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Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 08: Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award Honorees Mike Medavoy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Caryl Stern, Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award Honorees Nick Medavoy, Irena Medavoy, actor Sean Penn, singer Lionel Richie, and actor Dennis Quaid attend the 2011 UNICEF Ball presented by Baccarat held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on December 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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About Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, who has sold more than 100 million records.

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