pretender A pretender is someone who claims to be the rightful ruler of a country although not recognized as such by the current government. The term is often used to suggest that a claim is not legitimate.Curley Jr., Walter J. P. ''Monarchs-in-Waiting'' ...

is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else. Pretender or The Pretender may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''The Pretender'' (film), a 1947 American crime film * ''The Pretender'' (TV series), a 1996–2000 American television series ** ''

The Pretender 2001 ''The Pretender 2001'' (also called ''Pretender 2001'') is an American Television film, made-for-television Action fiction, action Drama (film and television), drama film and the first of ''The Pretender (TV series), The Pretender'' franchise of m ...

'', a January 2001 TV movie ** '' The Pretender: Island of the Haunted'', a December 2001 TV movie * ''The Pretender'' (New Zealand TV series) (2005), directed by

Jonathan Brough Jonathan Brough is a New Zealand-born film director based in Australia. He is best known for the comedy TV series ''Rosehaven'', ''Aftertaste'' and ''The Family Law''. Early life and education Brough grew up in Hawera, New Zealand, the son of ...

* "The Pretender" (''Code Lyoko''), an episode of ''Code Lyoko''

Novels

* ''The Pretender'' (Animorphs), a novel by K. A. Applegate * ''The Pretender'', a 2008 novel about literary forgery by

David Belbin David Lawrence Belbin (born 19 January 1958) is an English novelist. He was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and has lived in Nottingham since attending the University of Nottingham where he earned a degree in English Literature and American Studi ...

* ''Pretender'' (C. J. Cherryh novel), a 2006 novel set in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner universe * ''The Pretender'', a novel by

Lion Feuchtwanger Lion Feuchtwanger (; 7 July 1884 – 21 December 1958) was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht. Feuchtwanger's Ju ...

* ''The Pretender: A Story of the Latin Quarter'', a novel by

Robert W. Service Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon". The middle name 'William' was in honour of a rich uncle. When that uncle neglected to provide for hi ...

* '' The Pretender: Rebirth'', a first of many novels by Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle based on cult television show ''The Pretender''

Music

* ''The Pretender'' (album), a 1976 album by Jackson Browne ** "The Pretender" (Jackson Browne song), a song from the album * "The Pretender" (Foo Fighters song), 2007 * "The Pretender", a song by Datarock from ''

Red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

'', 2009 * "Pretender" (Official Hige Dandism song), 2019 * "Pretender" (Lillasyster song), 2021 * "Pretender", a song by Madonna from '' Like a Virgin'', 1984 * "Pretender", a song by Miike Snow from ''

Happy to You ''Happy to You'' is the second studio album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released in the United States on 13 March 2012 by Downtown Records and Universal Republic Records, and in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2012 by Columbia Rec ...

'', 2012 * "Pretender", a song by Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, and AJR from ''

Neon Future III ''Neon Future III'' is the fifth studio album by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki. It was released on November 9, 2018, through Ultra Records and Dim Mak Records, serving as the third chapter of Aoki's '' Neon Future'' concept albums. A fou ...

'', 2018 ** "Pretender (acoustic)", acoustic version by AJR from '' The Click (Deluxe)''

Other uses

Pretender (horse) Pretender (1866–1878) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After showing promise as a two-year-old in 1868 he improved to become a top class performer in the early part of the following year. He won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarke ...

, a British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1869 Epsom Derby

Film and television

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