Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-12-21
Day of death
1998-02-06 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Hawthorne, California, USA
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their lead guitarist, as the younger brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson, and as the group's de facto leader in the early 1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death.