Neil Leslie Diamond was born in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York City, on January 24, 1941. His father, Akeeba "Kieve" Diamond, was a dry-goods merchant. Both he and wife Rose were Jewish immigrants from Poland. The Diamond family temporarily relocated to Cheyenne, Wyoming, because of Kieve Diamond's military service during World War II...See full bio »
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Episode #1.2
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("Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" - uncredited)
2009Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC
(TV documentary)
(performer: "Holly Holy", "Street Life", "Beautiful Noise", "Love On The Rocks", "Play Me", "Cherry, Cherry", "Thank The Lord For The Night Time", "Home Before Dark", "Don't Go There", "Pretty Amazing Grace", "Crunchy Granola Suite", "Done Too Soon", "Brooklyn Roads", "I Am... I Said", "Solitary Man", "Kentucky Woman", "Forever In Blue Jeans", "Sweet Caroline", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Song Sung Blue", "I'm A Believer", "Man Of God", "Hell Yeah", "Cracklin' Rosie", "America", "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show")
1996Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
(TV special documentary)
(writer: "Tennessee Moon", "Can Anybody Hear Me", "One Good Love", "A Matter of Love", "Marry Me", "Blue Highway", "Talking Optimist Blues Good Day Today", "Everybody", "No Limit", "Deep Inside of You", "Gold Don't Rust", "Kentucky Woman" / performer: "Tennessee Moon", "Can Anybody Hear Me", "One Good Love", "A Matter of Love", "Marry Me", "Blue Highway", "Talking Optimist Blues Good Day Today", "Everybody", "No Limit", "Deep Inside of You", "Gold Don't Rust", "Kentucky Woman")
1983Dolly in Concert
(TV special documentary)
(writer: Gospel Medley:)
1981Pour la peau d'un flic
(writer: "The Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Boogie", "Say Maybe" / performer: "The Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Boogie", "Say Maybe")
1980The Jazz Singer
(music: "You Baby", "Jerusalem", "America", "My Name Is Yussel" Theme, "Love On The Rocks", "On The Robert E. Lee", "Summerlove", "Hey Louise", "Songs Of Life", "Hello Again", "Amazed And Confused", "Acapulco" / lyrics: "Hello Again", "Amazed And Confused", "Acapulco" / "Hine Mah Tove", "Havah Nagilah", "Adon Olom", "Kol Nidre")
1977Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek
(TV documentary)
(performer: "Cherry Cherry", "Sweet Caroline", "Play Me", "Beautiful Noise", "Street Life", "Lady Oh", "If You Know What I Mean", "Song Sung Blue", "Cracklin' Rosie", "Holly Holy", "I Am...I Said", "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show", "I've Been This Way Before")
1976Neil Diamond: The 'Thank You Australia' Concert
(TV movie)
(music: "Missa", "Soolaimon", "Play Me", "Solitary Man", "Cherry, Cherry", "Sweet Caroline", "The Last Picasso", "Longfellow Serenade", "Song Sung Blue", "Cracklin' Rosie", "Holly Holy", "I Am...I Said", "Anthem", "Be", "Dear Father", "Skybird", "Lonely Looking Sky", "Anthem Reprise", "Be Reprise", "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show", "I've Been This Way Before", "Morningside" / performer: "Missa", "Soolaimon", "Play Me", "Solitary Man", "Cherry, Cherry", "Sweet Caroline", "The Last Picasso", "Longfellow Serenade", "Song Sung Blue", "Cracklin' Rosie", "Holly Holy", "I Am...I Said", "Anthem", "Be", "Dear Father", "Skybird", "Lonely Looking Sky", "Anthem Reprise", "Be Reprise", "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show", "I've Been This Way Before", "Morningside")
I never expected that I would be doing this for as long as I've been doing it. So looking back and seeing that it's been over 40 years since the first hits makes you think, 'Is there a time that you stop?' But I don't think I'm ever going to stop. It's the only challenge I have left in my life.
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Trivia:
Was a top fencer during his time at New York University.
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Trademark:
The gold-sequined outfits he wore in the '70s.
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