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Stevie Wonder
Age
63
Birthday
May. 13th, 1950
Born in
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Height
6' 0 1/2"
Stevie Wonder's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2002 - Standing in the Shadows of Motown1972 - Cocksucker Blues 1964 - Bikini Beach 1964 - Muscle Beach Party |
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TRIVIA:
- In addition to his being blind, he also has loss of smell due to a 1973 car crash in North Carolina from which he also has a scar.
- Became the very first blind recipient of an Academy Award when his composition "I Just Called to Say I Love You" won Best Original Song from _The Woman in Red (1984)_ (qv) soundtrack.
- Wrote "Superstition" originally for friend 'Jeff Beck (I)' (qv) while completing his 1973 album "Talking Book." Though Beck had actually recorded the number in 1972, Motown rush-released Wonder's cut ahead of the album, and "Superstition" became his second number one hit in January 1973
- Collaborated on the 1985 smash hit "We Are the World" (USA for Africa)
- Friend 'Dizzy Gillespie' (qv) played the trumpet solo on "Do I Do" from Wonder's "Musiquarium" compilation album (1982).
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
- In his acceptance speech for the Oscar for Best Song in 1984, Wonder dedicated his award to imprisoned civil rights leader 'Nelson Mandela' (qv). The South African government promptly banned Wonder's music from the country.
- Has been blind since birth
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