- Born
- Birth nameJorge Duílio Lima Menezes
- Jorge Ben Jor was born on March 22, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a composer and actor, known for Kong: Skull Island (2017), Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).
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- Successfully sued Rod Stewart for plagiarizing his song "Taj Mahal" as "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?".
- His music style mix samba, funk, rock, pop, maracatu, bossa nova, rap and samba-rock.
- In 1989 changed his name Jorge Ben to Jorge Ben Jor, after one of his royalty payments was mistakenly sent to American singer George Benson.
- Fascinated by Christian mysticism (Ben's grandfather was a member of the Rosicrucian Order), hermetic alchemy, and numerology, with references to these themes occurring in numerous songs.
- He is one of two people who reside in the famous Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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