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Neil Young

Neil Young

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 12, 1945 (79)
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 19, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Neil Percival Young OC OM is a Canadian-American singer, musician and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing ... band Crazy Horse, Young has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young No. 34 on their list of the 100 greatest musical artists. According to Acclaimed Music, he is the seventh most celebrated artist in popular music history. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical genres. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. 21 of his albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S by RIAA certification. Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995). Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Yield

Yield

2020

as Pa Carnago

Paradox

Paradox

2018

as The Man in the Black Hat

Greendale

Greendale

2004

as Wayne Newton

Love at Large

Love at Large

1990

as Rick

'68

'68

1988

as Westy

Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

1987

as Truck Driver

Human Highway

Human Highway

1982

as Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine

Paradox

Paradox

2018

Original Music Composer

The Silent Scream

The Silent Scream

2017

Digital Imaging Technician

Neil Young Journeys

Neil Young Journeys

2012

Music

Year of the Horse

Year of the Horse

1997

Music

Dead Man

Dead Man

1995

Original Music Composer

Phone

Phone

1992

Thanks

Human Highway

Human Highway

1982

Original Music Composer, Screenplay

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1981

Theme Song Performance

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Original Music Composer

Young Shakespeare

Young Shakespeare

2022

Director

Neil Young: Harvest Time

Neil Young: Harvest Time

2022

Director

Muddy Track

Muddy Track

2015

Director

Greendale

Greendale

2004

Director

Weld

Weld

1991

Director

Human Highway

Human Highway

1982

Director

Journey Through the Past

Journey Through the Past

1972

Director

Neil Young: Harvest Time

Neil Young: Harvest Time

2022

Executive Producer

Paradox

Paradox

2018

Producer

Seeding Fear

Seeding Fear

2015

Executive Producer

Neil Young Journeys

Neil Young Journeys

2012

Executive Producer

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

2006

Executive Producer

Year of the Horse

Year of the Horse

1997

Executive Producer

Neil Young: Solo Trans

Neil Young: Solo Trans

1984

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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LincVolt

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 15, 2024

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1984

Laurel Canyon

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 31, 2020

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Top Ten Revealed

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 11, 2018

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1969

Malibu U

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 1967

Where Are They Now?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1999

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Colbert Report

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 1993

Kunscht!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2014

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 21, 2021

CMT Crossroads

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2002

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