Phil Collins 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!" alongside the future movie screen "Artful Dodger," Jack Wild. His interest in music and drumming began at school, where he drummed with a stage...See full bio »
2008Genesis: When in Rome
(video)
(writer: "Drum Duet" / lyrics: "Turn It On Again", "No Son of Mine", "Hold On My Heart", "Mama", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Invisible Touch", "I Can't Dance")
2004Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
(video documentary)
(writer: "Drums, Drums, and More Drums", "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven", "Against All Odds", "Don't Lose My Number", "You'll Be In My Heart", "One More Night", "Hang In Long Enough", "Come With Me", "I Missed Again", "Another Day in Paradise", "No Way Out", "In The Air Tonight", "Dance Into The Light", "Two Hearts", "Wear My Hat", "Easy Lover", "Sussudio", "It's Not Too Late", "Take Me Home" / lyrics: "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven")
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Watching the Baby
(2003)
(writer: "Sussudio" / performer: "Sussudio")
2003Brother Bear
(performer: "Welcome", "On My Way", "No Way Out Theme from Brother Bear", "Look Through My Eyes" / arranger: "Look Through My Eyes" / "Great Spirits", "Transformation", "Welcome", "On My Way", "No Way Out Theme from Brother Bear")
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Blind Date
(2000)
(writer: "In The Air Tonight")
2000American Psycho
(writer: "In Too Deep", "Sussudio" / performer: "Sussudio")
1999Tarzan
(Video Game)
(writer: "Strangers Like Me" / producer: "Strangers Like Me" / arranger: "Strangers Like Me", "Trashin' the Camp" / "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Trashin' the Camp")
1999Tarzan
(performer: "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Trashin' The Camp", "Strangers Like Me" / producer: "You'll Be in My Heart", "Strangers Like Me" / arranger: "Strangers Like Me" / "Two Worlds", "You'll Be in My Heart", "Son of Man", "Trashin' The Camp")
1999Bravo Two Zero
(TV movie)
(writer: "In the air tonight" / performer: "In the air tonight")
1998Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
(video documentary)
(writer: "Hand In Hand", "Hang In Long Enough", "Don't Lose My Number", "Another Day In Paradise", "Against All Odds Take A Look At Me Now", "Lorenzo", "Long Long Way To Go", "In The Air Tonight", "Timbantiocha", "Easy Lover", "Dance Into The Night", "Wear My Hat", "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven", "Sussudio" / performer: "Hand In Hand", "Hang In Long Enough", "Don't Lose My Number", "Another Day In Paradise", "Against All Odds Take A Look At Me Now", "Lorenzo", "Separate Lives", "Long Long Way To Go", "In The Air Tonight", "Timbantiocha", "Easy Lover", "Dance Into The Night", "Wear My Hat", "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven", "Sussudio")
1997Criminal Intent
("Staring at the world thru my rearview")
1993Genesis: The Way We Walk - Live in Concert
(video documentary)
(writer: "Old Medley", "The Drum Thing" / music: "Land of Confusion", "No Son Of Mine", "Driving The Last Spike", "Fading Lights", "Jesus He Knows Me", "Dreaming While You Sleep", "Home By The Sea", "Hold On My Heart", "Domino", "I Can't Dance", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Invisible Touch", "Turn It On Again" / lyrics: "No Son Of Mine", "Driving The Last Spike", "Jesus He Knows Me", "Hold On My Heart", "I Can't Dance", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Invisible Touch", "Turn It On Again" / performer: "The Drum Thing")
1990Phil Collins: Seriously Live
(video)
(writer: "Hand in Hand", "Hang In Long Enough", "Against All Odds Take A Look At Me Now", "Don't Lose My Number", "Inside Out", "Do You Remember?", "Who Said I Would", "Saturday Night And Sunday Morning", "The West Side", "That's Just The Way It Is", "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven", "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore", "One More Night", "Colours", "In The Air Tonight", "You Can't Hurry Love", "Two Hearts", "Sussudio", "Easy Lover", "Take Me Home")
1988Buster
(writer: "Two Hearts One Mind", "Goin' Loco Down in Acapuclo", "Big Noise" / performer: "Two Hearts One Mind", "A Groovy Kind of Love")
1988Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium
(video)
(writer: "Mama", "Abacab", "Domino", "That's All", "The Brazilian", "Land of Confusion", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Throwing It All Away", "Home By The Sea", "Invisible Touch", "Drum Duet", "Los Endos", "Turn It On Again", "Do The Neurotic" / lyrics: "Mama", "That's All", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Invisible Touch")
1988The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
(documentary)
(performer: "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", "With a Little Help from my Friends")
1986The Color of Money
(writer: "One More Night" / performer: "One More Night")
1985Phil Collins: No Jacket Required
(TV movie)
(writer: "Only You And I Know", "Against All Odds", "Who Said I Would", "Sussudio", "Behind The Lines", "The West Side", "One More Night", "In The Air Tonight", "Like China", "It Don't Matter To Me", "Hand In Hand", "Take Me Home")
1984Against All Odds
(writer: "AGAINST ALL ODDS TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW" / performer: "AGAINST ALL ODDS TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW")
1984Genesis: The Mama Tour
(video documentary)
(writer: "Abacab", "That's All", "Mama", "Illegal Alien", "Home By The Sea", "Second Home By The Sea", "Keep It Dark", "It's Gonna Get Better", "In The Cage", "The Cinema Show", "...In That Quiet Earth", "Supperman", "Turn It On Again")
1983Risky Business
(writer: "In the Air Tonight" / performer: "In the Air Tonight")
1983Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
(video)
(writer: "I Don't Care Anymore", "I Cannot Believe It's True", "Thru These Walls", "I Missed Again", "Behind The Lines", "The Roof Is Leaking", "The West Side", "In The Air Tonight", "It Don't Matter To Me, "Droned")
1989The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Song & Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
[on his retirement in 2011] I've decided to write this in response to the articles that surfaced last weekend regarding my retirement. Why they were printed at all is a mystery, as I haven't spoken to anybody in the press for a few months. However, many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted...
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Trivia:
A fan of Earth Wind & Fire and used members of the group to perform the brass sections on many of his own songs (they also appear on the Genesis songs "No Reply at All" and "Paperlate").
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