Acting · Duluth, Minnesota, USA · Born May 24, 1941
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."
MovieNo Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker
2026
as Himself (archival footage)
MovieNewport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
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MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
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MovieHighway 99: A Double Album
2025
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MovieOne to One: John & Yoko
2025
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MovieStepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center
2024
MovieReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
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MovieThe Beach Boys
2024
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MovieSong to Woody: Greenwich Village, The Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan
2024
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MovieThe Greatest Night in Pop
2024
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MovieJoan Baez: I Am a Noise
2023
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Movie2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
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MovieJoni Mitchell, Lady Blue
2022
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MovieHallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
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MovieKalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
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MovieKaren Dalton: In My Own Time
2021
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MovieBob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
2021
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MovieThe Magic Voices of Pop
2021
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MovieBob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
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MovieLike a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
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MovieThe Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
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TV1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
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MovieBob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999
2020
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MovieJimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
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MovieBob Dylan: Busy Being Born
2020
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MovieMy Darling Vivian
2020
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MovieNana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
2020
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MovieOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020
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MovieBig Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
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MovieManson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
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MovieRollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film
2019
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MovieRolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019
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MovieThe Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
2019
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MovieBarbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
2018
TVElvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
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MovieEric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
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TVThe Top Ten Revealed
2018
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TVPopular Voices at the BBC
2017
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MovieBob Dylan: Trouble No More
2017
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MovieThe Discreet Françoise Hardy
2016
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MovieÅret var 1966
2016
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MovieJohnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
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MovieBob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965
2015
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MovieMavis!
2015
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MovieSnapshots from the Tour
2015
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MovieSweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield
2013
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MovieBorn In Chicago
2013
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MovieGreenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
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MovieLegend of Lead Belly
2013
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MovieBob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012
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MovieJohn Mellencamp: It's About You
2012
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MovieYouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
2011
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MovieBob Dylan Revealed
2011
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MovieBob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
2011
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MovieBob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb
2011
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MovieThe People Speak
2009
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MovieJoan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
2009
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Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
2009
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Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey
2009
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MovieO Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
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MovieInside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!
2008
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MovieJohnny Cash's America
2008
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MovieJohnny Cash: Live On Air
2008
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MovieBob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow
2008
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MovieComposing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
2008
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MovieThe Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
2007
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Movie65 Revisited
2007
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MovieTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
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MovieThe Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
2007
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MoviePete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007
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MovieThe True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
2007
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MovieThe Bob Dylan Phenomenon
2007
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MovieBob Dylan: The Folk Years
2006
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MovieBob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down
2006
MovieThe Ballad of AJ Weberman
2006
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MovieAndy Warhol: A Documentary Film
2006
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MovieBob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978
2006
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MovieBob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
2006
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MovieGotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
2006
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Folk Britannia
2006
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MovieGeorge Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
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MovieNo Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
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MovieSeattle Supersonic
2005
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MovieLive Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
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MovieBob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan
2005
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MovieBob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues
2005
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MovieLive Aid
2004
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MovieWillie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
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MovieHank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004
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MovieBob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
2004
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MovieTales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
2004
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MovieRolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology
2004
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MovieBob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein
2004
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MovieThe Best Of Beat
2003
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MovieEd Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003
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MovieMasked and Anonymous
2003
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MovieWorld Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
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MovieEric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
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MovieParadise Cove
1999
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MovieThe Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
1998
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TVDharma & Greg
1997
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MovieSinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
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MovieRobbie Robertson: Going Home
1995
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My Generation: The Animals
1995
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MovieRobbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
1994
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MovieBob Dylan: MTV Unplugged
1994
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MovieBob Dylan: Woodstock '94
1994
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The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
1994
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MovieNanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993
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MovieWillie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
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MovieBob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
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MovieGuitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
1991
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MovieVan Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
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MovieSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
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MovieCatchfire
1990
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TVMTV Unplugged
1989
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MovieImagine: John Lennon
1988
MovieHearts of Fire
1987
as Billy Parker
MovieGetting to Dylan
1987
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Taj Mahal and Friends
1987
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MovieHard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
1986
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MovieLive Aid
1985
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MovieWe Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
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MovieThe Making of Sun City
1985
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MovieBob Dylan: Jokerman
1984
MovieThe Story of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
1983
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MovieEchoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979
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TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
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MovieThe Last Waltz
1978
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MovieRenaldo and Clara
1978
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MovieLeonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
1977
MovieBob Dylan: Hard Rain
1976
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MovieBob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976
1976
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TVSaturday Night Live
1975
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TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
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MoviePat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Alias
MovieEat the Document
1972
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Scruggs: A Festival of Music
1972
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MovieYoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
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MovieThe Concert for Bangladesh
1972
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TVDisco
1971
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TVGreat Performances
1971
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MovieGerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
1970
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TVThe Johnny Cash Show
1969
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MovieJohnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
1969
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Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967
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MovieFestival
1967
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MovieBob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967
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MovieDylan Speaks
1965
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MovieAndy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
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MovieScreen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan
1965
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MovieBob Dylan Quest Television Special
1964
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MovieThe Madhouse on Castle Street
1963
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TVThe Grammys
1959
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TVThe Oscars
1953
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MovieThe Wild West Bank Sound
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