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John Oates(I)

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  • Music Department
  • Composer
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John Oates was born on 7 April 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Ready Player One (2018), Game Night (2018) and The Fighter (2010). He has been married to Aimee Pommier since 27 November 1994. They have one child. He was previously married to Nancy Hunter.
BornApril 7, 1948
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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John Oates in Charlie Rose (1991)
Daryl Hall, John Oates, Hall & Oates, and Michael Lynche in American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates in American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates
Aimee Oates
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates
Dan Aykroyd, Bette Midler, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Bob Geldof, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Lindsey Buckingham, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Sheila E., Bill Gibson, Daryl Hall, Chris Hayes, Dan Hill, James Ingram, Jackie Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Al Jarreau, Waylon Jennings, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, John Oates, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Perry, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Kenny Rogers, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, The Pointer Sisters, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & The News, and USA for Africa in We Are the World (1985)
Dan Aykroyd, Bette Midler, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Bob Geldof, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Lindsey Buckingham, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Sheila E., Bill Gibson, Daryl Hall, Chris Hayes, Dan Hill, Sean Hopper, James Ingram, Jackie Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Al Jarreau, Waylon Jennings, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, John Oates, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Perry, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Kenny Rogers, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, The Pointer Sisters, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & The News, and USA for Africa in We Are the World (1985)

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Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One
7.4
  • Soundtrack("You Make My Dreams")
  • 2018
Game Night (2018)
Game Night
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Sara Smile")
  • 2018
Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter (2010)
The Fighter
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Sara Smile")
  • 2010
Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, and Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
The Place Beyond the Pines
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Maneater")
  • 2012

Credits

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Actor

  • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2021)
    The Goldbergs
    • John the Janitor
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad in Pixels (2015)
    Pixels
    • John Oates
    • 2015
  • Garfunkel and Oates (2014)
    Garfunkel and Oates
    • Dirty D
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Jamie Kennedy, Sanaa Lathan, Will Forte, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Arianna Huffington, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jason Sudeikis, John Viener, Glenn Howerton, Alec Sulkin, Mike Henry, Nickie Bryar, and Aseem Batra in The Cleveland Show (2009)
    The Cleveland Show
    • Cleveland's Devil
    • John Oates (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2011
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Bell, Betty White, and Odette Annable in You Again (2010)
    You Again
    • John Oates
    • 2010
  • Glenn Martin DDS (2009)
    Glenn Martin DDS
    • John Oates (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
    • John Oates
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Pictured - (top/back) Josh Randall, JanaMarie Hupp; (bottom, clockwise from center top) Tom Cavanagh, Michael Ian Black, Rachel Cronin, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Justin Long, Lesley Boone, Julie Bowen.
    Ed
    • John Oates
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Hall & Oates: Promise Ain't Enough (1997)
    Hall & Oates: Promise Ain't Enough
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • Hall & Oates: Don't Hold Back Your Love (1991)
    Hall & Oates: Don't Hold Back Your Love
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • Hall & Oates: So Close (1990)
    Hall & Oates: So Close
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Hall & Oates: Love Train (1989)
    Hall & Oates: Love Train
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Hall & Oates: Downtown Life (1988)
    Hall & Oates: Downtown Life
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Hall & Oates: Missed Opportunity (1988)
    Hall & Oates: Missed Opportunity
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Hall & Oates: Everything Your Heart Desires (1988)
    Hall & Oates: Everything Your Heart Desires
    • John Oates
    • Music Video
    • 1988

Music Department

  • Uniting Nations: Out of Touch (2004)
    Uniting Nations: Out of Touch
    • written by
    • Music Video
    • 2004
  • Hall & Oates: Your Imagination (1982)
    Hall & Oates: Your Imagination
    • music producer
    • musician: keyboards
    • musician: mando-guitar ...
    • Music Video
    • 1982
  • Hall & Oates: Private Eyes (1981)
    Hall & Oates: Private Eyes
    • music producer
    • Music Video
    • 1981

Composer

  • Uniting Nations: Out of Touch (2004)
    Uniting Nations: Out of Touch
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2004
  • Icehouse: Electric Blue (1987)
    Icehouse: Electric Blue
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • The Big Bam Boom
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Hall & Oates: The Recording of H2O
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1982

Videos5

"You Make My Dreams"
Clip 4:37
"You Make My Dreams"
"She's Gone"
Clip 5:39
"She's Gone"
"Rich Girl"
Clip 4:02
"Rich Girl"
"Maneater"
Clip 4:58
"Maneater"
Daryl Hall and John Oates: Live at the Troubadour on DVD
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Daryl Hall and John Oates: Live at the Troubadour on DVD

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • April 7, 1948
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Aimee PommierNovember 27, 1994 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    A member of the "Artists United Against Apartheid" charity project in 1985.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He wrote "She's Gone" after a girlfriend stood him up for a New Year's Eve party.
  • Quotes
    [In 1982]: We both had records out at the time - singles in Philadelphia, and they were local labels, small labels, and we were plugging in a record, we're at Record Hop about to go on and lip-sync. There was a number of groups there, and it was basically an excuse for the local gangs in the area that we're dressed up like fraternities to get together and fight broke out some shots, and some things like that, and we made it out the back, we went down the elevator and we're both going to the same school, and became friends. I joined his band, and the rest was history.
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    His mustache

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