Elvis Costello
Acting
- Born:
- 1954-08-25
- Place of birth:
- Paddington, London, England, UK
Biography
Referencing prodigies of rock lyricism may not bring Elvis Costello to mind for some, but he does deserve consideration. Through the course of over four decades, the former computer programmer has maintained a career as a singer-songwriter, giving the likes of Bob Dylan himself a reckoning. He was born Declan MacManus in London, England, on August 25, 1954. He took the moniker Elvis Costello in 1977, adopting his first name from Elvis Presley and the last part from the maiden name of his mother. Also in '77, Costello's debut album My Aim Is True was released, drawing connections to the new wave and punk movement while showing musical variance. That year, Costello's band The Attractions was assembled. The group released a number of albums, including This Year's Model, Armed Forces, and Trust. 1986's Blood and Chocolate produced memorable, literate gems, such as "Tokyo Storm Warning" and "I Want You." After the Attractions' final show in 1996, caused by conflict between Costello and the band's bassist Bruce Thomas, two of the group's other members would become part of his new backing band, The Imposters. Costello has released over 30 albums.
Known For
Filmography
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Words + Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Elvis Costello & WDR Big Band @ Leverkusener Jazztage 2025
Alma Naidu @ Levekusener Jazztage 2025
Record On: The Specials - A Message to You
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Roy Orbison Forever
Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
This Is Pop
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Pete the Cat
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Elvis Costello - Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
Experience Montreux
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Hamburg Journal
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Love Shines
Hard Rock Calling 2010
Treme
A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
Live from the Artists Den
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Memento Mori
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Delirious
Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
The Graham Norton Show
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade
Legends
The Harry Smith Project Live
Before the Music Dies
30 Rock
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Elvis Costello & Friends
Putting the River in Reverse
Grand Ole Opry Live
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
The Colbert Report
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
Elvis Costello: The Right Spectacle - The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Off The Beaten Path: A Road Trip With Elvis & Pete
Live Aid
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
De-Lovely
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
I Love Your Work
Two and a Half Men
Elvis Costello: North
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Freedom Beat
There's Only One Paul McCartney
CMT Crossroads
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Prison Song
Unleaded
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
200 Cigarettes
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
Spice World
Classic Albums
Tony Bennett's New York
The Daily Show
TFI Friday
3rd Rock from the Sun
Die Harald Schmidt Show
The Frank Skinner Show
Lo + plus
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Dusty
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Frasier
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Weird Nightmare
Later... with Jools Holland
The Larry Sanders Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters
Have I Got News for You
The Simpsons
MTV Unplugged
Paul McCartney: Put It There
Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Red Shoes In the Land of the Midnight Sun: Elvis Costello & The Confederates Live in Tokyo
Straight to Hell
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
No Surrender
Live Aid
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
Scully
The Comic Strip Presents...
Champs-Elysées
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Live in Montreaux
Americathon
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live at The Capitol Theatre
If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck
The South Bank Show
Saturday Night Live
Austin City Limits
Top of the Pops
The Oscars
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Little Red Robin Hood
Elvis Costello & the Attractions live in Boston & Detroit 1978