Willie Nelson
Actor

Willie Nelson

2 Movies
2 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 2
Birthday April 30, 1933 (93 years old)
Place of Birth Abbott, Texas, USA
Also Known As The Highwaymen, Willie Hugh Nelson
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Biography

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. Nelson was one of the main figures of the Outlaw Movement, a subgenre of Country music that developed between the end of 1960s and early 1980s. The critical success of the albums Shotgun Willie, Phases and Stages, and the commercial success of Red Headed Stranger made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Nelson is also recognized for his contributions to charity, he is the president and one of the founding members of Farm Aid charity concert, and his activism for the legalization of marijuana and for the use of bio-fuels.

Nelson started studying music from mail order material that his grandparents gave him. He wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at nine. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Fiddlers as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the Air Force. However, he was discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote "Family Bible" and recorded the song "Lumberjack" in 1956. In 1960, he signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price's band as a bassist. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Hello Walls", "Pretty Paper", and "Crazy". In 1962, he recorded his first album, And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1965 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry.

Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which is in favor of marijuana legalization. On the environmental front, Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel, which is made from vegetable oil. He is the co-founder and president of Farm Aid, and has been contributing to the benefit concert series since the first event in 1985, organizing concerts and performing with other prominent artists. Nelson is also the Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project, the official music charity of the state of Texas.

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Filmography (201)

The Man with the Big Hat 2026
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies 2025
The Greatest Night in Pop 2024
Willie and Me 2024
Heartbreakers at the BBC 2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short 2023
Joke Man 2023
June 2023
Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration 2023
Willie Nelson & Family 2023
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas 2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022
Willie Nelson: Live at Budokan 2022
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute 2021
This Is Pop 2021
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President 2020
My Darling Vivian 2020
Willie Nelson American Outlaw 2020
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me 2019
Waiting for the Miracle to Come 2019
Willie Nelson at Austin City Limits 2019
Paradox 2018
Also Starring Austin 2018
Quincy 2018
Lost in London 2017
Pure Country: Pure Heart 2017
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties 2017
OBJECTified 2017
American Epic 2017
Road to Austin 2016
Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke 2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl 2016
Zoolander 2 2016
The American Epic Sessions 2016
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws 2016
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End 2016
Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song 2016
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy 2016
Johnny Cash: American Rebel 2015
I Am Johnny Cash 2015
The Muppets 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State 2014
Willie Nelson Live @ SXSW 2014
The Art of McCartney 2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years 2014
Country Kings at the BBC 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Angels Sing 2013
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon 2013
John Mellencamp: It's About You 2012
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash 2012
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up 2011
The King of Luck 2011
I Ride 2011
Save the Farm 2011
Country at the BBC 2011
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story 2010
OK Buckaroos 2010
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles 2009
Happiness Is 2009
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live 2009
The Obama Deception 2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar 2009
Surfer, Dude 2008
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! 2008
Hempsters: Plant the Seed 2008
Beer for My Horses 2008
Swing Vote 2008
The King of Texas 2008
Merle Haggard: The Real Deal 2008
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas 2008
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC 2008
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again 2007
Blonde Ambition 2007
Fighting With Anger 2007
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 2007
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame 2007
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live 2007
Opry Video Classics : Legends 2007
Last of the Breed: Live in Concert 2007
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 2007
Beerfest 2006
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line 2006
Willie Nelson: Live from Austin TX 2006
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX 2006
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen 2006
Broken Bridges 2006
It's Happiness: A Polka Documentary 2006
The Dukes of Hazzard 2005
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert 2005
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began 2005
Willie Nelson & Leon Russel - Partners In Music 2005
VH1 Storytellers 2005
The Colbert Report 2005
Be Here to Love Me 2004
Willie Nelson - Live at Billy Bob's Texas 2004
The Big Bounce 2004
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels 2004
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company 2004
CMA Music Festival 2004
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again 2003
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' 2003
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well 2003
Ringo Rama 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003
The Country Bears 2002
This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years 2002
Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America 2002
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles 2002
The Country Bears Concert for America 2002
Monk 2002
CMT Crossroads 2002
Willie Nelson: Live in Amsterdam 2001
Kinky Friedman: Proud To Be An Asshole From El Paso 2001
The Journeyman 2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes 2001
Last Party 2000 2001
Austin City Limits: Country 2001
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music 2000
Outlaw Justice 1999
A Tribute to Johnny Cash 1999
The Story of Darrell Royal 1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999
Willie Nelson: Greatest Hits Live 1999
Dill Scallion 1999
Willie Nelson at the Teatro 1998
Half Baked 1998
Wag the Dog 1997
Gone Fishin' 1997
Anthem 1997
Willie Nelson: Down Home 1997
The View 1997
King of the Hill 1997
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds 1996
Starlight 1996
The Daily Show 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 1996
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story 1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II 1995
The World of Jim Henson 1994
Dust to Dust 1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1994
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work 1993
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration 1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O 1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Delta 1992
Adventures in Wonderland 1992
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind 1991
Wild Texas Wind 1991
WWE WrestleMania VII 1991
Hot Country Nights 1991
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum 1990
Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend. 1990
Pair of Aces 1990
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong 1989
In the Hank Williams Tradition 1989
Some Enchanted Evening With Willie Nelson 1989
The Simpsons 1989
Once Upon a Texas Train 1988
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? 1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration 1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 1988
Walking After Midnight 1988
Baja Oklahoma 1988
Heartbeat 1987
Chet Atkins and Friends 1987
Stagecoach 1986
Red Headed Stranger 1986
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James 1986
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song 1985
NWA World Championship Wrestling 1985
Songwriter 1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team 1984
Miami Vice 1984
Hells Angels Forever 1983
Willie Nelson Live at the US Festival 1983
Playboy Video Magazine: Volume 4 1983
Willie Nelson & Family: In Concert 1983
Barbarosa 1982
Coming Out of the Ice 1982
Champs-ElysΓ©es 1982
Thief 1981
Honeysuckle Rose 1980
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980 1980
Solid Gold 1980
The Electric Horseman 1979
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration 1979
Mickey's 50 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors 1978
Austin City Limits 1975
Saturday Night Live 1975
A Poem Is a Naked Person 1974
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 1969
CMA Awards 1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
Willie Nelson - Austin City Limits '74
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars