Overview (4)
| Born | in Birmingham, England, UK |
| Birth Name | Jeffrey Lynne |
| Nickname | Jet Flynn |
| Height | 5' 10½" (1.79 m) |
Mini Bio (1)
Jeff Lynne was born on December 30, 1947 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Super 8 (2011) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He has been married to Sandi Kapelson since 1979. They have two children. He was previously married to Rosemary Adams.
Family (1)
| Spouse |
Sandi Kapelson
(1979 -
present) (2 children)
Rosemary Adams (1972 - 1977) (divorced) |
Trade Mark (3)
Has worn sunglasses indoors and out since the mid-1970s
More often than not sports a beard
Frizzly reddish-brown hair.
Trivia (14)
Lead singer and songwriter of the rock group Electric Light Orchestra.
Usually candid and open about his own work and musical ideals; almost never speaks publicly on other topics. Fans who have met Lynne usually found him kind and straightforward.
Began Electric Light Orchestra with Roy Wood as a side-project to their band The Move; the side-project soon eclipsed the main one, and The Move disbanded.
Transformed his Los Angeles home into a housewide recording studio, with patch bays in every room; used this extensively in making his latest album, the reconstituted Electric Light Orchestra's "Zoom" (2001).
Actually worked sparsely with Electric Light Orchestra in the recording studio; band members would learn Lynne's new songs just prior to recording, and usually would hear them next on the radio... shortly before tour rehearsals began. Live recordings of Electric Light Orchestra tend to reflect a rawer sound than their highly-polished studio work, though in performance the accompanying light-show and theatrics well made up for it.
Began his musical ventures with an old two-track tape recorder in his parents' living room; Lynne would sometimes overlay so many parts the oxide would wear off the tape.
Teamed up with Bob Dylan, Beatle George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty in the group The Traveling Wilburys.
Attended Alderlea Boys' Secondary School in Shard End, Birmingham with Paul Henry.
He was awarded a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars in Birmingham, England on March 13, 2014.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on April 23, 2015.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the other members of Electric Light Orchestra (2017).
Has not been seen publicly without sunglasses since 1979.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.
