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David Bowie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for five decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s, and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work. Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Bowie's impact at that time, as described by biographer David Buckley, "challenged the core belief of the rock music of its day" and "created perhaps the biggest cult in popular culture." The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona proved merely one facet of a career marked by continual reinvention, musical innovation and striking visual presentation. In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single "Fame", co-written with John Lennon, and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer characterised as "plastic soul". The sound constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees. He then confounded the expectations of both his record label and his American audiences by recording the minimalist album Low (1977)—the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno over the next two years. The so-called "Berlin Trilogy" albums all reached the UK top five and garnered lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes" and its parent album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). He paired with Queen for the 1981 UK chart-topping single "Under Pressure", then reached a new commercial peak in 1983 with the album Let's Dance, which yielded the hit singles "Let's Dance", "China Girl", and "Modern Love". Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including blue-eyed soul, industrial, adult contemporary, and jungle. His last recorded album was Reality (2003), which was supported by the 2003–2004 Reality Tour. Biographer David Buckley says of Bowie: "His influence has been unique in popular culture—he has permeated and altered more lives than any comparable figure." In the BBC's 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, Bowie was placed at number 29. Throughout his career, he has sold an estimated 136 million albums. In the United Kingdom, he has been awarded 9 Platinum album certifications, 11 Gold and 8 Silver, and in the United States, 5 Platinum and 7 Gold certifications. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 39th on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and 23rd on their list of the best singers of all-time. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Bowie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Jan 8, 1947 In Brixton, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
128
First Appeared:
In the series Ready Steady Go! 1963-08-09
Latest Project:
Movie Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 2023-09-14
Known For
Poster of Acoustic At The BBC
Poster of August
Poster of Extras
Poster of Gunslinger's Revenge
Filmography
Movie Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex Self (archive footage) 2023-09-14
Movie Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Self (archive footage) 2023-03-24
Movie LOLA Self - Singer (archive footage) 2023-04-07
Movie The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Self (archive footage) 2023-04-13
Movie Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Self (archive footage) 2022-03-19
Series JANET JACKSON. Self (Archival Photos) 2022-01-28
Movie Moonage Daydream Self (archive footage) 2022-09-15
Movie 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self 2021-11-20
Movie Zappa Self (archive footage) 2020-11-27
Movie David Bowie: Finding Fame Self (archive footage) 2019-02-09
Movie My Music: A Classic Christmas Self (archive footage) 2019-11-16
Movie Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait Self (archive footage) 2017-05-05
Movie David Bowie: The Last Five Years Self (archive footage) 2017-01-07
Movie Princess Diana: Her Life, Her Death, the Truth Self (archive footage) 2017-05-22
Movie Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story Self - Narrator (voice) 2017-05-09
Movie Der Reichstag Self (archive footage) 2017-12-19
Movie Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Jack Celliers (archive footage) 2017-11-04
Movie Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock Self - Musician (archive footage) 2017-07-21
Movie David Bowie: Starman Self 2016-01-11
Movie David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World Self (archive footage) 2016-04-26
Movie David Bowie: Sound and Vision Self 2016-01-12
Movie Wilde Jahre West-Berlin Self 2015-01-01
Movie B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 Self 2015-02-05
Movie Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under Self 2015-02-10
Movie Soul Boys of the Western World Self (archive footage) 2014-09-30
Movie Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Phillip Jeffries 2014-07-16
Movie Bing Crosby: Rediscovered Self (archive footage) 2014-12-02
Movie David Bowie: Five Years Self (archive footage) 2013-05-25
Movie David Bowie Is Happening Now Self (archive footage) 2013-08-13
Movie Clockwork Orange County Self 2012-07-04
Movie Acoustic At The BBC Self 2011-09-02
Movie The Love We Make Self 2011-09-10
Movie Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials Self 2010-11-09
Movie Bandslam David Bowie 2009-08-06
Movie Krautrock : The Rebirth of Germany Self (archive footage) 2009-10-22
Movie August Cyrus Ogilvie 2008-05-16
Series Fringe Unknown 2008-09-09
Series Seven Ages of Rock Self 2007-05-19
Movie Scott Walker: 30 Century Man Self 2007-04-27
Movie David Gilmour - Remember That Night Self - Guest Artist 2007-09-06
Movie SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis Lord Royal Highness 2007-11-12
Movie David Bowie - Total Rock Review Self 2006-09-26
Movie The Prestige Nikola Tesla 2006-10-19
Movie Arthur and the Invisibles Maltazard (voice) 2006-12-13
Movie Live Aid Against All Odds Self 2005-06-15
Movie Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today Self 2005-07-13
Series Extras Unknown 2005-07-21
Movie TV Party Self 2005-08-03
Movie Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis Self (archive footage) 2004-05-05
Movie The Nomi Song Himself 2004-03-23
Movie Bowie: A Reality Tour Self 2004-10-13
Movie Live Aid Self 2004-11-16
Movie Mayor of the Sunset Strip Self 2003-06-17
Movie The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch Self - Interviewee 2003-08-16
Movie Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 Self 2003-11-03
Movie David Bowie: Best of Bowie Self (archive footage) 2002-06-30
Movie The Concert for New York City Self 2001-10-20
Movie Zoolander David Bowie 2001-09-28
Series Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Unknown 2001-11-02
Movie Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer Self 2001-12-03
Movie The Filth and the Fury Self (archive footage) 2000-03-29
Movie The Ten Commandments of Creativity Self 2000-02-01
Movie Bowie at the BBC Self 2000-06-27
Movie Mr. Rice's Secret Mr. William Rice 2000-12-22
Movie Everybody Loves Sunshine Bernie 1999-03-20
Movie Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special Self 1999-09-25
Series Where Are They Now? Unknown 1999-06-07
Movie Goldie: When Saturn Returns Self 1998-01-01
Movie A Bing Crosby Christmas Self (archive footage) 1998-01-01
Movie Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart Self 1998-04-29
Movie Gunslinger's Revenge Jack Sikora 1998-12-18
Movie David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC Self 1997-02-03
Series The Hunger 1997-07-20
Movie Nine Inch Nails: Closure Self (uncredited) 1997-11-25
Movie David Bowie: Rockpalast Self 1996-06-11
Movie The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money Self 1996-11-17
Movie Basquiat Andy Warhol 1996-08-09
Movie The History of Rock 'n' Roll Self 1995-03-06
Series Die Harald Schmidt Show Unknown 1995-12-05
Movie The World of Jim Henson Jareth (archive footage) 1994-11-23
Movie David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise Self 1993-03-08
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Movie The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Self 1992-04-22
Movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Phillip Jeffries 1992-06-03
Movie The Linguini Incident Monte 1991-05-01
Movie Queen: Greatest Flix II Self (archive footage) 1991-05-24
Series Dream On Unknown 1990-07-08
Movie Imagine: John Lennon Self 1988-09-30
Movie David Bowie: Glass Spider Self 1988-01-01
Movie The Last Temptation of Christ Pontius Pilatus 1988-05-28
Movie Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary Self 1986-01-14
Movie Absolute Beginners Vendice Partners 1986-04-04
Movie Labyrinth Jareth 1986-06-27
Movie Inside the Labyrinth Self 1986-12-13
Movie Into the Night Colin Morris 1985-02-22
Movie Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto Celliers (archive footage) 1985-04-09
Movie Live Aid Self 1985-07-13
Movie Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour Self 1985-06-08
Movie David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar 1984-02-01
Movie David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour Self 1984-02-12
Movie David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean Vic / Screaming Lord Byron 1984-09-01
Movie Ricochet Self 1984-03-27
Movie The Hunger John Blaylock 1983-04-29
Movie Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style Self (archive footage) 1983-01-01
Movie Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Celliers 1983-05-28
Movie Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Self / Ziggy Stardust 1983-12-23
Movie Yellowbeard The Shark (uncredited) 1983-06-24
Movie The Oshima Gang Self 1983-12-31
Movie David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal Self 1983-07-13
Movie Baal Baal 1982-02-02
Movie The Snowman Older James (United States version) 1982-12-26
Series Wetten, dass..? Unknown 1981-02-14
Movie Christiane F. David Bowie 1981-04-02
Movie The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self 1980-01-04
Movie David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen Self - Keyboard, Vocals 1978-05-30
Movie Just a Gigolo Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski 1978-11-16
Movie Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas Self 1977-11-30
Movie The Man Who Fell to Earth Thomas Jerome Newton 1976-03-18
Movie Cracked Actor Self 1975-01-26
Series Cher Unknown 1975-02-16
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Movie Diamond Dogs Demo Video Self / Harpie 1974-01-01
Movie The Looking Glass Murders Cloud 1970-07-08
Movie The Image The Boy 1969-01-01
Movie The Virgin Soldiers Soldier 1969-10-14
Movie David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday Self 1969-01-01
Movie NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure Self 1967-05-08
Series Ready Steady Go! Unknown 1963-08-09