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Elvis Costello
Actor, Composer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 25, 1954 (70 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2022 | Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes · as Self |
| 2022 | Roy Orbison Forever · as Self |
| 2021 | This Is Pop (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan · as Self - Producer, Rum Sodomy & The Lash |
| 2020 | Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Country Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Jay's Longhorn · as Self |
| 2018 | Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen · as Self - Performer |
| 2017 | Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul · as Self |
| 2017 | Ex Libris · as Self |
| 2017 | Dare to Be Different · as Self |
| 2017 | Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3 · as Self |
| 2014 | Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued · as Self |
| 2014 | Don Rickles: One Night Only · as Self |
| 2014 | Park Bench (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Front Man · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance · as Self |
| 2012 | Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours · as Self |
| 2012 | Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook · as Self - Performer |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | I kveld med Ylvis (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Love Shines · as Self |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Treme (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self - Best Contemporary Folk Nominee |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest And Musical Performer |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Live From the Artists Den (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Memento Mori · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | The Harry Smith Project Live · as Self |
| 2006 | Before the Music Dies · as Self - Musician |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Elvis Costello |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby · as Elvis Costello |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Criss Angel Mindfreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 18 Stone of Idiot (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | All We Are Saying · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Ray Davies: The World from My Window · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Vt |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Johnny Cash: The Last Great American · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | I Love Your Work · as Self |
| 2003 | The Blues (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Elvis Costello |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip · as Self |
| 2003 | Imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 45th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Dead Ringers (TV Series) · as Elvis Costello |
| 2002 | The 44th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | CMT Crossroads (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Singer & Musician |
| 2000 | The Pretenders: Greatest Hits · as Self (segment "no Turn Left Unstoned") |
| 2000 | Unleaded · as Elvis Costello |
| 1999 | In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me · as Elvis Costello |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | 200 Cigarettes · as Self |
| 1999 | Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree · as Self |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Self |
| 1999 | Elvis Costello: She · as Elvis Costello |
| 1998 | Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story · as Self |
| 1998 | The 25th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Elvis Costello |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VH1 Storytellers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) · as Elvis Costello |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | No Turn Left Unstoned · as Self |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Elvis Costello |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Barend en Van Dorp (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night · as Self - Guitar/electric Organ/harmonica |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Rage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1978 | The Kenny Everett Video Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck · as Self |
| 1976 | Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Russell Harty Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Tiswas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Musician (segment "burt Bacharach") |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |