Tools
Name/MovieBio
Returns a biography of a person or group involved in movies.
This request may return a large amount of data. To speed data transmission, request a compressed response by including Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate in the HTTP header.
Syntax
| name/moviebio? | name=name nameid=nameid cosmoid=cosmoid amgpopid=amgpopid amgmovieid=amgmovieid amgclassicalid=amgclassicalid |
&apikey=apikey&sig=sig [&format=format] [&country=country] [&language=language] |
Request Example 1
- Request the movie biography of Barbra Streisand.
Request Example 2
- Request the movie biography of Barbra Streisand using a Cosmo ID.
Request Parameters
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| Parameter | Required | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apikey | Yes | Access code that authorizes your request for data from Rovi. | ||
| sig | Yes | A calculated authorization code. To perform the calculation, execute the MD5 function on the concatenation of the following three strings:
Perform the calculation at the time of each request to be sure it's within a five-minute window of the server time. If you're testing the call in a browser, use our online signature generator to perform the calculation. | ||
| amgclassicalid | Conditional | All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a classical music artist, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with Q and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces. For example: Q 9065. When using an AMG Classical ID in a request, replace any spaces in the ID with plus (+) or percent20 (%20) symbols, like this: Q+++++9065. AMG is a legacy database of entertainment information. Condition: The request must contain just one of these parameters:
| ||
| amgmovieid | Conditional | All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a person who works in movies, consisting of a seven-character string that starts with P and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces. For example: P 30474. When using an AMG Movie ID in a request, replace any spaces in the ID with plus (+) or percent20 (%20) symbols, like this: P+30474. Condition: The request must contain just one of these parameters:
| ||
| amgpopid | Conditional | All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a popular music artist, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with P and is followed by 9 digits with leading spaces. For example: P 84363. When using an AMG Pop ID in a request, replace any spaces in the ID with plus (+) or percent20 (%20) symbols, like this: P++++84363. Condition: The request must contain just one of these parameters:
| ||
| cosmoid | Conditional | Cosmo database ID for a person, group, or organization. You can get Cosmo IDs with Search requests. Cosmo is a database of television data.
Condition: The request must contain just one of these parameters:
| ||
| name | Conditional | Name of the person or group. This returns the top search result for that name. Replace any spaces with plus (+) or percent20 (%20) symbols.
Condition: The request must contain just one of these parameters:
| ||
| nameid | Conditional | Rovi Music ID for a person, group, or organization, consisting of the prefix MN followed by a ten-digit number. For example: MN0000114342. Your application can grab name IDs from responses to Search and from Info, Credits, Tracks, and Recommendations requests. For a complete list of requests that return name IDs, click here.
Condition: The request must contain just one of these parameters:
| ||
| country | No | Country of the language of the response. The current release of the API supports only US. | ||
| format | No | Format of the returned data: json or xml. The default is JSON. | ||
| language | No | Language of the response. This request supports only en, English. |
Response
Response Header
| Response | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| build | String | The software release level of the API. |
| code | Integer | HTTP status code. See the status field for the text part of the code. |
| duration | Integer | Server processing time in milliseconds. The difference between startTime and endTime. |
| endTime | String | When the server sent the response (UTC time). |
| messages | Message [ ] | Elements of a multiple HTTP response status message. |
| parameters | parameters | List of the parameters included in the request. |
| parentIds | parentIds | All of the IDs for the requested name that are recognized by the Name API. |
| serverName | String | Name of the server that processed the request. |
| startTime | String | When the server received the request (UTC time). |
| status | String | Text part of the HTTP status code that is shown in the code field. |
Response for Name/MovieBio
| Response | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| author | String | Author of the biography. |
| text | String | The biography. |
JSON Response Example
- The following example is formatted with extra spaces and carriage returns to make it easy to read.
{
"status":"ok",
"code":200,
"messages":null,
"build":"1.5.1.9",
"parameters":{
"apiKey":"apikey",
"id":"MN0000855531"
},
"serverName":"tul1cssw2",
"startTime":"2011-04-28T21:35:28.3764403Z",
"endTime":"2011-04-28T21:35:28.3764403Z",
"duration":0,
"parentIds":{
"amgClassicalId":"Q 55199",
"amgMovieId":"P112652",
"amgPopId":"P 3153",
"cosmoId":"101344",
"nameId":"MN0000855531"
},
"movieBio":{
"text":"A superstar performer of stage, television, films, and recordings, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Barbra Streisand[\/rovilink] has been one of the few in American entertainment history with Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards. Born April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] harbored show business ambitions from childhood. At 18, she won a talent contest at The Lion, a Greenwich Village club; she went on to gain some recognition on the nightclub circuit and appeared in an off-Broadway revue. In 1962, the singer made her Broadway debut in a supporting role in I Can Get It for You Wholesale; the [rovilink=\"D\"]musical[\/rovilink] wasn't very successful, but she stole the show with her singing and [rovilink=\"D\"]comedic[\/rovilink] skills, leading to a New York Critics Award and instant stardom. [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink]'s role in the show also contained another perk; an introduction to co-star [rovilink=\"P 27972\"]Elliott Gould[\/rovilink], whom she married in 1963. (They divorced in 1971.)\u000d\u000a\u000d\u000a[rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] went on to gain huge popularity in supper club appearances and on various TV specials, particularly in an appearance with [rovilink=\"P 25962\"]Judy Garland[\/rovilink]. She won further popularity with her 1965 TV special, [rovilink=\"V 3930\"]My Name is Barbra[\/rovilink], and its follow-up, [rovilink=\"V 3929\"]Color Me Barbra[\/rovilink] (1966). [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] topped her own success in a stunning performance as the lead in the hit Broadway [rovilink=\"D\"]musical[\/rovilink] Funny Girl (1964); she repeated her portrayal of real-life entertainer [rovilink=\"P 8403\"]Fanny Brice[\/rovilink] in the [rovilink=\"D\"]musical[\/rovilink]'s film version four years later in her big-screen debut, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, [rovilink=\"O\"]CBS[\/rovilink] signed her to a multimillion-dollar recording contract and she starred in a number of elaborate TV specials. In 1970, she was presented with a special Tony award as Broadway's \"Actress of the Decade.\" She went on to become a successful screen actress in an up-and-down career that included starring roles in [rovilink=\"D\"]musicals[\/rovilink], [rovilink=\"D\"]comedies[\/rovilink], and [rovilink=\"D\"]dramas[\/rovilink]. Some of her more notable work included 1970's [rovilink=\"V 36964\"]The Owl and the Pussycat[\/rovilink], [rovilink=\"P 82288\"]Peter Bogdanovich[\/rovilink]'s hugely successful [rovilink=\"V 54097\"]What's Up, Doc?[\/rovilink] (1972), and [rovilink=\"V 53615\"]The Way We Were[\/rovilink] (1973), in which she co-starred with [rovilink=\"P107758\"]Robert Redford[\/rovilink] and had her first number-one single with the film's title song. In 1976, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] won further acclaim with [rovilink=\"V 46639\"]A Star is Born[\/rovilink], for which she won a Best Song Oscar. \u000d\u000a\u000d\u000aThe '80s saw [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] begin to take a more active role behind the camera as a producer and director. In 1983, she directed, co-wrote, and starred in [rovilink=\"V 55765\"]Yentl[\/rovilink], winning a Golden Globe for her directorial efforts. Her next big onscreen hit came with 1991's adaptation of [rovilink=\"P 85721\"]Pat Conroy[\/rovilink]'s [rovilink=\"V 39201\"]The Prince of Tides[\/rovilink]. Considered one of the most powerful and independent women in show business, with five Emmys and seven Grammys to her name by 1990, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] continued to ride high with a sold-out concert series in 1995. The following year, she directed [rovilink=\"V 136727\"]The Mirror Has Two Faces[\/rovilink], in which she starred with [rovilink=\"P 3197\"]Jeff Bridges[\/rovilink] and [rovilink=\"P 3116\"]Lauren Bacall[\/rovilink]. In 1998, she again made news with her marriage to actor [rovilink=\"P 8656\"]James Brolin[\/rovilink].",
"author":""
}
}
"status":"ok",
"code":200,
"messages":null,
"build":"1.5.1.9",
"parameters":{
"apiKey":"apikey",
"id":"MN0000855531"
},
"serverName":"tul1cssw2",
"startTime":"2011-04-28T21:35:28.3764403Z",
"endTime":"2011-04-28T21:35:28.3764403Z",
"duration":0,
"parentIds":{
"amgClassicalId":"Q 55199",
"amgMovieId":"P112652",
"amgPopId":"P 3153",
"cosmoId":"101344",
"nameId":"MN0000855531"
},
"movieBio":{
"text":"A superstar performer of stage, television, films, and recordings, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Barbra Streisand[\/rovilink] has been one of the few in American entertainment history with Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards. Born April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] harbored show business ambitions from childhood. At 18, she won a talent contest at The Lion, a Greenwich Village club; she went on to gain some recognition on the nightclub circuit and appeared in an off-Broadway revue. In 1962, the singer made her Broadway debut in a supporting role in I Can Get It for You Wholesale; the [rovilink=\"D\"]musical[\/rovilink] wasn't very successful, but she stole the show with her singing and [rovilink=\"D\"]comedic[\/rovilink] skills, leading to a New York Critics Award and instant stardom. [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink]'s role in the show also contained another perk; an introduction to co-star [rovilink=\"P 27972\"]Elliott Gould[\/rovilink], whom she married in 1963. (They divorced in 1971.)\u000d\u000a\u000d\u000a[rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] went on to gain huge popularity in supper club appearances and on various TV specials, particularly in an appearance with [rovilink=\"P 25962\"]Judy Garland[\/rovilink]. She won further popularity with her 1965 TV special, [rovilink=\"V 3930\"]My Name is Barbra[\/rovilink], and its follow-up, [rovilink=\"V 3929\"]Color Me Barbra[\/rovilink] (1966). [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] topped her own success in a stunning performance as the lead in the hit Broadway [rovilink=\"D\"]musical[\/rovilink] Funny Girl (1964); she repeated her portrayal of real-life entertainer [rovilink=\"P 8403\"]Fanny Brice[\/rovilink] in the [rovilink=\"D\"]musical[\/rovilink]'s film version four years later in her big-screen debut, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, [rovilink=\"O\"]CBS[\/rovilink] signed her to a multimillion-dollar recording contract and she starred in a number of elaborate TV specials. In 1970, she was presented with a special Tony award as Broadway's \"Actress of the Decade.\" She went on to become a successful screen actress in an up-and-down career that included starring roles in [rovilink=\"D\"]musicals[\/rovilink], [rovilink=\"D\"]comedies[\/rovilink], and [rovilink=\"D\"]dramas[\/rovilink]. Some of her more notable work included 1970's [rovilink=\"V 36964\"]The Owl and the Pussycat[\/rovilink], [rovilink=\"P 82288\"]Peter Bogdanovich[\/rovilink]'s hugely successful [rovilink=\"V 54097\"]What's Up, Doc?[\/rovilink] (1972), and [rovilink=\"V 53615\"]The Way We Were[\/rovilink] (1973), in which she co-starred with [rovilink=\"P107758\"]Robert Redford[\/rovilink] and had her first number-one single with the film's title song. In 1976, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] won further acclaim with [rovilink=\"V 46639\"]A Star is Born[\/rovilink], for which she won a Best Song Oscar. \u000d\u000a\u000d\u000aThe '80s saw [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] begin to take a more active role behind the camera as a producer and director. In 1983, she directed, co-wrote, and starred in [rovilink=\"V 55765\"]Yentl[\/rovilink], winning a Golden Globe for her directorial efforts. Her next big onscreen hit came with 1991's adaptation of [rovilink=\"P 85721\"]Pat Conroy[\/rovilink]'s [rovilink=\"V 39201\"]The Prince of Tides[\/rovilink]. Considered one of the most powerful and independent women in show business, with five Emmys and seven Grammys to her name by 1990, [rovilink=\"P112652\"]Streisand[\/rovilink] continued to ride high with a sold-out concert series in 1995. The following year, she directed [rovilink=\"V 136727\"]The Mirror Has Two Faces[\/rovilink], in which she starred with [rovilink=\"P 3197\"]Jeff Bridges[\/rovilink] and [rovilink=\"P 3116\"]Lauren Bacall[\/rovilink]. In 1998, she again made news with her marriage to actor [rovilink=\"P 8656\"]James Brolin[\/rovilink].",
"author":""
}
}
XML Response Example
<NameMovieBio xmlns="com.rovicorp.metadataservice" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<status>ok</status>
<code>200</code>
<messages i:nil="true"/>
<build>1.5.1.9</build>
<parameters>
<apiKey>apikey</apiKey>
<id>MN0000855531</id>
<format>xml</format>
</parameters>
<serverName>tul1cssw4</serverName>
<startTime>2011-04-28T21:34:30.1707337Z</startTime>
<endTime>2011-04-28T21:34:30.1863588Z</endTime>
<duration>15</duration>
<parentIds>
<amgClassicalId>Q 55199</amgClassicalId>
<amgMovieId>P112652</amgMovieId>
<amgPopId>P 3153</amgPopId>
<cosmoId>101344</cosmoId>
<nameId>MN0000855531</nameId>
</parentIds>
<movieBio>
<text>A superstar performer of stage, television, films, and recordings, [rovilink="P112652"]Barbra Streisand[/rovilink] has been one of the few in American entertainment history with Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards. Born April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] harbored show business ambitions from childhood. At 18, she won a talent contest at The Lion, a Greenwich Village club; she went on to gain some recognition on the nightclub circuit and appeared in an off-Broadway revue. In 1962, the singer made her Broadway debut in a supporting role in I Can Get It for You Wholesale; the [rovilink="D"]musical[/rovilink] wasn't very successful, but she stole the show with her singing and [rovilink="D"]comedic[/rovilink] skills, leading to a New York Critics Award and instant stardom. [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink]'s role in the show also contained another perk; an introduction to co-star [rovilink="P 27972"]Elliott Gould[/rovilink], whom she married in 1963. (They divorced in 1971.) [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] went on to gain huge popularity in supper club appearances and on various TV specials, particularly in an appearance with [rovilink="P 25962"]Judy Garland[/rovilink]. She won further popularity with her 1965 TV special, [rovilink="V 3930"]My Name is Barbra[/rovilink], and its follow-up, [rovilink="V 3929"]Color Me Barbra[/rovilink] (1966). [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] topped her own success in a stunning performance as the lead in the hit Broadway [rovilink="D"]musical[/rovilink] Funny Girl (1964); she repeated her portrayal of real-life entertainer [rovilink="P 8403"]Fanny Brice[/rovilink] in the [rovilink="D"]musical[/rovilink]'s film version four years later in her big-screen debut, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, [rovilink="O"]CBS[/rovilink] signed her to a multimillion-dollar recording contract and she starred in a number of elaborate TV specials. In 1970, she was presented with a special Tony award as Broadway's "Actress of the Decade." She went on to become a successful screen actress in an up-and-down career that included starring roles in [rovilink="D"]musicals[/rovilink], [rovilink="D"]comedies[/rovilink], and [rovilink="D"]dramas[/rovilink]. Some of her more notable work included 1970's [rovilink="V 36964"]The Owl and the Pussycat[/rovilink], [rovilink="P 82288"]Peter Bogdanovich[/rovilink]'s hugely successful [rovilink="V 54097"]What's Up, Doc?[/rovilink] (1972), and [rovilink="V 53615"]The Way We Were[/rovilink] (1973), in which she co-starred with [rovilink="P107758"]Robert Redford[/rovilink] and had her first number-one single with the film's title song. In 1976, [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] won further acclaim with [rovilink="V 46639"]A Star is Born[/rovilink], for which she won a Best Song Oscar. The '80s saw [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] begin to take a more active role behind the camera as a producer and director. In 1983, she directed, co-wrote, and starred in [rovilink="V 55765"]Yentl[/rovilink], winning a Golden Globe for her directorial efforts. Her next big onscreen hit came with 1991's adaptation of [rovilink="P 85721"]Pat Conroy[/rovilink]'s [rovilink="V 39201"]The Prince of Tides[/rovilink]. Considered one of the most powerful and independent women in show business, with five Emmys and seven Grammys to her name by 1990, [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] continued to ride high with a sold-out concert series in 1995. The following year, she directed [rovilink="V 136727"]The Mirror Has Two Faces[/rovilink], in which she starred with [rovilink="P 3197"]Jeff Bridges[/rovilink] and [rovilink="P 3116"]Lauren Bacall[/rovilink]. In 1998, she again made news with her marriage to actor [rovilink="P 8656"]James Brolin[/rovilink].</text>
<author/>
</movieBio>
</NameMovieBio>
<status>ok</status>
<code>200</code>
<messages i:nil="true"/>
<build>1.5.1.9</build>
<parameters>
<apiKey>apikey</apiKey>
<id>MN0000855531</id>
<format>xml</format>
</parameters>
<serverName>tul1cssw4</serverName>
<startTime>2011-04-28T21:34:30.1707337Z</startTime>
<endTime>2011-04-28T21:34:30.1863588Z</endTime>
<duration>15</duration>
<parentIds>
<amgClassicalId>Q 55199</amgClassicalId>
<amgMovieId>P112652</amgMovieId>
<amgPopId>P 3153</amgPopId>
<cosmoId>101344</cosmoId>
<nameId>MN0000855531</nameId>
</parentIds>
<movieBio>
<text>A superstar performer of stage, television, films, and recordings, [rovilink="P112652"]Barbra Streisand[/rovilink] has been one of the few in American entertainment history with Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards. Born April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] harbored show business ambitions from childhood. At 18, she won a talent contest at The Lion, a Greenwich Village club; she went on to gain some recognition on the nightclub circuit and appeared in an off-Broadway revue. In 1962, the singer made her Broadway debut in a supporting role in I Can Get It for You Wholesale; the [rovilink="D"]musical[/rovilink] wasn't very successful, but she stole the show with her singing and [rovilink="D"]comedic[/rovilink] skills, leading to a New York Critics Award and instant stardom. [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink]'s role in the show also contained another perk; an introduction to co-star [rovilink="P 27972"]Elliott Gould[/rovilink], whom she married in 1963. (They divorced in 1971.) [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] went on to gain huge popularity in supper club appearances and on various TV specials, particularly in an appearance with [rovilink="P 25962"]Judy Garland[/rovilink]. She won further popularity with her 1965 TV special, [rovilink="V 3930"]My Name is Barbra[/rovilink], and its follow-up, [rovilink="V 3929"]Color Me Barbra[/rovilink] (1966). [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] topped her own success in a stunning performance as the lead in the hit Broadway [rovilink="D"]musical[/rovilink] Funny Girl (1964); she repeated her portrayal of real-life entertainer [rovilink="P 8403"]Fanny Brice[/rovilink] in the [rovilink="D"]musical[/rovilink]'s film version four years later in her big-screen debut, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, [rovilink="O"]CBS[/rovilink] signed her to a multimillion-dollar recording contract and she starred in a number of elaborate TV specials. In 1970, she was presented with a special Tony award as Broadway's "Actress of the Decade." She went on to become a successful screen actress in an up-and-down career that included starring roles in [rovilink="D"]musicals[/rovilink], [rovilink="D"]comedies[/rovilink], and [rovilink="D"]dramas[/rovilink]. Some of her more notable work included 1970's [rovilink="V 36964"]The Owl and the Pussycat[/rovilink], [rovilink="P 82288"]Peter Bogdanovich[/rovilink]'s hugely successful [rovilink="V 54097"]What's Up, Doc?[/rovilink] (1972), and [rovilink="V 53615"]The Way We Were[/rovilink] (1973), in which she co-starred with [rovilink="P107758"]Robert Redford[/rovilink] and had her first number-one single with the film's title song. In 1976, [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] won further acclaim with [rovilink="V 46639"]A Star is Born[/rovilink], for which she won a Best Song Oscar. The '80s saw [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] begin to take a more active role behind the camera as a producer and director. In 1983, she directed, co-wrote, and starred in [rovilink="V 55765"]Yentl[/rovilink], winning a Golden Globe for her directorial efforts. Her next big onscreen hit came with 1991's adaptation of [rovilink="P 85721"]Pat Conroy[/rovilink]'s [rovilink="V 39201"]The Prince of Tides[/rovilink]. Considered one of the most powerful and independent women in show business, with five Emmys and seven Grammys to her name by 1990, [rovilink="P112652"]Streisand[/rovilink] continued to ride high with a sold-out concert series in 1995. The following year, she directed [rovilink="V 136727"]The Mirror Has Two Faces[/rovilink], in which she starred with [rovilink="P 3197"]Jeff Bridges[/rovilink] and [rovilink="P 3116"]Lauren Bacall[/rovilink]. In 1998, she again made news with her marriage to actor [rovilink="P 8656"]James Brolin[/rovilink].</text>
<author/>
</movieBio>
</NameMovieBio>