Bono
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members. Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
Known For
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Filmography
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Message of Love
Movie · as Self
U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live
Movie · as Self
U2: Live from South Bend
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Outfoxed!
Movie · as Plato (voice)
BBC Radio 2 Piano Room
TV · as Self - Guest Performer · 1 ep
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Movie · as Self (voice)
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
Movie
Guggi
Movie · as Self
Bad: The Song That Saved My Life
Movie · as Himself
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
Movie
Street of Dreams
Movie
Tribeca 25
Movie · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self
Bono: Stories of Surrender
Movie · as Self
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Simon Schama's Story of Us
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kiss the Future
Movie · as Self
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Movie · as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Movie · as Self
The Trainer
Movie · as Bono
Eno
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
TV · as Self - Musician and Activist · 1 ep
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Movie · as Self
WHAM!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
Movie · as Self
Peter & the Wolf
Movie · as Self (Artist)
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
Movie · as Self
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Movie · as Self
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
Movie
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
Movie
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison Forever
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
U2: Rockumentary
Movie · as Self
The Sound of 007
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Movie · as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Sing 2
Movie · as Clay Calloway (voice)
Mon nom est Johnny
Movie · as Self
This Is Pop
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Movie · as Self
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Movie · as Self
70 Years of Youth Revolt
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
TV · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Pavarotti
Movie · as Self
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Movie · as Self
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Movie · as Self - Musician (archive footage)
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
Movie · as Self
One Step From Holiness
Movie · as Self
Liner Notes
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Quincy
Movie · as Self
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Movie · as Self
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
Movie · as Self
Why Are We Creative?
Movie · as Self
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
Movie · as Self
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Movie · as Self
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Movie · as Self
U2 at The BBC
Movie · as Self [U2]
Kygo: Stole the Show
Movie · as Self
Lost in London
Movie · as Bono (voice)
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Movie · as Self
U2 - Live from Abbey Road
Movie · as Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Movie
The Defiant Ones
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Movie · as Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
Movie · as Self
Unknown Brood
Movie
Bono & Eugene Peterson: The Psalms
Movie · as Self
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Movie · as Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
Movie
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
Movie · as Self
U2 - Vancouver, Canada
Movie
Irish Rock at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Movie · as Self
Ecco Homo
Movie · as Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as Self
Muddy Track
Movie · as Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
Movie · as Self - Nominee
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
Movie · as Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 6 eps
Muscle Shoals
Movie · as Self
Miracle Rising: South Africa
Movie · as Self
Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
Movie · as Self
Here Comes the Night Time
Movie · as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Wilde Salomé
Movie · as Self
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Movie · as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Movie · as Self
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
Movie · as Self
The Submerging Church
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
U2: Unbroken Toys
Movie · as Self
Damien Hirst: The First Look
Movie
U2: From the Sky Down
Movie · as Self
U2360°: Live From Moncton
Movie · as Self
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
Movie · as Bono
U2 - Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edt., Boxset)
Movie
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Hope for Haiti Now
Movie · as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
Movie · as Self
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
Movie · as Self
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
Movie · as Self
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
Movie · as Self
Music Nuggets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009
Movie · as Self
Brüno
Movie · as Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Linear
Movie · as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie · as Self
Q: The Man
Movie · as Self
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
Movie
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Movie · as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie · as Self - Performer
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
Movie · as Self - U2
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self
The Meaning of Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Number One!
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
U2 3D
Movie · as Self
Ronnie Drew: September Song
Movie
Pavarotti The Duets
Movie · as Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Movie · as Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Movie · as Self
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
Movie · as Self
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
Movie · as Self
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Across the Universe
Movie · as Doctor Robert
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
U2: 18 Videos
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
Movie · as Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Movie · as Self
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
Movie · as Self
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
Movie · as Self - Vocals
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires
Movie · as Self
Make Poverty History - Music Concert
Movie · as Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
Movie · as Self
Off The Record
TV · 1 ep
Legends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Movie · as Self
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
Movie · as Self
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Live Aid Against All Odds
Movie · as Self
Live 8
Movie · as Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
Movie · as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie · as Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Movie · as Self
Iconoclasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bono: Big Daddy
Movie · as Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Movie · as Self
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Movie · as Self
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
Movie · as Self
U2 and 3 songs
Movie · as Self
Pixies: Gouge
Movie · as Self
Entourage
TV · as Bono · 1 ep
The Culture Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
Movie · as Self - Vocals
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Movie · as Self
Bukowski: Born Into This
Movie · as Self
U2: An Unforgettable Journey
Movie · as Self
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
Movie · as Self - Performer
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Movie · as Self
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
Movie · as Self
The Corrs Live from Dublin
Movie · as Self - Guest Singer
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
Movie
American Idol
TV · as Self · 3 eps
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Movie · as Self
Being Mick
Movie · as Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Movie · as Self - Performer
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Movie · as Self
No Maps for These Territories
Movie · as Self
The Beatles Revolution
Movie · as Self
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
Movie · as Self
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
Movie · as Self
The Million Dollar Hotel
Movie · as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
Movie · as Self
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
Movie · as Self
Sightings of Bono
Movie · as Self
Diary
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Movie · as Self
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Movie · as Self - Performer
Entropy
Movie · as Bono
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Movie · as Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
Movie · as Self
TV total
TV · as Self · 1 ep
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
Movie · as Self
U2: Live from Santiago 1998
Movie · as Self
Sabine Christiansen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
Movie · as Self
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
Movie · as Self
Bravo Profiles: Björk
Movie · as Self
U2: A Year in Pop
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taff
TV · as self · 1 ep
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Movie · as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie · as Self
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
VH1's Legends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · 3 eps
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie · as Self - Performer
Dancing Barefoot
Movie · as Self (voice)
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Movie · as Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
TV · as Self · 11 eps
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
Movie · as Self
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 2 eps
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
Movie · as Self
New Order Story
Movie · as Self
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"
Movie · as Self
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992
Movie · as Self
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
Movie · as Self
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Movie · as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Movie · as Self
Lennon: A Tribute
Movie
Cutting Edge
TV · 1 ep
U2: Lovetown
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons
TV · as Bono (voice) · 1 ep
U2: Rattle and Hum
Movie · as Self
Comic Relief
TV · 2 eps
U2: Outside It's America
Movie · as Self
U2 Live from Paris
Movie · as Self
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
Movie · as Self
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987
Movie · as Self
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
Movie · as Self
The Making of Sun City
Movie · as Self
U2 at Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
U2: Unforgettable Fire
Movie · as Self
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
Movie · as Self
U2: A Fire in Dortmund
Movie · as Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Movie · as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
Movie · as Self - Vocals
No Nukes! muziekfestival
Movie · as Self - U2
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
Movie · as Himself
The Kenny Everett Television Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
U2: Follies
Movie · as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self - Honoree · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Rockpalast
TV · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
TV · 1 ep
World in Action
TV · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep