ROCK 1985
by salvatoreguardo | created - 09 May 2021 | updated - 30 May 2022 | PublicGabriel Amato (BANCO), Paul Wishart (FICTION FACTORY), ALDO STELLITA (MATIA BAZAR), CARLO MARRALE (MATIA BAZAR), GIANCARLO GOLZI (MATIA BAZAR), SERGIO COSSU (MATIA BAZAR), DANNY WHITE (MATT BIANCO), WALTER CALLONI (PFM), MICHAEL MCNEILL (SIMPLE MINDS), STEVIE SHEARS (ULTRAVOX).
1. Malcolm Young
Soundtrack | School of Rock
Malcolm Young was born on January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for School of Rock (2003), Last Action Hero (1993) and Maximum Overdrive (1986). He was married to Linda. He died on November 18, 2017.
1953-2017 AC/DC
2. Angus Young
Soundtrack | School of Rock
Angus Young was born on March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland. At school, Angus was an unenthusiastic student. His only real academic interest was art which allowed him some freedom of expression. He gave up school at 15 and went to work for a soft porn magazine called Ribald as a printer. But his ...
1955 AC/DC
3. Phil Rudd
Actor | Private Parts
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, 19 May 1954) is a New Zealand-based Australian drummer, best known for his membership in Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1975 through 1983, and again from 1994 to 2015. Upon the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans...
1954 AC/DC
4. Brian Johnson
Soundtrack | Iron Man
Brian Johnson was born on October 5, 1947 in Dunston, Gateshead, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Iron Man (2008), Maximum Overdrive (1986) and The Avengers (2012). He is married to Brenda. He was previously married to Carol.
1947 AC/DC
5. Cliff Williams
Actor | Private Parts
Cliff Williams was born on December 14, 1949 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Private Parts (1997), AC/DC - Black Ice Tour, São Paulo, Brasil 2009 (Bootleg) (2009) and AC/DC: Who Made Who (1986). He has been married to Georganne since 1980. They have two children.
1949 AC/DC
6. Bryan Adams
Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams rose to fame with the release of his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife" (1983). The album made him popular throughout the United States. However, it was his fourth album "Reckless" (1984), which is referred to as one of the best albums of the decade that made ...
1959
7. Alice
Soundtrack | House of Gucci
Alice was born on September 26, 1954 in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is known for House of Gucci (2021), Toxic Love (1983) and No me la puc treure del cap (2010).
1954
8. Marian Gold
Soundtrack | Son of a Gun
Marian Gold was born on May 26, 1954 in Hereford, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Son of a Gun (2014), Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) and Burlesque (2010).
1954 Alphaville
9. Frank Mertens
Soundtrack | Tres metros sobre el cielo
Frank Mertens is known for Three Steps Above Heaven (2010), Son of a Gun (2014) and Burlesque (2010).
1961 Alphaville
10. Bernhard Lloyd
Soundtrack | Son of a Gun
Bernhard Lloyd was born on June 2, 1960 in Enger, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Son of a Gun (2014), Burlesque (2010) and Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
1960 Alphaville
11. Joan Armatrading
Soundtrack | Kill List
Joan Armatrading was born on December 9, 1950 in Basseterre, St. Kitts, British West Indies [now Saint Kitts and Nevis]. She is an actress and composer, known for Kill List (2011), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and The Wild Geese (1978).
1950
12. Claudio Baglioni
Soundtrack | Gli anni più belli
Claudio Baglioni was born on May 16, 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Best Years (2020), Questo piccolo grande amore (2009) and The Invisible Wall (1991). He was previously married to Paola Massari.
1951
13. Vittorio Nocenzi
Soundtrack | Paura e amore
Vittorio Nocenzi is known for Three Sisters (1988), Nudo di donna (1981) and Colomba (1982).
1951 BANCO
14. Francesco Di Giacomo
Actor | Org
Francesco Di Giacomo was born on August 22, 1947 in Siniscola, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Org (1979). He died on February 21, 2014 in Zagarolo, Lazio, Italy.
1947-2014 BANCO
17. Franco Battiato
Soundtrack | Perduto amor
Franco Battiato was born on March 23, 1945 in Jonia, Sicily, Italy. He was a music artist and composer, known for Lost Love (2003), Children of Men (2006) and Musikanten (2005). He died on May 18, 2021 in Milo, Sicily, Italy.
1945-2021
18. Barry Gibb
Soundtrack | Grease
If you were to try and summarize Barry Gibb's forty-five year career in the music industry in a single phrase you would probably come up with something such as "versatile". Barry Gibb continues to remain an important, relevant figure in the music industry due to his willingness to adapt his music, ...
1946 BEE GEES
19. Robin Gibb
Soundtrack | Saturday Night Fever
Robin Gibb was born in 1949 on the Isle of Man, about half an hour before his twin brother Maurice. His parents, Barbara and Hugh, were both musical. Barbara sang and Hugh was a drummer and bandleader. Robin had four siblings - an older sister and brother, Lesley and Barry, twin Maurice and younger...
1949-2012 BEE GEES
20. Maurice Gibb
Soundtrack | Saturday Night Fever
Maurice Gibb was born on December 22, 1949 in Douglas, Isle of Man, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Ready Player One (2018) and Virtuosity (1995). He was married to Yvonne Gibb and Lulu. He died on January 12, 2003 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1949-2003 BEE GEES
21. Pat Benatar
Soundtrack | Deadpool 2
Pat Benatar was born Patricia Andrzejewski in Brooklyn and raised in suburban Lindenhurst, Long Island. Her mother Millie had sacrificed her own career as an opera singer to bring up Pat and son Andrew. Years later, it was Pat who sang classically, honing the powers of her 4.5-octave voice as a ...
1953
22. Edoardo Bennato
Soundtrack | Il principe e il pirata
Edoardo Bennato was born on July 23, 1946 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Il principe e il pirata (2001), Luca (2021) and Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza (2003).
1946
23. Loredana Bertè
Soundtrack | Call Me by Your Name
Loredana Bertè was born on September 20, 1950 in Bagnara Calabra, Calabria, Italy. She is a music artist and actress, known for Call Me by Your Name (2017), Quelli belli... siamo noi (1971) and Loredana Bertè: Il mare d'inverno (1983).
1950
24. Miguel Bosé
Actor | Tacones lejanos
For the past 30 years Miguel Bose has been a major force in Latin Music, crossing all genres but always maintaining an electronic beat. He grew up with Picasso and Ernest Hemingway, who where family friends. In 2007 to celebrate his 30 year career he made the album "Papito" in collaboration with ...
1956
25. David Bowie
Soundtrack | Labyrinth
David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...
1947-2016
26. Boy George
Soundtrack | The Crying Game
Boy George was born on June 14, 1961 in Eltham, Kent, England, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Crying Game (1992), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Bad Batch (2016).
1961
27. Angelo Branduardi
Composer | State buoni se potete
Angelo Branduardi was born on February 12, 1950 in Cuggiono, Lombardy, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for State buoni se potete (1983), De verwording van Herman Dürer (1979) and Momo (1986). He has been married to Luisa Zappa Branduardi since 1975. They have two children.
1950
28. Jimmy Somerville
Soundtrack | Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Jimmy Somerville achieved fame in the summer of 1984 as the voice of Bronski Beat, whose single "Smalltown Boy" reached number three in the UK singles chart. The song was unusual at the time as its lyrics and music video directly addressed the issue of gay life and homophobic violence. Somerville ...
1961 BRONSKI BEAT
29. Larry Steinbachek
Soundtrack | Chappie
Larry Steinbachek was born on May 6, 1960 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Chappie (2015), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and Pride (2014). He died on December 16, 2016 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
1960-2016 BRONSKI BEAT
30. Steve Bronski
Soundtrack | Chappie
Steve Bronski was born on February 7, 1960 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Chappie (2015), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and Pride (2014). He died on December 7, 2021 in Soho, London, England, UK.
1960-2021 BRONSKI BEAT
31. Jackson Browne
Soundtrack | Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Jackson Browne was born in Germany. His father, Clyde Jack Browne, worked for the US Army. His mother's name is Beatrice Amanda Dahl. Jackson's musical career began in the late 1960s. He played with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band before they released their first album, played with Tim Buckley, who ...
1948
32. Ric Ocasek
Soundtrack | Super 8
Ric Ocasek was born on March 23, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Super 8 (2011), The Saint (1997) and Transformers (2007). He was married to Paulina Porizkova, Suzanne LaPointe and Constance Campbell. He died on September 15, 2019 in Manhattan, New York ...
1944-2019 THE CARS
33. Ben Orr
Actor | The Cars: Drive
Bassist and singer Ben Orr was born Benjamin Orzechowski on September 8, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. His Russian and Czechoslovakian parents actively encouraged his musical endeavors. Ben grew up in Lakewood and Parma Heights, Ohio. He played bass, keyboards, and percussion instruments in his teen ...
1947-2000 THE CARS
34. Greg Hawkes
Soundtrack | Bachelorette
Mullti-talented musician Greg Hawkes was born on October 22 in 1952. He originally hails from Fulton, Maryland. Hawkes attended Atholton High School. The first band he was a member of was the Advarks. Greg majored in flute and composition at the Berklee College of Music. In 1973 he was featured as ...
1952 THE CARS
35. Elliot Easton
Soundtrack | Jackie Brown
Singer and guitarist Elliot Easton was born Elliot Steinberg on December 18, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliot joined the hugely popular, successful, and innovative New Wave synth-pop band the Cars as both a lead guitarist and ...
1953 THE CARS
36. David Robinson
Actor | The Cars: Touch and Go
Musician David Robinson was born on April 2, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts. David attended Woburn High School in Woburn, Massachusetts. Robinson was a member of the band, the Modern Lovers, from 1970 to 1973 and was briefly the drummer for the Boston punk group, DMZ, prior to becoming the drummer ...
1953 THE CARS
37. Adriano Celentano
Soundtrack | Yuppi du
Adriano Celentano is one of the most important singers of Italian pop music, but he's also been a creator of a comic genre in movies, with his characteristic way of walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful, in fact in the 70s and part of the 80s,...
1938
38. Riccardo Cocciante
Soundtrack | Jalousie
Riccardo Cocciante was born on February 20, 1946 in Saigon, Vietnam. He is a composer and actor, known for Jealousy (1991), Plauto, recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual (2004) and Strange Place for an Encounter (1988). He has been married to Catherine Boutet since 1983. They have one child.
1946
39. Phil Collins
Soundtrack | Tarzan
Phil Collins was born in Chiswick, London, England, to Winifred (Strange), a theatrical agent, Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent. He spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" ...
1951
40. William King
Soundtrack | Gone in Sixty Seconds
William King was born on January 30, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Undercover Brother (2002) and Tropic Thunder (2008). He has been married to Shirley Hanna-King since June 8, 1976. They have four children.
1949 COMMODORES
41. Thomas McClary
Soundtrack | Gone in Sixty Seconds
Thomas McClary was born on October 6, 1949 in Eustis, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Undercover Brother (2002) and Tropic Thunder (2008). He is married to Beryl Thompson. They have six children.
1949 COMMODORES
42. Walter Orange
Soundtrack | Gone in Sixty Seconds
Walter Orange was born on December 10, 1946 in Florida, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Undercover Brother (2002) and Tropic Thunder (2008).
1946 COMMODORES
43. Ronald La Pread
Soundtrack | Gone in Sixty Seconds
Ronald La Pread was born on September 4, 1950 in Florida, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Undercover Brother (2002) and Tropic Thunder (2008).
1950 COMMODORES
44. Milan Williams
Soundtrack | Ant-Man
Milan Williams was born on March 28, 1948 in Okalona, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Ant-Man (2015), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Boogie Nights (1997). He was married to Gwendolyn Rigby Williams and Melanie Bruno-Williams. He died on July 9, 2006 in Houston, Texas, USA.
1948-2006 COMMODORES
45. Skyler Jett
Music_department | Gladys Knight: Licence to Kill
Skyler Jett is known for Gladys Knight: Licence to Kill (1989) and Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (2008).
COMMODORES
46. Fabio Concato
Soundtrack | Il ladro di bambini
Fabio Concato was born on May 31, 1953 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is a composer, known for The Stolen Children (1992), Sapore di te (2014) and Vado a vivere da solo (1982).
1953
47. Lucio Dalla
Soundtrack | Borotalco
Lucio Dalla was born on March 4, 1943 in Bologna, Italy. He was a music artist and composer, known for Talcum Powder (1982), Beyond the Clouds (1995) and The Rogues (1987). He died on March 1, 2012 in Montreux, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland.
1943-2012
48. Pino Daniele
Soundtrack | Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse
Pino Daniele was born on March 19, 1955 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a music artist and composer, known for Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse (1991), Stealing Beauty (1996) and The Hand of God (2021). He was married to Fabiola Sciabbarasi and Dorina Giangrande. He died on January 4...
1955-2015
49. Fabrizio De André
Soundtrack | La cuccagna
Fabrizio De André was born on February 18, 1940 in Genova, Italy. He was a music artist and composer, known for La cuccagna (1962), Sieranevada (2016) and Amore che vieni, amore che vai (2007). He was married to Dori Ghezzi and Enrica 'Puny' Rignon. He died on January 11, 1999 in Milan, Italy.
1940-99
50. Francesco De Gregori
Composer | Il muro di gomma
Francesco De Gregori was born on April 4, 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and composer, known for The Invisible Wall (1991), Flirt (1983) and Marrakech Express (1989). He was previously married to Francesca 'Chicca' Gobbi.
1951
51. Andrew Fletcher
Music_department | Depeche Mode: 101
Andrew Fletcher was born on July 8, 1961 in Nottingham, East Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Depeche Mode: 101 (1989), Depeche Mode: Personal Jesus 2011 (2011) and Depeche Mode: Hole to Feed (2009). He was married to Gráinne Mullan. He died on May 26, 2022 in the UK.
1961-2022 DEPECHE MODE
52. Martin Gore
Soundtrack | Aquaman
Martin Gore was born on July 23, 1961 in Basildon, Essex, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Aquaman (2018), The Fast and the Furious (2001) and Say Anything (1989). He has been married to Kerrilee Kaski since June 12, 2014. They have two children. He was previously married to ...
1961 DEPECHE MODE
53. Dave Gahan
Soundtrack | Ava
Dave Gahan is the lead vocalist and co-songwriter for the Alternative Rock and New Wave band Depeche Mode. He was born in North Wealed, Essex, United Kingdom on 9th May 1962. Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 by Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher and Martin Gore. They recruited Gahan later that year. ...
1962 DEPECHE MODE
54. Alan Wilder
Soundtrack | The Hole
Alan Wilder was born on June 1, 1959 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Hole (2001), Hawkeye (2021) and The Monkey's Mask (2000). He was previously married to Hepzibah Sessa and Young, Jeri.
1959 DEPECHE MODE
55. Jim Diamond
Soundtrack | Shaken Daddy Syndrome
Jim Diamond was born in Bridgeton in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland September 23rd 1953. He heard Otis Redding's version of 'My Girl' and decided he wanted to embark on a singing career. At the tender age of 15 he joined his first band 'The Jade' and gigged around Scotland. Following this he ...
1953-2015
56. Mark Knopfler
Soundtrack | Local Hero
Mark Knopfler recorded his first single at age 16, but it was never released, He started the band Dire Straits in 1977, they were signed to Vertigo Records in 1978 and recorded the album "Dire Straits", which featured their first major hit single, "Sultans of Swing". Their follow-up albums include ...
1949 DIRE STRAITS
57. John Illsley
Music_department | Anton
John Illsley was born on June 24, 1949 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Anton (2008), Local Hero (1983) and Dire Straits: Skateaway (1980).
1949 DIRE STRAITS
58. Hal Lindes
Soundtrack | The Lucky One
Former member of the British rock group Dire Straits, composer / guitarist Hal Lindes is an award winning Anglo-American film composer based in both Los Angeles and London, with recording studios in both cities. After touring and performing around the world, Hal discovered his passion for composing...
1953 DIRE STRAITS
59. Alan Clark
Actor | Local Hero
Alan Clark was born on March 5, 1952 in Durham, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Local Hero (1983), Talk Radio (1988) and The Broker's Man (1997).
1952 DIRE STRAITS
60. Terry Williams
Actor | Dead Ringer
Terry Williams is known for Dead Ringer (1982), Dire Straits: Twisting by the Pool (1983) and Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing - Alchemy Live (1983).
1948 DIRE STRAITS
61. Simon Le Bon
Soundtrack | The Saint
Simon Le Bon was born on October 27, 1958 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Saint (1997), Donnie Darko (2001) and Layer Cake (2004). He has been married to Yasmin Le Bon since December 27, 1985. They have three children.
1958 DURAN DURAN
62. Andy Taylor
Soundtrack | Commando
Encouraged by his father, Andy Taylor took lessons in playing the guitar from a jazz guitarist who lived across the road from him and started to play the instrument seriously from the age of 11. He left school in 1976 and joined a punk band called The Gigolos. They became Motorway and released a ...
1961 DURAN DUARN
63. Nick Rhodes
Actor | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Nick Rhodes was born in Mosley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, son of Sylvia and Roger Bates. Rhodes began playing guitar while still in school, sharing the aspiration of becoming a lead guitarist with neighbourhood friend, John Taylor. Soon after, Rhodes also began teaching himself to play ...
1962 DURAN DURAN
64. John Taylor
Soundtrack | Nine 1/2 Weeks
Nigel John Taylor is most well-known for his bass work in the popular band, Duran Duran, which he also co-founded. As schoolboys, he and Nick would sit around and daydream about the band they would one day front. It was then that they finalized a timeline for the band: they were to play Hammersmith...
1960 DURAN DURAN
65. Roger Taylor
Soundtrack | Bumblebee
Drummer for British group Duran Duran from 1980 - 1984. Drummer for Arcadia 1985 which released one album. 1985 saw Duran Duran's last on'stage performance as the Fab 5 for quite some time for the Live Aid charity event. In 1986 Duran Duran reformed without Roger or guitarist Andy Taylor. Roger ...
1960 DURAN DURAN
66. Bob Dylan
Soundtrack | Renaldo and Clara
Robert Allen Zimmerman was born 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota; his father Abe worked for the Standard Oil Co. Six years later the family moved to Hibbing, often the coldest place in the US, where he taught himself piano and guitar and formed several high school rock bands. In 1959 he entered the...
1941
67. Annie Lennox
Soundtrack | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Annie Lennox was born on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Scrooged (1988) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She has been married to Mitch Besser since September 15, 2012. ...
1954 EURYTHMICS
68. David A. Stewart
Soundtrack | Alfie
After his parents, Jack and Sadie, separated when he was 14, he lived with his father, a prosperous accountant, but it was his mother who had the greatest impact on him. At 19, he married Pam soon after leaving Sunderland, but in 1977, she was replaced by Annie Lennox, whom he met in 1977 after she...
1952 EURYTHMICS
69. Kevin Patterson
Soundtrack | Ventoux
Kevin Patterson is known for Ventoux (2015), Fiction Factory: Ghost of Love (1983) and Fiction Factory: (Feels Like) Heaven (1983).
1960 FICTION FACTORY
70. Chic Medley
Composer | Edwardians in Colour: The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn
Chic Medley is known for Edwardians in Colour: The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn (2007), Fiction Factory: Ghost of Love (1983) and Fiction Factory: (Feels Like) Heaven (1983).
1958 FICTION FACTORY
71. Graham McGregor
Actor | Fiction Factory: Ghost of Love
Graham McGregor is known for Fiction Factory: Ghost of Love (1983), Fiction Factory: (Feels Like) Heaven (1983) and The One Show (2006).
FICTION FACTORY
72. Mike Ogletree
Camera_department | The Education of Shelby Knox
Mike Ogletree is known for The Education of Shelby Knox (2005), Fiction Factory: Ghost of Love (1983) and Fiction Factory: (Feels Like) Heaven (1983).
1956 FICTION FACTORY
73. Eugenio Finardi
Soundtrack | Figli delle stelle
Eugenio Finardi is known for Unlikely Revolutionaries (2010), È andata così (2021) and Nudi verso la follia (2004).
1952
74. Mick Jones
Soundtrack | Grosse Pointe Blank
Mick Jones was born on June 26, 1955 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Die Another Day (2002) and 500 Days of Summer (2009).
1955 FOREIGNER
75. Lou Gramm
Soundtrack | The Lost Boys
Lou Gramm was born on May 2, 1950 in Rochester, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Lost Boys (1987), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) and Footloose (1984).
1950 FOREIGNER
76. Rick Wills
Soundtrack | Dazed and Confused
Rick Wills is known for Dazed and Confused (1993), Go (1999) and The Spirit of '76 (1990).
1947 FOREIGNER
77. Dennis Elliott
Actor | Foreigner: Juke Box Hero
Dennis Elliott is known for Foreigner: Juke Box Hero (1981), Foreigner: Waiting for a Girl Like You (1981) and Foreigner: Lowdown and Dirty (1991).
1950 FOREIGNER
78. Holly Johnson
Soundtrack | Doomsday
Holly Johnson was born on February 9, 1960 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor and composer.
1960 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
79. Paul Rutherford
Actor | Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax (Live Version)
Dancer, singer, and musician Paul Steven Rutherford was born on December 8, 1959 in Liverpool, England. Rutherford moved to the Cantril Farm District as a child in the 1960's and attended St. Dominic's Roman Catholic school in Huyton with his twin sister. In addition, Paul studied fine art in ...
1959 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
80. Mark O'Toole
Soundtrack | Doomsday
Mark O'Toole was born on January 6, 1964. He is an actor and composer, known for Doomsday (2008), Zoolander 2 (2016) and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018).
1964 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
81. Peter Gill
Soundtrack | Doomsday
Drummer Peter Gill was born on March 8, 1964 in Liverpool, England. Gill was the drummer for the hugely popular and successful funk/pop/rock group Frankie Goes to Hollywood. After Frankie Goes to Hollywood split up in 1987, Paul went on to form the group Ltd. Noise with Paul Fishman. Moreover, Gill...
1964 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
82. Brian Nash
Soundtrack | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Brian Nash was born in 1963 in Liverpool, England. In the early 80s, he became the guitarist for pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The band's first single, "Relax", became one of the greatest hits of 80s, #1 on the UK charts in 1984, despite (or perhaps because of) controversy about the lyrics. ...
1963 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
83. Peter Gabriel
Soundtrack | WALL·E
Peter Gabriel was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, England. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band Genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music ...
1950
84. Renato Abate
Actor | Garbo: Onda Elettrica (10 Years Edition)
Renato Abate is known for Garbo: Onda Elettrica (10 Years Edition) (2015), Music Line: Le Canzoni Di Garbo (2005) and Festival di Sanremo (1951).
1958 GARBO
85. Michael Rutherford
Soundtrack | Sing Street
Michael Rutherford is known for Sing Street (2016), Epic Mission (2010) and The Big Idea (2009).
1950 GENESIS
86. Tony Banks
Soundtrack | American Psycho
Tony Banks is an English musician, songwriter and film composer primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo albums that range through progressive rock, pop, and classical music.
Tony Banks co-formed Genesis in ...
1950 GENESIS
87. Daryl Hall
Soundtrack | Ready Player One
Daryl Hall was born on October 11, 1946 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Ready Player One (2018), Game Night (2018) and The Fighter (2010). He has been married to Amanda Jane Aspinall since December 22, 2009. He was previously married to Bryna Lublin.
1946 HALL & OATES
88. John Oates
Soundtrack | Ready Player One
John Oates was born on April 7, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Ready Player One (2018), Game Night (2018) and The Fighter (2010). He has been married to Aimee Pommier since November 27, 1994. They have one child. He was previously married to Nancy Hunter...
1948 HALL & OATES
89. Martyn Ware
Soundtrack | Trainspotting
Martyn Ware was born and raised in Sheffield. His first success was as a founding member of the popular British synth-pop group The Human League. He left after two albums which achieved cult success (and shortly before they released their definitive album Dare). He then went on to greater success ...
1956 HEAVEN 17
90. Ian Craig Marsh
Soundtrack | Trainspotting
Ian Craig Marsh was born on November 11, 1956 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Trainspotting (1996), Sliver (1993) and Dark (2017).
1956 HEAVEN 17
91. Glenn Gregory
Soundtrack | Trainspotting
Glenn Gregory is the lead vocalist for Heaven 17, the 1980's English electronic new wave band that consists of three members, the other two being Ian Craig Marsh' and Martyn Ware. Marsh and Ware were, in fact, the founding members of another Sheffield electronic band, The Human League (previously ...
1958 HEAVEN 17
92. Phil Oakey
Soundtrack | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Born and bred in Sheffield, Phil co-founded the group The Human League in 1977. The groups first single "Being Boiled" was released in 1978 (but would have to wait 4 years before hitting the UK singles chart). October 1979 saw the release of their first album, "Reproduction", complete with a ...
1955 HUMAN LEAGUE
93. Ian Burden
Soundtrack | Son of Rambow
Ian Burden is known for Son of Rambow (2007), The Last American Virgin (1982) and Ashes to Ashes (2008).
1957 HUMAN LEAGUE
94. Jo Callis
Soundtrack | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Jo Callis was born on May 2, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012).
1955 HUMAN LEAGUE
95. Joanne Catherall
Actress | The Human League: Don't You Want Me
Joanne Catherall was born on September 16, 1962 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Human League: Don't You Want Me (1981), Smokescreen (1994) and The Human League: Human (1986).
1962 HUMAN LEAGUE
96. Susanne Sulley
Actress | The Human League: Don't You Want Me
Susanne Sulley was born on March 22, 1963 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Human League: Don't You Want Me (1981), The Human League: Human (1986) and The Human League: (Keep Feeling) Fascination (1983).
1963 HUMAN LEAGUE
97. Philip Adrian Wright
Soundtrack | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Philip Adrian Wright is known for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and Cyrus (2010).
1956 HUMAN LEAGUE
98. Bruce Dickinson
Soundtrack | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Bruce Dickinson was born on August 7, 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), Into the Blue (2005) and Bride of Chucky (1998). He has been married to Leana Dolci since 2023. He was previously married to...
1958 IRON MAIDEN
99. Steve Harris
Soundtrack | Murder by Numbers
Founder of heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Steve grew up in the East End of London, his father was a truck driver, and his mother raised Steve and his three sisters, as well as having various part time jobs. Started Iron Maiden in 1975, but didn't release any album until 1980, after numerous line-up ...
1956 IRON MAIDEN
100. Nicko McBrain
Actor | Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour, Brasil (Bootleg)
Nicko McBrain was born on June 5, 1952 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour, Brasil (Bootleg) (2008), Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back in Time - Live (2014) and Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Chile (2008). He has been married to Rebecca ...
1952 IRON MAIDEN
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