Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett

Known for
Acting
Born
November 1, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Klein, Texas, USA

Biography

Lyle Lovett (born November 1, 1957, in Klein, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Since his 1986 debut album he has won four Grammy Awards, blending country, folk, swing and jazz, often with his Large Band. As an actor he appeared in several Robert Altman films, including The Player, Short Cuts, Prêt-à-Porter and Cookie's Fortune, as well as Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The New Guy.

Known For

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Filmography

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Aggies: The True Story of Texas A&M

Aggies: The True Story of Texas A&M

Movie · as Self (voice)

2026
The Man with the Big Hat poster

The Man with the Big Hat

Movie · as Self

2026
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man poster

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

Movie · as Self

2025
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine poster

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine

Movie · as Self

2024
Runaway Radio poster

Runaway Radio

Movie · as Self

2024
Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration In Words and Music poster

Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration In Words and Music

Movie

2024
Nanci Griffith: From a Distance poster

Nanci Griffith: From a Distance

Movie

2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short poster

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Movie · as Self

2022
Immediate Family poster

Immediate Family

Movie · as Self

2021
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival poster

Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival

Movie · as Self

2020
Ramblin' Jack Elliott: A Texas Ramble poster

Ramblin' Jack Elliott: A Texas Ramble

Movie

2020
Big Sky poster

Big Sky

TV · as Tex · 3 eps

2019
Pizza: A Love Story poster

Pizza: A Love Story

Movie · as self

2017
Man in Red Bandana poster

Man in Red Bandana

Movie · as Performs An Original Song

2015
Life in Pieces poster

Life in Pieces

TV · as Ned Gawler · 1 ep

2014
Altman poster

Altman

Movie · as Self

2014
Penton: The John Penton Story poster

Penton: The John Penton Story

Movie · as Narrator

2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years poster

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

Movie · as Self - Performer

2013
Angels Sing poster

Angels Sing

Movie · as Griffin

2013
The Bridge poster

The Bridge

TV · as Monte P. Flagman · 7 eps

2010
For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair poster

For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

Movie · as Self

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Major Waylon Gates · 1 ep

2010
Overheard with Evan Smith poster

Overheard with Evan Smith

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
The Open Road poster

The Open Road

Movie · as Peabody Bartender

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Agent Westfield · 1 ep

2008
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... poster

Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story poster

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Movie · as Lyle Lovett

2007
Lyle Lovett - In Concert

Lyle Lovett - In Concert

Movie · as Himself

2007
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song poster

Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Movie · as Self

2007
Remember the Alamo Concert

Remember the Alamo Concert

Movie · as Himself

2006
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · as Lyle Lovett · 1 ep

2004
Be Here to Love Me poster

Be Here to Love Me

Movie · as Self

2003
Hunter Goes to Hollywood poster

Hunter Goes to Hollywood

Movie · as Himself

2003
Lost Highway

Lost Highway

TV · 4 eps

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
The New Guy poster

The New Guy

Movie · as Bear Harrison

2002
Three Days of Rain poster

Three Days of Rain

Movie · as Disc Jockey

2002
CMT Crossroads poster

CMT Crossroads

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Kinky Friedman: Proud To Be An Asshole From El Paso poster

Kinky Friedman: Proud To Be An Asshole From El Paso

Movie · as Self

2001
Spooge poster

Spooge

Movie · as Self

1999
A Tribute to Johnny Cash poster

A Tribute to Johnny Cash

Movie · as Self - Performer

1999
Cookie's Fortune poster

Cookie's Fortune

Movie · as Manny Hood

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Movie · as Road Person

1998
The Opposite of Sex poster

The Opposite of Sex

Movie · as Carl Tippett

1997
Breast Men poster

Breast Men

Movie · as Research Scientist

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Behind the Music poster

Behind the Music

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Bastard Out of Carolina poster

Bastard Out of Carolina

Movie · as Wade

1994
Prêt-à-Porter poster

Prêt-à-Porter

Movie · as Clint Lammeraux

1994
NeXt

NeXt

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Short Cuts poster

Short Cuts

Movie · as Andy Bitkower

1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O poster

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Movie · as Self

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Detective DeLongpre

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Lenny · 3 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 3 eps

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1975
Austin City Limits poster

Austin City Limits

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1967
CMA Awards poster

CMA Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep