Elton John

Biography

Born 03/25/1947

The most flamboyant performer since Liberace, Elton John has fashioned arguably the greatest career in the history of popular music. Since the songwriter first charted with the ballad "Your Song" in 1970, not a year has passed without one of his tunes cracking Bilboard's Top 40. Elvis...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2001, received Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
In 2000, received Grammy Legend Award
In 2000, received Tony Award for Best Original Score

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Premiere Photos

Elton John, The Road to El Dorado (2000)

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Highlights

In 2009, Earned a Tony Award nomination when "Billy Elliot the Musical" moved to Broadway
In 2006, Re-teamed with Taupin for "Lestat: The Musical," based on the Anne Rice vampire novels; was slammed by the critics and closed shortly after
In 2006, Collaborated with Taupin for a sequel to Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy with The Captain & The Kid

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Family & Companions

David Furnish: born c. 1963; Canadian; together from 1993; left his job as an account director at Ogilvy & Mather to make a documentary about John called "Tantrums & Tiaras", which aired on Cinemax in 1997; a partner in John's Rocket Pictures
Hugh Williams: Atlanta-based; persuaded John to join him in rehab in 1989
John Reid: born c. 1950; John lost his virginity to Reid at the age of 23; lived together for five years; reportedly mismanaged the singer's assets; fired by John in 1999; during a 2000 lawsuit, John apologized for implying Reid had a criminal past

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