Jackson Browne
Born: 1948-10-09 in Heidelberg, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Browne was born October 9, 1948, in Heidelberg, Germany, where his father Clyde Jack Browne, an American serviceman, was stationed for his job assignment with the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Browne's mother, Beatrice Amanda (née Dahl), was a Minnesota native of Norwegian ancestry. Browne has three siblings. Roberta "Berbie" Browne was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, Germany; and Edward Severin Browne was born in 1949 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His younger sister, Gracie Browne, was born a number of years later. At the age of three, Browne and his family moved to his grandfather's house, Abbey San Encino, in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles. In his teens, he began singing folk songs in local venues such as the Ash Grove and The Troubador Club. He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, graduating in 1966. Clyde Jackson Browne is a German/American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded songs such as "These Days", "The Pretender", "Running on Empty", "Lawyers in Love", "Doctor My Eyes", "Take It Easy", "For a Rocker", and "Somebody's Baby". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and given an honorary doctorate of music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked him as 37th in its list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time".
Filmography
2025
- Billy Joel: And So It Goes as Self
2024
2023
2022
- Immediate Family as Self
- Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute as Self
- Really Good Rejects
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On as Self
2021
2020
- Laurel Canyon as Self
- Linda and the Mockingbirds as Self
- The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions as Self
2019
- Echo in the Canyon as Self
- David Crosby: Remember My Name as Self (archive footage)
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self
- The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash as Self
- The Story of Plastic ... (Co-Executive Producer)
2015
- The Poet of Havana as Self
2014
2013
- History of the Eagles as Self
- Jackson Browne: I'll Do Anything - Live In Concert as Musician
2012
- Jackson Browne with Special Guest Sara Watkins Live as Himself - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
2011
- The Eagles - Earlybird Live Usa 1974 & Europe 1973 as Self - Guest
- Troubadours as Self
2010
2009
2008
- Talking Guitars as Self
2007
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Jackson Browne
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream as Self
2005
- Trudell as Self - Singer, Songwriter
2003
- Soundstage
- Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back as Self (archive footage)
2002
1996
- Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested as Self - Guest star - Guitar, vocals
- Jackson Browne: VH-1 Storytellers as Himself
1995
- Nico Icon as Self
- The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as The Scarecrow
1994
- Jackson Browne: Going Home as Himself
1993
1992
- Incident at Oglala ... (Music Consultant)
1989
- The Simpsons as Jackson Browne (voice)
1988
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Backing Vocals
1987
- The Best of Max Headroom as Self
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
1985
- The Making of Sun City as Self
- The Max Headroom Show as Self
1980
- No Nukes as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Austin City Limits as Self
1974
- Eagles: The Broadcast Collection as Self
- Rockpalast as Self (piano guitar vocal)
1973
- Rock Concert as Self
- Eagles | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert as Self - Special Guest
1971
- The Ski Bum as Stoned Guitars