Bearded, amiable American singer/actor Kenny Rogers launched his professional career as a member of the New Christy Minstrels, then first rose to fame as a member of the country-pop group the First Edition. After several years of hits like "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (as well as popular syndicated TV series Rollin' on the River), the First Edition broke up in 1974. Rogers had some lean years immediately after the split, at one point making ends meet by promoting a correspondence school guitar course. The outlook became brighter in 1976 when Rogers recorded his first solo hit, "Love Lifted Me," which he followed up with the even more popular ballad "Lucille." He regained his following with a dozen TV specials and several duets with equally renowned female country artists. In 1980, Rogers made his TV-movie debut with The Gambler (1980), an agreeable Western based on one of his more successful songs ("You gotta know when to hold 'em/know when to fold 'em...etc."). The Gambler scored an immediate ratings coup, inspiring sequels over the next decade, the best of which was The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991), which had the added drawing card of guest appearances by several popular TV cowboy stars of days gone by. Rogers also pleased the crowd with the made-for-TV Coward of the County (1981), a dramatized elaboration of another of his top-selling songs. Less successful was Kenny Rogers' starring theatrical feature, Six Pack (1982), which proves that having six cute kids onscreen doesn't make you a Disney-quality hit.
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All In: The Poker Movie
Participant |
2009 | NOT YET RELEASED | ||
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Christmas in Canaan
Book Author |
2009 | |||
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Thank You Billy Graham
Performance |
2008 | |||
| 2007 | ||||
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Elvis: 50 Years in Show Business
Participant |
2004 | |||
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The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour
Performance |
2004 | |||
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Kenny Rogers: Live By Request
Performance |
2001 | |||
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| 1997 | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
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Rio Diablo
Actor |
1993 | |||
| 1993 | ||||
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| 1992 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
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The Real West: The Battle of the Alamo
Participant |
1992 | |||
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The Real West: The Texas Rangers
Participant |
1992 | |||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
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The Return of Spinal Tap
Actor |
1992 | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
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Kenny Rogers: Greatest Video Hits
Performance |
1990 | |||
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Nostalgia for the 90's
Archival Appearance |
1990 | |||
| 1987 | ||||
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Country Comes Alive
Performance |
1986 | |||
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Tough Guys
Musical Performer |
1986 | |||
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Video Love Songs
Performance |
1986 | |||
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Kenny and Dolly: Real Love
Performance |
1985 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
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Wild Horses
Actor |
1984 | |||
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Sheena Easton: Act One
Performance |
1983 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
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Six Pack
Actor, Featured Music |
1982 | |||
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Coward of the County
Actor |
1981 | |||
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The Gambler
Actor, Singer |
1980 | |||
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Captain & Tennille in Hawaii
Performance |
1978 | |||
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The Mike Douglas Show: November 9, 1976
Archival Appearance |
1976 | |||
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The Dream Makers
Actor, Composer (Music Score), Singer |
1975 | |||
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Fools
Singer |
1970 | |||
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