Stevie Wonder
Acting
- Born:
- 1950-05-13
- Place of birth:
- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Biography
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes. Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stevie Wonder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
The Lady and The Legend
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
One to One: John & Yoko
FireAid Benefit Concert
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Jim Henson Idea Man
People Like Us: The Centre of Family Love Story
The Greatest Night in Pop
American Symphony
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Commitment to Life
Black Note
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Stevie Wonder at the BBC
Parkinson at 50
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
537 Votes
Who You Gonna Call?
The Oprah Conversation
John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
Dear...
One World: Together at Home
The Changin' Times of Ike White
Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
The Price of Protest
Chasing Happiness
1989
Leaving Neverland
Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
Quincy
Mr. SOUL!
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
George Michael: Freedom
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
One Love Manchester
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
20 Feet from Stardom
Bad 25
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011
Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
Hard Rock Calling 2010
Hope for Haiti Now
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
When Woodstock Was Young
VH1 Divas 2009
Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
Motown at the BBC
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Stand Up to Cancer
Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
To John With Love
Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live
Live 8
Top of the Pops Reloaded
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Parkinson
Fahrenheit 9/11
The World of Nat King Cole
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
The Best Of Beat
Christmas from Hollywood
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Giants of Black Music
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
American Idol
Star Academy
America: A Tribute to Heroes
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
TRL
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
The Rhythm of Life
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
Happy Birthday to John
Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
Classic Albums
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
Stevie Wonder: A Night Of Wonder Live in London
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
A Party For Richard Pryor
Sous les marches du palais
Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Michael Jackson - Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987
Le monde est à vous
Sacrée soirée
Neil Diamond... Hello Again
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Victoires de la musique
Motown Returns to the Apollo
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
The Cosby Show
MTV Video Music Awards
DTV: Golden Oldies
I Love Quincy
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Champs-Elysées
Fridays
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
The Kennedy Center Honors
The South Bank Show
Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
The BRIT Awards
Saturday Night Live
American Music Awards
Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen
Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live
The One to One Concert
Musikladen
Cocksucker Blues
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
The Flip Wilson Show
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
Black Woodstock
The Johnny Cash Show
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
The Dick Cavett Show
Bikini Beach
Muscle Beach Party
The Hollywood Palace
Top of the Pops
Ready Steady Go!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Grammys
The Ed Sullivan Show
NAACP Image Awards