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Elvis Presley

Composer | * 01/08/1935 († 42, 08/16/1977) | Tupelo, Mississippi (United States of America (USA))
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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13. His music career began there in 1954, at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on guitar and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for... ()
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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy.Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll, though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound of African-Americans led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the White American youth.In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Elvis Presley

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Gospel Music Hall of Fame Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Honorary Citizen of Budapest Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Elvis Presley as Actor(102)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)2023 Little Richard: I Am Everything
as Self (archival footage)2023 Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show
as Self (archival footage)2023 Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021 Elvis
as Self (archive footage)2020 Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Self (archive footage)2020 My Darling Vivian
as Self/ Performer2019 Elvis Unleashed
as Himself (archive footage)2019 ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas
as Self (archive footage)2019 Elvis All-Star Tribute
as Himself (archive footage)2018 The King
as Self (archive footage)2018 Game Changers
as himself (archival footage)2018 Elvis: Strung Out
as Himself (archive footage)2017 The Seven Ages of Elvis
as Self (archive footage)2017 Free to Rock
as John Carpenter (archive footage)2015 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as (Archive Footage)2015 Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
as Self - also from films Loving You and King Creole (archive footage)2012 God is the Bigger Elvis
as Self (archive footage)2012 Elvis Found Alive
as Himself (archive footage)2011 Elvis: Summer of '56
as Himself (archive footage)2009 The Rise & Fall of WCW
as Self (archive footage)2008 Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
as Himself (archive footage)2007 Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
as Himself (archive footage)2005 Elvis by the Presleys
as himself2003 Elvis: The Journey
as Himself (archive footage)2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Memphis Years
as Himself (archive footage)2002 The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
as Self (archive footage)2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1994 Forrest Gump
as (archive footage)1994 That's Entertainment! III
as himself1994 The Elvis I Knew
as The Fucking Oddball (archive footage)1993 La Classe américaine
as (uncredited)1992 Death Scenes 2
as Himself (archive footage)1992 Elvis: The Lost Performances
as Self (archive footage)1990 The Elvis Files
as Himself (archive footage)1988 Elvis '56
as Self (archival footage)1985 Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Himself (archive footage)1984 Mondo Elvis
as Self (archive footage)1983 Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
as Self (archive footage)1983 When the Music's Over
as Self (archive footage)1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1981 This Is Elvis
as Himself (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano)1977 Elvis in Concert
as Himself - Vocals1972 Elvis on Tour
as Walter Hale1969 The Trouble with Girls
as Jess Wade1969 Charro!
as Dr. John Carpenter1969 Change of Habit
as Self (archive footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Joe Lightcloud1968 Stay Away, Joe
as Steve Grayson1968 Speedway
as Ted Jackson1967 Easy Come, Easy Go
as Guy Lambert1967 Double Trouble
as Scott Hayward / 'Tom Wilson'1967 Clambake
as Rick Richards1966 Paradise, Hawaiian Style
as Johnny1966 Frankie and Johnny
as Mike McCoy1966 Spinout
as Johnny Tyronne1965 Harum Scarum
as Lonnie Beale / Panhandle Kid1965 Tickle Me
as Rusty Wells1965 Girl Happy
as Josh Morgan / Jodie Tatum1964 Kissin' Cousins
as Charlie Rogers1964 Roustabout
as Lucky Jackson1964 Viva Las Vegas
as Mike Windgren1963 Fun in Acapulco
as Ross Carpenter1962 Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Toby Kwimper1962 Follow That Dream
as Walter Gulick1962 Kid Galahad
as Glenn Tyler1961 Wild in the Country
as Chad Gates1961 Blue Hawaii
as Tulsa McLean1960 G.I. Blues
as Pacer Burton1960 Flaming Star
as Danny Fisher1958 King Creole
as Vince Everett1957 Jailhouse Rock
as Deke Rivers1957 Loving You
as Clint Reno1956 Love Me Tender

TV Shows/Series with Elvis Presley as Actor(9)

as Self (archive footage)2020 70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)2018 Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self (archive footage)2011 Mentiras verdaderas
as Self (archive footage)1997 Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)1995 The Beatles Anthology
as himself1956 The Steve Allen Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Elvis Presley as Crew(3)

Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Crew/Thanks1980 Touched by Love
Sound/Original Music Composer1971 GOOD-BY ELVIS and USA

TV Shows/Series with Elvis Presley as Crew(1)

Sound/Theme Song Performance2018 Born to be a Flower

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Elvis Aaron Presley
Born: Tuesday, 01/08 1935 (January) in Tupelo, Mississippi (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/16 1977 (August) in Memphis (aged: 42)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School
Record Label: Sun Records, RCA Victor
Spouses (current/former): Priscilla Presley
Siblings: Jessie Garon Presley
Father: Vernon Elvis Presley
Mother: Gladys Presley
Related to: Brandon Presley
Other names for Elvis Presley (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Elvis Aaron Presley"
"King of Rock and Roll"
"The King"
"The King of Rock and Roll" (Nickname)
"The King of Rock" (Nickname)
Elvis Presley frequently works together with these people:
Tom Parker (35x, Crew)
John Lennon (17x, Actor)
Scotty Moore (13x, Actor)
Joe Esposito (13x, Actor)
Henry Grace (12x, Crew)
William Tuttle (12x, Crew)
Red West (12x, Actor)
Franklin Milton (11x, Crew)
George W. Davis (11x, Crew)
Charlie Hodge (11x, Actor)
Wally Westmore (10x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:791, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/09/2024