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Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 01, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician, and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences ... . He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Sitting in Limbo," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world; and his covers of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. Outside of the reggae world, he is probably best known for his film appearance in The Harder They Come. Jimmy Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Cliff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don

Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don

2003

as Wise Man

Club Paradise

Club Paradise

1986

as Ernest Reed

The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

1972

as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 1966

Rock Concert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1973

TOTP2

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1994

Grandes Nomes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 1980

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1994

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1996

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Le monde est à vous

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

Spotlight

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 31, 1968

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1987

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