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Dwight Yoakam

Actor / Singer-songwriter / Musician / Guitarist / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 10/23/1956 (67) | Pikeville, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American country singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. Yoakam had considerable success throughout the late 1980s onward, with a total of ten studio albums for Reprise Records. Later projects have been released on Audium (now MNRK Music Group), New West, Warner, and Sugar Hill Records. His first three albums—Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., Hillbilly Deluxe, and Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room—all reached number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Yoakam also has two number-one singles on Hot Country Songs with "Streets of Bakersfield" (a duet with Buck Owens) and "I Sang Dixie", and twelve additional top-ten hits. He has won two Grammy Awards and one Academy of Country Music award. 1993's This Time is his most commercially successful album, having been certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Yoakam's musical style draws from a wide variety of influences including neotraditional country, honky-tonk, Bakersfield sound, bluegrass music, country rock, and rockabilly. He is known for his distinctive tenor singing voice, unconventional musical image, and the le... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Dwight Yoakam

Americana Award for Artist of The Year Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Country Music Assocation Award for International Achievement
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Movies with Dwight Yoakam as Actor(36)

as Howard Polk2021 Cry Macho
as John Turner Sr.2017 Boomtown
as Warden Burns2017 Logan Lucky
as himself2016 Along for the Ride
as Lawyer Beaumont2015 90 Minutes in Heaven
as Boyd Bloodworth2010 Bloodworth
as Reverend Early Pride2010 The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
as Joseph2010 Dirty Girl
as S&M Shop Owner2009 2:13
as Doc Miles2009 Crank: High Voltage
as Pastor Phil2008 Four Christmases
as Doc Miles2006 Crank
as Tyler Jackson2006 Bandidas
as Mr. Kroeger2005 Wedding Crashers
as Herbert Claremont / Clarkson2004 Three Way
as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)2004 Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
as himself2004 Shooting 'Panic Room'
as Leroy Wasley2003 Hollywood Homicide
as Raoul2002 Panic Room
as Valentine Casey2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Blair1999 The Minus Man
as Lt. Colonel1998 When Trumpets Fade
as Brentwood Glasscock1998 The Newton Boys
as Virgil Kidder1997 Painted Hero
as Doyle Hargraves1996 Sling Blade
as Bobby Lomax1996 The Little Death
as Skipper1996 Don't Look Back
as Mac Brazel1994 Roswell
as Truck Driver1993 Red Rock West

TV Shows/Series with Dwight Yoakam as Actor(12)

as Self (archive footage)2021 This Is Pop
as Lyle Chumley2013 Under the Dome
as Bruce2011 Wilfred
as Lane Pratley (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as himself1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1991 Hot Country Nights
as Self - Musical Guest1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Dwight Yoakam as Crew(5)

Production/Producer2002 Waking Up in Reno
Directing/Director2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell
Writing/Screenplay2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell
Sound/Music1994 Chasers

TV Shows/Series with Dwight Yoakam as Crew(1)

Sound/Theme Song Performance2004 Squidbillies

Additional Information

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Full Name: Dwight Yoakam
Born: Tuesday, 10/23 1956 (October) in Pikeville, Kentucky (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 158 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Ohio State University, Northland High School
Record Label: Reprise Records
Other names for Dwight Yoakam (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dwight David Yoakam"
Dwight Yoakam frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (89x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (33x, Actor)
Bill Hader (23x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (19x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (19x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (18x, Actor)
Scott Klace (17x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (14x, Actress)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (13x, Actor)
Billy Bob Thornton (9x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8393, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024