Phil Collins

Acting

Born Jan 30, 1951

From London, England, UK

Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Phil Collins

Known For

Hook

Balto

The Jungle Book 2

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

A Hard Day's Night

Live Aid

And the Band Played On

Buster

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Frauds

Filmography — Acting

Hook

Balto

The Jungle Book 2

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

A Hard Day's Night

Live Aid

And the Band Played On

Buster

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Frauds

Live Aid

Queen: Champions of the World

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

The Beatles Revolution

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Immediate Family

The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Seriously... Phil Collins

Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour

I Start Counting

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

The Return of Bruno

Genesis: In Concert

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Music for Montserrat

The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests

Genesis: Total Rock Review

Phil Collins: Drummer First

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth

Calliope

808

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996

Genesis: The Video Show

Live Aid Against All Odds

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Rare and Unseen: The Beatles

Video AID

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3

Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights

Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

The Prince's Trust Rock Gala

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value

Genesis | Come Rain or Shine

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video

Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC

Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live

Genesis: Turning It on Again

Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live

The Making of the MAMA Album

Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004

Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios

The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears

Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980

Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986

Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1

Inside Genesis: 1975-1980

Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72

Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour