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Leonard Cohen(1934-2016)

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Leonard Cohen was born on 21 September 1934 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a music artist and actor, known for Watchmen (2009), Night Magic (1985) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He died on 7 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1934
DiedNovember 7, 2016(82)
BornSeptember 21, 1934
DiedNovember 7, 2016(82)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 15 nominations

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Known for

Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Hallelujah", "First We Take Manhattan")
  • 2009
Night Magic (1985)
Night Magic
6.4
  • Music Department
  • 1985
Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Waiting for the Miracle", "Anthem", "The Future")
  • 1994
Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)
Strange Days
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Dance Me to the End of Love")
  • 1995

Credits

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Music Department

  • A Winter of Empires (2023)
    A Winter of Empires
    • songwriter
    • 2023
  • Joanna & Bahar: Hallelujah (2022)
    Joanna & Bahar: Hallelujah
    • original song
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • Milan Fras in Laibach: The Future (2022)
    Laibach: The Future
    • original song
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • Niño de Elche in eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021)
    eXtrañas heterodoXias
    • perfomer: If it be your will
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Leonard Cohen: Puppets
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Hallelujah by Marshall Matthews
    • music and lyrics by
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Arthur Hanlon & Evaluna Montaner: Hallelujah
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Lily Cole in Leonard Cohen: Thanks for the Dance (2020)
    Leonard Cohen: Thanks for the Dance
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Leonard Cohen: Happens to the Heart
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Hallelujah for the NRA
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Trio Cor Nuiten XL: Liefste, Liefste, Liefste
    • original lyrics
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • John Goodman, Noma Dumezweni, Michaela Coel, and Emmanuel Imani in Black Earth Rising (2018)
    Black Earth Rising
    • Music Department
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Don Caron in Everybody Knows Parody (2018)
    Everybody Knows Parody
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Don Caron in Hallelujah Parody (2018)
    Hallelujah Parody
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Lhamotso's Asylum Note (2017)
    Lhamotso's Asylum Note
    • composer: theme music
    • 2017

Actor

  • La Carretera (2014)
    La Carretera
    • (voice)
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Leonard Cohen: Show Me the Place, Lyric Video
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • Yesno (2010)
    Yesno
    • (voice)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Leonard Cohen: Because Of
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: In My Secret Life (2002)
    Leonard Cohen: In My Secret Life
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 2002
  • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: Dance Me to the End of Love (1994)
    Leonard Cohen: Dance Me to the End of Love
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1994
  • Leonard Cohen: The Future (1993)
    Leonard Cohen: The Future
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1993
  • Leonard Cohen: Closing Time
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Leonard Cohen: Democracy
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Leonard Cohen: First We Take Manhattan
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Leonard Cohen: Take This Waltz
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1986
  • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    • Zolan
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Terminal Sunglasses in Terminal Sunglasses: Psycho Rail (1985)
    Terminal Sunglasses: Psycho Rail
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Music Video
    • 1984

Videos6

Tráiler [OV]
Trailer 1:50
Tráiler [OV]
A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story
Trailer 2:28
A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Trailer 2:38
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Trailer 2:19
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song | Official Trailer (2022)
Trailer 2:24
HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song | Official Trailer (2022)
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love - Trailer
Trailer 2:37
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love - Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Facebook
    • Last.fm
  • Alternative name
    • L.C.
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • September 21, 1934
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • November 7, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(in sleep following a fall)
  • Other works
    Besides his hundreds of poems and song lyrics, also wrote the novel Beautiful Losers in the early 1960s.
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Biographical Movies
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Interviews
    • 22 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His "Greatest Hits" collection was voted the most depressing album ever, the vote made by a British magazine.
  • Quotes
    I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.
  • Trademarks
      His distinctive singing voice, which became significantly deeper over time
  • Nicknames
    • The Godfather of Gloom
    • The High Priest of Pathos
    • Pop's Poet Laureate

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