Thomas Dolby

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-10-14 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Thomas Dolby

Biography

Thomas Morgan Robertson is an English musician, producer, entrepreneur and educator. Born on October 14, 1958, in London, England, Dolby is a self-taught musician, and his early musical experiences were with choral singing, guitar and then piano. His adopted last name of Dolby was a reference to the audio noise-reduction process invented by Dolby Laboratories, inspired by his fascination with technology and taken on to differentiate him from popular musician Tom Robinson. In 1979, Dolby formed the Camera Club with Bruce Woolley and later performed with Lene Lovich, penning her hit New Toy. He also worked as a session musician with several art...

Acting

1990

Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

as Self - Synthesizer, vocals

1990

Rockula

as Stanley

1983

Thomas Dolby - Live Wireless

as Himself - vocals, synthesizer

1986

Howard the Duck

as Bartender in Rock Club

1983

Koyaanisqatsi

as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

1994

The Gate to the Mind's Eye

as Original Music Composer

1987

Gothic

as Original Music Composer

1983

1985

Fever Pitch

as Original Music Composer

1986

1985

Duck Rock

as Musician

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