Lyle Lovett Biography (1957?-)

Full name, Lyle Pearce Lovett; born November 1, 1957 (some sources cite 1956), in Klein, TX; son of William (a marketing executive) and Bernell (a training specialist; maiden name, Klein) Lovett; married Julia Roberts (an actress),c. June 25, 1993 (divorced, March 22, 1995). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Monterey Peninsula Artists, 509 Hartnell St., Monterey, CA 93940.; Contact: c/o MCA Records, 70 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608-1011.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, musician, singer, composer, music producer, music arranger, music director
Birth Details: November 1, 1957?; Klein, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Detective DeLongpre, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
Andy Bitkower, Short Cuts, Fine Line, 1993
Clint Lammeraux, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Pret-a-Porter: Ready to Wear and Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994
Road person, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, MCA/Universal, 1998
Sheriff Carl Tippett, The Opposite of Sex, Sony Pictures Classics,1998
Manny Hood, Cookie's Fortune, October Films, 1999
Disc jockey, 3 Days of Rain, Maximone Pictures, 2002
Bear Harrison, The New Guy, Columbia, 2002
Film Work
Song Performer
Major League, 1989
"Cowboy Man," Always, Universal, 1989
"I Loved You Yesterday," State of Grace, Orion, 1990
"You Can't Resist It," Switch, Warner Bros., 1991
"Pass Me Not," Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992
"Blue Skies," With Honors, Warner Bros., 1994
Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
"She's No Lady," It Could Happen to You (also known as Cop Gives Waitress $2 Million Tip! and Cop Tips Waitress $2 Million), TriStar, 1994
"You've Got a Friend in Me," Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
Dead Man Walking, Sony, 1996
"Straighten Up and Fly Right," Dear God, Paramount, 1996
"Ain't It Something" and "Cowboy Man," Fathers' Day, Warner Bros.,1997
"You've Been So Good Up to Now," Nothing to Lose, Buena Vista, 1997
"(I'm a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord," The Apostle, October Films, 1997
"Teach Me about Love," Clay Pigeons, Gramercy, 1998
"Smile," Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
"Ballad of the Snow Leopard," "The Tanqueray Cowboy," and "Till It Shines," Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
"Walking Tall," Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1999
"Private Conversation," Tumbleweeds, Fine Line, 1999
"Ain't It Something," "She's Already Made Up Her Mind," and "You've BeenSo Good Up to Now," Dr. T & the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
"What'd I Say," Where the Heart Is, 2000
Score Producer
Major League, 1989
Always, Universal, 1989
The Crying Game, Miramax, 1993
The Firm, Paramount, 1993
Dead Man Walking, Sony, 1996
2 Days in the Valley, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
The Apostle, October Films, 1997
Clay Pigeons, Gramercy, 1998
Hope Floats, Twentieth-Century Fox, 1998
Dr. T & the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Other
Song producer and arranger, Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992
Director (with Wayne Miller), Penguins (short film), 1994
Song producer, Dear God, Paramount, 1996
Song producer, Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
Song coproducer, Where the Heart Is, 2000
Television Appearances
Movies
Singer at beach, Bill: On His Own, CBS, 1983
Wade, Bastard Out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996
Research scientist, Breast Men, HBO, 1997
Specials
Farm Aid '87, 1987
Country Music Crossroads, PBS, 1988
Mike's Talent Show, Cinemax, 1989
Farm Aid IV, The Nashville Network, 1990

John Prine and Lyle Lovett, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, VH1, 1992
Willie Nelson--The Big Six-0: An All-Star Birthday Celebration, CBS, 1992
A Country Music Celebration, CBS, 1993
A Day in the Life of Country Music, CBS, 1993
Voice of Delbert Parnham, The Wild West, syndicated, 1993
Host, B. B. King ... Live at the Woodlands, PBS, 1994
Himself, Luck, Trust, & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (also known as Luck, Trust, and Ketchup), Bravo, 1994
Rhythm, Country & Blues: An "In the Spotlight" Special, PBS, 1994
The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1995
Lyle Lovett: Going Home, The Disney Channel, 1996
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996
Roger Miller Remembered, The Nashville Network, 1998
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1998
An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash, TNT, 1999
The Making of Ride with Bob, The Nashville Network, 1999
Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters, Comedy Central, 2000
Interviewee, The Rhythm of Life, PBS, 2000
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Special 2000, VH1, 2000
Host, Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie, PBS, 2001
Willie Nelson: Live and Kicking (also known as Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kicking), USA Network, 2003
Narrator, Lost Highway: The History of American Country, Trio, 2003
The 26th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the PerformingArts, CBS, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 21st Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1987
The 22st Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1988
The 23rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1988
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1989
The 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1990
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1990
Presenter, The American Music Awards, ABC, 1990
The 26th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1992
Presenter, The 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV and syndicated, 1993
Presenter, The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
The 28th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1994
Presenter, The 30th Annual CMA Awards, CBS, 1996
The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
Presenter, The 1998 Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 1998
Episodic
Lenny, "Mad About You: Parts 1 & 2," Mad About You, NBC, 1995
Sin City Spectacular, FX Channel, 1998
Lenny, "The Final Frontier," Mad about You, NBC, 1999
Himself, "The Trouble with Troubador," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2000
SoundStage, PBS, 2003
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003
Also appeared on Austin City Limits, PBS; Sessions at West 54th, PBS; Storytellers, VH1; The Texas Connection, The Nashville Network; and This Is VH1 Country, VH1.
Series
Narrator, Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century, Bravo, 2001
Television Work
Movies
Song performer, "Nobody Knows Me," 61* (also known as 61),HBO, 2001
RECORDINGS
Albums
Lyle Lovett, Curb, 1986
Pontiac, Curb, 1987
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Curb, 1989
(With others; and producer) 80s Country Hits of the Decade Vol. 1,Curb, 1990
(With others) Top Ten Records, Curb, 1991
(With others; and producer) Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, Arista, 1991
Joshua Judges Ruth, Curb, 1992
I Love Everybody, Curb, 1994
Rhythm Country & Blues, MCA, 1994
The Best of Lyle Lovett, 1994
Road to Ensenada, Curb, 1996
Dead Man Walking, 1996
(Producer) Country Classics Vol. 9 (1980-1993), MCA, 1996
(Producer) Cool Country Hits Vol. 2, Curb, 1997
Live on Letterman: Music from the Late Show, Reprise, 1997
Step inside This House, MCA, 1998
Live in Texas, MCA, 1999
Dr. T & the Women (soundtrack recording), MCA, 2000
(With others) Anthology, Volume 1: Cowboy Man, MCA, 2001
Smile, MCA, 2003
My Baby Don't Tolerate, Lost Highway, 2003
Contributor to the album Country & Eastern, MCA. Recorded thesingle "You Can't Resist It," MCA, 1991. Also appeared on albums by other artists, including Pat Alger, Asleep at the Wheel, Vince Bell, Kim Carnes, Valerie Carter, Nanci Griffith, Bill Hearne, Walter Hyatt, Rickie Lee Jones, Wynonna Judd, Robert Earl Keen, Leo Kottke, Patty Loveless, Delbert McClinton, Michael Martin Murphey, Francine Reed, Hank Thompson, and Tammy Wynette.
WRITINGS
Songs Featured in Films
Always, Universal, 1989
State of Grace, Orion, 1990
Switch, Lauren Film, 1991
It Could Happen to You (also known as Cop Gives Waitress $2 Million Tip! and Cop Tips Waitress $2 Million), TriStar, 1994
Fathers' Day, Warner Bros., 1997
Nothing to Lose, Buena Vista, 1997
"Smile," Hope Floats, Twentieth-Century Fox, 1998
Tumbleweeds, Fine Line, 1999
(With Matt Rollings) "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," Kissing JessicaStein, Fox Searchlight, 2002
Other
Song, "Nobody Knows Me," 61* (television movie; also known as 61), HBO, 2001
Songwriter for his albums, single recordings, and live performances.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

In 1999 the Boston Ballet performed Nine Lives: The Songs of Lyle Lovett.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1992, p. V3
Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 1989, p. 10
Entertainment Weekly, June 26, 1998, p. 136
Esquire, May, 1994, p. 64; October, 1998, p. 42
Guitar Player, November, 1996, p. 85
Interview, May, 1994, p. 82
New Statesman, October 16, 1998, p. 43
New York Newsday, January 3, 1995
New York Times, April 12, 1992, p. II26
People Weekly, July 12, 1993, p. 60; December 27, 1993, August 12,1996, p. 27
Rolling Stone, July 14, 1988, p. 128
Texas Monthly, October, 1998, p. 94
US, August, 1996
Washington Post, September 4, 1996, p. B7

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