Name
Stevie Wonder
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-05-13 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Biography
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder.
Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes.
Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024.
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- 2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
- 2015 Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
- 2020 537 Votes as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 Muscle Beach Party as Little Stevie Wonder
- 2001 America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self - Performer
- 1980 The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self
- 2005 Live 8 as Self
- 2009 Stevie Wonder: Live at Last as Self - Lead Vocals, Piano, Harmonica
- 1964 Bikini Beach as Little Stevie Wonder
- 2019 Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House as Self
- 2011 Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011 as Self - Vocals, Piano, Keyboards
- 2021 Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Performer
- 1977 Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977 as Self
- 2022 Stevie Wonder at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self
- 2010 Hope for Haiti Now as Self
- 2013 20 Feet from Stardom as Self
- 2022 George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
- 2004 Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self
- 2021 Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 I Love Quincy as Self
- 1979 Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration as Self
- 1995 Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown as Self
- 1996 Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei as Self
- 2017 Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville as Self
- 2024 The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 American Symphony as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2011 A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand as Self - Performer
- 2010 Hard Rock Calling 2010 as Self
- 1998 From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan as Self
- 1991 Sous les marches du palais as Self
- 2007 Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982 as Self
- 2006 Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live as Self
- 2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- 2004 Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 The Giants of Black Music as Self
- 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 1998 Brian Wilson’s Imagination as Self
- 2022 Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon as Self
- 2009 When Woodstock Was Young as Self
- 2023 Black Note as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic as Self
- 2012 Bad 25 as Self
- 2016 Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
- 2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 George Michael: Portrait of an Artist as Self
- 1984 DTV: Golden Oldies as Self
- 2009 VH1 Divas 2009 as Self
- 2007 Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song as Self
- 2011 iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World as Self
- 1983 Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- 1985 We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self
- 1972 The One to One Concert as Self
- 2017 George Michael: Freedom as Self
- 2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
- 1969 Black Woodstock as Self
- 2004 The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 2016 National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony as Self
- 2018 A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy as Self
- 2007 Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982 as Self
- 2009 Motown at the BBC as Self
- 1973 Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live as Self
- 2019 Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration as Self
- 2018 Quincy as Self
- 1974 Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen as Self - Vocals
- 2019 Chasing Happiness as Self
- 2014 The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- 1972 Cocksucker Blues as Self
- 2019 The Price of Protest as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees as Self - Performer
- 1998 Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia as Self
- 2018 Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones as Self
- 2020 The Changin' Times of Ike White as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life as Self
- 2020 One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2001 MTV Icon: Janet Jackson as Self
- 2003 The Best Of Beat as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- 1970 Black Journal: 23; New-Ark as Self
- 1989 Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989 as Self
- 1995 Stevie Wonder: A Night Of Wonder Live in London as Self
- 2020 Who You Gonna Call? as Self
- 2020 John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day as Self
- 2011 Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder as Self
- 2018 Mr. SOUL! as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self
- 2021 Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self
- 2017 One Love Manchester as Self
- 2009 O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997 as Self - Vocals
- 2006 To John With Love as Self
- 2025 FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- 2024 Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 as Self
- 2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 One to One: John & Yoko as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres as Self (archival footage)
- 1971 Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally as Self
- 2023 Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 as Self
- 2025 A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September as Self
- 1997 Happy Birthday to John
- 1987 Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987 as Self
- 2025 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2024 Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- 2026 The Lady and The Legend as Self
- 2009 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Self
- 2019 1989 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2026 Michael Jackson: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy as Self
- 2026 Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC as Self
- 2024 Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 2026 Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) as Self
- 2023 Commitment to Life as Self (archive)
- 2026 From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
- 1986 Neil Diamond... Hello Again as Self
- 1986 An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. as Self - Host
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 Top of the Pops ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1984 The Cosby Show ( 1 episode ) as Stevie Wonder
- 2005 Top of the Pops Reloaded ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 American Idol ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest Performer
- 1963 Ready Steady Go! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Dear... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1969 The Johnny Cash Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1970 The Flip Wilson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- Soon NAACP Image Awards ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Grammys ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1998 TRL ( 1 episode )
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host & Musical Guest
- 1974 American Music Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1985 Victoires de la musique ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 Cachitos de hierro y cromo ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1972 Musikladen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Stand Up to Cancer ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1997 Classic Albums ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1987 Le monde est à vous ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Star Academy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 The Oprah Conversation ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Sacrée soirée ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Dancing with the Stars: Juniors ( 1 episode ) as Self - Audience Member
- 1969 Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1980 Fridays ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Leaving Neverland ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977 The BRIT Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
