Rufus Wainwright

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Biography

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian American singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.

Known For

The Aviator

Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1

BoJack Horseman

Drinking Bird / The Overtones (voice)

Frasier

Jeremy (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Conan

Self - Musical Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Musical Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Peter Asher: Everywhere Man MOVIE	Self
2025	It's Dorothy! MOVIE	Self
2024	Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now MOVIE	Self - Interviewee
2024	Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep MOVIE	Self
2023	Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic MOVIE	Self - Performer
2023	George Michael: Portrait of an Artist MOVIE	Self
2023	Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023	Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) MOVIE	Self
2022	Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song MOVIE	Self
2021	Canadian Hits at the BBC MOVIE	Self
2021	The Runaway Bunny MOVIE	Singer
2020	Rufus Wainwright - Austin City Limits MOVIE	Self
2020	Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules MOVIE	Himself
2020	Canada's Drag Race TV	Self - Guest Judge
2020	Royalties TV	Jacob Jewel
2020	Visible: Out on Television TV	Self
2020	La semaine des 4 Julie TV	Self
2019	Boléro, le refrain du monde MOVIE	Self
2019	Bonsoir bonsoir! TV	Self
2019	Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration MOVIE	Self
2019	Heart: Live in Atlantic City MOVIE	Self
2019	Bolero: A Global Hit MOVIE	Self
2016	Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 MOVIE	Self
2016	Shakespeare Live! From the RSC MOVIE	Self - Performer
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Drinking Bird / The Overtones (voice)
2014	Rufus Wainwright - Live from the Artists Den MOVIE	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium MOVIE	Self
2013	Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle MOVIE	Himself
2012	Rufus Wainwright - Montreux 2012 MOVIE	Self
2011	Silver Bullets MOVIE	Self
2010	Conan TV	Self - Musical Guest
2010	Making Eyes MOVIE	Self
2009	Live from the Artists Den TV	Self
2008	A Not So Silent Night MOVIE	Self
2007	Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live from the London Palladium MOVIE	Self
2007	Days of Darkness MOVIE	Le jeune prince / Le prince chantant
2007	Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!! MOVIE	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self
2006	Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man MOVIE	Self
2006	Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig MOVIE	Self
2006	The Henry Rollins Show TV	Self
2005	Heights MOVIE	Jeremy
2005	Rufus Wainwright - All I Want MOVIE	Himself
2005	Kiki and Herb Reloaded MOVIE	Self
2004	The Aviator MOVIE	Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
2004	Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore MOVIE	Himself
2004	The Culture Show TV	Self
2004	The Paul O'Grady Show TV	Self
2004	Sarah Kuttner – Die Show TV	self - guest
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Musical Guest
2003	Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family MOVIE	Self
2002	Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen MOVIE	Himself
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV	Self - Guest
1999	The McGarrigle Hour MOVIE	self
1998	Rufus Wainwright: 1998 MOVIE	Self
1995	The Frank Skinner Show TV	Self
1994	The Return of Tommy Tricker MOVIE	"Joy in My Heart" Singer (uncredited)
1993	Frasier TV	Jeremy (voice)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	One Man Guy MOVIE	Self
1988	Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller MOVIE	Singer
	Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal TV	Self
	Dinner with the Band TV	Self

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