In all, his chosen roles amount to a rogues' gallery of unsympathetic predators.

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In three decades he has repeatedly rescued a rogues' gallery of trouble-prone or troublesome stars: the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, as well as boxer-thug Mike Tyson, author Frank McCourt, the estate of Andy Warhol and titans such as Sony and Time Warner.

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In three decades he has repeatedly rescued a rogues' gallery of trouble-prone stars: the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, as well as the boxer-thug Mike Tyson, the author Frank McCourt, the estate of Andy Warhol and such titans as Sony and Time Warner.

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Those traditionally romanticized rogues make a perfect fit for our ancient brotherhood of troublemakers.

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"I think the Flash (from DC) has the potential to be a big hit, given his rogues' gallery and great years of history to work with, " he said.

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The chief of ENI Spa, the world's sixth-largest publicly traded oil company, is heir to a long tradition of high-stakes dealmaking with rogues from Iran to Angola.

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As a kid, I spent many dozens of hours playing with LEGO knights, archers, and rogues, in sandbox-cities of my own imagination.

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These pugnacious rogues (Napoleon, Wolf, Grub, Butcher and Grimm are some of their names) are a very different crew from Disney's loveable gold-diggers, but they're Singh's best defense against a wobbly, hit-and-miss script.

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