Stevie Wonder
Biography
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever won by a solo artist in history, and the lifetime achievement. He has also won an Academy Award for Best Song, and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has ten U.S. number-one hits on the pop charts as well as 20 R&B number one hits, and album sales totaling more than 100 million units. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bass guitar, bongos, organ, melodica, and clavinet. In his childhood, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocal ability. Wonder is the first Motown artist and second African American musician to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his 1984 hit single "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from the movie The Woman in Red. According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the eleventh most successful songwriter in U.K. chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart.
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Self - Musician
Who You Gonna Call?
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Hope for Haiti Now
Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Self (archive footage)
Fahrenheit 9/11
Himself (archive footage)
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Self - Musician
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Being Eddie
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Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)
Self (archive footage)
FireAid LA Benefit Concert
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
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Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary
Self - Musician
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Self
Sunday Best
Self (archive footage)
The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Fifty Years Of Sunny Days
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
537 Votes
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Who You Gonna Call?
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Self (archive footage)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Himself
Chasing Happiness
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Pavarotti
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Quincy
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Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
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Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick - Then Came You
Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom
Himself
One Love (Live In Manchester)
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life an All Star Grammy Salute
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Soul Boys of the Western World
Self (archive footage)
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
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20 Feet from Stardom
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Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
Harmonica
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Performer
Hope for Haiti Now
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Transcendent Man
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
Singer
Paul Simon And Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Performer
Tony Bennett - Duets - The Making of an American Classic
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Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden
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Tony Bennett - American Classic
Himself - Performer
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Himself (archive footage)
Motown Christmas
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Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Himself (archive footage)
America: A Tribute To Heroes
Himself - Performer
Baby Face : A Collection Of Hit Videos
Himself (segment "How Come, How Long")
Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre
Harmonica
Super Bowl XXXIII
Himself - Halftime Performer
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
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Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
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Oscar's Greatest Moments
Himself (archive footage)
Ray Charles - 50 Years in Music
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Himself
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
The Rolling Stones: Cocksucker Blues
Self
Black Woodstock
Self
Bikini Beach
Little Stevie Wonder (as Little Stevie Wonder)
Muscle Beach Party
Himself (as Little Stevie Wonder)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Himself (archive footage)
