A
pretender 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
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''The Pretender'' (film), a 1947 American crime film
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''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
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''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 ...
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"The Pretender" (''Code Lyoko''), an episode of ''Code Lyoko''
Novels
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''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 ...
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''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
* ''
The Pretender: Rebirth'', a first of many novels by Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle based on cult television show ''The Pretender''
Music
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''The Pretender'' (album), a 1976 album by Jackson Browne
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"The Pretender" (Jackson Browne song), a song from the album
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"The Pretender" (Foo Fighters song), 2007
* "The Pretender", a song by Datarock from ''
Red'', 2009
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"Pretender" (Official Hige Dandism song), 2019
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"Pretender" (Lillasyster song), 2021
* "Pretender", a song by Madonna from ''
Like a Virgin'', 1984
* "Pretender", a song by Miike Snow from ''
Happy to You'', 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
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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
See also
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Pretending (disambiguation)
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Pretenders (disambiguation)
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The Great Pretender (disambiguation)
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Antipope
An antipope ( la, antipapa) is a person who makes a significant and substantial attempt to occupy the position of Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church in opposition to the legitimately elected pope. At times between the 3rd and mid- ...
, a pretender to the papacy
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