Known For
Acting
Born
May 13, 1950
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Credits
179 titles
Stevie Wonder
Biography
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes. Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stevie Wonder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Self
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
Self
The Lady and The Legend
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Self
One to One: John & Yoko
Self (archive footage)
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
American Symphony
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Self
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
Self (archive)
Black Note
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self
Stevie Wonder at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self (archival footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
Who You Gonna Call?
Self
The Oprah Conversation
Self
John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
Self
Dear...
Self
One World: Together at Home
Self
The Changin' Times of Ike White
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Self (archive footage)
The Price of Protest
Self (archive footage)
Chasing Happiness
Self
1989
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leaving Neverland
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Self
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
Self - Audience Member
Quincy
Self
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Self