Charlie's Angels" (1976–1981), "The Love Boat" (1977–1986), "Hart to Hart" (1979–1984), "Dynasty" (1981–1989), "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990–2000), "Melrose Place" (1992–1999), "7th Heaven" (1996–2007), and "Charmed" (1998–2006). He also served as producer of "The Mod Squad" (1968–1973), "The Rookies" (1972–1976), and "Sunset Beach" (1997–1999).


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Through his production company Spelling Television, Spelling holds the record as the most prolific television producer in US television history, with 218 producer and executive producer credits. "Forbes" ranked him the 11th top-earning deceased celebrity in 2009.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Spelling was born in Dallas, Texas. He was the son of Pearl (née Wald) and David Spelling, Russian Jewish immigrants. His father worked as a tailor and changed his surname from Spurling to Spelling after emigrating to the United States. Spelling was the youngest of five children. He had three older brothers: Maxwell “Max” Seltzer (circa 1909–?), Sam Spelling (1916–2001) and Daniel Spelling (1921–2009) and an older sister, Becky Seltzer Giller (1910–1978).


title: Aaron Spelling

text: At the age of eight, Spelling psychosomatically lost the use of his legs due to trauma caused by constant anti-semitic bullying from his schoolmates, and was confined to bed for a year. He made a full recovery.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: After attending Forest Avenue High School in Dallas, he served in the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Spelling made his first appearance as an actor in a film as Harry Williams in "Vicki", directed by Harry Horner, in 1953. That same year, he appeared in the TV series "I Led Three Lives" and "Dragnet" (six episodes, 1953–55). Spelling appeared in episode 112 of "I Love Lucy" ("Tennessee Bound," season 4, 1955) and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" ("Breakdown", 1955)., as Weed Pindle in "Gunsmoke"s season one, episode 35, "The Guitar" (1956); He continued to appear in films and TV (often uncredited) over 25 times by 1957, appearing briefly as an actor in 1963, 1995, and 1998 (all uncredited.)


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Spelling sold his first script to "Jane Wyman Presents" in 1954. He guest-starred that same year as a dogcatcher in the premiere episode of the CBS situation comedy, "Willy", starring June Havoc as a young lawyer in New Hampshire, who later relocates to New York City to represent a vaudeville troupe.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Two years later, Spelling gained experience as a producer and additional credits as a script writer working for Four Star Television on the series "Zane Grey Theater", which aired between 1956 and 1961. Of the 149 episodes in that series, he wrote 20 of the teleplays and produced many others. Spelling produced "Burke's Law" while at Four Star. The show was the first success for Spelling and pioneered the multiple guest star format, later seen on "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island."


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Thomas-Spelling Productions was a television production company formed by comedian Danny Thomas and producer Aaron Spelling on April 15, 1966, as a partnership with 24 properties. Thomas continued his existing partnership, T&L Productions, with Sheldon Leonard. The company adapted its name by July 18, 1966, when it announced the financial involvement of ABC with its first show, "Range" (later "Rango"), a half-hour comedy western starring Tim Conway and its rented space on Desilu Productions' Gower lot. ABC also picked up another show for a pilot, just in an outline treatment, in "The Guns of Will Sonnett". Thomas-Spelling Productions' active operations ended with the last season of "The Mod Squad" in 1972. Spelling formed a new partnership with Leonard Goldberg, Spelling-Goldberg Productions.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Beginning in 1965, Spelling began producing successful television shows including "The Mod Squad", "The Rookies", "Family", "Charlie's Angels", "Fantasy Island", "The Love Boat", "Dynasty", "Beverly Hills, 90210" (which starred his daughter Tori), "Melrose Place", "7th Heaven", "Charmed", "Jane's House" and "Sunset Beach". Spelling founded Spelling Entertainment in 1965, alongside partnerships with comedian/actor Danny Thomas (Thomas-Spelling Productions, 1966–1972), and television/film producer Leonard Goldberg (Spelling-Goldberg Productions, 1972–1986) He produced the unsuccessful situation comedy "The San Pedro Beach Bums" in 1977.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: In 2004, Spelling was portrayed in two television movies: Dan Castellaneta portrayed Spelling in "", and Nicholas Hammond portrayed Spelling in television movie "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure".


title: Aaron Spelling

text: Spelling married actress Carolyn Jones in 1953, in California when he was 30 and she was 23. They divorced in 1964. He briefly dated actress Jill Haworth when he was 42 and she was 19. Spelling married Candy Gene (née Marer) in 1968 when he was 45 and she was 23. The couple had daughter Tori in 1973 and son Randy in 1978.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: In 1988, Spelling bought the property of Bing Crosby's former Los Angeles house. He demolished the property and built a 123-room home on the lot in 1991. Known as "The Manor", it has of floor space and as of 2006 was the largest single-family home in Los Angeles. Spelling's widow Candy listed the home for sale in 2008 for $150 million. Heiress Petra Ecclestone ultimately purchased the property for $85 million in 2011 through a brokered agreement that was developed by Brandon Davis, the brother of Jason Davis and grandson of wealthy industrialist, Marvin Davis.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: In 1992, Candy Marer, Spelling's second wife, commissioned pinball manufacturer Data East to produce a personalized table as a gift to Spelling. The game, a modified version of Data East's "Lethal Weapon 3" table, has since appeared publicly at collector's expos.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: On September 15, 1978, Spelling was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6667 Hollywood Blvd. In 1996, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: In 1983, he was accorded the NAACP Humanitarian Award for his monetary donation that permitted a 21-year-old's heart transplant operation.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: On June 23, 2006, Spelling died at The Manor, his estate in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, from complications of a stroke he suffered five days prior. He also suffered from Alzheimer's disease. A private funeral was held several days later, and Spelling was entombed in a mausoleum in Culver City's Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: On August 27, 2006, Spelling was posthumously honored at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards by former employees Joan Collins, Stephen Collins, Heather Locklear, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith.


title: Aaron Spelling

text: "7th Heaven"s May 13, 2007, episode, the last before the series finale, was dedicated to Spelling. When "7th Heaven" ended its run, it was touted by the network as being Spelling's longest-running series and the longest-running "family drama" in American television history.


title: Charles X

text: Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Charles (as heir-presumptive) became the leader of the ultra-royalists, a radical monarchist faction within the French court that affirmed rule by divine right and opposed the concessions towards liberals and guarantees of civil liberties granted by the Charter of 1814. Charles gained influence within the French court after the assassination of his son Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, in 1820 and succeeded his brother Louis XVIII in 1824.


title: Charles X

text: His reign of almost six years proved to be deeply unpopular amongst the liberals in France from the moment of his coronation in 1825, in which he tried to revive the practice of the royal touch. The governments appointed under his reign reimbursed former landowners for the abolition of feudalism at the expense of bondholders, increased the power of the Catholic Church, and reimposed capital punishment for sacrilege, leading to conflict with the liberal-majority Chamber of Deputies. Charles also approved the French conquest of Algeria as a way to distract his citizens from domestic problems, and forced Haiti to pay a hefty indemnity in return for lifting a blockade and recognizing Haiti's independence. He eventually appointed a conservative government under the premiership of Prince Jules de Polignac, who was defeated in the 1830 French legislative election. He responded with the July Ordinances disbanding the Chamber of Deputies, limiting franchise, and reimposing press censorship. Within a week France faced urban riots which led to the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication and the election of Louis Philippe I as King of the French. Exiled once again, Charles died in 1836 in Gorizia, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was the last of the French rulers from the senior branch of the House of Bourbon.


title: Charles X

text: Charles Philippe of France was born in 1757, the youngest son of the Dauphin Louis and his wife, the Dauphine Marie Josèphe, at the Palace of Versailles. Charles was created Count of Artois at birth by his grandfather, the reigning King Louis XV. As the youngest male in the family, Charles seemed unlikely ever to become king. His eldest brother, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, died unexpectedly in 1761, which moved Charles up one place in the line of succession. He was raised in early childhood by Madame de Marsan, the Governess of the Children of France. At the death of his father in 1765, Charles's oldest surviving brother, Louis Auguste, became the new Dauphin (the heir apparent to the French throne). Their mother Marie Josèphe, who never recovered from the loss of her husband, died in March 1767 from tuberculosis. This left Charles an orphan at the age of nine, along with his siblings Louis Auguste, Louis Stanislas, Count of Provence, Clotilde ("Madame Clotilde"), and Élisabeth ("Madame Élisabeth").


title: Charles X

text: Louis XV fell ill on 27 April 1774 and died on 10 May of smallpox at the age of 64. His grandson Louis-Auguste succeeded him as King Louis XVI.


title: Charles X

text: In 1775, Marie Thérèse gave birth to a boy, Louis Antoine, who was created Duke of Angoulême by Louis XVI. Louis-Antoine was the first of the next generation of Bourbons, as the king and the Count of Provence had not fathered any children yet, causing the Parisian "libellistes" (pamphleteers who published scandalous leaflets about important figures in court and politics) to lampoon Louis XVI's alleged impotence. Three years later, in 1778, Charles' second son, Charles Ferdinand, was born and given the title of Duke of Berry. In the same year Queen Marie Antoinette gave birth to her first child, Marie Thérèse, quelling all rumours that she could not bear children.


title: Charles X

text: Charles was thought of as the most attractive member of his family, bearing a strong resemblance to his grandfather Louis XV. His wife was considered quite ugly by most contemporaries, and he looked for company in numerous extramarital affairs. According to the Count of Hézecques, "few beauties were cruel to him." Among his lovers was notably Anne Victoire Dervieux. Later, he embarked upon a lifelong love affair with the beautiful Louise de Polastron, the sister-in-law of Marie Antoinette's closest companion, the Duchess of Polignac.


title: Charles X

text: Charles also struck up a firm friendship with Marie Antoinette herself, whom he had first met upon her arrival in France in April 1770 when he was twelve. The closeness of the relationship was such that he was falsely accused by Parisian rumour mongers of having seduced her. As part of Marie Antoinette's social set, Charles often appeared opposite her in the private theatre of her favourite royal retreat, the Petit Trianon. They were both said to be very talented amateur actors. Marie Antoinette played milkmaids, shepherdesses, and country ladies, whereas Charles played lovers, valets, and farmers.


title: Charles X

text: A famous story concerning the two involves the construction of the Château de Bagatelle. In 1775, Charles purchased a small hunting lodge in the Bois de Boulogne. He soon had the existing house torn down with plans to rebuild. Marie Antoinette wagered her brother-in-law that the new château could not be completed within three months. Charles engaged the neoclassical architect François-Joseph Bélanger to design the building.


title: Charles X

text: He won his bet, with Bélanger completing the house in sixty-three days. It is estimated that the project, which came to include manicured gardens, cost over two million livres. Throughout the 1770s, Charles spent lavishly. He accumulated enormous debts, totalling 21 million livres. In the 1780s, King Louis XVI paid off the debts of both his brothers, the Counts of Provence and Artois.


title: Charles X

text: In 1781, Charles acted as a proxy for Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II at the christening of his godson, the Dauphin Louis Joseph.


title: Charles X

text: Charles's political awakening started with the first great crisis of the monarchy in 1786, when it became apparent that the kingdom was bankrupt from previous military endeavours (in particular the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence) and needed fiscal reform to survive. Charles supported the removal of the aristocracy's financial privileges, but was opposed to any reduction in the social privileges enjoyed by either the Roman Catholic Church or the nobility. He believed that France's finances should be reformed without the monarchy being overthrown. In his own words, it was "time for repair, not demolition."


title: Charles X

text: King Louis XVI eventually convened the Estates General, which had not been assembled for over 150 years, to meet in May 1789 to ratify financial reforms. Along with his sister Élisabeth, Charles was the most conservative member of the family and opposed the demands of the Third Estate (representing the commoners) to increase their voting power. This prompted criticism from his brother, who accused him of being "plus royaliste que le roi" ("more royalist than the king"). In June 1789, the representatives of the Third Estate declared themselves a National Assembly intent on providing France with a new constitution.


title: Charles X

text: In conjunction with the Baron de Breteuil, Charles had political alliances arranged to depose the liberal minister of finance, Jacques Necker. These plans backfired when Charles attempted to secure Necker's dismissal on 11 July without Breteuil's knowledge, much earlier than they had originally intended. It was the beginning of a decline in his political alliance with Breteuil, which ended in mutual loathing.


title: Charles X

text: Necker's dismissal provoked the storming of the Bastille on 14 July. With the concurrence of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Charles and his family left France three days later, on 17 July, along with several other courtiers. These included the Duchess of Polignac, the queen's favourite. His flight was historically attributed to personal fears for his own safety. However recent research indicates that the King had approved his brother's departure in advance, seeing it as a means of ensuring that one close relative would be free to act as a spokesman for the monarchy, after Louis himself had been moved from Versailles to Paris.


title: Charles X

text: Charles and his family decided to seek refuge in Savoy, his wife's native country, where they were joined by some members of the Condé family. Meanwhile, in Paris, Louis XVI was struggling with the National Assembly, which was committed to radical reforms and had enacted the Constitution of 1791. In March 1791, the Assembly also enacted a regency bill that provided for the case of the king's premature death. While his heir Louis-Charles was still a minor, the Count of Provence, the Duke of Orléans or, if either was unavailable, someone chosen by election should become regent, completely passing over the rights of Charles who, in the royal lineage, stood between the Count of Provence and the Duke of Orléans.


title: Charles X

text: Charles meanwhile left Turin (in Italy) and moved to Trier in Germany, where his uncle, Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony, was the incumbent Archbishop-Elector. Charles prepared for a counter-revolutionary invasion of France, but a letter by Marie Antoinette postponed it until after the royal family had escaped from Paris and joined a concentration of regular troops under François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé at Montmédy.


title: Charles X

text: After the attempted flight was stopped at Varennes, Charles moved on to Koblenz, where he, the recently escaped Count of Provence and the Princes of Condé jointly declared their intention to invade France. The Count of Provence was sending dispatches to various European sovereigns for assistance, while Charles set up a court-in-exile in the Electorate of Trier. On 25 August, the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia issued the Declaration of Pillnitz, which called on other European powers to intervene in France.