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Brian Wilson Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1942-06-20

Birthplace:
Inglewood, California, USA

Credits:
91 Total Roles

Brian Wilson

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Biography

Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 — June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. He originally functioned as the band's songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist, and de facto leader.

Wilson was considered a major innovator in the field of music production, the principal originator of the California Sound, one of the first music producer auteurs, and the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument. The unusual creative control Capitol gave him over his own records effectively set a precedent that allowed other bands and artists to act as their own producers or co-producers. He was a major influence on the retrospectively-termed "sunshine pop" and Flower Power music that proceeded.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 The Beach Boys MOVIE Self
2023 Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2023 A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys MOVIE Self
2022 The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2021 Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road MOVIE Self
2020 Streetlight Harmonies MOVIE Self
2019 My Music: A Classic Christmas MOVIE Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
2017 The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds MOVIE Self
2016 Brian Wilson at la Baloise Session MOVIE Self
2016 The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971 MOVIE Self

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