Personal Info
Birth date
1948-03-12 (77 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
-James Taylor
Biography
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Simpsons
8.014
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.459
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.323
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The West Wing
8.26
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.243
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.The Colbert Report
6.897
Overview:
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.711
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.191
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.405
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Austin City Limits
6.2
Overview:
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.Solid Gold
6
Overview:
Solid Gold was an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980. Like many other shows of its genre, such as American Bandstand, Solid Gold featured musical performances and various other elements such as music videos. What set Solid Gold apart was a group of dancers in revealing costumes who at various points in the program performed various dances to the top ten hits of the week. Many other specials aired in which the dancers would dance to older pop hits as well. Reviews of the show were not always positive, with The New York Times referring to it as "the pop music show that is its own parody...[enacting] mini-dramas...of covetousness, lust and aerobic toning--routines that typically have a minimal connection with the songs that back them up." The series ran until July 23, 1988, and it was usually transmitted on Saturdays in the early evening. In 1986, Solid Gold added the current year to its title, so in the seventh season the show was known as Solid Gold '86/'87. For the eighth and last season the program became known as Solid Gold In Concert, reflecting the addition of more live performances than had previously been featured on the program in the past.Mr. Sunshine
6.2
Overview:
Ben Donovan is a self-involved manager of a second-rate San Diego sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday. Working alongside him is his boss and arena owner, Crystal--attractive, powerful and highly erratic; Alice--the cute, tomboyish marketing director and Ben's friend with benefits; Alonzo--a former basketball player, handsome and unbelievably happy; Ben's assistant, Heather--pretty, sweet, but terrifying because she once lit a boyfriend on fire; Crystal's son, Roman--sweet-faced, clueless and Ben's newest employee; and a hapless operations crew whom Ben refers to collectively as the "Steves."The Johnny Cash Show
6.5
Overview:
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.VH1 Storytellers
8.7
Overview:
The greatest singers and songwriters play their music and tell the stories behind their greatest songs on this acclaimed VH1 music performance series. Each one-hour episode takes viewers behind the scenes with a single artist or group featuring intimate musical performances and the first-hand stories behind the performer's hits and sentimental favorites.Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters
1
Overview:
Russell Howard takes his “twinkly eyed smasher of a mum” Ninette Howard on an eye-opening trip around the USA, meeting an array of weird and wonderful characters and experiencing their unusual hobbies and obsessions.Funny People
5.896
Overview:
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.Today
5.8
Overview:
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.Two-Lane Blacktop
6.9
Overview:
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.American Symphony
6.737
Overview:
Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
6.2
Overview:
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will honor either a songwriter, interpreter, or singer/songwriter whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of artistic expression and cultural understanding. Paul Simon, one of America's most respected songwriters and musicians, was the recipient of the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Named in honor of the legendary George and Ira Gershwin, the award recognizes the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture.The Early Show
6.25
Overview:
The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday in the Eastern time zone; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones aired the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. The Saturday edition aired live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time as well, but a number of affiliates did not carry it or aired it later on tape-delay. It premiered on November 1, 1999, and was the newest of the major networks' morning shows, although CBS has made several attempts to program in the morning slot since 1954. The show aired as a division of CBS News. The Early Show, like many of its predecessors, traditionally ran last in the ratings to its rivals, NBC's Today and ABC's Good Morning America. Much like NBC's The Today Show and The Tonight Show, the title The Early Show was analogous to that of CBS's late-night talk show, The Late Show.The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
5.577
Overview:
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.Transatlantic Sessions
10
Overview:
Folk musicians from both sides of the Atlantic come together in what have been called “the greatest backporch shows ever.” Collaborative live performances by various leading folk and country musicians playing music from Scotland, Ireland, England and North America.Working
4.3
Overview:
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people--construction workers, waitresses, firemen, secretaries, and cleaning women, Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams.This Morning
5.2
Overview:
This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
7.5
Overview:
Filmed over two nights at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration brings together a big-name lineup of performers to pay tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter. Seal, James Taylor, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Graham Nash and more perform songs from Mitchell’s extensive catalog of 19 studio albums. The celebration culminates with all of the stars performing Big Yellow Taxi and presenting a birthday cake to Joni on stage.Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
8.4
Overview:
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Recorded Live at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Captures Highlights from Festival With Performances and Collaborations by Guitar Wizards Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Robert Cray, Robbie Robertson, Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks and MoreActing
TBAJames Taylor Nice Jazz Festival as Self
TBAJames Taylor Live in Italy as Unknown
TBAJames Taylor: [2015] Guitare Center Sessions as Unknown
2023American Symphony as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023Carole King and her Songs at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2023Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song as Self
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
2022Immediate Family as Unknown
2022Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name as Self
2019Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On (2 Episodes) as Self
2019Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration as Self
201795th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting as Self - Performer
2016Carole King: Natural Woman as Self
2015James Taylor | Austin City Limits Festival as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (6 Episodes) as Self
2015A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King as Self
2015A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2011A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young as Self
2011Mr. Sunshine (1 Episode) as Billy
2010Carole King & James Taylor | Live at the Troubadour as Self
2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009Funny People as James Taylor
2009Neil Young: Don't Be Denied as Himself
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
2008Alison Krauss | A Hundred Miles Or More as Self
2007Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor as Self
2007James Taylor | One Man Band as Self
2007Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song as Self
2007Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic as Self
2006Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP as Unknown
2006A MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute Honoring James Taylor as Self
2006James Taylor: Squibnocket as Vocals
2005The Colbert Report (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005History Rings True: Red Sox Opening Day Ring Ceremony as Self
2005VH1 Storytellers (1 Episode) as Self
2004Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival as Self
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 Episode) as Self
2003The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch as Self - Interviewee
2003Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind as Self
2003James Taylor Pull Over as Himself
2000Appalachian Journey Live In Concert as Self
1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self
1999The West Wing (1 Episode) as James Taylor
1998James Taylor - Live at the Beacon Theatre as Vocals
1998Motown 40: The Music is Forever as Self
1998Parkinson (1 Episode) as Self
1995Transatlantic Sessions (6 Episodes) as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Musical Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as James Taylor (voice)
1988Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Self
1988This Morning (1 Episode) as Self
1985Morons from Outer Space as Minister
1982Working as Trucker
1980Solid Gold (1 Episode) as Self
1980No Nukes as Self
1979James Taylor in Concert: Live at Blossom Music Center as Unknown
1979James Taylor in Concert as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (3 Episodes) as Self - Musical Guest
1975Austin City Limits (1 Episode) as Self
1971James Taylor in Concert - BBC Studios as Singer
1971Two-Lane Blacktop as The Driver
1970James Taylor Sings James Taylor as Self
1969The Johnny Cash Show (1 Episode) as Self
1968Bobbie Gentry (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1952Today (1 Episode) as Self
Production
2016Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters (6 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
Writing
1982Working ... Lyricist
Sound
1982Working ... Songs