Elton John
Birthday: March 25, 1947
Birth Place: Pinner, Greater London, England, UK
Height: 5' 7"

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Biography

Movie Credits

Quatre étoiles	(2006)
Chicken Little	(2005)
[ Patrick Stewart ][ Zach Braff ][ Steve Zahn ][ Patrick Warburton ][ Will Friedle ]
Elizabethtown	(2005)
[ Orlando Bloom ][ Alec Baldwin ][ Cameron Crowe ][ Bruce McGill ][ Jed Rees ]
House of D	(2004)
[ Robin Williams ][ David Duchovny ][ Frank Langella ][ Orlando Jones ][ Willie Garson ]
Ella Enchanted	(2004)
[ Anne Hathaway ][ Cary Elwes ][ Hugh Dancy ][ Eric Idle ][ Steve Coogan ]
The Lion King 1½	(2004)
[ Matthew Broderick ][ Cheech Marin ][ Nathan Lane ][ Frank Welker ][ Hans Zimmer ]
Mona Lisa Smile	(2003)
[ Topher Grace ][ Dominic West ][ Chris Burke ][ Jordan Bridges ][ Seal ]
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	(2003)
[ Bruce Willis ][ Luke Wilson ][ Matt Leblanc ][ John Cleese ][ Crispin Glover ]
Heart: Alive in Seattle	(2003)
Moonlight Mile	(2002)
[ Jake Gyllenhaal ][ Dustin Hoffman ][ Mick Jagger ][ Bob Dylan ][ Dabney Coleman ]
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course	(2002)
[ David Wenham ][ Timothy Bottoms ]
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace	(2002)
[ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ][ Heavy D ][ Ozzy Osbourne ][ Robbie Williams ]
Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You	(2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture	(2002)
[ Irving Berlin ]
Storytelling	(2001)
[ Paul Giamatti ][ John Goodman ][ Xander Berkeley ][ Leo Fitzpatrick ][ Todd Solondz ]
Moulin Rouge!	(2001)
[ Ewan McGregor ][ John Leguizamo ][ David Bowie ][ Robert Davi ][ David Wenham ]
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs	(2001)
100 Greatest Number One Singles	(2001)
[ Bryan Adams ]
K-Pax	(2001)
[ Kevin Spacey ][ Jeff Bridges ][ David Patrick Kelly ][ Ajay Naidu ]
Greenfingers	(2000)
[ Clive Owen ][ Bono ][ Danny Dyer ][ David Kelly ][ Little Richard ]
Almost Famous	(2000)
[ Jason Lee ][ Philip Seymour Hoffman ][ Billy Crudup ][ Jimmy Fallon ][ Cameron Crowe ]
High Fidelity	(2000)
[ John Cusack ][ Jack Black ][ Tim Robbins ][ Bob Dylan ][ Drake Bell ]
The Muse	(1999)
[ Jeff Bridges ][ Albert Brooks ][ Bradley Whitford ][ Lorenzo Lamas ][ Mark Feuerstein ]
Dick	(1999)
[ Will Ferrell ][ Ryan Reynolds ][ Harry Shearer ][ Dave Foley ][ Scott Foley ]
Inspector Gadget	(1999)
[ Matthew Broderick ][ Rupert Everett ][ Andy Dick ][ Rene Auberjonois ][ Richard Kiel ]
Drop Dead Gorgeous	(1999)
[ David Bowie ][ Robert Davi ][ Will Sasso ][ Tony Crane ]
Summer of Sam	(1999)
[ John Leguizamo ][ Spike Lee ][ Frank Sinatra ][ John Turturro ][ Anthony Lapaglia ]
Don't Go Breaking My Heart	(1999)
[ Anthony Edwards ][ Charles Dance ]
Without Limits	(1998)
[ Billy Crudup ][ Donald Sutherland ][ Matthew Lillard ][ Jeremy Sisto ][ William Mapother ]
The MatchMaker	(1997)
[ Denis Leary ][ David O'Hara ][ Jay O. Sanders ][ David Kelly ][ Brian J. White ]
The Ice Storm	(1997)
[ Elijah Wood ][ Tobey Maguire ][ Kevin Kline ][ David Bowie ][ Robert Davi ]
The Associate	(1996)
[ Eli Wallach ][ Timothy Daly ][ Austin Pendleton ]
The Rock	(1996)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ Sean Connery ][ James Caviezel ][ Ed Harris ][ Michael Biehn ]
Red Ribbon Blues	(1996)
[ Leland Orser ]
Breaking the Waves	(1996)
[ Stellan Skarsgård ][ Lars von Trier ][ Udo Kier ][ Roef Ragas ]
Toy Story	(1995)
[ Tom Hanks ][ Tim Allen ][ R. Lee Ermey ][ Wallace Shawn ][ Erik von Detten ]
Speechless	(1994)
[ Michael Keaton ][ Christopher Reeve ][ Elvis Presley ][ Harry Shearer ][ Ernie Hudson ]
The Lion King	(1994)
[ Matthew Broderick ][ Jeremy Irons ][ Jonathan Taylor Thomas ][ James Earl Jones ][ Rowan Atkinson ]
Four Weddings and a Funeral	(1994)
[ Hugh Grant ][ Rowan Atkinson ][ John Hannah ][ Simon Callow ][ David Haig ]
My Girl 2	(1994)
[ Dan Aykroyd ][ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ][ Ben Stein ][ Austin O'Brien ]
The Raffle	(1994)
[ Mark Hamill ][ Callum Keith Rennie ][ Nicholas Lea ][ Jay Underwood ]
And the Band Played On	(1993)
[ Ian McKellen ][ Richard Gere ][ Steve Martin ][ Alan Alda ][ Matthew Modine ]
Peter's Friends	(1992)
[ Kenneth Branagh ][ Hugh Laurie ][ Stephen Fry ]
Lethal Weapon 3	(1992)
[ Mel Gibson ][ Joe Pesci ][ Danny Glover ][ Richard Donner ][ Nick Chinlund ]
FernGully: The Last Rainforest	(1992)
[ Robin Williams ][ Christian Slater ][ Tim Curry ][ Cheech Marin ][ Tommy Chong ]
My Own Private Idaho	(1991)
[ Keanu Reeves ][ River Phoenix ][ James Caviezel ][ Gus Van Sant ][ Udo Kier ]
Days of Thunder	(1990)
[ Tom Cruise ][ Robert Duvall ][ Cary Elwes ][ John C. Reilly ][ Randy Quaid ]
Rocky V	(1990)
[ Sylvester Stallone ][ Burgess Meredith ][ Burt Young ][ Kevin Connolly ][ Sage Stallone ]
Olivia Down Under	(1988)
Fandango	(1985)
[ Steven Spielberg ][ Kevin Costner ][ Judd Nelson ][ George Harris ][ George Harrison ]
Cool Cats - Twenty-five Years of Rock 'N' Roll Style	(1983)
[ Elvis Presley ][ David Bowie ][ Robert Davi ][ Rod Stewart ][ Little Richard ]
Summer Lovers	(1982)
[ Peter Gallagher ][ Hans Van Tongeren ]
Ultimo schermo, L'	(1982)
The Entity	(1981)
[ Ron Silver ][ Alex Rocco ]
Walk Proud	(1979)
[ Robby Benson ]
Roseland	(1977)
[ Christopher Walken ]
All This and World War II	(1976)
[ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ][ Rod Stewart ]
Dog Day Afternoon	(1975)
[ Al Pacino ][ Lance Henriksen ][ Chris Sarandon ][ John Cazale ][ Sidney Lumet ]
Aloha, Bobby and Rose	(1975)
[ Edward James Olmos ][ Robert Carradine ][ Noble Willingham ]
Tommy	(1975)
[ Jack Nicholson ][ Oliver Reed ][ John Cho ][ Roger Daltrey ][ Eric Clapton ]
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	(1974)
[ Martin Scorsese ][ Harvey Keitel ][ Kris Kristofferson ]
Friends	(1971)
[ Sean Bury ]

Trivia

• John was the first Western rock star to perform in Israel and the USSR, in 1979.
• Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for contribution to music and fund-raising for AIDS charities. [24 February 1998]
• Grammy award winning singer.
• Performed a new version of "Candle in the Wind" in tribute to Princess Diana at her funeral, with new lyrics specially written by Bernie Taupin. (5 September 1997)
• Changed his name legally to Elton Hercules John. He chose the middle name 'Hercules' not after the hero of mythology, but after the horse named Hercules on the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son" (1962)
• Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 1995.
• Decided that all profits from his singles would be donated to AIDS charities, and formed the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The foundation has become one of the world's largest nonprofit AIDS organizations. [1992]
• At age 11, entered the Royal Academy of Music, but quit just before graduation to pursue a rock career.
• Appointed a CBE in 1996 and knighted in 1998.
• He was twice a former Chairman of Watford Football Club.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
• He was a friend of the late rock singer Freddie Mercury and performed at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.
• Reformed drug addict, alcoholic and bulimic.
• Christmas hits: "Step into Christmas" (1973) and "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" (1983).
• Dusty Springfield' sang backing vocals on his song "The Bitch is Back".
• Covered the The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in 1974. John Lennon is featured in this recording.
• His song "Philadelphia Freedom" was a tribute to tennis star Billie Jean King.
• Covered the WHO's "Pinball Wizard" in 1976.
• His hit "Song for Guy" was a tribute to Guy Burchett, Rocket Records messenger who was killed in a motorcyle accident.
• His song "Empty Garden" is a tribute to John Lennon.
• Stevie Wonder played Harmonica on his song "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues".
• His song "Act of War" was a duet with Millie Jackson.
• Sang a duet with Cliff Richard called "Slow Rivers".
• Duet with Jennifer Rush: "Flames of Paradise".
• Duet with Aretha Franklin: "Through the Storm".
• Duet with Eric Clapton: "Runaway Train".
• Had a UK number one in 1991 with his live duet with George Michael "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".
• Has played the piano since he was four years old.
• Once auditioned for the group King Crimson.
• During one of his concerts at Madison Square Garden in 1974, John Lennon joined him on stage to perform three songs. This was part of a bet that if John Lennon's song "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" went to number one, he would join Elton on stage. This proved to be his last on stage performance.
• Is the Godfather of John Lennon's son, Sean Lennon.
• Often parodied on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) by Horatio Sanz.
• Started wearing glasses to copy one of his idols, Buddy Holly. After a while, his eyes adjusted to the lenses and he's worn glasses ever since.
• His partner, filmmaker David Furnish, made the documentary about Elton, Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (1997) (TV).
• Long-time collaborator, lyricist Bernie Taupin.
• He has teamed up with lyricist Tim Rice on four projects: The songs for the films The Lion King (1994) and The Road to El Dorado (2000) and the Broadway stage productions of "The Lion King" and "Aida"'
• Duets he sang with Kiki Dee are "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", and "True Love".
• Is a co-owner of the chic Sunset Strip restaurant Le Dome in Hollywood.
• Sang with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight on the song "That's What Friends Are For".
• Re-recorded his 1976 hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in 1994, this time as a duet with RuPaul.
• The song "You Can Make History (Young Again)" was a tribute to fashion designer Gianni Versace.
• Sang the duet "Donner Pour Donner" in French with singer France Gall.
• His parents, Sheila and Stanley Dwight, divorced when he was young. His mother then married Fred Farebrother, whom Elton affectionately dubbed 'Derf.'
• Recorded the song "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" with 'John Lennon' .
• Covered the Kiki Dee song "Sugar on the Floor".
• Covered the Queen song "The Show Must Go On".
• Covered the John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance" on his four-CD boxed set "To Be Continued...".
• Gave friend Rod Stewart the nickname "Phyllis".
• Likes Indian food.
• Duet with Luciano Pavarotti: "Live Like Horses".
• Attended the special dinner at Sony Studios in Los Angeles to honour the singer and activist Sting as MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year. The evening celebrated Sting's contribution to popular music, and honoured his charitable work with Amnesty International and the Rainforest Foundation. Other stars in attendance included Kylie Minogue & Dido. (6th February 2004)
• Enjoys tennis.
• His song 'On Dark Street' features back-up vocals by Kiki Dee.
• His song "All the Young Girls Love Alice" is a tribute to Alice Cooper.
• Stated once in the '70s that if he ever had a daughter, he would name her 'Umbrella.'
• Auditioned for the lead vocalist spot in the band King Crimson but was turned down.
• When Stevie Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic, he auditioned to take Stevie Winwood's place. Unfortunately, he was turned down.
• He chose the middle name 'Hercules' for himself, not after the hero of mythology, but after the horse named Hercules on the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son" (1962)
• He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best New Musical for "The Lion King" at the Lyceum Theatre.
• Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, along with Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty, and Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
• He was the 49th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
• Has epilepsy.
• Had a pacemaker fitted to correct an irregular heartbeat following an episode of angina on an airplane in July 1999.
• Underwent laser surgery to remove nodules from his vocal chords in Australia in January 1987. This followed a televised concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in which his voice sounded noticeably rough. In 2004 Sir Elton admitted this problem had been caused by smoking too many drugs, including marijuana.
• Godfather of Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian Charles
• In 2001 declared that "Songs from the West Coast" would be his final studio album, and thereafter he would concentrate on just live performances. In 2004 however he released a new album, "Peachtree Road" which despite some favorable reviews, flopped in every country it was released in.
• 1976 song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was about his real life suicide attempt.
• John is a close friend of David Beckham, Billy Connolly and Billy Joel.
• He was voted the 49th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
• He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best New Musical for "The Lion King" at the Lyceum Theatre, London.
• His song "On Dark Streets" features back-up vocals by Kiki Dee.
• Sang a duet with Luciano Pavarotti called "Live Like Horses".
• Covered the Queen song "The Show Must Go On" at the Theatre National de Chaillot in Paris on 17 January 1997, for the Gala opening night of "Le Presbytere n'a rien perdu de son charme ni le jardin de son eclat", a moving work inspired by the premature deaths of Freddie Mercury and the company's principal dancer Jorge Donn.
• Recorded the song "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" with John Lennon.
• His parents, Sheila and Stanley Dwight, divorced when he was young. His mother then married Fred Farebrother, whom Elton affectionately dubbed "Derf".
• Sang the duet "Donner Pour Donner" in French with singer France Gall .
• The song "You Can Make History (Young Again)" was a tribute to murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace .
• Covered the Who's "Pinball Wizard" in 1974.
• Had a UK number one in 1991 with his live duet with George Michael, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".
• He has teamed up with lyricist Sir Tim Rice on four projects: The songs for the films "The Lion King" and "The Road to El Dorado", and the Broadway stage productions of "The Lion King" and "Aida".
• Came up with the name Elton John from Soft Machine saxophone player Elton Dean.
• One of his all-time favorite singers is Country Music Hall-Of-Fame legend "Gentleman" Jim Reeves (1923-1964). Reportedly Elton once considered recording Reeves's mega-hit (on both Pop and Country Charts) "He'll Have To Go" (1960), but decided he couldn't possibly top Jim Reeves's version.
• Registered his civil partnership with long-term partner David Furnish at Windsor Town Hall on December 21, 2005, the first day that civil unions were legal in England and Wales. The ceremony was performed by Registrar Clair Williams, who also presided over the union between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
• Winner of the 1991 Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist.
• Winner of the 1986 British Phonographic Industry award for Outstanding Contribution.
• Presented (along with musical partner Bernie Taupin) with the Music Industry Trusts' Award in 2002 for his outstanding contribution to the British music industry.
• Has 10 godchildren (as of March 2006)
• Godfather of David Beckham's and Victoria Beckham's sons Brooklyn & Romeo.
• Estimated in 2006 to have sold 250 million albums during his career.
• He considers the Beatles' "Yesterday" as the perfect song.
• In the Independent of Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - he came no. 2, down from no. 1.

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