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Elvis Costello

1954-08-25 (70 years old) in Paddington, London, England, UK

Referencing prodigies of rock lyricism may not bring Elvis Costello to mind for some, but he does deserve consideration. Through the course of over four decades, the former computer programmer has maintained a career as a singer-songwriter, giving the likes of Bob Dylan himself a reckoning. He was born Declan MacManus in London, England, on August 25, 1954. He took the moniker Elvis Costello in 1977, adopting his first name from Elvis Presley and the last part from the maiden name of his mother. Also in '77, Costello's debut album My Aim Is True was released, drawing connections to the new wave and punk movement while showing musical variance. That year, Costello's band The Attractions was assembled. The group released a number of albums, including This Year's Model, Armed Forces, and Trust. 1986's Blood and Chocolate produced memorable, literate gems, such as "Tokyo Storm Warning" and "I Want You." After the Attractions' final show in 1996, caused by conflict between Costello and the band's bassist Bruce Thomas, two of the group's other members would become part of his new backing band, The Imposters. Costello has released over 30 albums.

Movies

actor
The Specials – A Message to You
70 %|Mar 19, 2024
Documentary, Music
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
90 %|May 6, 2023
Music
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Roy Orbison Forever
75 %|Aug 12, 2022
Documentary, Music
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Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
70 %|Nov 26, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
70 %|Nov 22, 2020
Documentary, Music
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Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
100 %|Jan 3, 2018
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
63 %|Sep 13, 2017
Documentary
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
76 %|Sep 15, 2016
Documentary, Music
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Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
73 %|Nov 21, 2014
Music, Documentary
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Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
56.67 %|Nov 9, 2013
Music, Documentary
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Experience Montreux
0 %|Jun 18, 2013
Music, Documentary
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A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
70 %|May 31, 2011
Music
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Love Shines
60 %|Oct 8, 2010
Documentary, Music
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Hard Rock Calling 2010
0 %|Jun 25, 2010
Music
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A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!
100 %|Feb 4, 2010
TV Movie, Music, Comedy
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Memento Mori
0 %|Mar 14, 2008
Music, Documentary, Drama, Horror
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If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
70 %|Dec 14, 2007
Documentary, Music
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Delirious
64 %|Jul 4, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Harry Smith Project Live
0 %|Nov 7, 2006
Music
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Before the Music Dies
70 %|Nov 2, 2006
Documentary
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Elvis Costello & Friends
0 %|May 19, 2006
Music
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Grand Ole Opry Live
0 %|Feb 18, 2006
Music
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The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
0 %|Jan 24, 2006
Music, Documentary, History
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The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
0 %|Oct 10, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
0 %|Jul 13, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Live Aid
91 %|Nov 16, 2004
Music
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De-Lovely
62 %|Jul 2, 2004
Drama, Music
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Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
100 %|Feb 27, 2004
Documentary, Music
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
0 %|Dec 19, 2003
Music, Documentary
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I Love Your Work
46.959999999999994 %|Oct 5, 2003
Drama
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Elvis Costello: North
0 %|Sep 15, 2003
Music
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Freedom Beat
0 %|Jan 5, 2003
Music
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
0 %|Jun 2, 2002
Documentary, Music
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Prison Song
53 %|Apr 27, 2001
Drama
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Unleaded
80 %|Jul 19, 2000
Drama, Comedy
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In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
58 %|Oct 7, 1999
Documentary, Music
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
62.76 %|Jun 8, 1999
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction
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Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
0 %|Apr 10, 1999
Documentary, Music
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200 Cigarettes
58.550000000000004 %|Feb 26, 1999
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
62 %|Feb 5, 1999
Documentary, Music
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
0 %|Aug 24, 1998
Documentary, Music
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Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
0 %|Apr 15, 1998
Music, TV Movie
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Spice World
48.3 %|Dec 18, 1997
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Music
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Tony Bennett's New York
0 %|Dec 22, 1996
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Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
0 %|Jun 1, 1994
Music
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Dusty
80 %|May 2, 1994
Music, Documentary
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Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
52 %|Apr 9, 1994
Documentary
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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
0 %|Jan 25, 1994
Music, Documentary
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Weird Nightmare
0 %|Jan 1, 1993
Documentary, Music
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Paul McCartney: Put It There
80 %|Jun 10, 1989
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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Straight to Hell
53 %|Jun 26, 1987
Action, Western, Comedy, Crime
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Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
0 %|Sep 1, 1986
Music, Documentary
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No Surrender
62 %|Sep 11, 1985
Comedy
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Live Aid
79 %|Jul 13, 1985
Music, Documentary
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Americathon
36 %|Aug 10, 1979
Comedy
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If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck
70 %|Feb 17, 1978
Documentary, Music

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This Is Pop
57.33 %|Mar 6, 2021
Documentary
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Pete the Cat
78 %|Dec 25, 2017
Animation, Kids
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Hamburg Journal
0 %|Apr 15, 2011
News
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Treme
77.53999999999999 %|Apr 11, 2010
Drama
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Live From the Artists Den
60 %|Feb 1, 2009
Documentary
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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Legends
50 %|Nov 17, 2006
Documentary
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30 Rock
74 %|Oct 11, 2006
Comedy
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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The Colbert Report
68.22 %|Oct 17, 2005
News, Comedy
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Two and a Half Men
75 %|Sep 22, 2003
Comedy
poster
Real Time with Bill Maher
60.12 %|Feb 21, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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CMT Crossroads
83 %|Jan 13, 2002
Documentary
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Classic Albums
77 %|Apr 14, 1997
Documentary
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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3rd Rock from the Sun
75 %|Jan 9, 1996
Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
70 %|Dec 5, 1995
Reality
poster
The Frank Skinner Show
75 %|Sep 10, 1995
Talk, Comedy
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Lo + plus
0 %|Apr 4, 1995
Talk
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Frasier
77 %|Sep 16, 1993
Comedy, Family
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71.22 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71.22 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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The Larry Sanders Show
76.84 %|Aug 15, 1992
Comedy
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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The Simpsons
80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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MTV Unplugged
68 %|Nov 26, 1989
Documentary
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Scully
45 %|May 14, 1984
Comedy, Drama
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The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
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Champs-Elysées
62 %|Jan 16, 1982
Talk
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The Kenny Everett Video Show
77 %|Jul 3, 1978
Comedy
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Austin City Limits
62 %|Jan 1, 1975
Documentary
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953