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Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello
Pete The Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas
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A Very Groovy Christmas (2018)
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Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus in London, England and raised in Liverpool. The son of British band leader Ross McManus, Costello took his pseudonym from Elvis Presley and his father's stage name (Day Costello). He began performing professionally in 1969 and was a musician and/or singer in many bands around London before forming a moderately successful pub-rock band called "Flip City" in the mid-1970s. Working full time as a computer operator, he landed his first record deal with Stiff Records in 1977 and recorded his first album "My Aim Is True" while on vacation. The album was a smash hit in England and landed Costello a worldwide distribution deal with Columbia records. Forming his backup group, "The Attractions", for his second album, Costello went on to record several popular and influential albums over the next decade. Today, he is regarded as one of the most influential and popular singer/songwriters in modern music. In 1998, he collaborated with legendary tune smith, Burt Bacharach, on a highly successful album of love songs "Painted From Memory".
BornAugust 25, 1954
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Elvis Costello and Garry Shandling in The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Elvis Costello in Conan (2010)
Elvis Costello in Conan (2010)
Elvis Costello and Jack White in Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Elvis Costello in De-Lovely (2004)
Elvis Costello, Lyle Lovett, and Ray LaMontagne in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Elvis Costello and Ray LaMontagne in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Elvis Costello and Lyle Lovett in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Elvis Costello, Bono, The Edge, and U2 in Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)

Known for

Mike Myers and Heather Graham in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
6.6
  • Elvis Costello
  • 1999
Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
Cold Mountain
7.2
  • Soundtrack("The Scarlet Tide" (2003))
  • 2003
Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, and Mel B in Spice World (1997)
Spice World
3.6
  • Elvis Costello
  • 1997
John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, and Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
6.6
  • Elvis Costello
  • 2006

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Actor

  • Pete the Cat (2017)
    Pete the Cat
  • Pete the Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas (2018)
    Pete the Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas
    • (voice)
  • Elvis Costello: You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way (2017)
    Elvis Costello: You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way
  • Jimmy Fallon in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  • Elvis Costello & The Roots: Walk Us Uptown
  • The Goode Family (2009)
    The Goode Family
    • (voice)
  • Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice in Jenny Lewis: Carpetbaggers (2009)
    Jenny Lewis: Carpetbaggers
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
  • Steve Buscemi, Alison Lohman, and Michael Pitt in Delirious (2006)
    Delirious
  • John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, and Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
    Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
  • David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
    Late Show with David Letterman
  • Elvis Costello: Monkey to Man (2004)
    Elvis Costello: Monkey to Man
  • Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones, and Sergio Kato in Two and a Half Men (2003)
    Two and a Half Men
  • Ashley Judd and Kevin Kline in De-Lovely (2004)
    De-Lovely
  • Elvis Costello: Still

Composer

  • Jason Bonham and Sammy Hagar in Sammy Hagar & The Circle: Pump It Up (2022)
    Sammy Hagar & The Circle: Pump It Up
  • Suspect My Tears (2018)
    Suspect My Tears
  • Jack Mulligan (2016)
    Jack Mulligan
  • Read Me
    • (as Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
  • Elvis Costello & The Roots: Walk Us Uptown
  • Elvis Costello: Monkey to Man (2004)
    Elvis Costello: Monkey to Man
  • Elvis Costello: Still
  • The Shape of Things (2003)
    The Shape of Things
  • Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach: Toledo (1999)
    Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach: Toledo
  • Jake's Progress (1995)
    Jake's Progress
  • Elvis Costello: 13 Steps Lead Down (1994)
    Elvis Costello: 13 Steps Lead Down
  • Elvis Costello: Sulky Girl (1994)
    Elvis Costello: Sulky Girl
  • Tasmin Archer: Shipbuilding (1994)
    Tasmin Archer: Shipbuilding
  • Rabbit Ears: Tom Thumb
    • (music by)
  • Elvis Costello: So Like Candy (1991)
    Elvis Costello: So Like Candy

Producer

  • Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
    Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...

Videos9

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:24
Official Trailer
200 Cigarettes
Trailer 2:15
200 Cigarettes
Straight To Hell Returns
Trailer 1:12
Straight To Hell Returns
Humble Pie
Trailer 2:49
Humble Pie
Pete The Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas
Trailer 0:31
Pete The Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas
Pete The Cat
Trailer 1:56
Pete The Cat
Pete The Cat: Season 1
Trailer 1:12
Pete The Cat: Season 1
Criss Angel Mindfreak: Mindfreaking With The Stars
Trailer 1:52
Criss Angel Mindfreak: Mindfreaking With The Stars
Pete the Cat A Very Groovy Christmas Trailer
Trailer 0:31
Pete the Cat A Very Groovy Christmas Trailer

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    • August 25, 1954
    • Paddington, London, England, UK
    • Diana KrallDecember 6, 2003 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: R. Whites Lemonade
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    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 6 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Plays the guitar, harmonica and piano.
  • Quotes
    There is something kind of absurd about people who live in such a comfortable, cushioned, spoiled society tattooing themselves and piercing themselves to make them appear tribal. We're trying to act like we're some sort of tribe that's been discovered in the mall.
    • Black horn rim glasses

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