Dave Matthews
Biography
Dave Matthews is an American musician, lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist, known for fronting the Dave Matthews Band, which he formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he started playing acoustic guitar as a child and began performing publicly after moving to Charlottesville. With the band, he focused on songwriting and touring from 1991 to 2003, and their 1994 debut album Under the Table and Dreaming brought worldwide fame. He won a 1997 Grammy with the band for So Much to Say and a 2004 Grammy for his solo single Gravedigger. Matthews also acted in films, including Where the Red Fern Grows (2003), Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), and You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). In 2024, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Dave Matthews Band.
59years old
Turns 60 on January 9in 89 days
- Born Johannesburg
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- David John Matthews (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 17 years2003 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020IMDb rating 7.4
- 2011Just Go with ItIMDb rating 6.4
- 2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanIMDb rating 5.6
- 2005Because of Winn-DixieIMDb rating 6.4
- 2003Where the Red Fern GrowsIMDb rating 6.4
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First role
Before becoming a musician, Dave Matthews acted on stage as an amateur in the early 1990s, taking several parts at Charlottesville's Offstage Theatre and Live Arts. He is best remembered there for playing a used car salesman in Offstage Theatre's "Just Say No", which John Quinn directed.
First role
Matthews landed his first professional musical gig singing "Meaningful Love" for a modern dance performance. The Miki Liszt Dance Company, based at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, put on the show.
Behind the camera
Jessica Yu directed the documentary Last Call at the Oasis, and in April 2012 Matthews received a producer credit on that film.
A change of course
Matthews founded Blenheim Vineyards in 2000 after buying land in Albemarle County, Virginia, to preserve its historical significance and then planting grapes there.
A change of course
Before recording his first demo, Matthews worked as a bartender at Miller's in Charlottesville, and he formed the Dave Matthews Band in 1991 while still working there.
Dave Matthews movies on Netflix
Most often with
Dennis Dugan directed two of these films. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.