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Jeff Lynne is a Actor, Production Director and Sound British born on 30 december 1947 at Shard End (United-kingdom)

Jeff Lynne

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Birth name Jeffrey Lynne
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 30 december 1947 (77 years) at Shard End (United-kingdom)

Jeffrey Lynne (dit Jeff Lynne) est un musicien de rock britannique né le 30 décembre 1947 à Birmingham. Chanteur, guitariste, compositeur et producteur, il est le leader du groupe rock Electric Light Orchestra, qui connaît un énorme succès international dans les années 1970. Depuis le début des années 1980, il se consacre principalement à ses activités de producteur, et travaille notamment avec Bob Dylan ou les ex-Beatles Ringo Starr et George Harrison.

Biography

Jeff Lynne fait ses débuts musicaux professionnels avec le groupe The Idle Race, en 1967, qui officie dans un registre psychédélique typique de son époque, avec qui il enregistre deux albums et quelques 45 tours. Il rejoint le groupe de Roy Wood, The Move, en 1970, mais c’est avec Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) qu’il connaît la gloire dans les années 1970.

À partir de 1980, alors qu'ELO commence à s’essouffler, Jeff Lynne commence à travailler pour les autres : Dave Edmunds, Ry Cooder, les ex-Beatles Ringo Starr et George Harrison, Hank Marvin, Duane Eddy, les Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, etc.
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Filmography of Jeff Lynne (7 films)

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Actor

George Harrison: Living in the Material World, 3h24
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors George Harrison, Eric Idle, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Neil Aspinall
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating80% 4.0462854.0462854.0462854.0462854.046285
The film follows music legend George Harrison's story from his early life in Liverpool, the Beatlemania phenomenon, his travels to India, the influence of Krishna Consciousness movement in his music, and his relevance and importance as a member of The Beatles. It consists of previously unseen footage and interviews with Olivia and Dhani Harrison, friends, and many others.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream, 3h58
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Jeff Lynne, Dave Grohl, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Rick Rubin
Roles Self
Rating85% 4.2863454.2863454.2863454.2863454.286345
Ce film explore l'histoire de Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, y compris les collaborations célèbres de Petty et les affrontements notoires avec l'industrie du disque. Des entretiens avec des personnalités musicales telles que Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart et Petty lui-même ont apporté une vision révélatrice.

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Sound

Electric Dreams, 1h35
Directed by Steve Barron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about computing, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort, Giorgio Moroder, Miriam Margolyes
Rating63% 3.198223.198223.198223.198223.19822
Miles Harding is an architect who envisions a brick shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece that could enable buildings to withstand earthquakes. Seeking a way to get organized, he buys a personal computer to help him develop his ideas. Although he is initially unsure that he will even be able to correctly operate the computer, he later buys numerous extra gadgets that were not necessary for his work, such as switches to control household appliances like the blender, a speech synthesizer, and a microphone.
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Xanadu
Xanadu (1980)
, 1h33
Directed by Robert Greenwald
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Sports films, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly, James Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss, Sandahl Bergman
Roles Songs
Rating53% 2.6536652.6536652.6536652.6536652.653665
Sonny Malone is a talented artist who dreams of fame beyond his job, which is the non-creative task of painting larger versions of album covers for record-store window advertisements. As the film opens, Sonny is broke and on the verge of giving up his dream. Having quit his day job to try to make a living as a freelance artist, but having failed to make any money at it, Sonny returns to his old job at AirFlo Records. After some humorous run-ins with his imperious boss and nemesis, Simpson, he resumes painting record covers.