Lou Reed

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 81

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-03-02

Day of Death 2013-10-27 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

The Velvet Underground

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Lou Reed

Biography

Lewis Allan Reed 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.

Known For

Acting

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as Self (archive footage)

2017		Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974 as Himself
2017		Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017		Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story as Himself

2016

as Self (archive footage)

2015		Heart of a Dog as Doctor
2015		Danny Says as Self (archive footage)
2015		The 99%: Occupy Everywhere as Narrator

2012

as Himself

2011		An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011		Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974

2010		The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973
2010		Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds as Maltazard (voice)
2010		Homeland: The Story of the Lark
2010		Red Shirley
2010		Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)

2009		The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Himself
2009		Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard as Maltazard (voice)
2009		13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests as Himself
2009		Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life

2008		Palermo Shooting as Himself
2008		New York Rock at the BBC
2008		Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

2007		Lou Reed - Lou Reed's Berlin as Himself
2007		Seven Ages of Rock (7 episodes)
2007		The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2006		The Harry Smith Project Live
2006		Velvet Underground: Under Review

2005		Lou Reed - Live at Montreux 2000 as Himself
2005		Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side as Himself

2001		Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer as Himself
2001		Prozac Nation as Lou Reed
2001		The Plastic People of the Universe as Himself
2001		Lou Reed - Transformer & Live At Montreux as Himself
2001		Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Himself

2000

as Himself

1998		Lulu on the Bridge as Not Lou Reed
1998		Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart as Self
1998		John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music as Himself

1997

as Himself

1995

as Man with Strange Glasses

1994

1993		The Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII as guitar, vocals
1993		Faraway, So Close! as Lou Reed
1993		Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

1992		Lou Reed - Magic & Loss as Himself
1992		Coney Island Baby: Lou Reed Live in Jersey as Performer
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)

1990		Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)
1990		Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections as Self
1990		Lou Reed & John Cale: Songs for Drella

1989		Decade as Himself
1989		Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties as Himself (archive footage)

1988

as Himself

1987

as Himself

1986

as Self

1984

as Self

1983		A Night with Lou Reed as Himself (Vocals and Guitar)
1983		Get Crazy as Auden
1983		Rock & Rule as Mok

1982

(1 episode)

1980

as Steve Kunelian

1975

(1 episode)

1973

1969

as Self

1967

as Himself

1966		Screen Test: Lou Reed as Himself
1966		The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards as Himself
1966		Moe Gets Tied Up
1966		The Velvet Underground as Himself
1966		The Velvet Underground and Nico as Himself
1966		The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966		Salvador Dalí as Himself
1966		Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke) as Himself

1965		Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Himself
1965		The Making of an Underground Film as Himself
1965		Screen Test #1 as Himself
1965		Venus in Furs as Himself

Sound

1988

… Music

1966

… Original Music Composer

Writing

2021

… Story

Crew

2017

… Thanks

Production

2010

… Producer

Directing

2010

… Director

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Lou Reed

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