Actor
Lou Reed
Born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, USADied October 27, 201321 films
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Velvet Underground, with a solo career that spanned five decades.
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First watchFaraway, So Close!19936.9as Lou ReedA group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
21 films as actor- TBAFinal WeaponThe Holder
- 2015Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%Narrator
- 2011Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974
- 2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two WorldsMaltazard (voice)
- 2009Arthur and the Revenge of MaltazardMaltazard (voice)
- 2008Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004Vocals / Guitar
- 2008New York Rock at the BBC
- 2007Lou Reed: LiveVocals / Guitar
- 2006Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
- 2003Prozac NationLou Reed
- 1998Lulu on the BridgeNot Lou Reed
- 1995Blue in the FaceMan with Strange Glasses
- 1993Faraway, So Close!Lou Reed
- 1984Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona
- 1983Get CrazyAuden
- 1983Rock & RuleMok (singing voice)
- 1980One Trick PonySteve Kunelian
- 1980Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980
- 1977Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
- 1966Moe Gets Tied Up
- 1966The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966