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Sting

1951-10-02 (73 years old) in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Sting (aka Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police. Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and an Oscar nomination for the best song. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Movies

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WHAM!
73 %|Jun 27, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
70 %|Nov 26, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Sting au Panthéon (50 ans de FIP)
60 %|Oct 6, 2021
Music
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Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
0 %|Sep 8, 2021
Documentary
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Herb Alpert Is...
68 %|Oct 2, 2020
Documentary, Music, History
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Attenborough at 90
80 %|May 8, 2016
Documentary
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Sting Festival de Viña del Mar
69 %|Feb 25, 2011
Music
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Sting: Live In Berlin
77 %|Nov 22, 2010
Music
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
81 %|Nov 29, 2009
Music, Documentary
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The Police: Certifiable
75 %|Nov 11, 2008
Music
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The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo
75 %|Aug 8, 2008
Music
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Bee Movie
60.23 %|Oct 28, 2007
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
69 %|Mar 31, 2007
Documentary, Music
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
54 %|Apr 18, 2006
Music, Documentary
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Live 8
72 %|Nov 7, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
48 %|Dec 9, 2004
Comedy, Documentary
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George Michael: A Different Story
63 %|Nov 27, 2004
Documentary
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Sting: The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland
0 %|Jul 2, 2004
Music
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Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
78 %|Oct 3, 2003
Music
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Chris Botti & Friends - Night Sessions: Live in Concert
69 %|Aug 6, 2002
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Sting - All this Time
68 %|Dec 4, 2001
Music, Documentary
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America | A Tribute to Heroes
60 %|Sep 21, 2001
Music, Documentary
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The Filth and the Fury
70 %|Mar 29, 2000
Documentary, Music
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Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre
74 %|Sep 8, 1999
Music
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
81 %|Aug 28, 1998
Comedy, Crime
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The Mighty
71 %|Jun 1, 1998
Drama, Comedy
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The Grotesque
54 %|Sep 9, 1995
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
69.53999999999999 %|Dec 7, 1988
Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
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Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires
80 %|Oct 15, 1988
Music
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Stormy Monday
58 %|May 1, 1988
Thriller
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Julia and Julia
53 %|Feb 5, 1988
Drama, Fantasy
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Sting: Bring on the Night
76 %|Nov 8, 1985
Music, Documentary
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Plenty
57 %|Sep 20, 1985
Drama, Romance
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The Bride
53 %|Aug 16, 1985
Drama, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
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Live Aid
79 %|Jul 13, 1985
Music, Documentary
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Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
0 %|Apr 8, 1985
Documentary, Drama, Music, TV Movie
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Dune
62 %|Dec 14, 1984
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Brimstone & Treacle
60 %|Oct 1, 1982
Mystery, Drama, Horror
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
60 %|Mar 1, 1982
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Artemis '81
30 %|Dec 29, 1981
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
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Punk and Its Aftershocks
65 %|May 10, 1980
Documentary, Music
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Radio On
58 %|Nov 30, 1979
Drama, Mystery, Music
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Quadrophenia
70 %|Sep 14, 1979
Drama, Music
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CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill
0 %|Invalid Date
Music
actor
Royal Opera House: Message in a Bottle
0 %|May 30, 2024
Music
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Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
83 %|Apr 14, 2024
Music, Documentary
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They All Came Out to Montreux
90 %|Jun 16, 2023
Documentary, Music
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I Want My MTV
75 %|May 1, 2019
Documentary, Music
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Gurrumul
70 %|Apr 26, 2018
Documentary, Music
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Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
64 %|Mar 18, 2018
Documentary
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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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Sting: A Free Man
74 %|Sep 8, 2017
Music, Documentary
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Sting: Beyond The Police
55 %|Aug 18, 2017
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
90 %|Aug 18, 2017
Music
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The Dark Side of The Sun
72 %|Feb 11, 2017
Documentary
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Sting au Bataclan
80 %|Nov 13, 2016
Music
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Sonic Sea
72 %|Apr 22, 2016
Documentary
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Zoolander 2
49 %|Feb 6, 2016
Comedy, Adventure, Action
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John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
95 %|Apr 6, 2014
Documentary, Music
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2012: Time for Change
61 %|Oct 8, 2010
Documentary
actor
If on a Winter's Night ... Live from Durham Cathedral
42 %|Sep 30, 2009
Music
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Brüno
56.260000000000005 %|Jul 8, 2009
Comedy
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Chris Botti in Boston
50 %|Mar 31, 2009
Music
actor
The Police: Better Than Therapy
0 %|Nov 11, 2008
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The Police Rock in Rio - Live Madrid
0 %|May 7, 2008
Music
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
69 %|Apr 27, 2007
Documentary, Music
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The Police - Greatest Video Hits
0 %|Mar 30, 2007
Music
actor
STING: The Journey & The Labyrinth
0 %|Feb 19, 2007
actor
The Police - Live in Rio
0 %|Jan 1, 2007
Music
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An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
0 %|Aug 23, 2005
Music
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Live Aid
91 %|Nov 16, 2004
Music
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The Sweatbox
69 %|Sep 13, 2002
Documentary
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Being Mick
0 %|Nov 22, 2001
Documentary
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The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead
0 %|Oct 1, 2001
Music
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All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
0 %|Apr 6, 2001
Music
actor
Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
0 %|Jul 20, 1999
Music
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Music for Montserrat
63 %|Sep 15, 1997
Music
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Sting ‎– Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting
80 %|Nov 8, 1994
Music
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Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
63 %|Oct 1, 1991
Music, Documentary
actor
Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now!
0 %|Oct 14, 1988
Music
actor
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
0 %|Jun 15, 1986
Music
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Dire Straits at Live Aid
0 %|Jul 13, 1985
Music, Documentary
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Urgh! A Music War
72 %|Nov 7, 1981
Music, Documentary
actor
Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia
0 %|Sep 7, 1979
Documentary
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Acceleration Punk
0 %|Jan 1, 1977
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Sting Live At Irving Plaza
0 %|Invalid Date
Music
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Sting - Grenzgänger und Freigeist
0 %|Invalid Date
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Sting and the Police at the BBC
80 %|Sep 7, 2024
Music
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Sting: Radio 2 in the Park
0 %|Sep 7, 2024
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Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
0 %|Nov 7, 2023
Documentary
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Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
75 %|Oct 23, 2023
Documentary
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Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
80 %|Aug 31, 2023
Documentary
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The Book of Solutions
60 %|Jun 7, 2023
Comedy, Drama
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
88 %|Nov 19, 2022
Music, Documentary
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Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord
80 %|Nov 16, 2022
Music
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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
0 %|Sep 6, 2022
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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Kaamelott: The First Chapter
66.38 %|Jul 21, 2021
Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
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Mylène Farmer : Les Clips L'Intégrale (1999-2020)
80 %|Jun 18, 2021
Music
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Under the Volcano
68 %|Mar 20, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
80 %|Oct 1, 2020
Music
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GIMS: On the Record
73 %|Sep 17, 2020
Documentary, Music
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Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
95 %|May 23, 2020
Documentary, Music
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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
67 %|May 11, 2020
Documentary
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Space Songs: Through the Distance
0 %|Apr 30, 2020
Music
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The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
78 %|Nov 28, 2019
Family, Music, TV Movie
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Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film
86 %|Nov 7, 2019
Music
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Eric Burdon: Rock´n´Roll Animal
0 %|Aug 9, 2019
Music, Documentary
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Sting & Shaggy au Château d'Hérouville
90 %|May 3, 2019
Music
actor
The Queen's Birthday Party
0 %|Apr 21, 2018
Documentary, Music
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Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
80 %|Sep 6, 2017
Documentary, Music
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Sting: 57th and 9th - The Interviews
0 %|Nov 11, 2016
Music
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Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016
0 %|Sep 24, 2016
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Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!
65 %|Sep 21, 2016
Documentary
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Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
76 %|Jun 15, 2016
Documentary, TV Movie
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Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône
80 %|Dec 8, 2015
Documentary
actor
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
0 %|Apr 10, 2015
Documentary, Music
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Jaco
75 %|Mar 17, 2015
Documentary, Music
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Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship
0 %|Dec 17, 2014
Comedy
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Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater)
65 %|Sep 19, 2014
Music
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Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
74 %|Apr 25, 2014
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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20 Feet from Stardom
72 %|Jun 14, 2013
Documentary, Music
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Radioman
57 %|Dec 7, 2012
Documentary
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Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
62 %|Nov 9, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Sting - 25 Years
0 %|Sep 26, 2011
Music
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Still Bill
66 %|Jan 27, 2010
Documentary, Music
actor
Hope for Haiti Now
63 %|Jan 2, 2010
Music, Documentary
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Sting - Fields Of Japan 1994
80 %|Jan 1, 2010
Music
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Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors
0 %|Dec 5, 2009
Music
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Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral
70 %|Oct 17, 2009
Music
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Twin Spirits: Sting performs Schumann
0 %|Sep 29, 2009
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PoliWood
65 %|Jul 3, 2009
Documentary
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
80 %|Apr 24, 2009
Documentary, Music
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The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra
100 %|Feb 24, 2009
Music
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
0 %|Jul 17, 2008
TV Movie, Documentary, Music
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Pavarotti The Duets
0 %|May 9, 2008
Music
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Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
69 %|Sep 14, 2007
Documentary, Music
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Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
68 %|Oct 17, 2006
Music
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
0 %|Jul 13, 2005
Music, Documentary
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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
0 %|Sep 20, 2004
Music
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The Police - Every Breath You Take
68 %|Mar 18, 2003
Music
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Freedom Beat
0 %|Jan 5, 2003
Music
actor
The Beatles Revolution
0 %|Nov 17, 2000
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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Sting - Brand New Day
0 %|Nov 27, 1999
Music
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Tina Turner : Celebrate!
87 %|Nov 26, 1999
Music
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
77 %|Jan 1, 1998
Comedy
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The Very Best of Sting & The Police
0 %|Nov 18, 1997
Music
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An Audience with Elton John
0 %|Sep 27, 1997
Music
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The Police ‎– Live Ghost In The Machine
80 %|Oct 2, 1996
Music
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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
40 %|Oct 27, 1995
Comedy
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The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities
0 %|May 30, 1995
Music, Documentary
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Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
70 %|Dec 26, 1993
Family, Music
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Take That Away!
0 %|Nov 1, 1993
Music, Documentary
actor
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
0 %|Nov 18, 1992
Documentary
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Pavarotti & Friends
85 %|Sep 27, 1992
Music
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Sting's 40th Birthday Celebration: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
0 %|Oct 1, 1991
Music
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The Soul Cages Concert
0 %|Aug 10, 1991
Music
actor
Sting Unplugged
40 %|Apr 10, 1991
Music
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Sting: Unplugged
90 %|Apr 10, 1991
Documentary, Music
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Branford Marsalis: Steep
0 %|Jan 4, 1991
Music, Documentary
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One World, One Voice
0 %|Dec 9, 1990
Music
poster
Resident Alien
53 %|Sep 14, 1990
Documentary
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Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary
0 %|Oct 14, 1988
Music
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
60 %|Jun 11, 1988
Music
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
100 %|Jan 1, 1988
Music
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Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
0 %|Jul 11, 1987
Music
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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
0 %|Dec 1, 1984
Documentary
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The Police: Synchronicity Concert
90 %|Aug 27, 1984
Music
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The Police - Live In Oakland
0 %|Sep 10, 1983
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Police in Montserrat
80 %|Mar 8, 1983
Documentary, Music
poster
The Police: Around The World
60 %|Jan 1, 1982
Documentary, Music
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The Police: Live in Essen - Rockpalast 1980
0 %|Oct 18, 1980
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The Police: Live At Rockpalast
80 %|Jan 11, 1980
Music
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The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
80 %|Feb 21, 1979
Music
actor
Sting - Live at iHeartRadio
0 %|Invalid Date

Series

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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
66 %|Dec 21, 2022
Documentary, Soap, Family
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Only Murders in the Building
83 %|Aug 31, 2021
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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Mylène Farmer, l’Ultime Création
70 %|Sep 25, 2020
Documentary, Reality
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Reel Stories
70 %|Aug 31, 2018
Documentary
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Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road
74 %|Apr 28, 2017
Documentary
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Catherine et Liliane
10 %|Sep 5, 2016
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show
74 %|Apr 16, 2016
Comedy, Family
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
57 %|Aug 2, 2015
Talk
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Michael J. Fox Show
57.910000000000004 %|Sep 26, 2013
Comedy
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Finding Your Roots
62 %|Mar 24, 2012
Documentary
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Life's Too Short
70.92 %|Nov 10, 2011
Comedy, Documentary
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
49 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Little Britain USA
67 %|Sep 28, 2008
Comedy
poster
Markus Lanz
52 %|Jun 3, 2008
Talk
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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
72 %|Apr 22, 2008
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Inas Nacht
78 %|Jun 9, 2007
Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
actor
Legends
50 %|Nov 17, 2006
Documentary
poster
Salut les Terriens !
35 %|Nov 4, 2006
Reality, Talk
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
74 %|Sep 18, 2006
Comedy, Drama
poster
The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
poster
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
58.75 %|Dec 31, 2004
Talk
poster
Kulturplatz
60 %|Sep 1, 2004
News, Documentary
poster
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
95 %|Jan 1, 2004
Talk, News
poster
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.77 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
poster
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
poster
CMT Crossroads
83 %|Jan 13, 2002
Documentary
poster
Star Academy
64 %|Oct 20, 2001
Reality
poster
Rove
80 %|Sep 22, 1999
Comedy
poster
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
42 %|Mar 30, 1999
Talk
poster
TV Total
61 %|Mar 8, 1999
Talk, Comedy
poster
Vivement dimanche
32 %|Sep 20, 1998
Talk
poster
Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
poster
Ally McBeal
66 %|Sep 8, 1997
Drama, Comedy
poster
Behind the Music
68 %|Aug 17, 1997
Documentary
actor
Leute heute
30 %|Jul 23, 1997
News
poster
TFI Friday
67 %|Feb 9, 1996
Comedy
poster
MADtv
68.75 %|Oct 14, 1995
Comedy
poster
Lo + plus
0 %|Apr 4, 1995
Talk
poster
The Vicar of Dibley
74 %|Nov 10, 1994
Comedy
poster
TOTP2
55 %|Sep 17, 1994
poster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
70.95 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
poster
GMTV
58 %|Jan 1, 1993
News
poster
The Larry Sanders Show
77 %|Aug 15, 1992
Comedy
poster
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
67.58 %|Sep 15, 1990
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
poster
The Simpsons
80.13999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
poster
MTV Unplugged
68 %|Nov 26, 1989
Documentary
actor
Under the Sun
0 %|May 25, 1989
Documentary
poster
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
poster
Le monde est à vous
0 %|Sep 13, 1987
Talk
poster
Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985
poster
MTV Video Music Awards
76 %|Sep 14, 1984
Documentary
poster
Al TV
63.33 %|Apr 1, 1984
Comedy
poster
The Kenny Everett Television Show
70 %|Feb 25, 1982
Comedy
poster
Late Night with David Letterman
58.78 %|Feb 1, 1982
Comedy, Talk
poster
Champs-Elysées
62 %|Jan 16, 1982
Talk
poster
Champs-Elysées
62 %|Jan 16, 1982
Talk
poster
De TV Show
0 %|Nov 6, 1981
poster
CBS News Sunday Morning
62 %|Jan 28, 1979
News
poster
The Kenny Everett Video Show
77 %|Jul 3, 1978
Comedy
actor
Bio’s Bahnhof
0 %|Feb 9, 1978
Talk
poster
An Audience with...
53 %|Jan 8, 1978
Talk
poster
The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy
poster
Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
poster
Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
poster
Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
poster
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
60 %|Jan 12, 1975
Talk
poster
Rockpalast
100 %|Oct 4, 1974
Reality
poster
American Music Awards
81 %|Feb 19, 1974
Talk
poster
The Old Grey Whistle Test
75 %|Sep 21, 1971
actor
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
60 %|Dec 4, 1967
News
poster
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
20 %|Feb 14, 1963
poster
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
20 %|Feb 14, 1963
poster
The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
poster
Today
58 %|Jan 14, 1952
News, Talk
poster
Bambi Awards
90 %|Jan 1, 1948
Reality