Barry White
| Born | September 12, 1944 |
| Hometown | Galveston, Texas, United States of America |
| Net worth | $20 million |
| Height | 6'4" (1.92m) |
| Spouse | Glodean White, Mary |
| Children | Nina White, Barry White Jr., Shaherah White, Darryl White, Melva White |
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Grant Tom Hardy any wish and you suspect it’d involve destroying the internet. Except, hang on, it turns out that Tom Hardy isn’t a bad rapper at all. Musically it leans hard on Alan Hawkshaw and Barry White samples and, while Hardy can’t quite settle on a signature flow – sometimes he’s channelling Method Man, other times he verges on House of Pain – you’d struggle to find anyone who’d admit that he didn’t have talent.
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'Mr Smooth': Commuters hail 'Barry White of the DLR' for hilarious silky-voiced train announcements
A train announcer dubbed the "Barry White of London’s transport network” has been delighting commuters with his silky voice and daily quips. Scores of passengers travelling on the Docklands Light Railway in east London have remarked on the unknown worker’s “sultry” and “seductive” announcements.
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The Top 10: People Whose Names Could Be Journeys
Ben Cropper said: “I remember once seeing a London bus with Victoria Peckham on the front.” Similarly, Brooklyn Beckenham, nominated by Tom Peck, did not make it to the select few. David Mills had the idea for this Top 10, so he is allowed to nominate a player from his favourite team. “Can be a very pleasant crossing on a calm day,” said David Sutherland, from Northern Ireland to the Scottish coast near Ayr.
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'Barry White of tennis': Umpire with soothing voice melts hearts at Wimbledon
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Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, tour review: Frankie's timeless voice is a thing of wonder
Whoever said rock’n’roll was a young man’s game forgot to tell Frankie Valli. Aged 82, the New Jersey crooner (born Francesco Castelluccio) has dusted off the tuxedo, pulled on the platform soles and returned to the stage. Nowadays, Valli looks like Willem Dafoe’s diminutive dad, but his voice is a thing of wonder.
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US teacher's amazing individual handshakes with all his pupils captured on film
A US primary school teacher has captured the hearts of the nation after footage emerged of his unique handshakes with each of his pupils. Barry White Jr, a fifth-grade English teacher at Ashley Park Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, performs the personalised greetings with his 10 and 11-year-old students before they start lessons. Mr White Jr has also featured on US breakfast show Good Morning America.
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