Jewel Biography (1974-)

Full name, Jewel Kilcher; born May 23, 1974, in Payson, UT; raised in Homer,AK; daughter of Atz Kilcher (a social worker, folksinger, and elementary school music teacher) and Nedra Carroll (an artist and personal manager). Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Irving Azoff, TBA Entertainment Corp., 16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 601, Encino, CA 91436-2051; Azoffmusic Management, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.; Contact: c/o Atlantic Records, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10314.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, musician, singer, recording artist, writer
Birth Details: May 23, 1974; Payson, Utah, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Sue Lee Shelley, Ride with the Devil, MCA/Universal, 1999
Wave, Clearlight Productions/Gravitas Entertainment, c. 2004
Film Work
Music producer of theme song, Sweet Home Alabama, Buena Vista, 2002
Producer, Wave, Clearlight Productions/Gravitas Entertainment, c.2004
Performer of songs used in films and television programs.
Television Appearances
Specials
Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (also knownas The Wizard of Oz in Concert), TNT, 1995
Herself, Farm Aid '96, The Nashville Network, 1996
Grammy Countdown, CBS, 1997
Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, 1997
Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 1998
Jewel TV, 1998
Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union, ABC, 1998
Christmas in Washington, TNT, 1999
The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (also known as TSO: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve), Fox Family Channel, 1999
Merle Haggard: For the Record, pay-per-view, 1999
NetAid, VH1, 1999
NetAid: A Concert Special, TNT, 1999
Woodstock 99, MTV, 1999
Woodstock '99 Revisited, MTV, 1999
Herself, Merle Haggard, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Herself, Stand and Be Counted, The Learning Channel, 2000
Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z, VH1, 2000
A SHeVery Merry Christmas with SHeDAISY, The Nashville Network, 2000
Host, People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing, NBC, 2001
Crossover, Independent Film Channel, 2001
Garth Brooks: Coast to Coast Live, CBS, 2001
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, HBO, 2001
Herself, Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, 2002
100% NYC: Tribeca Film Festival (also known as 100% NYC: A Concert Celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival), MTV and VH1, 2003
VH1 Divas Duets, VH1, 2003
The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour, ABC, 2004
Awards Presentations
The 1996 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1996
The 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997
The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1997
The 39th Grammy Awards, CBS, 1997
Presenter, The 40th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1998
The 25th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1998
The 33rd Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
Presenter, TNN & CMT Country Weekly Music Awards, The Nashville Network and Country Music Television, 2001
My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2001
Presenter, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: 17th Annual Induction Ceremony, VH1, 2002
2003 Radio Music Awards, NBC, 2003
Episodic
Guest, The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
Guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1997, 1998
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998
Herself, "Jupiter," Making the Video (also known as MTV's Making the Video), MTV, 1999
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999
Guest, Sen kvaell med Luuk, 1999

Guest, Holmes, 1999
Guest, Speakeasy, 1999
Herself, Austin City Limits, PBS, 2000
Herself, "How Far Is Too Far?," VH1: All Access, VH1, 2001
Guest, The Ray Martin Show, 2001
Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 2001
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2003
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002, 2003
Guest, The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Oxygen, 2003
Audience member, American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), Fox, 2003
Guest, The Terry and Gaby Show, Channel 5 (England), 2003
Guest, Patrick Kielty ... Almost Live!, 2003
Jennifer Matthews, "Ex," The Lyon's Den, NBC, 2003
Pepsi Smash, The WB, 2003
Guest, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Appeared in episodes of Hard Rock Live, VH1; Sessions at West 54th, PBS; and VH1 Storytellers (also known as Storytellers), VH1.
Stage Appearances
End of the Road Show, 1989
Radio Appearances
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1997
RECORDINGS
Albums
Pieces of You, Atlantic, 1995
Spirit, Atlantic, 1998
Joy-Holiday Collection, 1999
(Contributor) Merle Haggard, For the Record, 1999
This Way, Atlantic, 2001
0304, Atlantic, 2003
Singles and Music Videos
"Woman to Woman," 1994
"For the Last Time," 1995
"Who Will Save Your Soul?," 1995
"You Were Meant for Me" (two versions), both 1996
"Foolish Games" (two versions), both 1997
"Hands," 1998
"Down So Long," 1999
"Jupiter," 1999
"What's Simple Is True," 1999
"Standing Still," 2001
"Strong Spirit," 2001
"Break Me," 2002
"Serve the Ego," 2002
"Intuition," 2003
"Standing Still," 2003
Appeared in other songs. Songs featured in films and television programs.Appeared in the music video "It's about Time" with L. A. Nash.
Videos and DVDs
Jewel: A Life Uncommon, 1999
Live at Humphrey's by the Bay, Eagle Vision/Red Distribution, 2004
Audiobooks
Narrator, A Night without Armor, by Jewel, 1999
Narrator, Chasing down the Dawn: Stories from the Road (short stories and poetry), HarperAudio, 2000
WRITINGS
Albums
Pieces of You, Atlantic, 1995
Spirit, Atlantic, 1998
Joy-Holiday Collection, 1999
This Way, Atlantic, 2001
0304, Atlantic, 2003
Singles
"Woman to Woman," 1994
"For the Last Time," 1995
"Who Will Save Your Soul?," 1995
"You Were Meant for Me" (two versions), both 1996
"Foolish Games" (two versions), both 1997
"Hands," 1998
"Down So Long," 1999
"Jupiter," 1999
"What's Simple Is True," 1999
"Standing Still," 2001
"Strong Spirit," 2001
"Break Me," 2002
"Serve the Ego," 2002
"Intuition," 2003
"Standing Still," 2003
Poetry
A Night without Armor, HarperCollins, 1998, audio version releasedin 1999
Chasing down the Dawn: Stories from the Road (short stories and poetry), HarperCollins, 2000, audio version released by HarperAudio, 2000
Nonfiction
(With others) Solo: Women Singer-Songwriters in Their Own Words, edited by Marc Woodward, photographs by Emma Dodge Hanson, Delta, 1998
Contributor to periodicals, including Subnormal.
Videos and DVDs
Songs, Live at Humphrey's by the Bay, Eagle Vision/Red Distribution, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 2, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

Billboard, December 12, 1998, p. 6; February 6, 1999, p. 1; April17, 1999, p. 82
Blender, July, 2003, pp. 118-24
Cosmopolitan, December, 1996, p. 186
Entertainment Weekly, June 7, 1996, p. 10; August 15, 1997, p. 70;September 25, 1998, November 27, 1998, p. 73; January 15, 1999, pp. 20-26
Guitar Player, August, 2004, p. 28
Interview, April, 1996, p. 84; July, 1997, p. 88; June, 1998, p. 64; December, 2001, pp. 64-66; August, 2003, pp. 130-31
Maclean's, December 28, 1998, p. 107
Newsweek, November 23, 1998, p. 72
Next, November 16, 2001, pp. 24-26
People Weekly, May 6, 1996, p. 221; December 29, 1997, p. 105; November 20, 2000, p. 79; May 13, 2002, p. 26; June 2, 2003, p. 58
Publishers Weekly, November 3, 1997, p. 17; June 22, 1998, p. 24
Request, March, 2003, p. 6
Rolling Stone, May 15, 1997, p. 36; November 13, 1997, p. 162; January 7, 1999, p. 36
Seventeen, September, 1998, p. 186; May, 1999, pp. 110-13
Teen, April, 1999, pp. 62-63
Time, July 21, 1997, p. 66
TV Guide, May 16, 1998, p. 6
US Weekly, August, 1997

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