Bob Dylan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-05-24 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Bob Dylan

Biography

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Catchfire

    Catchfire

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Paradise Cove

    Paradise Cove

  • Mavis!

    Mavis!

  • MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged

  • The Top Ten Revealed

    The Top Ten Revealed

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Robbie Robertson: Going Home

    Robbie Robertson: Going Home

  • Taj Mahal and Friends

    Taj Mahal and Friends

  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

  • Disco

    Disco

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

  • John Mellencamp: It's About You

    John Mellencamp: It's About You

  • Highway 99: A Double Album

    Highway 99: A Double Album

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

    Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

  • Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

    Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

  • Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff

    Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff

  • John Candy: I Like Me

    John Candy: I Like Me

  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

  • The Greatest Night in Pop

    The Greatest Night in Pop

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

    Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

  • Seattle Supersonic

    Seattle Supersonic

  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

    Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

  • We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

    We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

  • The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz

  • Live Aid

    Live Aid

  • Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

  • Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

    Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  • Dont Look Back

    Dont Look Back

  • Folk Britannia

    Folk Britannia

  • Imagine: John Lennon

    Imagine: John Lennon

  • Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

  • Live Aid

    Live Aid

  • Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

    Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

  • Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

    Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

  • Popular Voices at the BBC

    Popular Voices at the BBC

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

    Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

  • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

    Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

    O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

  • Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow

    Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow

  • Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

    Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

  • Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

    Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

  • The Making of Sun City

    The Making of Sun City

  • Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

    Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

  • Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

    Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

  • Dylan Speaks

    Dylan Speaks

  • Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down

    Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down

  • Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94

    Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94

  • The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires

    The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires

  • Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

    Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

  • Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

    Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

  • Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

  • Hearts of Fire

    Hearts of Fire

  • Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues

    Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues

  • Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

    Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

  • The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

    The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

  • Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

  • The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival

    The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival

  • Renaldo and Clara

    Renaldo and Clara

  • Johnny Cash: Live On Air

    Johnny Cash: Live On Air

  • Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation

    Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation

  • Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

    Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

  • Joan Baez: I Am a Noise

    Joan Baez: I Am a Noise

  • Born In Chicago

    Born In Chicago

  • Bob Dylan Revealed

    Bob Dylan Revealed

  • The Dancing Man of L.A.

    The Dancing Man of L.A.

  • The Discreet Françoise Hardy

    The Discreet Françoise Hardy

  • The Concert for Bangladesh

    The Concert for Bangladesh

  • Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

  • Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

    Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

  • Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

    Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • The Madhouse on Castle Street

    The Madhouse on Castle Street

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

    Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

  • Året var 1966

    Året var 1966

  • Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

    Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

  • Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels

    Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels

  • YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls

    YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls

  • Eat the Document

    Eat the Document

  • Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

    Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

  • Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

    Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

  • Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom

    Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom

  • Getting to Dylan

    Getting to Dylan

  • 65 Revisited

    65 Revisited

  • The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

    The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

  • The Ballad of AJ Weberman

    The Ballad of AJ Weberman

  • Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965

    Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965

  • Legend of Lead Belly

    Legend of Lead Belly

  • The Best Of Beat

    The Best Of Beat

  • Johnny Cash's America

    Johnny Cash's America

  • George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

    George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

  • The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

    The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

  • Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

    Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

  • World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

  • Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield

    Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield

  • Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965

    Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965

  • Snapshots from the Tour

    Snapshots from the Tour

  • Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology

    Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology

  • Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night

    Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night

  • Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

    Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

  • The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

    The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

  • Bob Dylan: Hard Rain

    Bob Dylan: Hard Rain

  • Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan

    Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan

  • Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

    Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

  • Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

    Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

  • Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film

    Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film

  • Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan

    Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan

  • Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966

    Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966

  • The Bob Dylan Phenomenon

    The Bob Dylan Phenomenon

  • Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center

    Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center

  • Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

    Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

  • Newport and the Great Folk Dream

    Newport and the Great Folk Dream

  • Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative

    Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative

  • Scruggs: A Festival of Music

    Scruggs: A Festival of Music

  • Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978

    Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978

  • Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged

    Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged

  • Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb

    Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb

  • Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein

    Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein

  • Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born

    Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born

  • Bob Dylan: The Folk Years

    Bob Dylan: The Folk Years

  • Bob Dylan Quest Television Special

    Bob Dylan Quest Television Special

  • Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999

    Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999

  • Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976

    Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976

  • Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan

    Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan

  • Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975

    Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975

  • Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music

    Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music

  • Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey

    Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey

  • Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!

    Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!

  • Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

    Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize