Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 18, 1942
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Credits
497 titles
Paul McCartney
Biography
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone. McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.
Known For
Filmography
High in the Clouds
McKenzie (voice)
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
Self
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Self
The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
Self
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
Man on the Run: Paul McCartney and Morgan Neville in Conversation
himself
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Self
Man on the Run
Self
Evolver 62
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
Self
Kenny Dalglish
Self
A Love Letter to the Beatles
Self (archive footage)
As Aventuras de Will e Mike no jardim do Éden
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Self
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
Self
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Self (archive footage)
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Self
The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
Self (archive footage)
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
Self (archive footage)
TWST / Things We Said Today
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles
Self (archive footage)
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Self
Twiggy
Self
David Frost Vs
self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
No Hamburg, No Beatles
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Beatles '64
Self
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Got Back – Live in Bogotá at Estadio El Campín
Self
Here Today
Self (Music)
Paul McCartney: Got Back Argentina
Self
Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
Self
Paul McCartney: The Backyard
Self
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self
The Beatles LOVE
Producer
The Bannfoot Ferry
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
The Beach Boys
Self (archive footage)
Stax: Soulsville USA
Self - (Archive Footage)
The Stones and Brian Jones
Self - The Beatles (voice)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Got Back
Self
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Self
Thriller 40
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles and the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
Self (archive footage)