Neil Young

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-11-12 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Neil Young

Biography

Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer, musician and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him...

Acting

2001

1978

2005

Live 8

as Self

1987

Made in Heaven

as Truck Driver

1985

Live Aid

as Self

1997

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Year of the Horse

as Self - Crazy Horse (Guitar/Vocals)

2021

2012

Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

2013

1982

Human Highway

as Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine

2009

2011

2015

The Monsanto Years

as Himself / Vocals / Guitar / Production

2013

Sound City

as Self

2005

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live In Japan 2001

as Himself - Lead Vocal / Guitar / Piano

1978

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in San Francisco

as Himself - Guitar / Keyboards / Harmonica

1990

Neil Young: Freedom

as Himself (Guitar, Piano, Harmonica and Vocals)

2024

DEVO

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Paradox

as The Man in the Black Hat

1988

'68

as Westy

2004

Greendale

as Wayne Newton

2019

David Crosby: Remember My Name

as Self (archive footage)

1970

Woodstock

as Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2019

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Mountaintop

as Himself

2020

Yield

as Pa Carnago

1990

2020

2015

Muddy Track

as Himself

2017

2022

Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

as Self (archive footage)

2025

Coastal

as Self

2014

2024

Catalyst

as Self

Production

1995

Dead Man

as Original Music Composer

1982

Human Highway

as Director

1982

Human Highway

as Screenplay

2012

Neil Young Journeys

as Executive Producer

2004

Greendale

as Director

1981

Out of the Blue

as Theme Song Performance

2015

Muddy Track

as Director

2022

Neil Young: Harvest Time

as Executive Producer

2006

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

as Executive Producer

2015

Seeding Fear

as Executive Producer

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

as Original Music Composer

1992

Phone

as Thanks

2017

The Silent Scream

as Digital Imaging Technician

1982

Human Highway

as Original Music Composer

2018

Paradox

as Original Music Composer

2018

Paradox

as Producer

2019

Mountaintop

as Director

1984

2020

2017

2024

Across the Water

as Director

2000

Neil Young: Red Rocks Live

as Executive Producer

2004

Greendale

as Director of Photography

2004

Greendale

as Music

2004

Greendale

as Music Producer

2011

2021

Barn

as Producer

2015

2015

2025

Coastal

as Music

2014

A Letter Home

as Director

2014

A Letter Home

as Music Producer

2024

Catalyst

as Director

2024

Catalyst

as Sound Mixer

2012

2019

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