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1989 – 1993Chip 'n Dale and KARRVoiced Monterey Jack in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989-1990) and the villainous KARR in Knight Rider, adding to his roster of beloved animated characters.
1989 – 1993International RevivalA 1989 retrospective at the Center for International Contemporary Arts in New York, organised by Alexandra Munroe, sparked a revival of international interest in her work. In 1993, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale with a dazzling mirrored room filled with pumpkin sculptures, re-establishing her on the world stage.
1991 – 1993Vice PremierAppointed Vice Premier by Deng Xiaoping. Emerged as China's leading economic reformer in 1993 when he personally took charge of the People's Bank of China and created a programme that reduced the country's crippling inflation from over 20% to under 5%.
1992 – 1993Home Alone 2 and The Three MusketeersPlayed the suspicious hotel concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers (1993). Also received his second Tony Award nomination for playing troubled movie star Alan Swann in My Favorite Year on Broadway.
19931993: Alain ProstWilliamsProst won his fourth and final title with Williams before retiring at the end of the season, having been the sport's most successful driver in terms of race wins at that time.
1993What's Love Got to Do with It (Film)Angela Bassett portrayed Turner in the biographical film What's Love Got to Do with It, earning an Oscar nomination. The film brought Turner's story of survival to a global audience.
1993Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAwarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Richard J. Roberts, for their independent discoveries of split genes. The Nobel committee cited the discovery as having been of fundamental importance for basic research in biology and for medical research on cancer and other diseases.