Elvis Costello
Acting
Born 1954-08-25
Paddington, London, England, UK
144 credits
Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting 1
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 2004 Best Original Song Nominated The Scarlet Tide
Grammy Awards 1 nominated
- 1979 Best New Artist Nominated
Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 won
- — Officer of the Order of the British Empire Won
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting 1 won
- 2019 Songwriting Won
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1 won
- 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
56 credits
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Two and a Half Men
Frasier
Saturday Night Live
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Graham Norton Show
Top of the Pops
The Colbert Report
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Have I Got News for You
30 Rock
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Larry Sanders Show
3rd Rock from the Sun
Champs-Elysées
The Oscars
Classic Albums
Austin City Limits
The Comic Strip Presents...
MTV Unplugged
Treme
CMT Crossroads
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Frank Skinner Show
Legends
Live from the Artists Den
Lo + plus
Pete the Cat
This Is Pop
One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Spice World
Club Paradise
Hamburg Journal
De-Lovely
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
200 Cigarettes
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Live Aid
Delirious
Dusty
Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
Scully
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Unleaded
Americathon
Prison Song
Other credits
5 credits
Producing
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