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Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1954-08-25

Birth Place

Paddington, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

200 Cigarettes

200 Cigarettes

1999

5.9

Movie
poster

30 Rock

2006

7.4

TV
poster

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996

7.5

TV
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

2008

6.9

Movie
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young

2011

7.0

Movie
A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!

A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!

2010

10.0

Movie
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David

A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David

2001

6.5

Movie
Americathon

Americathon

1979

3.6

Movie
poster

Austin City Limits

1975

6.2

TV
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1999

6.3

Movie
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

2004

6.6

Movie
Before the Music Dies

Before the Music Dies

2006

7.0

Movie
Brian Wilson’s Imagination

Brian Wilson’s Imagination

1998

0.0

Movie
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night

Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night

1998

0.0

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's

Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

Classic Albums

1997

7.7

TV
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

1999

6.2

Movie
poster

CMT Crossroads

2002

8.3

TV
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

1981

0.0

Movie
De-Lovely

De-Lovely

2004

6.2

Movie
Delirious

Delirious

2007

6.4

Movie
poster

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

7.0

TV
Dusty

Dusty

1994

8.0

Movie
Elvis Costello - Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Elvis Costello - Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

2015

6.0

Movie
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade

Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade

2006

7.5

Movie
Elvis Costello & Friends

Elvis Costello & Friends

2006

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Live in Montreaux

Elvis Costello & The Attractions Live in Montreaux

1980

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis

Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis

2004

6.0

Movie
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Glastonbury Festival 2005

Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Glastonbury Festival 2005

2005

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook

Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook

2012

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

1998

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live at The Capitol Theatre

Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live at The Capitol Theatre

1978

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live on Rockpalast

Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live on Rockpalast

1978

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters

Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters

1991

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song

Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song

2007

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

2013

5.7

Movie
Elvis Costello: North

Elvis Costello: North

2003

0.0

Movie
Elvis Costello: The Right Spectacle - The Very Best of Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello: The Right Spectacle - The Very Best of Elvis Costello

2005

0.0

Movie
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

2003

0.0

Movie
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

6.3

Movie
Experience Montreux

Experience Montreux

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
Freedom Beat

Freedom Beat

2003

0.0

Movie
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans

From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans

2006

0.0

Movie
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends

George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends

1981

0.0

Movie
Grand Ole Opry Live

Grand Ole Opry Live

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

Hamburg Journal

2011

0.0

TV
Hard Rock Calling 2010

Hard Rock Calling 2010

2010

0.0

Movie
Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda

Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda

1999

0.0

Movie
I Love Your Work

I Love Your Work

2003

4.7

Movie
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

2011

5.0

Movie
If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck

If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck

1978

7.0

Movie
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

2007

7.0

Movie
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

1999

5.8

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

2004

10.0

Movie
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain

Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain

2020

7.0

Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

0.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Legends

2006

5.0

TV
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

0.0

Movie
Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

2021

7.0

Movie
Live Aid

Live Aid

1985

7.9

Movie
Live Aid

Live Aid

2004

9.1

Movie
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Live From the Artists Den

2009

6.0

TV
poster

Lo + plus

1995

0.0

TV
Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued

Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued

2014

7.3

Movie
Love Shines

Love Shines

2010

6.0

Movie
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

MTV Unplugged

1989

6.8

TV
No Surrender

No Surrender

1985

6.2

Movie
Paul McCartney: Put It There

Paul McCartney: Put It There

1989

8.0

Movie
poster

Pete the Cat

2017

7.8

TV
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

1994

5.2

Movie
Prison Song

Prison Song

2001

5.3

Movie
Putting the River in Reverse

Putting the River in Reverse

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

6.0

TV
Red Shoes In the Land of the Midnight Sun: Elvis Costello & The Confederates Live in Tokyo

Red Shoes In the Land of the Midnight Sun: Elvis Costello & The Confederates Live in Tokyo

1987

0.0

Movie
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show

Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show

2020

0.0

Movie
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

1988

7.4

Movie
Roy Orbison Forever

Roy Orbison Forever

2022

7.5

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

Scully

1984

4.5

TV
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

1994

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

9.2

Movie
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

2023

9.0

Movie
poster

Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...

2008

8.0

TV
Spice World

Spice World

1997

4.8

Movie
Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell

1987

5.3

Movie
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

2006

6.4

Movie
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

2016

7.6

Movie
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

7.3

TV
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
poster

The Frank Skinner Show

1995

7.5

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Harry Smith Project Live

The Harry Smith Project Live

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

The Kenny Everett Video Show

1978

7.7

TV
poster

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

7.7

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned

The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Specials – A Message to You

The Specials – A Message to You

2024

7.0

Movie
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
There's Only One Paul McCartney

There's Only One Paul McCartney

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

This Is Pop

2021

5.7

TV
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

2007

0.0

Movie
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged

Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged

1994

0.0

Movie
Tony Bennett's New York

Tony Bennett's New York

1996

0.0

Movie
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen

2018

10.0

Movie
poster

Treme

2010

7.8

TV
poster

Two and a Half Men

2003

7.5

TV
Unleaded

Unleaded

2000

8.0

Movie
Weird Nightmare

Weird Nightmare

1993

0.0

Movie
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'

Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'

2003

10.0

Movie