Neil Young
Biography
Born in Toronto on November 12, 1945, Neil Young rose as a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and musician, first playing in Winnipeg bands in the 1960s before moving to Los Angeles and helping form Buffalo Springfield. He later recorded with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, including the chart-topping Déjà Vu album in 1970. His solo work, often made with Crazy Horse, includes Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps, blending folk, rock and country with a high tenor voice. His distorted electric guitar style on albums like Rust Never Sleeps influenced grunge, and he worked with Pearl Jam on Mirror Ball (1995). Young has also performed in The Last Waltz (1978) and Live Aid (1985), directed Human Highway (1982) under the name Bernard Shakey, and contributed music to Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995). His honors include multiple Grammy and Juno awards and two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions.
80years old
Turns 81 on November 12in 1 day
- Born Toronto
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Neil Percival Young (birth name)Also credited as Shakey, Godfather of Grunge and Neil Percival Kenneth Robert Ragland Young
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 41 years1978 to 2019
Genres
- Music70%, 7 films
- Documentary60%, 6 films
- Comedy30%, 3 films
- Drama20%, 2 films
- Fantasy20%, 2 films
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About the name
Young directed several of his own films under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past, Rust Never Sleeps, Human Highway, Greendale, CSNY/Deja Vu and Harvest Time.
Behind the award
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted Young twice. He was honored in 1995 on his own and again in 1997 with Buffalo Springfield.
Behind the camera
In 1995, Neil Young and his manager Elliot Roberts started Vapor Records. Tegan and Sara, Spoon, Jonathan Richman and others are among the artists whose recordings the label has put out.
Big break
Neil Young turned down a sideman role and said he would come aboard only as a full member, so the band took the name Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Behind the camera
After the Kent State massacre on May 4, 1970, Young wrote "Ohio." CSNY recorded it fast and put it out as a single, even while "Teach Your Children" was still climbing the singles charts.
A change of course
In 1968, Young worked as a studio session guitarist for The Monkees, and his playing turned up on the Head and Instant Replay albums.
Neil Young movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Alan Rudolph directed two of these films. Thirteen 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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Alan RudolphDirector, 2 films, 1987 to 1990
All films by Alan Rudolph
Also two films together7 more actors
- David CrosbyDavid Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) and Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
- Graham NashDavid Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) and Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
- Joni MitchellDavid Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
- Grace SlickWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019) and Live Aid (1985)
- Stephen StillsDavid Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) and Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
- Henry DiltzDavid Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) and Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
- Pegi YoungNeil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) and Human Highway (1982)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2000 to 2013, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2013 | Grammy Hall of Fame | After the Gold Rush | Won |
| 2010 | Best Rock Song | Won | |
| 2009 | Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package | The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Le Noise | Won |
| 2011 | Juno Award for Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2011 | Juno Humanitarian Award | Won | |
| 2010 | MusiCares Person of the Year | Won | |
| 2006 | Americana Award for Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2006 | Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award | Won | |
| 2006 | Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Prairie Wind | Won |
| 2006 | Order of Manitoba | Won | |
| 2000 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.