Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    16

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    September 05, 1946 ( 78 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

  • Also Known As

    Loudon Snowden Wainwright III

    Loudon Wainwright

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series M*A*S*H.

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