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Bono
Actor, Producer, Writer, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn May 10, 1960 (65 years)
Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members.
Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
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Filmography
| 2025 | Bono: Stories of Surrender · as Self |
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| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Call Me Ted (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The Trainer · as Bono |
| 2024 | What's Next? The Future With Bill Gates (TV Series) · as Self - Musician And Activist |
| 2024 | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple · as Self |
| 2023 | Kiss the Future · as Self |
| 2023 | Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari · as Self |
| 2023 | Peter & the Wolf · as Self (artist) |
| 2023 | Can Creativity Save the World? · as Self |
| 2023 | Wham! · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 2022 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The Sound of 007 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | ABBA V Queen · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Roy Orbison Forever · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | U2: Rockumentary · as Self |
| 2022 | Ukraine on Fire 2 (TV Series) · as Self - Musician And Speaker |
| 2021 | Fauci · as Self |
| 2021 | This Is Pop (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan · as Self - Musician |
| 2020 | Finding Jack Charlton · as Self |
| 2020 | Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President · as Self |
| 2020 | Bruce Springsteen: Born to Rock · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Wojnarowicz: F--k You F-ggot F--ker · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Elton John: Becoming Rocketman · as Self |
| 2019 | Mystify: Michael Hutchence · as Self |
| 2019 | ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium · as Self |
| 2019 | Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail · as Self - Musician (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | Breaking Big (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | B.B. King: On the Road · as Self |
| 2018 | Poetry In America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - U2 |
| 2018 | Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 · as Self |
| 2017 | U2 at the BBC · as Self [u2] |
| 2017 | Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Pavarotti, chanteur populaire · as Self |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait · as Self |
| 2017 | Dare to Be Different · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2016 | Author: The JT LeRoy Story · as Self |
| 2015 | Kygo: Stole the Show · as Self |
| 2015 | Frank Sinatra. Die Stimme Amerikas · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert · as Self |
| 2015 | The Resurrection of Victor Jara · as Self |
| 2015 | He Named Me Malala · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Ecco Homo · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Irish Rock at the BBC · as Self |
| 2014 | Nelson Mandela Redrawn · as Self |
| 2014 | Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled · as Self |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 71st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2013 | Muscle Shoals · as Self |
| 2013 | Who the F**k is Arthur Fogel? · as Self |
| 2013 | Miracle Rising: South Africa · as Self |
| 2012 | Electric Burma · as Self |
| 2012 | B.B. King: The Life of Riley · as Self |
| 2012 | Anton Corbijn Inside Out · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | The Submerging Church · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Wilde Salomé · as Self |
| 2011 | From the Sky Down · as Self |
| 2011 | The 65th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | U2: 360 Degrees at the Rose Bowl · as Self - Vocals |
| 2010 | Music of Ireland: Welcome Home · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self - Performer |
| 2009 | Video Killed The Radio Star (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Welcome to the 80's (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | US Festival 1983 Days 1-3 · as Self - U2 |
| 2009 | Brüno · as Self - 'dove Of Peace' |
| 2009 | Linear · as Self |
| 2009 | NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn · as Self |
| 2008 | Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | MTV Europe Music Awards Liverpool 08 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2008 | It Might Get Loud · as Self |
| 2008 | Lord, Save Us from Your Followers · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Pavarotti The Duets · as Self |
| 2007 | U2 Live from Paris: Concert · as Self |
| 2007 | White Diamond · as Self |
| 2007 | 2007 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | U2 3D · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Xposé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Comic Relief 2007: The Big One · as Self |
| 2007 | 38th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | TED: The Future We Will Create · as Self |
| 2007 | U2: War · as Self |
| 2006 | U2 - Vertigo 2005: Live from Milan · as Self - Performer |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The Art of Football · as Self |
| 2006 | U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Infrarouge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man · as Self |
| 2005 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Vertigo 2005: U2 Live from Chicago · as Self - Vocals |
| 2005 | MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 · as Self - In Video Clip On Bob Geldof |
| 2005 | Escape to Canada · as Self |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Anton Corbijn · as Self (segments "one" And "electrical Storm") |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Mark Romanek · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui · as Self (segments "mysterious Ways" And "discotheque") |
| 2005 | A Concert for Hurricane Relief · as Self |
| 2005 | Live 8 · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Live Aid Remembered · as Self |
| 2005 | U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan · as Self |
| 2005 | Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 · as Self |
| 2005 | Brit Awards 2005 · as Self - U2 |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde · as Self |
| 2004 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2004 | The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Ramones Raw · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Bono |
| 2004 | The Pixies · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Get Up, Stand Up (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | 2003 Radio Music Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | U2: An Unforgettable Journey · as Self |
| 2003 | Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Self |
| 2003 | A Closer Walk · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner & Presenter |
| 2003 | Bukowski: Born into This · as Self |
| 2003 | Tribeca Film Festival Presents · as Self |
| 2002 | U2's Beautiful Day · as Self - Vocals |
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Morrissey · as Self |
| 2002 | I Love The 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | U2: The Best of 1990-2000 · as Self - Vocals |
| 2002 | U2: The Best of 1990-2000 · as Self |
| 2002 | Elvis Lives · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | You See Me Laughin' · as Self |
| 2002 | The Corrs Live in Dublin · as Self - Guest Singer |
| 2001 | Eminem: Behind the Mask · as Self |
| 2001 | Being Mick · as Self |
| 2001 | Elevation 2001: U2 Live from Boston · as Self - Vocals, Guitar |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | America: A Tribute to Heroes · as Self - Performer |
| 2001 | We Know Where You Live. Live! · as Self |
| 2001 | The 10 Commandments of Creativity · as Self |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution · as Self |
| 2000 | No Maps for These Territories · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | The Pretenders: Greatest Hits · as Self (segment "no Turn Left Unstoned") |
| 2000 | 2000 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | Diary (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Adventures in Tinseltown · as Bono |
| 1999 | Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 · as Self |
| 1999 | In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | ABBA: The Winner Takes It All · as Self |
| 1999 | An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | U2: The Best of 1980-1990 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The 41st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | CD:UK (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Sabine Christiansen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | U2: PopMart Live from Mexico City · as Self |
| 1997 | MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 · as Self - Performer |
| 1997 | 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | U2: A Year in Pop · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | No Spin News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Sinatra: 80 Years My Way · as Self - Performer |
| 1995 | No Turn Left Unstoned · as Self |
| 1995 | Pavarotti & Friends Together for the Children of Bosnia · as Self - Guest Performer |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Caiga quien caiga - CQC (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | U2: Zoo TV Live from Sydney · as Self |
| 1993 | In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | New Order Story · as Self |
| 1992 | Gomorron (TV Series) · as Self - Live I Göteborg |
| 1992 | 1992 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Nova (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · as Self |
| 1990 | Cutting Edge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | U2: LoveTown · as Self |
| 1989 | Decade · as Self |
| 1988 | U2: Rattle and Hum · as Self |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Seitenblicke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | U2: Outside It's America · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Contributor |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | U2: A Fire in Dortmund · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | U2: Under a Blood Red Sky · as Self - Vocals |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | U2: Follies · as Self |
| 1980 | Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | 60 Minutes Australia (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self - Honoree |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Fantástico (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self - U2 |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Singer (segment "u2") |
| 1963 | World in Action (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1947 | Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self |