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He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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The 2010 National Medal of Arts recipient and 2019 Kennedy Center honoree also had a reputation as a bad boy of classical music, once leaving the stage at the Hollywood Bowl to protest noise from a police helicopter.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Why 1963 established The Rolling Stones’ bad boy image.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Ellison kept fighting, becoming a bigger, richer, older bad boy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
Travis Kalanick, the Uber co-founder and one-time Silicon Valley bad boy, has relocated to Austin.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Why 1963 established The Rolling Stones’ bad boy image.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Ellison kept fighting, becoming a bigger, richer, older bad boy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
Travis Kalanick, the Uber co-founder and one-time Silicon Valley bad boy, has relocated to Austin.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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