Acting
Elton John
EN, IT, FR, PT cinema · 277 credits
Born
25 March 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Pinner, Middlesex, England, UK
Also known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight · Elton Hercules John · Sir Elton John · 엘튼 존 · エルトン・ジョン
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has collaborated with the lyricist Bernie Taupin throughout his career. John has released 32 studio albums, including "Empty Sky" (1969), "Honky Château" (1972), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Rock of the Westies" (1975), "Sleeping with the Past" (1989), "The One" (1992), "Songs from the West Coast" (2001), "The Diving Board" (2013), and "The Lockdown Sessions" (2021). His singles include "Your Song", "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", "Bennie and the Jets", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", "I'm Still Standing", "Sacrifice", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", and "Cold Heart". He has contributed music to "The Lion King" (1994), "Aida" (2000), and "Billy Elliot the Musical" (2005). John's final tour, "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" (2018–2023), set records for ticket sales. His life and career were depicted in the biographical film "Rocketman" (2019). John established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised over £300 million. He has hosted annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Parties since 1993. He served as chairman and director of Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club. John experienced addiction to drugs and alcohol from the late 1970s to the late 1980s and has been sober since 1990. He entered a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker David Furnish in 2005 and married in 2014 following the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. John has had more than fifty top-40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number-one singles in both countries and seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of the 1974 release, is among the best-selling singles worldwide. In 2021, he became the first solo artist with UK top-10 singles across six decades. His awards include a Primetime Emmy Award, five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is a fellow of The Ivors Academy, was knighted in 1998, and appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020.
Known for
Filmography
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Producer
Man on the Run
as Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self, Songs
Stans
as Self (archive footage)
Elton John: Never Too Late
as Self, Songs
Walled Off
as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
as Self - Performer
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Louder Than Rock
as Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
Barry Humphries at the BBC
as Self (archive material)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022
Piano Greats at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Rock this Town
as Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
as Self, Executive Producer
Under the Volcano
as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Hating Peter Tatchell
as Self, Executive Producer
The Dancing Man of L.A.
as Self (archive footage)
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)
Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable
as Self (archive footage)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked
as Self (archival footage)
Rocketman
Executive Producer, Songs
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
as Self - Singer
Sherlock Gnomes
Producer, Music
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Elton John
Glam Rock at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night
2016
Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night
as Self, Compositor
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
as Self (archive footage)
Sight: The Story of Vision
as Self - Narrator
Elton John: A Singular Man
as Self - Composer and Singer, Music
George Best: All by Himself
as Self (archive footage)
Kids' R!ghts
as Self
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
as Self - Piano, vocals
Sinema
as Self
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
as Self (archive footage)
$ellebrity
as Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
Elton John: Live at Ibiza123 feat. Pnau
2012
Elton John: Live at Ibiza123 feat. Pnau
as Self
The Union
as Self
Troubadours
as Self
The Love We Make
as Self
Gnomeo & Juliet
Executive Producer, Songs
Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
as Self, Thanks
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
LennoNYC
as Self
Brüno
as Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Starsuckers
as Self (archive footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
Kings of Glam
as Self (archive footage)
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
as Self (archive footage)
It's a Boy Girl Thing
Executive Producer
Him and Us
2006
Him and Us
Executive Producer
Elton John: The Red Piano
as Self - Piano, Vocals
Live 8
as Self
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
as The Pinball Wizard
Live Aid
as Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Björk
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self - Performer
An Audience with Lulu
as Self - Performer
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Being Mick
as Self
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage)
Women Talking Dirty
Executive Producer
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
as Self - Piano & Vocals
The Road to El Dorado
as Narrator (voice), Music, Songs
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
as Self - Performer
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Muse
Original Music Composer
Spice World
as Elton John
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
as Self (archive footage)
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
as The Pinball Wizard
Totally Minnie
as Self
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
as Self (archive)
Imagine: John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
The Return of Bruno
as Elton John
All Star Concert
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
as Self
Video AID
as Self
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
as Audience member
Mickey's 50
as Self
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Himself
Tommy
as The Pinball Wizard
Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium
as The Piano Player
Night Lunch
as Self
Elton John at the Royal Festival Hall, London with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
as Self
Friends
Original Music Composer
