Paul Simon Add to My Celebs Age 70 Birthday Oct. 13th, 1941 Born in Newark, New Jersey, USA Height 5' 3"

Paul Simon's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Live From Abbey Road (UK) Performer (… Shivaree Paul Simon

Main Movie Roles 2008 - The Great Buck Howard 2006 - Herbie Hancock: Possibilities 1980 - One Trick Pony 1977 - Annie Hall 1968 - Monterey Pop

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Born on October 13, 1941 in Newark New Jersey, Paul Simon is one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. In 1957 he and high school pal Art Garfunkel wrote and recorded the single "Hey Schoolgirl" under the name 'Tom and Jerry'. After some failures they broke up. Simon still wrote and recorded music as 'Tico and The Triumps' and 'Jerry Landis'. He also attended Queens College and got a B.A. in English. He studied law also but quit to pursue a music career in 1964.

He and Art Garfunkel got back together as Simon and Garfunkel and recorded "Wednesday Morning 3 a.m.". After the commercial failure of the album they broke up again. Simon left America to go to England where he played in folk circuits and He made a solo album. Back in America the producer of their first album, Tom Wilson, dubbed bass, electric guitar, and drums to the all acoustic song, 'Sound of Silence', which propelled them into the folk-rock scene. Simon and Garfunkel were back and in 1966 they had popularity with the album "The Sound of Silence" which features songs such as "I am a Rock", "Richard Cory" and "Kathy's Song". Their next album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme had songs such as "Homeward Bound" "The 59th Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".

In 1967 Mike Nichols (I) asked Simon to write a score for his upcoming movie The Graduate (1967). Their next album "Bookends" which is considered one of the greatest albums of the sixties, featured songs such as "Mrs. Robinson" from The Graduate (1967), "Hazy Shade of Winter", "At The Zoo", "America". Their last album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" featured songs such as the title song, "The Boxer", "Cecilia".

In the seventies Simon emerged as a singer/songwriter with albums such as Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years, Hearts and Bones, Graceland, and Songs from the Capeman. Aside from music he wrote and starred in the movie One Trick Pony (1980) and reunited with friend Art Garfunkel in 1981 to give a concert in Central Park.


TRIVIA:

• Simon & Garfunkel were voted the 40th Greatest Artists in Rock 'n' Roll by Rolling Stone.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 (as a solo artist).
• He and 'Art Garfunkel' (qv) sang as "Simon & Garfunkel" in the 60s and part of 70s
• Didn't want to return to the US from England, where he was enjoying success with his solo album there, but Columbia Records invoked the letter of his and 'Art Garfunkel' (qv)'s recording contract, forcing him to come back. (His UK album went out of print, and was only reissued in 2004.)
• The song "Scarborough Fair/Canticles" from Simon And Garfunkel's multi-million selling "Parsley Sage Rosemary And Thyme" (1966) album contains a counterpoint melody with anti-war lyrics. The alternate melody and verse were removed when the song was used in the soundtrack of "The Graduate"(1967) and as a subsequent single. The latter version, a popular ballad, is the one most remembered today.
• In 1963 Paul recorded the novelty "The Lone Teen Ranger" as Jerry Landes, and it peaked at #99 on the US Pop charts.
• Is a long-time friend of fellow New Yorker 'Lorne Michaels' (qv), which has led to Simon and/or his songs appearing in numerous Michaels productions, including _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) (several appearances as both host and musical guest); _The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)_ (qv) (brief appearance); and _Coneheads (1993)_ (qv) (song "Kodachrome"). Michaels has also produced several of Simon's specials, including: _The Paul Simon Special (1977) (TV)_ (qv); _Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (1982) (TV)_ (qv)_; and _Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1991) (TV)_ (qv).
• Paul Simon and 'Art Garfunkel' (qv) sung and wrote songs under the name 'Tom and Jerry' in the late 1950s.

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