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Actor

Loudon Wainwright III

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Acting credits

33

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 19Series: 15Crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 84848

IMDb ID: nm0906525

Known for: Acting

Born: September 5, 1946

Age: 79

Place of birth: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1971 - 2023

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.77

Wikidata: Q437752

Also known as

Loudon Snowden Wainwright III • Loudon Wainwright

Other jobs

Music (2)Music Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)

Biography

Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series M*A*S*H.

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