Rufus Wainwright
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1973-07-22
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Ditch
- Meet the Robinsons
- Poses (4502372)
- Rufus Wainwright
- Want One
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Rhinebeck, New York, USA
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian American singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.
Known for
- It's Dorothy! — Self2025
- Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now — Self - Interviewee2024
- Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep2024
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic — Self - Performer2023
- Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) — Self2023
- Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self2022
- George Michael: Portrait of an Artist — Self2022
- Canadian Hits at the BBC — Self2021
- The Runaway Bunny — Singer2021
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,546,248
- Total plays
- 33,161,891
Tags
singer-songwriterfolkindiealternativeCanadian
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha Wainwright, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm A-Runnin', which he performed <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rufus+
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,320x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,708x
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,489x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,092x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,089x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright , ( 1973-07-22 ) July 22, 1973 (age 52) , Rhinebeck, New York , U.S.
- Spouse
- Jörn Weisbrodt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 )
- Parents
- Loudon Wainwright III Kate McGarrigle
- Relatives
- Martha Wainwright (sister) Lucy Wainwright Roche (half-sister) Sloan Wainwright (paternal aunt) Anna McGarrigle (maternal aunt) Loudon Wainwright Jr. (paternal grandfather)
- Genres
- Baroque pop art pop pop rock soft rock indie pop indie rock opera
- Instruments
- Vocals keyboards guitar
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Labels
- Geffen DreamWorks
- Website
- rufuswainwright .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 22 July 1973
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rufus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Rhinebeck
- Father
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Mother
- Kate McGarrigle
- Sibling
- Lucy Wainwright Roche
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set Shakespeare's sonnets to music for a theatre piece by Robert Wilson.
Wainwright's self-titled debut album was released through DreamWorks Records in May 1998. His second album, Poses, was released in June 2001. Wainwright's third and fourth studio albums, Want One (2003) and Want Two (2004), were repackaged as the double album Want in 2005. In 2007, Wainwright released his fifth studio album, Release the Stars, and his first live album, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall.
Gallery (8)
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1973 births20th-century Canadian composers20th-century Canadian LGBTQ people20th-century Canadian male composers20th-century Canadian male singers20th-century Canadian pianists20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters21st-century Canadian composers21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people21st-century Canadian male composers21st-century Canadian male singers