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Damon Albarn

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Damon Albarn was born in Whitechapel Hospital, London. He was the son of Keith (a former luminary of England's late-1960s psychedelic rock scene that yielded Soft Machine and others) and Hazel (a stage designer for Joan Littlewood's theatre company). Arriving in Colchester, Essex in the late '70s, the young Damon began studying music (the piano) and drama... See full bio »

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2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #21.63 (2012) (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
 
2012 Dredd (writer: "Jubilee Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around")
 
2012 Cleanskin (music: "Out of Time" / lyrics: "Out of Time")
 
2011 Generació D (TV documentary) (writer: "Song 2")
 
2011 Being Erica (TV series)
– Born This Way (2011) (music: "Girls and Boys" / lyrics: "Girls and Boys")
 
2011 Butter (writer: "To Binge")
 
2011 Movin' on Up (TV movie) (lyrics: "There's No Other Way")
 
2010 The Karate Kid (writer: "Dirty Harry Schtung Chinese New Year Remix")
 
2010/I Fair Game (writer: "CLINT EASTWOOD")
 
2010 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV series)
– The Australian Grand Prix (2010) (writer: "Parklife")
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
– Episode #1.82 (2010) (writer: "Parklife", "No Distance Left to Run", "Song 2" / performer: "Parklife", "No Distance Left to Run", "Song 2")
 
2009 Ànima (TV series)
– Episode #2.15 (2009) (writer: "Parklife")
 
2009 Jonathan Meades: Off-Kilter (TV series documentary)
– Episode #1.3 (2009) (writer: "This Is A Low" - uncredited)
 
2009 The Real Hustle (TV series documentary)
– Episode #7.3 (2009) (writer: "The Universal" - uncredited)
 
2008 The Love Guru (writer: "Song 2")
 
2008 August (writer: "Double Bass")
 
2008 Henry Poole Is Here (writer: "Song 2")
 
2008 Cloverfield (writer: "19-2000")
 
2008 Torchwood (TV series)
– Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2008) (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
 
2007-2008 Parashat Ha-Shavua (TV series)
– VaEra (2008) (writer: "Demon Days")
– Shemot, Part I (2007) (writer: "Demon Days")
 
2007 Seven Ages of Rock (TV series documentary)
– What the World Is Waiting For: Indie Rock (2007) (writer: "Country House" / lyrics: "Girls & Boys", "Parklife" - uncredited)
 
2007 Nancy Drew (writer: "Dare")
 
2007 Perfect Stranger (writer: "Feel Good Inc.")
 
2006 South Park (TV series)
– Stanley's Cup (2006) (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
 
2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (writer: "Feel Good Inc.")
 
2006 Southland Tales (writer: "Tender")
 
2006 Kiss me Kismet (TV movie) (writer: "Song 2")
 
2006 Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (TV special) (writer: "Feel Good Inc.", "November Has Come")
 
2006 The Eight (TV series)
– The Exposition (2006) (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
 
2003 Mayor of the Sunset Strip (documentary) (writer: "Parklife")
 
2003 The Mother (writer: "Clint Eastwood")
 
2003 Live Forever (documentary) (writer: "Parklife")
 
2002 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
– Episode #19.6 (2002) (performer: "Sunset Coming On", "Niger")
 
2002 Blade II (writer: "Gorillas On My Mind" / as 2D)
 
2001 Wasabi (writer: "Starshine" / as D. Albarn)
 
2001 The Sopranos (TV series)
– Pine Barrens (2001) (writer: "Coffee & TV")
 
2000 Dude, Where's My Car? (writer: "It Could Be You")
 
2000 Charlie's Angels (writer: "Song 2")
 
2000 Daria (TV series)
– Antisocial Climbers (2000) (writer: "Coffee & TV")
 
2000/I The Beach (writer: "On Your Own" / as Albarn)
 
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal (music: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad" / lyrics: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad" / performer: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad" / producer: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad")
 
1999 Rogue Trader (writer: "Song 2")
 
1999 Fast Food (writer: "SMDU")
 
1999 Cruel Intentions (writer: "Coffee & TV")
 
1999 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (1999) (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
 
1998 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
– Alan McGee: The Man Who Discovered Oasis (1998) (writer: "Country House" - uncredited)
 
1998 Dead Man on Campus (writer: "Cowboy Song")
 
1997 House of America (writer: "Girls and Boys")
 
1997 Nowhere (writer: "She's So High")
 
1997 The Place of the Dead (TV movie) (writer: "A Room Full Of Nothing")
 
1996 Trainspotting (writer: "Closet Romantic" / music: "Sing" / lyrics: "Sing" / performer: "Closet Romantic" / as Albarn)
 
Show ShowComposer (6 titles)
2011 The Boy in the Oak (short) (original music by)
 
2006 Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (TV special)
 
2000 101 Reykjavík
 
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal
 
1999 Ravenous
 
1993 Blur: Starshaped (video documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2012 Blur Parklive (video)
Blur
 
2007 Anna and the Moods (short)
Anna's Father (voice)
 
2006 Gorillaz: Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades (video)
2-D (singing voice)
 
1997/I Face
Jason
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
2010 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
– Wo ai ni (I Love You) Mommy (2010) (composer: additional music)
 
2003 On the Trail of John Hunt Morgan (TV documentary short) (composer: song "Checkmate" from 'Ravenous')
 
1999 Ravenous (orchestrator: additional sequences)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2006 Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (TV special)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1993 Blur: Starshaped (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.12 (2013) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Musical guest
– Episode #1.789 (2012) … Himself - Musical guest
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Musician
– Episode dated 1 July 2011 (2011) … Himself - Musician
 
2010 Glastonbury 2010 (TV special)
Himself
 
2010 MTV World Stage: Gorillaz (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #6.56 (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 Blur: Live at Hyde Park, London - 2nd July 2009 (video documentary)
Himself - Vocals
 
2010 No Distance Left to Run (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.82 (2010) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2002-2008 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Interview
– Episode #33.8 (2008) … Himself - Interview
– Episode #28.6 (2006) … Himself (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
– Episode #19.6 (2002) … Himself
 
2008 Bananaz (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Imagine (TV series)
Himself / Various
– Damon and Jamie's Excellent Adventure (2007) … Himself
– Scott Walker (2007) … Himself/Various
 
2007 Seven Ages of Rock (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– What the World Is Waiting For: Indie Rock (2007) … Himself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
2003-2007 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Performer
– Episode #12.1 (2007) … Himself - Performer
– Episode #9.11 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #5.5 (2003) … Himself (as Blur)
– Episode #4.4 (2003) … Himself (as Blur)
 
2006 Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Essential Gorillaz (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (TV special)
2D
 
2005 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer (video documentary)
Himself (segment "The Universal") (as Blur)
 
2005 Screaming Masterpiece (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 How Do You Like Iceland? (documentary)
 
2003 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 October 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Blur)
– Episode dated 18 July 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Blur)
 
2003 CD:UK (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 July 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Blur)
 
2003 Live Forever (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down (video documentary)
2-D (singing voice)
 
2001 Top of the Pops: The True Story (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2001 Gorillaz: Charts of Darkness (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Best of Blur (video)
Himself - Singer
 
1999 MTV Europe Music Awards 1999 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 Blur: Live 13 (TV documentary)
Himself/Singer
 
1999 Loladamusica: Blur in Concert (TV movie)
Himself/Vocals
 
1997 Moviewatch (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #6.1 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Supergeil (TV series)
Himself
– Blur Special (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Nulle part ailleurs (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The British Academy Craft Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Queen: Champions of the World (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Naked City (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 1 June 1994 (1994) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1993 Blur: Starshaped (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 Movin' on Up (TV movie)
Himself (as Blur)
 
2010 5 News (TV series)
 
2008 Sputnik (TV series)
 
2006 Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik (TV series documentary)
 
2005 The Britpop Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 

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Is the singer with Britpop stars Blur (1990 - present day). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Blur | the Bad & the Queen The Good

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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