Name
Neil Young
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-11-12 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer, musician and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young No. 34 on their list of the 100 greatest musical artists. According to Acclaimed Music, he is the seventh most celebrated artist in popular music history. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical genres. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. 21 of his albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S by RIAA certification.
Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995).
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- 2004 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Inside Greendale as Himself
- 1984 Neil Young and The International Harvesters: Austin City Limits as Himself
- 2008 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu as Himself
- 2001 America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self - Performer
- 1978 The Last Waltz as Self
- 2005 Live 8 as Self
- 2005 Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert as Self
- 1987 Made in Heaven as Truck Driver
- 2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold as Self
- 1979 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps as Self
- 1971 Neil Young In Concert at the BBC as Himself
- 1985 Live Aid as Self
- 1997 Year of the Horse as Self - Crazy Horse (Guitar/Vocals)
- 2021 Barn
- 2012 Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short as Self
- 1972 Journey Through the Past as Self
- 1982 Human Highway as Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine
- 2007 Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall as Self
- 2011 Acoustic at the BBC as Self
- 2012 Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Americana
- 2005 Neil Young: Prairie Wind
- 1983 Neil Young in Berlin as Self
- 2003 Neil Young: Greendale: Live at Vicar Street
- 2000 Neil Young: Silver & Gold
- 2000 Neil Young: Red Rocks Live
- 2012 Neil Young Journeys as Self
- 2019 Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation as Self
- 2009 Neil Young Trunk Show as Himself
- 2011 A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young as Self
- 2022 Neil Young, les raisons de la colère as Himself (archive)
- 2010 Hope for Haiti Now as Self
- 2011 Neil Young - Le Noise as Neil Young
- 1993 Neil Young: MTV Unplugged as Himself
- 1993 Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration as Self
- 2021 Neil Young: Three More Decades as Himself
- 2022 Immediate Family as Self
- 2014 Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute as Self
- 1984 Neil Young: Solo Trans as Himself
- 2015 The Monsanto Years as Himself / Vocals / Guitar / Production
- 1971 Celebration at Big Sur as Self
- 2012 Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill
- 2013 Sound City as Self
- 2005 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live In Japan 2001 as Himself - Lead Vocal / Guitar / Piano
- 2022 Neil Young: Harvest Time as Self
- 2015 Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session as Self
- 2014 Neil Young - Live at Farm Aid 2014 as Himself
- 2003 Brian Wilson: On Tour as Self
- 2022 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music as Himself
- 1978 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in San Francisco as Himself - Guitar / Keyboards / Harmonica
- 2022 Neil Young + The Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers as Himself
- 2009 Neil Young: Rock At The Beach as Self
- 2014 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974 as Himself
- 2007 The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 as Self
- 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live in Wembley 1974 as Self
- 1990 Neil Young: Freedom as Himself (Guitar, Piano, Harmonica and Vocals)
- 1995 Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions as Himself
- 1991 Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Weld as Himself
- 2003 Mayor of the Sunset Strip as Self
- 2009 Neil Young: Don't Be Denied as Himself
- 2018 Paradox as The Man in the Black Hat
- 2018 Bachman
- 1985 Tears Are Not Enough as Self
- 2004 Greendale as Wayne Newton
- 1988 '68 as Westy
- 1996 Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball as Self
- 1991 Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin as Self - Guest
- 2005 Shakin' All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s as Self
- 2002 Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America as Himself
- 2019 David Crosby: Remember My Name as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Hitsville: The Making of Motown as Self
- 1970 Woodstock as Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 2019 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Mountaintop as Himself
- 2012 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Canadian Horsepower
- 2020 Fireside Session II as Self
- 2020 Fireside Session I as Self
- 2010 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Legend Lives On as Himself
- 2005 Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today as Self
- 2006 Neil Young: Rare Clips as Himself
- 1993 Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 2014 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fifty by Four - Half a Century of CSNY as Himself
- 2020 Yield as Pa Carnago
- 1990 Love at Large as Rick
- 2020 Return to Greendale as Himself
- 2015 Muddy Track as Himself
- 2017 Neil Young: Hometown as Himself
- 2020 Neil Young: Timeless Orpheum as Himself
- 2021 Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket as Himself
- 2022 Neil Young: Young Shakespeare as Self
- 2020 The Times
- 1986 Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986 as Self
- 1986 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - In a Rusted Out Garage as Self
- 2022 Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Across the Water
- 2024 Neil Young - Boarding House 1978 as Himself
- 2025 Coastal as Self
- 2024 Trans: The Animated Story as Dialogue
- 2014 A Letter Home as Self
- 2024 Catalyst as Self
- 2012 A Day at the Gallery as Author
- 2009 Neil Young - Archives Vol.1 (1963-1972)
- 2019 Neil Young in London
- 2019 Echo in the Canyon as Self
- 1995 Neil Young with Pearl Jam - Live at Hasselt Belgium
- 2007 Neil Young: Under Review 1976 - 2006
- 2010 Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Himself
- 2012 A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney as Self
- 2025 The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray as Self
- 2026 Corduroy Plants as Self
- 2024 DEVO as Self
- 2026 Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 The Top Ten Revealed ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 The Johnny Cash Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1967 Malibu U ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Kunscht! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2021 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 CMT Crossroads ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Laurel Canyon ( 2 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 LincVolt ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
