Biography
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Born and raised in South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.
After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
Filmography
all 261
Movies 217
self 209
TV Shows 44
Writer 1
Voice 1
Producer 1
Hits That Missed at the BBC (2024)
Queride Bowie (2023)
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2023)
Wham! (2023)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (2023)
LOLA (2023)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)
Moonage Daydream (2022)
Die Zeit meines Lebens - Dirty Dancing in Ost und West (2022)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut (2022)
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)
Kino im Rausch - Die Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (2022)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
The Velvet Underground (2021)
Moby Doc (2021)
The Dancing Man of L.A. (2021)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
David Bowie: Out of this World (2021)
Blitzed! (2021)
This Is Pop (2021)
David Bowie: London Boy (2021)
Zappa (2020)
70 Years of Youth Revolt (2020)
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020)
Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde (2020)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2020)
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp (2020)
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets (2020)
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (2019)
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
WBCN and the American Revolution (2019)
David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019)
Glastonbury 2000 (2018)
David Bowie In Glastonbury (2018)
Bad Reputation (2018)
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma (2018)
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen (2018)
Sukita: The Shoot Must Go On (2018)
Lazarus (2018)
27: Gone Too Soon (2018)
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 (2018)
Der Reichstag (2017)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
Glam Rock at the BBC (2017)
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017)
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (2017)
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017)
David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)
Sound and Vision (2017)
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels (2016)
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World (2016)
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World (2016)
Burden (2016)
Night Flight: Born Again (2016)
Das Prinzip Dada (2016)
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six) (2016)
David Bowie: Sound and Vision (2016)
David Bowie: Starman (2016)
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail (2015)
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker (2015)
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under (2015)
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015)
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin (2015)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song (2014)
Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
David Bowie Is Happening Now (2013)
David Bowie: Five Years (2013)
The Frame (2013)
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971 (2012)
Clockwork Orange County (2012)
David Bowie at the BBC (2012)
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust (2012)
The Genius of David Bowie (2012)
The Love We Make (2011)
Acoustic At The BBC (2011)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials (2010)
The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973 (2010)
Arias With a Twist (2010)
The Man Who Shot the 60s (2010)
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen (2010)
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany (2009)
The Stone Roses 20th Anniversary (2009)
Bandslam (2009)
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers (2009)
Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising (2009)
Kings of Glam (2008)
August (2008)
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (2007)
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine (2007)
David Gilmour - Remember That Night (2007)
Journey Through the Labyrinth (2007)
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review (2007)
David bowie - Up Close and Personal (2007)
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2007)
David Bowie - Music in Review (2007)
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
David Bowie - Total Rock Review (2006)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers (2006)
Glastonbury (2006)
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust (2006)
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79 (2006)
Trailer for Lovers of the Prohibited (2005)
The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005)
TV Party (2005)
Extras (2005)
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
Live Aid Against All Odds (2005)
VH1 Storytellers (2005)
Inside the Music (2005)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Live Aid (2004)
Bowie: A Reality Tour (2004)
Rockthology 2 (2004)
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004)
The Nomi Song (2004)
David Bowie - Sound and Vision (2003)
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003)
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003)
Laurel Canyon (2003)
Supergroups (2002)
Docteur Bowie et Mister Jones (2002)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
Whistle (2002)
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie (2002)
David Bowie: Live at Montreux (2002)
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris (2002)
David Bowie: Best of Bowie (2002)
David Bowie: Live by Request (2002)
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary (2002)
David Bowie - Live at Hammersmith Studios in London (2002)
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer (2001)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
The Concert for New York City (2001)
The Changing Same (2001)
Zoolander (2001)
Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)
The Beatles Revolution (2000)
David Bowie: Live BBC Radio Theatre (2000)
Bowie at the BBC (2000)
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC (2000)
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000)
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris (1999)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
Gunslinger's Revenge (1998)
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred) (1998)
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)
Goldie: When Saturn Returns (1998)
Nine Inch Nails: Closure (1997)
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot (1997)
David Bowie: Earthling On TV (1997)
Inspirations (1997)
The Hunger (1997)
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC (1997)
David Bowie & Friends Birthday Celebration (1997)
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 (1997)
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996)
Basquiat (1996)
Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History (1996)
David Bowie: Rockpalast (1996)
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance (1995)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Magic Hunter (1994)
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (1994)
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush (1993)
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise (1993)
Full Stretch (1993)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
ECHO-Verleihung (1992)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
Queen: Greatest Flix II (1991)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Dream On (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990)
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome (1990)
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso (1989)
Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
David Bowie: Glass Spider (1988)
Inside the Labyrinth (1986)
When the Wind Blows (1986)
Labyrinth (1986)
Absolute Beginners (1986)
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)
Live Aid (1985)
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour (1985)
Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
Into the Night (1985)
Video AID (1985)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean (1984)
Ricochet (1984)
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour (1984)
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight (1984)
The Oshima Gang (1983)
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1983)
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal (1983)
Yellowbeard (1983)
Group Madness (1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
The Hunger (1983)
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983)
The Snowman (1982)
Cat People (1982)
Baal (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Les Enfants Du Rock (1982)
Christiane F. (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
Radio On (1979)
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan (1978)
Just a Gigolo (1978)
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen (1978)
David Bowie On Stage (1978)
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977)
Auf los geht's los (1977)
Fame (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Night Lunch (1975)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cher (1975)
Cracked Actor (1975)
Système 2 (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Diamond Dogs Demo Video (1974)
Musikladen (1972)
The Looking Glass Murders (1970)
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
Unsere kleine Show (1969)
The Image (1969)
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday (1969)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure (1967)
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1966)
Ready Steady Go! (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Rock & Roll
Are We Not Men?
The Beatles Revolution
Colour Me Pop
Discovering Music
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-01-08
Deathday2016-01-10 (69 years old)
Birth NameDavid Robert Jones
Birth PlaceBrixton, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAngela Bowie (1970-03-19 - 1980-02-08), Iman (1992-04-24 - 2016-01-10)
ChildrenAlexandria Zahra Jones, Duncan Jones
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsDavid Robert Jones , Tin Machine, David Jones, Davie Jones, デヴィッド・ボウイ, Девід Бові
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, Webby Lifetime Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Saturn Award for the Best Actor, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 100 Greatest Britons, Grammy Hall of Fame
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