Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: "Department S" (1969–70) and "Jason King" (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to popular success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers. Peter Wyngarde's date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed. According to his own account, he
A Tribe Called Quest and the Gold-certified album "Amplified", released in 1999. The album was produced by Q-Tip and Jay Dee (as The Ummah), and DJ Scratch. After "Amplified", Q-Tip changed directions and recorded 2002's "Kamaal the Abstract", an album which saw him in the role of singer and bandleader. Unlike his work with A Tribe Called Quest, or his own solo work, "Kamaal" was constructed around live music, and "abstract" song concepts, all orchestrated by Q-Tip himself. Arista Records refused to release the album, fearing it would be unmarketable coming from a rapper, resulting in Q-Tip leaving the label. Undeterred, he recorded 2005's