Sir Elton John Add to My Celebs Age 65 Birthday Mar. 25th, 1947 Born in Pinner, Greater London, England, UK Height 5' 7

Sir Elton John's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) CMT Crossroads Performer (6) The Whoopi Goldberg Show Elton John VH1 Divas Sir Elton J… Pop Idol (UK) Elton John Top of The Pops 2 (UK) Elton John Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (UK) Elton John

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Brüno 2006 - The Queen 2002 - Naqoyqatsi 2002 - The Country Bears 2000 - La gran vida 2000 - The Road to El Dorado 1997 - Spice World 1988 - Imagine: John Lennon 1975 - Tommy

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (unsuccessfully) as lead singer for the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Gentle Giant. Dwight teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin and changed his name to Elton John (merging the names of saxophonist Elton Dean and Long John Baldry). The duo wrote songs for Lulu (I) and Roger Cook (II). In the early 1970s, he recorded the concept album "Tumbleweed Connection." He became the most successful pop artist of the 1970s, and he has survived many different pop fads including punk, the New Romantics and Britpop to remain one of Britain's most internationally acclaimed musicians.

Elton John announced he was a bisexual in 1976, and in 1984, he married Renate Blauel. The marriage lasted four years before he finally came to terms with the fact that he was actually homosexual. In the 1970s and 1980s, he suffered from drug and alcohol addiction and bulimia but came through it. He is well known as a campaigner for AIDS research and he keeps his finger on the pulse of modern music, enjoying artists such as Eminem, Radiohead, Coldplay and Robbie Williams (I). He was knighted in 1997.


TRIVIA:

• 1994: Re-recorded his 1976 hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", this time as a duet with 'RuPaul (I)' (qv).
• His partner, filmmaker 'David Furnish' (qv), made the documentary about Elton, _Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (1997) (TV)_ (qv).
• Raised $2.5m for 'Hillary Rodham Clinton' (qv)'s US presidential campaign with a concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
• Auditioned for the lead vocalist spot in the band 'King Crimson' (qv) but was turned down.
• Gave friend 'Rod Stewart (I)' (qv) the nickname "Phyllis".
• Covered the 'The Beatles' (qv)' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in 1974. 'John Lennon (I)' (qv) is featured in this recording.
• Reformed drug addict, alcoholic and bulimic.
• 'Dusty Springfield' (qv) sang backing vocals on his song "The Bitch is Back".

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