Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1935
Died
Aug 16, 1977
Place of Birth
Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Credits
228 titles
Elvis Presley
Biography
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American businessman, entrepreneur, singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of European-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll, though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the European-American youth. In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Known For
Filmography
Motorgasm: a cinematic act of terrorism
self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
Self (archive voice)
In the Shadow of the King
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Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self (archival footage)
Troubles...
Musician
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
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TURA!
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Elvis Presley: Shook Up
Self (archive footage)
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley
Self (archive footage)
The Last Repair Shop
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas at Graceland
Self (archive footage)
Rock: the origin
Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love
Self (archive footage)
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Self (archive footage)
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
Self (archive footage)
Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music
Self (voice)
Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
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Elvis the man who shook up the world
Self (archive footage)
Partiledaren som klev ut ur kylan
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Double Elvis
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Other Side
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best
Self (archive footage)
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self (archive footage)
Elvis All-Star Tribute
Self (archive footage)
The Last 24 Hours: Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage)
The Champ and the King
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
Self
The 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special
Self
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Born to be a Flower
Theme Song Performance
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
The King
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Strung Out
Self (archive footage)
Elvis & The Memphis Mafia
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition
Self
Elvis: The Rebirth of the King
Self (archive footage)
The Seven Ages of Elvis
Self (archive footage)