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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
The Edge was born David Howell Evans, in Barking, Essex in 1961. When... more
Trivia:
Supports English football team Leeds United. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
4 wins
&
3 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(59 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Edge | U2
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer, Producer, Sound Department, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
- Waveriders (2008) (writer: "SILVER AND GOLD")
- Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) ("Ultra Violet (Light My Way)")
... aka The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
... aka Le scaphandre et le papillon (France) - "100 höjdare" (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #5.8 (2007) TV episode (writer: "GoldenEye") - Cubism: Pet Shop Boys in Concert - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City (2007) (V) (writer: "Where the street have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)")
- "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
... aka 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title)
- Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) TV episode ("Sunday Bloody Sunday") - Click (2006/I) (music: "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)" (1991)) (lyrics: "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)" (1991))
- Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop (2006) (TV) (writer: "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)")
- "Parashat Ha-Shavua" (1 episode, 2006)
- VaYechi (2006) TV episode (writer: "Always Forever Now") - "Ha-Shminiya" (1 episode, 2006)
... aka The Eight (International: English title)
- Daniel (2006) TV episode ("Discothèque") - Backstage (2005) (writer: "Love Is Blindness")
- Elizabethtown (2005) (writer: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1984))
- Don't Come Knocking (2005) (music: "Don't Come Knocking") (lyrics: "Don't Come Knocking") ("Don't Come Knocking")
- "CSI: NY" (1 episode, 2005)
- What You See Is What You See (2005) TV episode (writer: "Beautiful Day") - Cap d'any a TV3 (2004) (TV) (lyrics: "I ni així he trobat el que estic buscant")
- "The Batman" (2004) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Taking Lives (2004) (lyrics: "Bad")
- Headrush (2003) (writer: "Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk", "Your Blue Room")
- Gangs of New York (2002) (producer: "The Hands That Built America (Theme from Gangs of New York)") ("The Hands That Built America (Theme from Gangs of New York)")
- Mr. Deeds (2002) ("Sweetest Thing")
- About a Boy (2002) ("Zoo Station")
... aka About a Boy oder: Der Tag der toten Ente (Germany)
... aka Pour un garçon (France) - He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) (writer: "Miss Sarajevo")
... aka E morì con un felafel in mano (Italy) - Moulin Rouge! (2001) (lyrics: "ELEPHANT LOVE MEDLEY")
- Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (lyrics: "With or Without You")
- Three Kings (1999) (lyrics: "In God's Country")
- Runaway Bride (1999) (lyrics: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For")
- City of Angels (1998) (lyrics: "If God Will Send His Angels")
... aka Stadt der Engel (Germany) - The End of Violence (1997) (writer: "I'm Not Your Baby")
... aka Am Ende der Gewalt (Germany: informal literal title)
... aka Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt. (Germany) - GoldenEye (1995) (writer: "GoldenEye") (producer: "GoldenEye")
- Showgirls (1995) (lyrics: "NUMB (GIMME SOME MORE) (DIGNITY MIX)")
... aka Showgirls (France) - Batman Forever (1995) (producer: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me")
- Kids (1995) (writer: "Sunday Bloody Sunday")
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) (writer: "ALEX DESCENDS INTO HELL FOR A BOTTLE OF MILK/KOROVA 1") (performer: "ALEX DESCENDS INTO HELL FOR A BOTTLE OF MILK/KOROVA 1")
... aka Fugitivo del futuro (USA: Spanish title: TV title)
... aka Johnny Mnémonique (Canada: French title) - Prêt-à-Porter (1994) (writer: "Lemon (Perfecto Mix)")
... aka Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
... aka Ready to Wear - Milk Money (1994) ("Some Days Are Better Than Others")
- Fearless (1993) (writer: "WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME")
- The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (writer: "One")
- U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) (lyrics: "Van Diemen's Land")
... aka Rattle and Hum - Captive (1986) (writer: "Heroine")
... aka Héroïne (France)
Music Department:
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005) (performer: Slipper Room, New York City) (as Edge)
- "The Batman" (composer: The Batman Series Theme) (5 episodes, 2004)
- The Big Chill (2004) TV episode (composer: The Batman Series Theme)
- The Man Who Would Be Bat (2004) TV episode (composer: The Batman Series Theme)
- Traction (2004) TV episode (composer: The Batman Series Theme)
- Call of the Cobblepot (2004) TV episode (composer: The Batman Series Theme)
- The Bat in the Belfry (2004) TV episode (composer: The Batman Series Theme) - Cookie's Fortune (1999) (musician: guitar)
Composer:
- U2: Elevation 2001 Live from Boston (2001) (V) (as U2)
- No Maps for These Territories (2000)
- Sightings of Bono (2000) (V)
- U2: A Year in Pop (1997) (TV)
- U2: LoveTown (1989) (TV)
- U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
... aka Rattle and Hum - U2: Unforgettable Fire (1984)
... aka U2: The Unforgettable Fire Collection (USA: video title)
Sound Department:
- U2: Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) (director of audio)
... aka The Tube Presents U2 at Red Rocks (UK)
... aka U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky (USA: video title)
Self:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Start Me Up (2009) (V) .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 2004-2009)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Megan Fox/U2 (2009) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - Musical Guest
- Luke Wilson/U2 (2004) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - Musical Guest - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2009)
- Episode #16.24 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #7.13 (2004) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Bumped Musical Guest #3 / ... (6 episodes, 2009)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #16.102 (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Bumped Musical Guest #3
- Episode #16.101 (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mail Answering Expert #2
- Episode #16.100 (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Phone Background Music Singer #2
- Episode #16.99 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Top Ten List Presenter
- Episode #16.98 (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Honorary Street Receiver
(1 more) - "Le grand journal de Canal+" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 23 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Xposé" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #3.111 (2009) TV episode .... Herself - The BRITs 2009 Red Carpet (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- The BRITs 2009 Encore (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself
- It Might Get Loud (2008) .... Himself
- U2 Live from Paris: Concert (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007) .... Himself
- U2 3D (2007)
- Impact: Songs That Changed the World - The Ramones: I Wanna Be Sedated (2007) (V) .... Himself
- "Off the Record" (1 episode, 2006)
- Bono and The Edge: Off the Record (2006) TV episode - Vertigo 2005: Live from Milan (2006) (V) (as U2) .... Himself - Performer
- Music Rising (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "60 Minutes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 20 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Vertigo 2005: U2 Live from Chicago (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005) (V) (as U2) .... Himself (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
- The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (2005) (V) (as U2) .... Himself (segments "Mysterious Ways" and "Discotheque")
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005) (as Edge) .... Himself
- Live 8: A Worldwide Concert Event Presented by Nokia (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Live 8 (2005) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself
- "TV total" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 13 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "CD:UK" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Episode dated 11 June 2005 (2005) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 February 2005 (2005) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 January 2005 (2005) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 November 2004 (2004) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself - Performer: 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'
- Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "MTV Jammed" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- U2 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Top of the Pops" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1981-2004)
... aka All New Top of the Pops (UK: alternative title)
... aka TOTP
- Episode dated 15 October 2004 (2004) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 August 1981 (1981) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - U2: Love Is Blindness (2003) (V)
- 2003 Radio Music Awards (2003) (TV) (as U2) .... Themselves
- U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V) .... Himself (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals)
- U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (2002) (V) .... Himself
- U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle (2002) (V) .... Guitar
... aka U2's Beautiful Day (USA)
... aka U2: Go Home
... aka U2: Go Home (Live from Slane Castle, Ireland)
... aka U2: Live from Slane Castle - U2: Elevation 2001 Live from Boston (2001) (V) .... Himself (guitar, vocals)
- America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself (performer)
- We Know Where You Live (2001) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself
... aka Amnesty International's We Know Where You Live Live! (UK: complete title) - No Maps for These Territories (2000) .... Himself
- "TFI Friday" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1997-2000)
... aka Thank Four It's Friday
- Episode dated 17 March 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 June 1997 (1997) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - "From a Whisper to a Scream" (2000) TV series .... Himself
- Premios Amigo 2000 (2000) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself
- Entropy (1999/I) (as Edge) .... Himself
... aka Entrophy (Australia: TV title) - Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1999) (V) .... Himself
- Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (V) .... Himself
... aka Celebrate!: The Best of Tina Turner (Australia)
... aka Happy Birthday Tina! (UK: TV title) - "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Trash of the Titans (1998) TV episode (voice) (as U2) .... Himself - U2: PopMart Live from Mexico City (1997) .... Guitar
- MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... U2-performer
- U2: A Year in Pop (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Zoo-TV (1997) (TV) .... Guitar
- "Great Railway Journeys" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Derry to Kerry (1994) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - U2: Zoo TV Live from Sydney (1994) .... Guitar
- Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball (1993) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself
- U2: Numb (1993) (V) (as U2) .... Himself - Vocals, Guitar
- MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (1992) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself (U2 guitarist)
- U2: Achtung Baby (1992) (V) .... Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
... aka U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV (USA) - Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Guitar
- U2: LoveTown (1989) (TV) .... Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) .... Himself
... aka Rattle and Hum - A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988) (V) .... Himself
- U2: The Making of the Movie 'Rattle and Hum' (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- U2: Outside It's America (1987) .... Himself
- Live Aid (1985) (TV) (as U2) .... Himself
- U2: Wide Awake in Dublin (1985) .... Himself
- U2: Unforgettable Fire (1984) .... Himself (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals)
... aka U2: The Unforgettable Fire Collection (USA: video title) - U2: Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) .... Himself (Guitar)
... aka The Tube Presents U2 at Red Rocks (UK)
... aka U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky (USA: video title) - "The Tube" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode dated 16 March 1983 (1983) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - "The Kenny Everett Television Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode #2.3 (1983) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - "Get Set for Summer" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
... aka Get Set (UK: new title)
- Episode #2.3 (1982) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - "The Tomorrow Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1981)
... aka The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (Australia)
... aka Tomorrow (USA: short title)
... aka Tomorrow Coast to Coast (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 4 June 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "The Old Grey Whistle Test" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Whistle Test (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 28 February 1981 (1981) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - "The Late Late Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 15 January 1980 (1980) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"20 to 1"
- Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself -
"CD:UK"
- Episode dated 25 March 2006 (2006) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself -
"Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik"
- U2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- U2 - The Joshua Tree (2004) TV episode .... Himself -
"Buenafuente"
- Un programa U2 (2005) TV episode (as U2) .... Himself - "Chain Reactions" (2005) (as U2) .... Himself
-
"The Simpsons"
- Gump Roast (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Music video for Mary J. Blige: "One"
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