David Bowie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
250
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-01-08
Day of death
2016-01-10 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
David Bowie
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, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. “Space Oddity” became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single “Starman” and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterized as “plastic soul,” initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the Berlin Trilogy. Heroes (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single “Ashes to Ashes,” its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and “Under Pressure,” a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Die Harald Schmidt Show
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
Twin Peaks
Champs-Elysées
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Dick Cavett Show
MTV Video Music Awards
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée
The Prestige
Omnibus
Wetten, dass..?
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Where Are They Now?
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Parkinson
Extras
Dream On
ECHO-Verleihung
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Arthur and the Invisibles
The Hunger
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Theatre 625
Zoolander
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Zappa
The Snowman
Video AID
Labyrinth
DEVO
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Live Aid
August
Twiggy
Musikladen
Group Madness
Absolute Beginners
The Frame
The Last Temptation of Christ
WHAM!
Bandslam
Basquiat
Ready Steady Go!
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Enigma
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Christiane F.
LOLA
Auf los geht's los
Thriller 40
Pixies: Gouge
Ricochet
Eno
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Système 2
Baal
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
Mr. Rice's Secret
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
Cher
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Can Creativity Save the World?
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Moby Doc
Imagine: John Lennon
Seven Ages of Rock
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Jim Henson Idea Man
This Is Pop
The Linguini Incident
Luther: Never Too Much
The Filth and the Fury
Burden
TV Party
David Bowie: Five Years
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
The Velvet Underground
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Why Are We Creative?
Night Lunch
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
David Bowie: Finding Fame
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Yellowbeard
Into the Night
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
The Virgin Soldiers
Everybody Loves Sunshine
Gunslinger's Revenge
Just a Gigolo
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
The Hunger
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
The Oshima Gang
The Concert for New York City
Inside the Labyrinth
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
David Bowie: The Final Act
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Acoustic at the BBC
Live Aid
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Clockwork Orange County
The World of Jim Henson
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
Moonage Daydream
David Bowie Is Happening Now
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
David Bowie: London Boy
Are We Not Men?
Night Flight: Born Again
The Looking Glass Murders
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Best of Bowie
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Soul Boys of the Western World
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
Full Stretch
Bowie at the BBC
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
Kings of Glam
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
The Love We Make
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
The BRITs at 40
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
Placebo: This Search for Meaning
Personne ne bouge !
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
The Nomi Song
Vanilla Ice Archive
Live Aid Against All Odds
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Der Reichstag
Rockthology 2
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Young Music Show
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
The Making of the 'Outside' Album
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Discovering Music
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
WBCN and the American Revolution
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
David Bowie: Glass Spider
Fame
David Bowie: Rockpalast
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
David Bowie - Music in Review
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
A Bing Crosby Christmas
David Bowie - Best Of
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
My Music: A Classic Christmas
David Bowie - PNE Live Rehearsal 1976
Queen: Greatest Flix II
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
The Genius of David Bowie
The Image
David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
TIME
Dear Bowie
Bowie: A Reality Tour
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
Glam Rock at the BBC
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
David Bowie: Out of this World
David Bowie Reality Live
David Bowie - In His Own Words
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
The 1980 Floor Show
Supergroups
Das Prinzip Dada
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Bowie at the BBC
David Bowie: Live by Request
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
Moonage Ice Cream
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie at Live Aid
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
David Bowie: Starman
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
David Bowie On Stage
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
Inside the Music
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
David Bowie: Musikladen Extra
