Art Garfunkel

Art Garfunkel is a singer, actor and poet from the United States. He met Paul Simon in elementary school, and they formed the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, which had hits in the 1960s including The Sound of Silence and Mrs. Robinson, written for The Graduate. Their final album, Bridge over Troubled Water, came out in 1970, after which they split and Garfunkel began a solo career. His solo work produced several chart singles, among them two UK number ones, and he received a People's Choice Award. He has won eight Grammy Awards, among them a Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1990 entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Simon. As an actor, he appeared in Catch-22 (1970) and Carnal Knowledge (1971), earning a 1972 Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. Later roles came in Bad Timing (1980), Boxing Helena (1993), and The Rebound (2009). He published poetry collection Still Water in 1989.