Neil Diamond
Born: 1941-01-24 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. According to David Wild, common themes in Diamond's songs are "a deep sense of isolation and an equal desire for connection. A yearning for home – and at the same time, the allure of greater freedom. The good, the bad and the ugly about a crazy little thing called love." As of 2001 Diamond has sold 115 million records worldwide, including 48 million records in the U.S. In terms of Billboard chart success, he is the third most successful Adult Contemporary artist ever, ranking behind only Barbra Streisand and Elton John. Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, and in 2000 he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. On Monday, March 14, 2011, Neil Diamond was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Diamond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2024
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 as Self (archive footage)
2021
- The Dancing Man of L.A. as Self (archive footage)
- Neil Diamond at the BBC as Self
2014
2010
- Neil Diamond: Solitary Man as Himself
- …Sings Neil Diamond as Self (archive footage)
- Neil Diamond: BBC Electric Proms as Self
2009
- Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC as Himself
2008
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self - Musical Guest
2006
- Keeping Up with the Steins as Neil Diamond
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002
- American Idol as Self - Mentor
- V Graham Norton as Self
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- Saving Silverman as Self
1999
- Lost & Found as Neil Diamond
1997
- The View as Self
1996
1994
- TOTP2 as Self
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
- Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special as Himself
1988
1980
- The Jazz Singer as Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- The Last Waltz as Self
1977
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Numéro un as Self
1973
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull ... (Original Music Composer)
1971
- Disco as Self
- BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond as Himself
1969
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde as Self
1968
- Starparade as Self
1967
- Mannix as Neil Diamond
1964
- Die Drehscheibe as Self
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1959
- The Grammys as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self