David Bowie

Acting · Born 1947-01-08 in London, England, UK

Biography

David Robert Jones, 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,…

Filmography

• The Man Who Fell to Earth as Thomas Jerome Newton
• The Prestige as Tesla
• Basquiat as Andy Warhol
• David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 as Self - Interviewee
• Der Reichstag as Self (archive footage)
• The Last Temptation of Christ as Pontius Pilatus
• Into the Night as Colin Morris
• The Velvet Underground as Self (voice)
• Yellowbeard as The Shark (uncredited)
• Bandslam as David Bowie