Stevie Wonder
Biography
Stevie Wonder, an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, started at Motown's Tamla label at age 11, where he was billed as Little Stevie Wonder. At 13 he took Fingertips to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the youngest solo act to reach the top. He played himself in Muscle Beach Party (1964) and Bikini Beach (1964), and appeared in the 2021 documentary Summer of Soul. During his classic period he released Music of My Mind and Talking Book (1972), Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976). His Grammy for Album of the Year was a first for a Black musician, and he remains the only artist to take that prize with three consecutive albums. Other albums include Hotter Than July (1980) and A Time to Love (2005). He has earned 25 Grammys and an Academy Award and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
76years old
Turns 77 on May 13in 224 days
- Born Saginaw
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Stevland Hardaway Judkins (birth name)Also credited as Stevland Judkins, Stevland Morris, Stevland Hardaway Morris and Stevland Hardaway Morris Judkins
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 60 years1964 to 2024
Genres
- Documentary73%, 11 films
- Music60%, 9 films
- Biography27%, 4 films
- Comedy27%, 4 films
- Musical13%, 2 films
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A first
Wonder's single "Fingertips" became a major hit and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 when he was 13, which made him the youngest artist ever to top that chart. It was also No. 1 on the R&B chart at the same time, a first.
A first
Wonder's songs "Ebony and Ivory", "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Part-Time Lover", and "That's What Friends Are For" all hit number one, which made him the first act to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 across three decades in a row.
A first
Wonder's double album Songs in the Key of Life came out in September 1976. It was the first release by an American artist to enter the Billboard charts at No. 1, and it remained there for 14 non-consecutive weeks.
About the name
Under the title Eivets Rednow, which is "Stevie Wonder" spelled backward, Wonder recorded an album in 1968. Its tracks were instrumental soul and jazz, and harmonica solos made up most of them.
Stevie Wonder movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Spike Lee directed two of these films, William Asher two and David Austin two. Six actors appear in three 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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William AsherDirector, 2 films, 1964
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All films by David Austin
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1985 to 2021, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1985 | Best Original Song | I Just Called to Say I Love You | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 1996 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | Wolf Prize in Arts | Won | |
| 2014 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| 2010 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Won | |
| 2010 | Victory of honor | Won | |
| 2009 | Gershwin Prize | Won | |
| 2004 | Johnny Mercer Award | Won | |
| 1999 | MusiCares Person of the Year | Won | |
| 1989 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Won | |
| Kennedy Center Honors | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.