Peter Gabriel Biography (1950-)

Full name, Peter Brian Gabriel; born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey, England; father, an electrical engineer; mother, a musician; married Jill Moore, 1971 (a marriage counselor; divorced, 1988); married Maebh Flynn, June 9, 2002; children: (first marriage) Melanie, Anna-Marie; (second marriage) one. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Musician, composer, producer
Birth Details: February 13, 1950; Cobham, Surrey, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Additional sound recordist and musician, The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988
Still photographer, Royal Deceit, Miramax, 1994
Music producer, Peter Gabriel Secret World Live (also known as Peter Gabriel's Secret World), 1994
Music producer, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Miramax, 2002
Film Appearances
Himself, Starship (also known as Lorca and the Outlaws), 1985
Himself, Greenpeace Non-Toxic Video Hits, 1985
Himself, Sledgehammer, 1986
Cv, 1987
The Secret Policeman's Third Ball, 1987
(Uncredited) Himself (in condom ad), Kung-Fu Master, 1987
Himself, The Prince's Trust Rock Gala, 1988
Himself, "Life Lessons," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
Himself, Dance of Hope, 1989
PoV, 1990
All about Us, 1993
La constellation Jodorowsky (documentary), Fantoma Films, 1994
Recon, 1996
Himself, Nusrat: A Voice from Heaven, 1998
Himself, My Generation, 2000
The Road, 2004
Television Work
Specials
Music producer, Secret World Live (also known as Peter Gabriel's Secret World and Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live), 1994
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Himself, Get Up/Stand Up, 2003
Specials
American Video Awards, syndicated, 1987
MTV's 1988 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1988
The Human Rights Now Tour, HBO, 1988
The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert, The Disney Channel, 1988
Himself, Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute, 1988
The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1992
Presenter, The 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1993
The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
ABC Back to School Concert: Virgin Records' 21st Anniversary, ABC,1994
Himself, Secret World Live (also known as Peter Gabriel's Secret World and Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live), 1994
Host, Rhythms of the World, PBS, 1994
The 1995 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1995
Himself, Amnesty International Concert for Human Rights, 1999
The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
Himself, The Beatles Revolution (documentary), ABC, 2000
Stand and Be Counted (documentary), The Learning Channel, 2000
VH1 News Special: Islamabad Island, VH1, 2000
Himself, Zprava o stavu sveta, 2001
Himself, The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003
Episodic
The Midnight Special, 1981
American Bandstand, 1986
A tope, 1987
New Visions, VH1, 1989
Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman, 1994
Himself, Later with Jools Holland, BBC, 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002
Himself, This Is Your Life, 2003
Himself, Tout le monde en parle, 2003
Himself, Children in Need, 2003

RECORDINGS
Albums; with Genesis
From Genesis to Revelation, 1969
Trespass, 1970
Nursery Cryme, 1971
Foxtrot, 1972
Selling England by the Pound, 1973
Genesis: Live, 1973
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 1974
Solo Albums
Peter Gabriel, Atlantic, 1977
Peter Gabriel, Atlantic, 1978
Peter Gabriel, Geffen, 1980
Security, Geffen, 1982
Plays Live, Geffen, 1983
So, Geffen, 1986
Shaking the Tree Greatest Hits Collection, 1990
Revisited, 1992
Us, Geffen, 1992
Secret World Live, Geffen, 1994
Long Walk Home, 2002
Up, 2002
Hit, Geffen/Ume, 2003
Soundtrack Albums
All This and World War II, 1976
Birdy, Geffen, 1985
Passion, Geffen, 1989
Albums; as Producer
Mister Heartbreak by Laurie Anderson, 1984
Hard to Hold by Rick Springfield, 1984
Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson, 1987
Secret Policeman's Third Ball, 1987
Green Peace: Rainbow Warriors, 1989
Lion by Youssou N'Dour, 1989
Silent Night by Sinead O'Connor, 1991
Passion Sources by Passion Sources, 1993
Strange Days, 1995
Phenomenon, 1996
Jungle2Jungle, 1997
Bliss, 1998
CD-ROMs
Xplora 1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World, 1994
The Explorer, 2003
Videos
All about Us, 1993
Woodstock '94, 1995
Himself, Greenpeace Non-Toxic Video Hits, 1995
Himself, The Genesis Songbook, 2001
Himself, Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live, 2003
Himself, Growing Up on Tour: A Family Portrait, 2004
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Birdy, 1984
Cv, 1987
Cry Freedom, 1987
The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988
PoV, 1990
Until the End of the World, Warner Bros., 1991
All about Us, 1993
Strange Days, 1995
Virtuosity, 1995
The Mighty, 1997
Blind Light, 1998
Nusrat: A Voice from Heaven, 1998
Rabbit-Proof Fence, Miramax, 2002
Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams, 2002
Film Songs
Home of the Brave (also known as Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson), 1986
Behave, 1988
Jungle2Jungle, Buena Vista, 1997
Blind Light, 1998
Songs written and performed by Gabriel appeared in such films as All This and World War II, Against All Odds, Columbia, 1984, Gremlins, Warner Bros., 1984, Lorca and the Outlaws, 1985, Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987, The Secret Policeman's Third Ball, 1987, Say Anything, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989, Philadelphia, TriStar, 1993, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994, Jungle2Jungle, Buena Vista, 1997, Babe: Pig in the City, Universal, 1998, City of Angels, Warner Bros., 1998, The Bone Collector, Universal,1999, Possible Worlds, 2000, Big Momma's House, 2000, Wakingthe Dead, Gramercy, 2000, Vanilla Sky, Paramount, 2001, Life or Something Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002, Mark Twain, 2002, Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002.
Television Theme Songs
Series
Brimstone, 1998
Starhunter 2300 (also known as Starhunter), syndicated, 2003
Movies
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (animated), Nickelodeon, 2002
Television Scores
Specials
Guns: A Day in the Death of America, HBO, 1991
Secret World Live (also known as Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live and Peter Gabriel's Secret World), 1994
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002
Television Additional Music
Specials
Defending Our Daughters: The Rights of Women in the World, Lifetime, 1998
Video Game Scores
Additional Music
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Ubi Soft Entertainment, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Schirmer, 2001
Contemporary Musicians, Volume 16, Gale Research, 1996

Periodicals

Billboard, September 21, 1991, p. 41; January 8, 1994, p. 72; October 25, 2003, p. 8; February 7, 2004, p. 6
MacUser, March, 1994, p. 43
New Media Age, September 11, 2003, p. 23
New Statesman, September 30, 2002, p. 63
New York Times, July 13, 1984
People Weekly, November 2, 1992, p. 25
Time, February 2, 1987, p. 80

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