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Neil Diamond Biography (1941-)

Full name, Neil Leslie Diamond; born January 24, 1941, in Brooklyn, NY; married Jaye Posner (divorced, 1967); married Marcia Murphey, 1969 (divorced March, 1995); children: (first marriage) Marjorie, Elyn; (second marriage) Jesse,Micah. Addresses: Contact: c/o 10345 West Olympic Blvd., #200, Los Angeles, CA 90064-2548; c/o Friends of Neil Diamond, P.O. Box 3357, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Singer, musician, composer, actor

Birth Details

January 24, 1941

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• The Last Waltz, 1978
• Yussel Rabinowitz, The Jazz Singer, 1980
• Himself, Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live, 1988
• Himself, Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I, 1994
• Himself, Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon, 1996
• Himself, Saving Silverman (also known as Evil Woman and Evil Women), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Neil Diamond Special, NBC, 1977
• The Neil Diamond Special: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight, NBC, 1977
• The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1985
• An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., NBC, 1986
• Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
• Neil Diamond ... Hello Again, CBS, 1986
• Welcome Home, HBO, 1987
• Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits-Live, HBO, 1988
• American Bandstand 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1992
• Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1992
• Neil Diamond's Christmas Special, HBO, 1992
• Neil Diamond: The Christmas Story, ABC, 1993
• Opryland's Country Christmas, CBS, 1994
• Sinatra Duets, CBS, 1994
• American Bandstand's Teen Idol, 1994
• Neil Diamond ... Under a Tennessee Moon, ABC, 1996
• Neil Diamond: The Making of "The Movie Album," AMC, 1998
• ABC 2000, ABC, 1999
• Neil Diamond Live by Request, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• Himself, Reel Comedy: Saving Silverman, 2001
• Awards Presentations
• The 49th Annual Academy Awards, 1977
• The 21st Annual Grammy Awards, 1979
• The 17th Annual American Music Awards, 1990
• The 23rd Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1996
• The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
• Episodic
• "The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher," Mannix, 1967
• (Uncredited) Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2002
• Himself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
• Himself, Top of the Pops 2, 2003
• Also appeared as himself, The Music Scene.
• Television Work
• Specials
• Executive producer, Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special, HBO, 1992
• Executive producer, Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special, ABC, 1993
• Television Song Performer
• Pilots
• (Theme song only) Chris and the Magical Drip, syndicated, 1981
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) Neil Diamond One Man Show, Winter Garden Theatre,1972-1973
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• The Feel of Neil Diamond, Bang, 1966
• Just for You, Bang, 1967
• Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits, Bang, 1968
• Velvet Gloves and Spit, MCA, 1968
• Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show/Sweet Caroline, MCA/UNI, 1969
• Touching You, Touching Me, MCA, 1970
• Tap Root Manuscript, MCA, 1970
• Shilo, Bang, 1970
• Neil Diamond, MFP, 1970
• Stones, MCA, 1971
• Do It!, Bang, 1971
• Neil Diamond Gold, MCA, 1971
• Moods, MCA, 1972
• Hot August Night, MCA, 1972
• Jonathon Livingston Seagull, Columbia, 1973
• Rainbow, MCA, 1973
• Double Gold, Bang, 1973
• Gold, Universal City, 1973
• His Twelve Greatest Hits, MCA, 1974
• Serenade, Columbia, 1974
• Focus on Neil Diamond, London, 1975
• And the Singer Sings His Songs, MCA, 1976
• Beautiful Noise, Columbia, 1976
• Love at The Greek, Columbia, 1976
• I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight, Columbia, 1977
• You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Columbia, 1978
• Early Classics, Frog King, 1978
• 20 Golden Greats, EMI, 1978
• Carmelita's Eyes, CBS, 1978
• September Morn, Columbia, 1980
• The Jazz Singer, Capitol, 1980
• Diamonds, MCA, 1981
• Solitary Man, Hallmark, 1981
• Love Songs, MCA, 1981
• On the Way to the Sky, Columbia, 1981
• Best of Neil Diamond, World, 1981
• Song Sung Blue, MFP, 1982
• Live Diamond, MCA, 1982
• Heartlight, Columbia, 1982
• Twelve Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Columbia, 1982
• Very Best of Neil Diamond, Vols. 1 & 2, K-Tel, 1983
• Greatest Hits, CBS, 1983
• Stones/Moods, MCS, 1983
• Classics: The Early Years, Columbia, 1983
• Love Songs: Gold, MCA, 1984
• Primitive, Columbia, 1984
• Hot August Night II, Columbia, 1986
• Headed for the Future, Columbia, 1986
• Red Red Wine, Pickwick, 1988
• The Best Years of Our Lives, Columbia, 1988
• Lovescape, Columbia, 1991
• The Christmas Album, Columbia, 1992
• Up on the Roof-Songs from the Brill Building, Columbia, 1993
• Live in America, Columbia, 1994
• The Christmas Album, Volume II, Columbia, 1994
• I Knew Love, Ariola Express, 1996
• Tennessee Moon, Columbia, 1996
• In My Lifetime, 1996
• Live in Concert, Reader's Digest, 1997
• The Movie Album-As Times Goes By, Sony, 1998
• The Best of the Movie Album-As Time Goes By, Sony, 1999
• Three Chord Opera, 2001
• Recorded Voices of Vista: Show #200, Nola.
• Videos
• Neil Diamond Open-End Interview, Uni, 1971
• Love at The Greek, Vestron, 1977
• Greatest Hits Live, CBS, 1988
• WRITINGS
• Film Scores
• Jonathon Livington Seagull, Paramount, 1973
• The Jazz Singer, 1980
• Film Songs
• Every Which Way But Loose, Warner Bros., 1978
• Something Wild, Orion, 1986
• Arthur 2 on the Rocks, Warner Bros., 1988
• Theme music, Switching Channels, 1988
• Many of Diamond's songs, including "Holly Holy," "I'm a Believer," and "Sweet Caroline," have been featured in numerous films, including Shrek, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, EdTV, and SomethingWild.
• Stage Music
• (With others) Dancin', Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1978-1980 then U.S., Canadian, and European cities, 1980-1984
• Television Songs
• Specials
• Neil Diamond ... Hello Again, CBS, 1986
• The Temptations and Four Tops, Showtime, 1986
• Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits-Live, HBO, 1988
• Neil Diamond's Christmas Special, HBO, 1992
• Neil Diamond: The Christmas Story, ABC, 1993
• The 1994 Billboard Music Awards, 1994
• Neil Diamond ... Under a Tennessee Moon, ABC, 1996
• Neil Diamond: The Making of "The Movie Album," AMC, 1998
• Songbooks
• Deluxe Book of Songs, G. Hansen Publishing, 1970
• The Neil Diamond Songbook, Putnam Publishing Group, 1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Schirmer, 2001
• Contemporary Musicians, Volume 1, Gale Research, 1989
• Grossman, Alan, Bill Truman, and Roy Oki Yamanaka, Diamond, A Biography, Contemporary Books, 1987
• Harvey, Diana Karanikas and Jackson Harvey, Neil Diamond, MetroBooks, 1996
• Wiseman, Rich, Neil Diamond, Solitary Star, Dodd, Mead & Co.,1987

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, February 9, 1996, p. 26
• Interview, January, 1994, p. 30
• New York Times, July 20, 1986
• People Weekly, April 29, 1996, p. 124